linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] android: task_get_unused_fd_flags: fix the wrong usage of tsk->signal

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Date:	Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:22:21 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	arve@...roid.com, jrm8005@...il.com, rlove@...gle.com,
	swetland@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] android: task_get_unused_fd_flags: fix the wrong usage
	of tsk->signal

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 06:17:20PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Compile tested.
> 
> task_struct->signal is not protected by RCU, the code is bogus.
> Change the code to take ->siglock to pin ->signal.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>

Thanks for the fix, I'll queue it up next week.

greg k-h
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