linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvdimm: move the check on nd

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Date:   Mon, 4 Sep 2017 11:18:13 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Meng Xu <mengxu.gatech@...il.com>
Cc:     Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Meng Xu <meng.xu@...ech.edu>, sanidhya@...ech.edu,
        taesoo@...ech.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvdimm: move the check on nd_reserved2 to the endpoint

On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Meng Xu <mengxu.gatech@...il.com> wrote:
> This patch delays the check of nd_reserved2 to the actual endpoint
> (acpi_nfit_ctl) that uses it, as a prevention of a potential
> double-fetch bug.
>
> Detailed discussion can be found at
> https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150421938113092&w=2

Thanks for doing this, I went ahead and copied this discussion into
the patch and applied it.