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From: Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com>
To: Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] Notifier chain update: API changes
Date: 16 Feb 2006 08:20:47 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <yq0u0azxwwg.fsf@jaguar.mkp.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44L0.0602101101350.5227-100000@iolanthe.rowland.org>

>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu> writes:

Alan> The kernel's implementation of notifier chains is unsafe.  There
Alan> is no protection against entries being added to or removed from
Alan> a chain while the chain is in use.  The issues were discussed in
Alan> this thread:

Alan> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113018709002036&w=2

Hi,

I was wondering if there was anything blocking this change from going
in? I'd quite like to see it as it would avoid me from inventing yet
another notifier chain implementation ;-)

Cheers,
Jes

  reply	other threads:[~2006-02-16 13:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-02-10 16:03 Alan Stern
2006-02-16 13:20 ` Jes Sorensen [this message]
2006-02-16 20:18   ` Andrew Morton
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-01-18 21:42 Alan Stern

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