Re: [PATCH] Fix race in efi variable delete code

2007-01-25 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:20:56 -0600 Matt Domsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fix race when deleting an EFI variable and issuing another EFI command on the > same variable. The removal of the variable from the efivars_list should be > done in efivar_delete and not delayed until the kobject release.

[PATCH] Fix race in efi variable delete code

2007-01-25 Thread Matt Domsch
Fix race when deleting an EFI variable and issuing another EFI command on the same variable. The removal of the variable from the efivars_list should be done in efivar_delete and not delayed until the kobject release. Furthermore, remove the item from the list at module unload time, and use list_

Re: [PATCH] Fix race in efi variable delete code.

2007-01-25 Thread Matt Domsch
On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 10:22:09AM -0500, Prarit Bhargava wrote: > Fix race when deleting an EFI variable and issuing another EFI command on the > same variable. The removal of the variable from the efivars_list should be > done in efivar_delete and not delayed until the kprobes release. > > Sign

[PATCH] Fix race in efi variable delete code.

2007-01-22 Thread Prarit Bhargava
Fix race when deleting an EFI variable and issuing another EFI command on the same variable. The removal of the variable from the efivars_list should be done in efivar_delete and not delayed until the kprobes release. Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff --git a/drivers/firmwa