Re: [PATCH V2] slub: avoid potential NULL dereference orcorruption

From: David Rientjes
Date: Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:30:18 EST


On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Eric Dumazet wrote:

> show_slab_objects() can trigger NULL dereferences or memory corruption.
>
> Another cpu can change its c->page to NULL or c->node to NUMA_NO_NODE
> while we use them.
>
> Use ACCESS_ONCE(c->page) and ACCESS_ONCE(c->node) to make sure this
> cannot happen.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
>

Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>
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