Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 for 4.7] xen: Rename of xSplice to livepatch.

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 02/06/16 15:50, Jan Beulich wrote:
>
>> --- a/xen/arch/arm/xsplice.c
>> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/livepatch.c
>> @@ -4,67 +4,67 @@
>>  #include <xen/errno.h>
>>  #include <xen/init.h>
>>  #include <xen/lib.h>
>> -#include <xen/xsplice_elf.h>
>> -#include <xen/xsplice.h>
>> +#include <xen/livepatch_elf.h>
>> +#include <xen/livepatch.h>
>>  
>> -void arch_xsplice_patching_enter(void)
>> +void arch_livepatching_enter(void)
> Still "patching"?

This function came from one of my additions to the series.  It half of a
pair of calls around the critical region which is writing new code/data,
where CR0.WP needs tweaking.

As such, 'patching' was logically distinct from the name 'livepatch' as
the general namespace of these functions, and referred to the critical
region of actually changing live memory.

I am at a loss to suggest a better alternative.

~Andrew

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