linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] cgroup: pids: fix invalid get/put usage

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Date:	Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:00:37 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cgroup: pids: fix invalid get/put usage

Hello,

On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 11:10:32PM +1000, Aleksa Sarai wrote:
> Fix incorrect usage of css_get and css_put to put a different css in
> pids_{cancel_,}attach() than the one grabbed in pids_can_attach(). This
> could lead to quite serious memory leakage (and unsafe operations on the
> putted css).

So, this patch looks correct to me but can you update the description
so that it notes that the source css doesn't go away while migration
is in progress and thus pinning is unnecessary to begin with?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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