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SubjectRe: [PATCH net v2] vhost: fix a theoretical race in device cleanup
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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:45:11 +0200

> vhost_zerocopy_callback accesses VQ right after it drops a ubuf
> reference. In theory, this could race with device removal which waits
> on the ubuf kref, and crash on use after free.
>
> Do all accesses within rcu read side critical section, and synchronize
> on release.
>
> Since callbacks are always invoked from bh, synchronize_rcu_bh seems
> enough and will help release complete a bit faster.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> ---
>
> This is was previously posted as part of patch
> series, but it's an independent fix really.
> Theoretical race so not needed for stable I think.

Ok, no -stable, applied.


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