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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] workqueue: Fix double kfree for rescuer
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> The callback function "rcu_free_wq" could be called after memory
> was released for "rescuer" already, Thus delete a misplaced call
> of the function "kfree".

I got into the mood to follow your interpretation of the
software situation for a moment.

I have taken another look also at the implementation of the function “destroy_workqueue”.

* The function call “kfree(rescuer)” can be performed there in an if branch
after the statement “wq->rescuer = NULL” was executed.

* This data processing is independent from a possible call of the
function “call_rcu(&wq->rcu, rcu_free_wq)” in another if branch.
Thus it seems that a null pointer is intentionally passed by a data structure
member to this callback function on demand.
The corresponding call of the function “kfree” can tolerate this special case.


Now I find that the proposed change can be inappropriate.
I'm sorry for undesirable confusion because of this patch review.

Regards,
Markus

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