Re: [PATCH v4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential race in expire_timeout_chk

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Feb 01, 2026 at 02:11:53AM +0900, Minu Jin wrote:
> The expire_timeout_chk function currently do lock and unlock inside the
> loop before calling rtw_free_stainfo().
> 
> This can be risky as the list might be changed
> when the lock is briefly released.
> 
> To fix this, move expired sta_info entries into a local free_list while
> holding the lock, and then perform the actual freeing after the lock is
> released.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Minu Jin <s9430939@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v4:
>     - Add Reviewed-by tag from Dan Carpenter

You never have to do this.  Our tools pick that up, and this just moves
you further down the review queue as it's a new submission :(

thanks,

greg k-h