linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4 V2] Use get_online_cpus to avoid races involving CPU hotplug

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Message-ID: <87k3whsalw.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:02:11 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@....ibm.com>
To:	Silas Boyd-Wickizer <sbw@....edu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4 V2] Use get_online_cpus to avoid races involving CPU hotplug

Silas Boyd-Wickizer <sbw@....edu> writes:

> Hello,
>
> This is the second version of the patches to fix races described in:
>
>   https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/linux.kernel/iSUDr94Qehc
>
> The changes in this version are:
>
>   * fix commit log typo;
>   * prevent a race in via_cputemp_exit;
>   * and a new patch that prevents races during init/exit in
>     drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c.

Hi Silas,

        Good work! How did you find these?

Cheers,
Rusty.

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