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SubjectRe: [PATCH] slub: make sure struct kmem_cache_node is initialized before publication
On Fri, 7 Jul 2017, Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 10:34:08 +0200 Alexander Potapenko <glider@google.com> wrote:
>
> > --- a/mm/slub.c
> > +++ b/mm/slub.c
> > @@ -3389,8 +3389,8 @@ static int init_kmem_cache_nodes(struct kmem_cache *s)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > - s->node[node] = n;
> > init_kmem_cache_node(n);
> > + s->node[node] = n;
> > }
> > return 1;
> > }
>
> If this matters then I have bad feelings about free_kmem_cache_nodes():

At creation time the kmem_cache structure is private and no one can run a
free operation.

> Inviting a use-after-free? I guess not, as there should be no way
> to look up these items at this stage.

Right.

> Could the slab maintainers please take a look at these and also have a
> think about Alexander's READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE question?

Was I cced on these?

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