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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Jeongjun Park <aha310510@gmail.com>
Cc: hughd@google.com, yuzhao@google.com, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, syzbot <syzkaller@googlegroups.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:16:36 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241016151636.7e2184ca7467a0f8f90d940c@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO9qdTG9wxBSct-rrgG_DevaLZgy4AFirKu+3uu=HOPD1-PRBg@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:12:43 +0900 Jeongjun Park <aha310510@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Therefore, when calling generic_fillattr() from shmem_getattr(), it is
> > appropriate to protect the inode using inode_lock_shared() and
> > inode_unlock_shared() to prevent data-race.
> >
> 
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> 
> I think this patch should be applied from next rc version and also stable
> version. When calling generic_fillattr(), if you don't hold read lock,
> data-race will occur in inode member variables, which can cause unexpected
> behavior. This problem is also present in several stable versions, so I think
> it should be fixed as soon as possible.

OK, thanks, I added the cc:stable amd moved this into the mm-hotfixes
pile for a 6.12-rcX merge.



      reply	other threads:[~2024-10-16 22:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-09-22  8:08 Jeongjun Park
2024-10-16 14:12 ` Jeongjun Park
2024-10-16 22:16   ` Andrew Morton [this message]

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