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/<patch>
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/<patch>/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/<patch>/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/<patch>/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.rst for more information.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/replace
Date: Jun 2024
KernelVersion: 6.11.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
An attribute which indicates whether the patch supports
atomic-replace.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/stack_order
Date: Jan 2025
KernelVersion: 6.14.0
Description:
This attribute specifies the sequence in which live patch modules
are applied to the system. If multiple live patches modify the same
function, the implementation with the biggest 'stack_order' number
is used, unless a transition is currently in progress.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>
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/<patch>/<object>/patched
Date: August 2022
KernelVersion: 6.1.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
An attribute which indicates whether the object is currently
patched.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function,sympos>
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.
