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SubjectRe: [PATCH][SELINUX] 2/7 Add netif controls
James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> +static void sel_netif_destroy(struct sel_netif *netif)
> +{
> + DEBUGP("%s: %s\n", __FUNCTION__, netif->nsec.dev->name);
> +
> + spin_lock_bh(&sel_netif_lock);
> + list_del_rcu(&netif->list);
> + sel_netif_total--;
> + spin_unlock_bh(&sel_netif_lock);
> +
> + call_rcu(&netif->rcu_head, sel_netif_free, netif);
> +}
> +
> +void sel_netif_put(struct sel_netif *netif)
> +{
> + if (atomic_dec_and_test(&netif->users))
> + sel_netif_destroy(netif);
> +}

This seems racy. If the netif is still eligible for lookup on entry to
sel_netif_put(), another CPU can come in and find the netif while it is
hashed but while it has a zero refcount. Only to have the netif destroyed
under its feet?

If so, you need to invent atomic_dec_and_lock_bh().
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