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Eric Biggers authored
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: e37a784d ("fscrypt: use READ_ONCE() to access ->i_crypt_info") Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200721225920.114347-5-ebiggers@kernel.orgSigned-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@google.com>
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