On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 13:39:55 +0100 Petr Mladek <[email protected]> wrote:
> > wth is a 'universe' in this context? > > We use the term "universe" to define whether the system or task uses > original or patched functions. It is especially important for patches > that modify semantic of functions. They need more complex consistency > model. It defines when it is safe time for the system or task to start > using the new functions (switch to the new universe). > > In theory, different tasks might be in more universes if more patches are > being applied. In practice, we deal with only two universes. The trick is > that we allow to add new patch only when the whole system has switched > to the previous one. > Is this terminology documented anywhere upstream yet? -- Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
