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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik•org>
To: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@gmail•com>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft•net>,
	Jann Traschewski <jann@gmx•de>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips•org>,
	netdev@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][AX25] mkiss: ax_bump() locking fix
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:53:23 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47B5B573.6050209@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080213111758.GA2867@ff.dom.local>

Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is unchanged patch previously sent here for testing.
> I think it should be applied.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jarek P.
> 
> ---------------->
> 
> Subject: [PATCH][AX25] mkiss: ax_bump() locking fix
> 
> According to one of OOPSes reported by Jann softirq can break
> while skb is prepared for netif_rx. The report isn't complete,
> so the real reason of the later bug could be different, but
> IMHO this locking break in ax_bump is unsafe and unnecessary.
> 
> Reported-and-tested-by: Jann Traschewski <jann@gmx•de>
> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@gmail•com>
> 
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c |    5 ++---
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

applied



  reply	other threads:[~2008-02-15 15:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <00f201c8694a$2770f630$453c822c@dg8ngn>
     [not found] ` <cd9157050802071100m76a742bbyb18f4448d8ec436b@mail.gmail.com>
2008-02-06  7:45   ` [BUG][AX25] Fwd: SMP with AX.25 Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-06  8:15     ` [PATCH][AX25] " Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-06  9:14       ` [PATCH][AX25] ax25_ds_timer: use mod_timer instead of add_timer Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-10 18:23         ` Jann Traschewski
2008-02-12  5:38         ` David Miller
2008-02-12  5:37       ` [PATCH][AX25] Fwd: SMP with AX.25 David Miller
2008-02-06  9:30     ` [BUG][AX25] " Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-07 12:07     ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-07 19:34     ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-07 19:35     ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-07 20:34       ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-13 11:17     ` [PATCH][AX25] mkiss: ax_bump() locking fix Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-15 15:53       ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2008-02-13 11:56     ` [PATCH][AX25] ax25_out: check skb for NULL in ax25_kick() Jarek Poplawski
2008-02-14  0:49       ` Jann Traschewski
2008-03-09  9:02         ` Pidoux
2008-03-09 14:30           ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-03-09 17:34             ` Jann Traschewski
2008-03-09 18:03               ` Jarek Poplawski
2008-03-24  5:03             ` David Miller
2008-02-18  6:31       ` David Miller

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