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->i_crypt_info starts out NULL and may later be locklessly set to a non-NULL value by the cmpxchg() in fscrypt_get_encryption_info(). But ->i_crypt_info is used directly, which technically is incorrect. It's a data race, and it doesn't include the data dependency barrier needed to safely dereference the pointer on at least one architecture. Fix this by using READ_ONCE() instead. Note: we don't need to use smp_load_acquire(), since dereferencing the pointer only requires a data dependency barrier, which is already included in READ_ONCE(). We also don't need READ_ONCE() in places where ->i_crypt_info is unconditionally dereferenced, since it must have already been checked. Also downgrade the cmpxchg() to cmpxchg_release(), since RELEASE semantics are sufficient on the write side. Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com> Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.