linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] sysfs: fix race between readdir and lseek

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Date:	Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:03:31 +0800
From:	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
To:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] sysfs: fix race between readdir and lseek

Hi Zefan,

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com> wrote:
>>> Considered that vfs_read()/vfs_write on sysfs dir is almost doing nothing, the
>>> above problem may only exist in theory.
>>
>> The read() vs readdir() race in sysfs directory doesn't exist in theory only.
>
> Could you let me know if you have applied the two patches on your test?
>
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=e5110f411d2ee35bf8d202ccca2e89c633060dca
>
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=991f76f837bf22c5bb07261cfd86525a0a96650c
>
> Also I appreciate it if you may share your test case...

If you mean the test code on link[1], I can't reproduce the
warning with the two sysfs fix patches in 4 hours's test.

[1], https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2160771/

Thanks,
--
Ming Lei
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