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[tip:,sched/core] livepatch: Skip task_call_func() for current task

Message ID 167952533112.5837.7165959544411828393.tip-bot2@tip-bot2
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Series [tip:,sched/core] livepatch: Skip task_call_func() for current task |

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tip-bot2 for Thomas Gleixner March 22, 2023, 10:48 p.m. UTC 
  The following commit has been merged into the sched/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     383439d3d400d4c5a7ffb4495124adc6be6a05e2
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/383439d3d400d4c5a7ffb4495124adc6be6a05e2
Author:        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
AuthorDate:    Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:49:59 -08:00
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:09:28 +01:00

livepatch: Skip task_call_func() for current task

The current task doesn't need the scheduler's protection to unwind its
own stack.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Tested-by: Seth Forshee (DigitalOcean) <sforshee@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/4b92e793462d532a05f03767151fa29db3e68e13.1677257135.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org
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 kernel/livepatch/transition.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index 135fc73..824e2e3 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -312,7 +312,11 @@  static bool klp_try_switch_task(struct task_struct *task)
 	 * functions.  If all goes well, switch the task to the target patch
 	 * state.
 	 */
-	ret = task_call_func(task, klp_check_and_switch_task, &old_name);
+	if (task == current)
+		ret = klp_check_and_switch_task(current, &old_name);
+	else
+		ret = task_call_func(task, klp_check_and_switch_task, &old_name);
+
 	switch (ret) {
 	case 0:		/* success */
 		break;