Re: [PATCH printk v3 6/6] printk: syslog: close window between wait and read

[Petr Mladek]

On Thu 2021-06-24 13:17:48, John Ogness wrote:
> Syslog's SYSLOG_ACTION_READ is supposed to block until the next
> syslog record can be read, and then it should read that record.
> However, because @syslog_lock is not held between waking up and
> reading the record, another reader could read the record first,
> thus causing SYSLOG_ACTION_READ to return with a value of 0, never
> having read _anything_.
> 
> By holding @syslog_lock between waking up and reading, it can be
> guaranteed that SYSLOG_ACTION_READ blocks until it successfully
> reads a syslog record (or a real error occurs).
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Petr