Re: [PATCH] Fix reproducible SMP crash in security/keys/key.c

From: David Howells
Date: Wed Apr 13 2005 - 04:39:56 EST



Jani Jaakkola <jjaakkol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> SMP race handling is broken in key_user_lookup() in security/keys/key.c
> (if CONFIG_KEYS is set to 'y').

A patch very much like the one you proposed is already resident in the latest
-rc kernels. Thanks anyway:-)

David
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