netdev - Re: [PATCH RESEND] vsock/virtio: Initialize core virtio vsock before registering the driver

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Date:   Sat, 18 May 2019 10:51:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jemoreira@...gle.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stefanha@...hat.com,
        sgarzare@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-team@...roid.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] vsock/virtio: Initialize core virtio vsock
 before registering the driver

From: "Jorge E. Moreira" <jemoreira@...gle.com>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:51:07 -0700

> Avoid a race in which static variables in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c are
> accessed (while handling interrupts) before they are initialized.
 ...
> Fixes: 22b5c0b63f32 ("vsock/virtio: fix kernel panic after device hot-unplug")
> Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>
> Cc: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: kernel-team@...roid.com
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org [4.9+]
> Signed-off-by: Jorge E. Moreira <jemoreira@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.