From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Shih-Yuan Lee" <fourdollars@debian.org>
Cc: linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Fix lockless cache validation data race
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:43:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260711094307.22C5B1F00A3D@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260711093323.14529-3-fourdollars@debian.org>
> In applesmc_get_entry_by_index(), the cache->valid flag is checked
> locklessly, but setting it to true lacks memory barriers. This can lead to
> a data race (TOCTOU) where another thread sees cache->valid as true
> before the actual cache contents (cache->key, cache->len, cache->type, etc.)
> are fully committed and visible to that CPU, potentially causing it to read
> uninitialized data and send incorrect keys to the Apple SMC hardware.
>
> Introduce memory barriers (smp_load_acquire and smp_store_release) with
> explanatory comments to ensure cache synchronization is thread-safe and
> fully visible across all CPUs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shih-Yuan Lee <fourdollars@debian.org>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-11 9:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-10 12:32 [PATCH 0/1] hwmon: (applesmc) Convert to hwmon_device_register_with_info Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-10 12:32 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-10 12:47 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 14:01 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-07-10 21:10 ` Armin Wolf
2026-07-10 22:28 ` Guenter Roeck
2026-07-11 2:51 ` Shih-Yuan Lee (FourDollars)
2026-07-11 3:36 ` [PATCH v2 0/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 3:37 ` [PATCH v2 1/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 3:47 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 5:39 ` [PATCH v3 0/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 5:39 ` [PATCH v3 1/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 5:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 6:06 ` [PATCH v4 0/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 6:06 ` [PATCH v4 1/1] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 6:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 7:57 ` [PATCH v5 0/3] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 7:57 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Cache fan positions during register initialization Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 8:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 7:57 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Fix lockless cache validation data race Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 8:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 7:57 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Convert to hwmon_device_register_with_info Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 8:12 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 9:33 ` [PATCH v6 0/3] " Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 9:33 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Cache fan positions during register initialization Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 9:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-11 9:33 ` [PATCH v6 2/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Fix lockless cache validation data race Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 9:43 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-07-11 9:33 ` [PATCH v6 3/3] hwmon: (applesmc) Convert to hwmon_device_register_with_info Shih-Yuan Lee
2026-07-11 9:42 ` sashiko-bot
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