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SubjectRe: [PATCH] net: xfrm: use preempt-safe this_cpu_read() in ipcomp_alloc_tfms()
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On Wed, 2018-03-07 at 11:24 -0800, Greg Hackmann wrote:
> f7c83bcbfaf5 ("net: xfrm: use __this_cpu_read per-cpu helper") added
> a
> __this_cpu_read() call inside ipcomp_alloc_tfms().  Since this call
> was
> introduced, the rules around per-cpu accessors have been tightened
> and
> __this_cpu_read() cannot be used in a preemptible context.
>
> syzkaller reported this leading to the following kernel BUG while
> fuzzing sendmsg:
>
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org

Hi Greg, thanks for this patch.

1) Please read Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
around line 133

2) If you believe this needs to be backported, you must provide
a Fixes: tag to clearly identify commit that changed the behavior.

Otherwise dozens of stable teams will have to figure out by themselves,
wasting precious time.

Thanks.

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