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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:17:48 +0100
From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@novell.com>
To: "Andi Kleen" <ak@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: tighten kernel image page access rights
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>>> Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> 28.03.07 21:07 >>>
>
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
>> +	/* It must still be possible to apply SMP alternatives. */
>> +	if (num_possible_cpus() <= 1)
>
>It would be better to temporarily change the pages where the alternatives
>are applied while that is done and keep it otherwise ro

I had considered that, but not done so due to the larger resulting patch.
Are you okay with doing this as a follow-up step?

Jan