linux-kernel - Re: [37/50] Fix inet

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Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:03:40 +0000
From:	"Dan Merillat" <dan.merillat@...il.com>
To:	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	"Justin Forbes" <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	"Zwane Mwaikambo" <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	"Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	"Dave Jones" <davej@...hat.com>,
	"Chuck Wolber" <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	"Chris Wedgwood" <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	"Michael Krufky" <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	"Chuck Ebbert" <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	"Domenico Andreoli" <cavokz@...il.com>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, bunk@...sta.de,
	"Patrick McHardy" <kaber@...sh.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [37/50] Fix inet_diag OOPS.

On 9/24/07, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> netlink_run_queue() doesn't handle multiple processes processing the
> queue concurrently. Serialize queue processing in inet_diag to fix
> a oops in netlink_rcv_skb caused by netlink_run_queue passing a
> NULL for the skb.

I just got this one on 2.6.23-RC1, looks the same to me but posting
the oops anyway to doublecheck.

(is it possible to get gmail not to mangle code/patches/oopses without
attaching?)

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