netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] ptr

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Date:   Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:03:16 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jasowang@...hat.com
Cc:     mst@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, john.fastabend@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] ptr_ring fixes

From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:10:37 +0800

> 
> 
> On 2018年01月26日 07:36, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> This fixes a bunch of issues around ptr_ring use in net core.
>> One of these: "tap: fix use-after-free" is also needed on net,
>> but can't be backported cleanly.
>>
>> I will post a net patch separately.
>>
>> Lightly tested - Jason, could you pls confirm this
>> addresses the security issue you saw with ptr_ring?
>> Testing reports would be appreciated too.
>>
>> Michael S. Tsirkin (12):
>>    ptr_ring: keep consumer_head valid at all times
>>    ptr_ring: clean up documentation
>>    ptr_ring: READ/WRITE_ONCE for __ptr_ring_empty
>>    tap: fix use-after-free
>>    ptr_ring: disallow lockless __ptr_ring_full
>>    Revert "net: ptr_ring: otherwise safe empty checks can overrun array
>>      bounds"
>>    skb_array: use __ptr_ring_empty
>>    ptr_ring: prevent queue load/store tearing
>>    tools/virtio: switch to __ptr_ring_empty
>>    tools/virtio: more stubs to fix tools build
>>    tools/virtio: copy READ/WRITE_ONCE
>>    tools/virtio: fix smp_mb on x86
>>
>>   drivers/net/tap.c                |  3 --
>>   include/linux/ptr_ring.h | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>>   include/linux/skb_array.h        |  2 +-
>>   tools/virtio/linux/kernel.h      |  2 +-
>>   tools/virtio/linux/thread_info.h |  1 +
>>   tools/virtio/ringtest/main.h     | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>   tools/virtio/ringtest/ptr_ring.c |  2 +-
>>   7 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>>   create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/thread_info.h
>>
> 
> For the series:
> 
> Tested-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>

Series applied, thanks everyone.