linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: fix the deadlock in ext4_ordered_write

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 for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

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

Message-ID: <20111020225331.GI17210@thunk.org>
Date:	Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:53:31 -0400
From:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Akira Fujita <a-fujita@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:	ext4 development <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	adilger.kernel@...ger.ca
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: fix the deadlock in ext4_ordered_write_end()

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:05:52AM +0900, Akira Fujita wrote:
> From: Akira Fujita <a-fujita@...jp.nec.com>
> 
> If ext4_jbd2_file_inode() in ext4_ordered_write_end() fails
> for some reasons, this function returns to caller
> without unlocking the page.
> It leads to the deadlock, and the patch fixes this issue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Akira Fujita <a-fujita@...jp.nec.com>

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html