Re: [CHECKER] Race condition in i2o_core.c

[Alan Cox]

On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 05:46:00PM -0800, Ken Ashcraft wrote:
> Looks like there is a race condition in i2o_core_reply involving the 
> variable "evt_in".  Notice that the increment of evt_in is protected by the 
> lock, but the reads are not protected.  It looks like "events" should also 
> be protected by the lock.  If this is not a race condition, the increment 
> should not be inside the critical section.
> 
> Feedback is appreciated.

Looks a fair catch to me.
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