linux-kernel - Re: Possible race condition in usb-serial.c

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Message-Id: <200612221914.41111.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:14:40 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	J <jhnlmn@...oo.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-usb-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Possible race condition in usb-serial.c

Am Mittwoch, 20. Dezember 2006 23:24 schrieb J:
> > Could you test the attached patch against 2.6?
> 
> Alas, I only have an old 2.4 right now.
> May be I will install 2.6 later (in few weeks).
> Currently I am just trying to read 2.6 code with my
> eyes.
> 
> I studied the patch, which you sent.
> I don't see obvious errors, but, in my opinion, it is
> not completely perfect.

Please disregard the patch. I overlooked serial_read_proc().
This problem will need some deeper surgery probably involving
removal of the refcounting.

But not during Christmas.

	Regards
		Oliver
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