linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix race in AF

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Message-Id: <E1I0EtI-0007Ma-00@dorka.pomaz.szeredi.hu>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:55:24 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
CC:	tgraf@...g.ch, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, viro@....linux.org.uk,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix race in AF_UNIX

> > but it's not as if it's really going to affect performance
> > in real cases.
> 
> Since these circumstances are creatable by any user, we have
> to consider the cases caused by malicious entities.

OK.  But then the whole gc thing is already broken, since a user can
DoS socket creation/destruction.

I'm all for fixing this gc mess that we have now.  But please don't
expect me to be the one who's doing it.

Miklos
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