Re: N_HDLC line discipline: Race condition

[Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@kernel.org>]

Hi,

On 25. 04. 24, 20:01, Dianne Skoll wrote:
> I have (somewhat) narrowed down when the kernel bug appeared by installing
> Debian 10, 11 and 12 in KVM virtual machines.
> 
> The bug is NOT present in Debian 10, kernel version 4.19.67.

I can repro even with 4.19:
posix_openpt = 3
grantpt(3)  = 0
unlockpt(3) = 0
ptsname(3) = /dev/pts/2
open(/dev/pts/2) = 4
ioctl(3, TIOCSETD) = 0
ioctl(4, TIOCSETD) = 0
write(3, Hello , 6) = 6
write(3, world, 5) = 5
read(4, buf, 2048) = 6
buf = |Hello |
read(4, buf, 2048) = 5
buf = |world|
read(4, buf, 2048) = -1
write(3, Hello , 6) = 6
write(3, world, 5) = 5
read(4, buf, 2048) = 11
buf = |Hello world|
HAHA!  Try #2: The two writes were combined in a single read!


Could you recheck?

> The bug IS present in Debian 11, kernel version 5.10.209
> 
> The bug IS present in Debian 12, kernel version 6.1.85
> 
> So I guess it was introduced sometime between 4.19.67 and 5.10.209.  I'll
> take a look to see if I can do a git bisect.

Were you able to do so?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs