# \[PATCH v5 09/15\] livepatch: remove unnecessary object loaded check

- From: Josh Poimboeuf \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-02-14 01:44:19 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2017/02/4933705
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2017/02/4933694/t.md

```text
klp_patch_object()'s callers already ensure that the object is loaded,
so its call to klp_is_object_loaded() is unnecessary.

This will also make it possible to move the patching code into a
separate file.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <redacted>
Acked-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: Kamalesh Babulal <redacted>
---
 kernel/livepatch/core.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index 2dbd355..47ed643 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -467,9 +467,6 @@ static int klp_patch_object(struct klp_object *obj)
 	if (WARN_ON(obj->patched))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!klp_is_object_loaded(obj)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	klp_for_each_func(obj, func) {
 		ret = klp_patch_func(func);
 		if (ret) {
-- 
2.7.4
```