linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] aio: nullify aio->ring

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Message-ID: <20131119224554.GG14098@kvack.org>
Date:	Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:45:54 -0500
From:	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>
To:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Cc:	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-aio@...ck.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] aio: nullify aio->ring_pages after freeing it

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 05:33:03PM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
> After freeing ring_pages we leave it as is causing a dangling pointer. This
> has already caused an issue so to help catching any issues in the future
> NULL it out.

Applied as well,  I'll send this out after running some tests on the 
resulting tree tonight.

		-ben
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