linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Crash on evdev disconnect.

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Message-ID: <d120d5000608071035k2ec5b4ffu949a99ad4a8c3d66@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:35:50 -0400
From:	"Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Crash on evdev disconnect.

Hi,

On 8/7/06, Zephaniah E. Hull <warp@...allh.com> wrote:
>        if (evdev->open) {
>                input_close_device(handle);
>                wake_up_interruptible(&evdev->wait);
> -               list_for_each_entry(list, &evdev->list, node)
> +               list_for_each_entry_safe(list, next, &evdev->list, node)
>                        kill_fasync(&list->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_HUP);

NAK. kill_fasync does not affect the list state so using _safe does
not buy us anything.

BTW, dtor_core@...ritech.net address is dead, please use
dmitry.torokhov@...il.com or dtor@...l.ru or dtor@...ghtbb.com.

-- 
Dmitry
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