linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] watchdog:alim1535_wdt: Fix data race in ali_settimer() concerning ali_timeout

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Date:   Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:04:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Mark Balantzyan <mbalant3@...il.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
cc:     Mark Balantzyan <mbalant3@...il.com>, wim@...ux-watchdog.org,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Pavel Andrianov <andrianov@...ras.ru>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog:alim1535_wdt: Fix data race in ali_settimer()
 concerning ali_timeout_bits variable.

My employer (and yes, I am working for the Linux Foundation) has me 
working on analysing race condition warnings in the Linux kernel. They 
have a driver verification project running under the umbrella of the ELISA 
project involved in the research, investigation, experimentation, and 
establishment of linux kernel verification measures and tools.

I actually do have assigned to me coaches and/or mentors that I have been 
corresponding with. They are aware of what is going on and are being cc'd 
to (most of) our emails.

pc87413_wdt was detected by our race condition analysis tool as having 
warning. Even outside this work we've been doing, I've been trying to apply
the reasoning of the race condition analysis tool to different kernel modules,
as part of my menteeship.

I hope you can respect that this is a process primarily for learning and 
experimentation. I'm sorry if I'm creating too much work for you at once. 
If so, let me know and I'll try to spread it out.

Thank you,
Mark