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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] efivars,efi-pstore: Hold off deletion of sysfs entry until, the scan is completed
On Fri, 18 Oct, at 10:30:58PM, Seiji Aguchi wrote:
> The scanning and deleting logic is still needed. In case an entry(A)
> is found, the pointer is saved to psi->data. And efi_pstore_read()
> passes the entry(A) to a pstore filesystem by releasing
> __efivars->lock.
>
> And then, the pstore filesystem calls efi_pstore_read() again and the
> same entry(A), which is saved to psi->data, is used for re-scanning a
> sysfs-list. (That is why list_for_each_entry_safe_from () is used in
> efi_pstore_sysfs_entry_iter().)
>
> So, to protect the entry(A), the logic is needed because, in pstore
> filesystem, __efivars->lock Is released.

Very good point.

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center


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