linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KEYS: Fix RCU handling in key_gc

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Date:	Tue, 04 May 2010 16:58:23 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, keyrings@...ux-nfs.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KEYS: Fix RCU handling in key_gc_keyring()

Serge E. Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com> wrote:

> You're obviously being far too kind.  In apparent trend for last night
> I missed the lack of locking here.

You pointed out the wrongness of it - it just wasn't in the way you thought.

David
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