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Normally smp_store_release() or cmpxchg_release() is paired with
smp_load_acquire(). Sometimes smp_load_acquire() can be replaced with
the more lightweight READ_ONCE(). However, for this to be safe, all the
published memory must only be accessed in a way that involves the
pointer itself. This may not be the case if allocating the object also
involves initializing a static or global variable, for example.
fscrypt_info includes various sub-objects which are internal to and are
allocated by other kernel subsystems such as keyrings and crypto. So by
using READ_ONCE() for ->i_crypt_info, we're relying on internal
implementation details of these other kernel subsystems.
Remove this fragile assumption by using smp_load_acquire() instead.
(Note: I haven't seen any real-world problems here. This change is just
fixing the code to be guaranteed correct and less fragile.)
Fixes:
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| .. | ||
| bio.c | ||
| crypto.c | ||
| fname.c | ||
| fscrypt_private.h | ||
| hkdf.c | ||
| hooks.c | ||
| inline_crypt.c | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| keyring.c | ||
| keysetup.c | ||
| keysetup_v1.c | ||
| Makefile | ||
| policy.c | ||