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Date:	Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:34:25 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	socketcan@...tkopp.net
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] can: should not use __dev_get_by_index() without locks

From: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:16 +0100

> Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> [PATCH] can: should not use __dev_get_by_index() without locks
>> 
>> bcm_proc_getifname() is called with RTNL and dev_base_lock
>> not held. It calls __dev_get_by_index() without locks, and
>> this is illegal (might crash)
>> 
>> Close the race by holding dev_base_lock and copying dev->name
>> in the protected section.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
 ...
> Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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