netdev - [PATCH net 0/2] read vnet_hdr

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Date:   Fri,  3 Feb 2017 18:20:47 -0500
From:   Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 0/2] read vnet_hdr_sz once

From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>

Tuntap devices allow concurrent use and update of field vnet_hdr_sz.
Read the field once to avoid TOCTOU.

Willem de Bruijn (2):
  tun: read vnet_hdr_sz once
  macvtap: read vnet_hdr_size once

 drivers/net/macvtap.c |  4 ++--
 drivers/net/tun.c     | 10 ++++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

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