linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] xen/blkfront: avoid NULL blkfront

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Date:   Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:54:17 -0400
From:   Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:     Vasilis Liaskovitis <vliaskovitis@...e.com>
Cc:     Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@...rix.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, jgross@...e.com,
        boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, axboe@...nel.dk
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] xen/blkfront: avoid NULL blkfront_info dereference on
 device removal

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 04:25:56PM +0200, Vasilis Liaskovitis wrote:
> On Mon, 2018-10-15 at 16:02 +0200, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> > 
> > > This results in a NULL pointer BUG when blkfront_remove and
> > > blkif_free
> > > try to access the failing device's NULL struct blkfront_info.
> > > 
> > > 
> > I guess this is a candidate for backporting?
> > 
> 
> yes, I think so. At least for kernels >=4.5, which could face this
> issue due to commit c31ecf6c12 (this frees the struct blkinfo in the
> failing path of talk_to_blkback).

OK, applied with Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> 
> thanks, 
> 
> - Vasilis
> 
>