linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] TTY patches for 3.7-rc1

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Date:	Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:48:58 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Stanislav Kozina <skozina@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] TTY patches for 3.7-rc1

On 10/01/2012 08:30 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> Stanislav Kozina (2):
>       tty: Fix possible race in n_tty_read()

The (pretty hopeless) commit log says:
    Fix possible panic caused by unlocked access to tty->read_cnt in
    while-loop condition in n_tty_read().

Just curious, what kind of panic that can cause, can you be more
concrete on that? I suppose two readers, one eats everything, the other
is a killer? And should we backport to -stable?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs
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