linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] devtmpfs: fix placement of complete() call

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Date:   Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:53:21 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] devtmpfs: fix placement of complete() call

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 01:44:04PM +0100, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> On 12/03/2021 11.30, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> > Calling complete() from within the __init function is wrong -
> > theoretically, the init process could proceed all the way to freeing
> > the init mem before the devtmpfsd thread gets to execute the return
> > instruction in devtmpfs_setup().
> 
> Greg, ping? Also for the other one.

I'll pick this up for my tree, give me a chance to catch up, there's no
rush with this one :)

thanks,

greg k-h