linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/3] futex_compat: fix list traversal bugs

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Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:34:53 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	arnd@...db.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/3] futex_compat: fix list traversal bugs


* arnd@...db.de <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> The futex list traversal on the compat side appears to have a bug.
> 
> It's loop termination condition compares:
> 
>         while (compat_ptr(uentry) != &head->list)
> 
> But that can't be right because "uentry" has the special "pi" 
> indicator bit still potentially set at bit 0.  This is cleared by 
> fetch_robust_entry() into the "entry" return value.

hm. I remember having tested this - not well enough i guess :-/

Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>

	Ingo
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