linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: fix use after free

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Message-Id: <20141015.164727.298073723527552510.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:47:27 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mst@...hat.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	jasowang@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_net: fix use after free

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:23:28 +0300

> You used __netif_subqueue_stopped but that seems to use
> a slightly more expensive test_bit internally.

More expensive in what sense?  It should be roughly the same
as "x & y" sans the volatile.

Anyways I'm ambivalent and I want to see this bug fixes, so I'll
apply your patch.

Thanks!
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