linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] xen: xenbus: Catch closing of non existent transactions

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Date:   Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:34:02 +0100
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Simon Gaiser <simon@...isiblethingslab.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Cc:     Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] xen: xenbus: Catch closing of non existent
 transactions

On 15/03/18 03:43, Simon Gaiser wrote:
> Users of the xenbus functions should never close a non existent
> transaction (for example by trying to closing the same transaction
> twice) but better catch it in xs_request_exit() than to corrupt the
> reference counter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Gaiser <simon@...isiblethingslab.com>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>


Juergen