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Subject[PATCH] max_fds race in select().
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We can end up with the user getting more fds tban they asked for...

Unlikely, but possible,
Rusty.
--- linux-2.4.4-official/fs/select.c Thu Feb 22 14:25:36 2001
+++ working-2.4.4-rcu/fs/select.c Fri May 4 14:06:39 2001
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
fd_set_bits fds;
char *bits;
long timeout;
- int ret, size;
+ int ret, size, max_fdset;

timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
if (tvp) {
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@
if (n < 0)
goto out_nofds;

- if (n > current->files->max_fdset)
- n = current->files->max_fdset;
+ /* max_fdset can increase, so grab it once to avoid race */
+ max_fdset = current->files->max_fdset;
+ if (n > max_fdset)
+ n = max_fdset;

/*
* We need 6 bitmaps (in/out/ex for both incoming and outgoing),
--
Premature optmztion is rt of all evl. --DK
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