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Date:   Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:10:37 +0800
From:   Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 00/12] ptr_ring fixes



On 2018年01月26日 07:36, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> This fixes a bunch of issues around ptr_ring use in net core.
> One of these: "tap: fix use-after-free" is also needed on net,
> but can't be backported cleanly.
>
> I will post a net patch separately.
>
> Lightly tested - Jason, could you pls confirm this
> addresses the security issue you saw with ptr_ring?
> Testing reports would be appreciated too.
>
> Michael S. Tsirkin (12):
>    ptr_ring: keep consumer_head valid at all times
>    ptr_ring: clean up documentation
>    ptr_ring: READ/WRITE_ONCE for __ptr_ring_empty
>    tap: fix use-after-free
>    ptr_ring: disallow lockless __ptr_ring_full
>    Revert "net: ptr_ring: otherwise safe empty checks can overrun array
>      bounds"
>    skb_array: use __ptr_ring_empty
>    ptr_ring: prevent queue load/store tearing
>    tools/virtio: switch to __ptr_ring_empty
>    tools/virtio: more stubs to fix tools build
>    tools/virtio: copy READ/WRITE_ONCE
>    tools/virtio: fix smp_mb on x86
>
>   drivers/net/tap.c                |  3 --
>   include/linux/ptr_ring.h         | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>   include/linux/skb_array.h        |  2 +-
>   tools/virtio/linux/kernel.h      |  2 +-
>   tools/virtio/linux/thread_info.h |  1 +
>   tools/virtio/ringtest/main.h     | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   tools/virtio/ringtest/ptr_ring.c |  2 +-
>   7 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 tools/virtio/linux/thread_info.h
>

For the series:

Tested-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>

Thanks

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