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Date:   Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:57:13 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Yoochan Lee <yoochan1026@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: hpilo: Fix use-after-free in ilo_open
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On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 02:53:10PM +0900, Yoochan Lee wrote:
> A race condition may occur if the user physically removes the
> hpilo device while calling open().

How did you test any of this, and how can you remove one of these
devices like this?

thanks,

greg k-h