On Do, 2013-08-22 at 11:57 +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > pty_chr_timer first calls pty_chr_update_read_handler(), then clears > timer_tag (because it is a one-shot timer). This is the wrong order > though. pty_chr_update_read_handler might re-arm time timer, and the > new timer_tag gets overwitten in that case. > > This leads to crashes when unplugging a pty chardev: pty_chr_close > thinks no timer is running -> timer isn't canceled -> pty_chr_timer gets > called with stale CharDevState -> BOOM. > > This patch fixes the ordering. > Kill the pointless goto while being at it.
Ping? > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=994414 > > Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kra...@redhat.com> > --- > qemu-char.c | 12 ++++-------- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c > index 1be1cf6..1621fbd 100644 > --- a/qemu-char.c > +++ b/qemu-char.c > @@ -1026,15 +1026,11 @@ static gboolean pty_chr_timer(gpointer opaque) > struct CharDriverState *chr = opaque; > PtyCharDriver *s = chr->opaque; > > - if (s->connected) { > - goto out; > - } > - > - /* Next poll ... */ > - pty_chr_update_read_handler(chr); > - > -out: > s->timer_tag = 0; > + if (!s->connected) { > + /* Next poll ... */ > + pty_chr_update_read_handler(chr); > + } > return FALSE; > } >