linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] vmbus: hvsock: add proper sync for vmbus_hvsock_device

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Date:   Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:42:08 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     kys@...rosoft.com
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...uxdriverproject.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
        vkuznets@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        leann.ogasawara@...onical.com, marcelo.cerri@...onical.com,
        sthemmin@...rosoft.com, Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] vmbus: hvsock: add proper sync for
 vmbus_hvsock_device_unregister()

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:38:51PM -0700, kys@...hange.microsoft.com wrote:
> From: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
> 
> Without the patch, vmbus_hvsock_device_unregister() can destroy the device
> prematurely when close() is called, and can cause NULl dereferencing or
> potential data loss (the last portion of the data stream may be dropped
> prematurely).
> 
> Please consider this for 4.14.

Put these meta comments under the --- cut off line.  They don't add
any value to the final upstream git log.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> ---
>  drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


regards,
dan carpenter