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From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>
To: Maxwell Doose <m32285159@gmail.com>
Cc: jic23@kernel.org, sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>,
	"David Lechner" <dlechner@baylibre.com>,
	"Nuno Sá" <nuno.sa@analog.com>,
	"Andy Shevchenko" <andy@kernel.org>,
	"Daniel Baluta" <daniel.baluta@intel.com>,
	"open list:IIO SUBSYSTEM AND DRIVERS" <linux-iio@vger.kernel.org>,
	"open list" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] iio: imu: kmx61: Fix potential time-of-check to time-of-use race
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 14:25:24 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <agRfpI_eqG7QHYas@ashevche-desk.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260513013638.147606-1-m32285159@gmail.com>

On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 08:36:38PM -0500, Maxwell Doose wrote:

The Subject can be made better:

  iio: imu: kmx61: Fix potential TOCTOU race in kmx61_write_event_config()

> A time-of-check to time-of-use race condition exists in
> kmx61_write_event_config(). If two threads enter the function at the
> same time, both threads may pass the check and get to the lock. Thus,
> when the first thread releases the lock allowing the second thread to
> start execution after the first thread modifies data->ev_enable_state to
> force returning from the function, the second thread continues execution
> regardless. Fix this by moving the data->ev_enable_state check inside of
> the critical section.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-13 11:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-13  1:36 [PATCH v2] iio: imu: kmx61: Fix potential time-of-check to time-of-use race Maxwell Doose
2026-05-13  1:39 ` Maxwell Doose
2026-05-13  7:35 ` Joshua Crofts
2026-05-13 11:25 ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
2026-05-13 15:00   ` Maxwell Doose

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