linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Pin control fixes for v6.7

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Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:55:57 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Maria Yu <quic_aiquny@...cinc.com>,
        Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
        Chester Lin <clin@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Pin control fixes for v6.7

On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 04:09, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> The most interesting patch is the list iterator fix in the core by Maria
> Yu, it took a while for me to realize what was going on there.

That commit message still doesn't explain what the problem was.

Why is p->state volatile there? It seems to be a serious locking bug
if p->state can randomly change there, and the READ_ONCE() looks like
a "this hides the problem" rather than an actual real fix.

                   Linus