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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Fix race in efi variable delete code.
On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 10:22:09AM -0500, Prarit Bhargava wrote:
> Fix race when deleting an EFI variable and issuing another EFI command on the
> same variable. The removal of the variable from the efivars_list should be
> done in efivar_delete and not delayed until the kprobes release.
>
> Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>

But then we'll leave it dangling on the list at module unload time.
Let me rework this and send you something to try.

Thanks,
Matt

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