Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] hw_random: fix unregister race.

From: Amos Kong
Date: Sun Nov 02 2014 - 10:06:56 EST


On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 03:23:21PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 10:28:00AM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 08:37:45PM +0800, Amos Kong wrote:
> > >> From: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>
> > >> The previous patch added one potential problem: we can still be
> > >> reading from a hwrng when it's unregistered. Add a wait for zero
> > >> in the hwrng_unregister path.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > You totally corrupted Rusty's patch. If you're going to repost
> > > his series you better make sure that you've got the right patches.
> > >
> > > Just as well though as it made me think a little more about this
> > > patch :)
> >
> > OK Amos, can you please repost the complete series?
>
> Please fix the unregister race I identified first.

Ok, I redownload the patches from https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/LKML/list/?submitter=5
and rebase fixes of me and rusty on it. I will post a V4 later. Thanks.

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Amos.
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