[PATCH 0/6] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free (try #6)

This is the sixth patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd which we originally discussed back in October. The main problem is detailed in the last patch of the series. Along the way, Christoph Hellwig mentioned that it would be advantageous to convert lockd to use the kthread API. This p

[PATCH 0/6] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free (try #5)

This is the fifth patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd which we originally discussed back in October. The main problem is detailed in the last patch of the series. Along the way, Christoph Hellwig mentioned that it would be advantageous to convert lockd to use the kthread API. This p

[PATCH 0/6] Intro: convert lockd to kthread and fix use-after-free

The only reply that I got to my last patchset to fix the use-after-free problem in lockd was from Christoph Hellwig, who said: > might be better to do the refcounting outside the thread and use the > kthread api, which is something we still need to do for lockd anyway. This patchset is an attempt