Re: [PATCH 3/6] Fix unsafe sas_device_list usage

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 08:50:53PM -0700, Calvin Owens wrote:
> We cannot iterate over the list without holding a lock for the entire
> duration, or we risk corrupting random memory if items are added or
> deleted as we iterate.
> 
> This refactors code such that it always holds the lock when iterating
> on or accessing the sas_device_list.

This looks sensible but should probably be folded into the previous
patch.
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