Re: [PATCH net-next] selftests/net: add txring_overwrite

2018-11-24 Thread David Miller
From: Willem de Bruijn Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 21:09:26 -0500 > From: Willem de Bruijn > > Packet sockets with PACKET_TX_RING send skbs with user data in frags. > > Before commit 5cd8d46ea156 ("packet: copy user buffers before orphan > or clone") ring slots could be released prematurely, possib

[PATCH net-next] selftests/net: add txring_overwrite

2018-11-24 Thread Willem de Bruijn
From: Willem de Bruijn Packet sockets with PACKET_TX_RING send skbs with user data in frags. Before commit 5cd8d46ea156 ("packet: copy user buffers before orphan or clone") ring slots could be released prematurely, possibly allowing a process to overwrite data still in flight. This test opens t