linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acpi: scan: Fix a possible data race in acpi_scan_hotplug

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Date:   Wed, 9 May 2018 11:17:38 +0800
From:   Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi: scan: Fix a possible data race in
 acpi_scan_hotplug_enabled



On 2018/5/9 4:17, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 5:08 AM, Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com> wrote:
>> The write operation to "hotplug->enabled" is protected by
>> the lock on line 1760, but the read operation to
>> this data on line 1755 is not protected by the lock.
>> Thus, there may exist a data race for "hotplug->enabled".
> Either it does exist, or it doesn't.
>
> If it exists, it needs to be fixed.  If it doesn't exist, nothing
> needs to be done.
>
> Which is the case?

I only read the code and find this possible data race.
It is not found in real driver execution.
I am not sure of it, so I use "may" and "possible" here.


Best wishes,
Jia-Ju Bai