linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip] locking/rwsem: Check for operations on an uninitialized rwsem

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:38:44 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, longman@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip] locking/rwsem: Check for operations on an
 uninitialized rwsem

On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 09:47:35PM -0700, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> Currently rwsems is the only locking primitive that lacks this
> debug feature. Add it under CONFIG_DEBUG_RWSEMS and do the magic
> checking in the locking fastpath (trylock) operation such that
> we cover all cases. The unlocking part is pretty straightforward.

Thanks!