Re: [PATCH] ecryptfs: hold msg ctx list lock when cleaning daemon queue

[Tyler Hicks]

On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:37:25 +0800, Yichong Chen wrote:
> ecryptfs_exorcise_daemon() drops queued messages from a dying daemon
> without holding ecryptfs_msg_ctx_lists_mux, but
> ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free() requires that lock.
> 
> Take the list lock while moving the queued contexts back to the free
> list to avoid racing with other global msg ctx list users.
> 
> [...]

Thank you! This has been applied to the next branch of the tyhicks/ecryptfs.git tree.

You can find a direct link below but please be aware that the commit hash is
unstable and, therefore, the URL may not be valid in the future.

[1/1] ecryptfs: hold msg ctx list lock when cleaning daemon queue
      https://git.kernel.org/tyhicks/ecryptfs/c/779972513c2fa8c7938e54976f686091dafff22f

Tyler