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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2.6] 2/3 Serio: possible race in handle_events
Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net> wrote:
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> Do you think we should introduce allocate_serio/free_serio pair for dynamically
> allocated serios; free_serio would scan event_list and invalidate events that
> refer to freed serio?

I don't understand the subsystem well enough to say. But if we are
receiving events which refer to an already-freed serio then something is
very broken. We should be draining all those events before allowing the
original object to be freed up.

Let's wait for Vojtech's comments.


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