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Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/4] PCI/AER: Use-after-free fix
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From: Keith Busch [mailto:keith.busch@intel.com]=20

> AER error handling walks the PCI topology below a root port, saving point=
ers of the pci_dev structs affected by the error along the way.

Hi Keith,

I've been trying to do an ABA test to confirm that your change eliminates t=
he use-after-free issue we've seen. The race seems to be quite elusive, so =
I can't reliably reproduce it. Your changes have not been forgotten; I have=
 them staged for further testing.

Alex