What: /sys/kernel/livepatch Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: Interface for kernel live patching The /sys/kernel/livepatch directory contains subdirectories for each loaded live patch module. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/ Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: The patch directory contains subdirectories for each kernel object (vmlinux or a module) in which it patched functions. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch//enabled Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: A writable attribute that indicates whether the patched code is currently applied. Writing 0 will disable the patch while writing 1 will re-enable the patch. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch//transition Date: Feb 2017 KernelVersion: 4.12.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: An attribute which indicates whether the patch is currently in transition. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch//signal Date: Nov 2017 KernelVersion: 4.15.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the course of an existing transition. Writing 1 sends a fake signal to all remaining blocking tasks. The fake signal means that no proper signal is delivered (there is no data in signal pending structures). Tasks are interrupted or woken up, and forced to change their patched state. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch//force Date: Nov 2017 KernelVersion: 4.15.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the course of an existing transition. Writing 1 clears TIF_PATCH_PENDING flag of all tasks and thus forces the tasks to the patched or unpatched state. Administrator should not use this feature without a clearance from a patch distributor. Removal (rmmod) of patch modules is permanently disabled when the feature is used. See Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.txt for more information. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch// Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: The object directory contains subdirectories for each function that is patched within the object. What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/// Date: Nov 2014 KernelVersion: 3.19.0 Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org Description: The function directory contains attributes regarding the properties and state of the patched function. The directory name contains the patched function name and a sympos number corresponding to the nth occurrence of the symbol name in kallsyms for the patched object. There are currently no such attributes.