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diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/shadow-vars.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/shadow-vars.rst index c05715aeafa4..7a7098bfb5c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/livepatch/shadow-vars.rst +++ b/Documentation/livepatch/shadow-vars.rst @@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ to do actions that can be done only once when a new variable is allocated. - call destructor function if defined - free shadow variable -* klp_shadow_free_all() - detach and free all <*, id> shadow variables - - find and remove any <*, id> references from global hashtable +* klp_shadow_free_all() - detach and free all <_, id> shadow variables + - find and remove any <_, id> references from global hashtable - if found @@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ In-flight parent objects Sometimes it may not be convenient or possible to allocate shadow variables alongside their parent objects. Or a livepatch fix may -require shadow varibles to only a subset of parent object instances. In -these cases, the klp_shadow_get_or_alloc() call can be used to attach +require shadow variables for only a subset of parent object instances. +In these cases, the klp_shadow_get_or_alloc() call can be used to attach shadow variables to parents already in-flight. For commit 1d147bfa6429, a good spot to allocate a shadow spinlock is |