linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cred - synchronize rcu before releasing cred

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Message-ID: <AANLkTinVkHtzMUkdE7S9J2cRu-gjUWm+noE=C0kwJZSw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:51:14 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cred - synchronize rcu before releasing cred

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 6:17 AM, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> The attached patch should suffice to fix get_task_cred(), and should render
> Jiri's patch unnecessary.

Ok, I like this one. It seems to make things much simpler, and makes
sense to me.

Let's just hope it works ;) but modulo that, ACK.

                 Linus
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