From: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
To: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>,
Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>,
Samiullah Khawaja <skhawaja@google.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] liveupdate: Reference count incoming FLB data
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:21:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aepjDxXMH8Hza2rz@plex> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260423174032.3140399-3-dmatlack@google.com>
On 04-23 17:40, David Matlack wrote:
> Increment the incoming FLB refcount in liveupdate_flb_get_incoming() so
> that the FLB structure cannot be freed while the caller is actively using
> it. Add an additional liveupdate_flb_put_incoming() function so the
> caller can explicitly indicate when it is done using the FLB data.
>
> During a Live Update, a subsystem might need to hold onto the incoming
> File-Lifecycle-Bound (FLB) data for an extended period, such as during
> device enumeration. Incrementing the reference count guarantees that the
> data remains valid and accessible until the subsystem releases it,
> preventing future use-after-free bugs.
>
> Fixes: cab056f2aae7 ("liveupdate: luo_flb: introduce File-Lifecycle-Bound global state")
> Signed-off-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
Thanks!
Pasha
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-23 18:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-23 17:40 [PATCH 0/2] liveupdate: FLB refcounting improvements David Matlack
2026-04-23 17:40 ` [PATCH 1/2] liveupdate: Use refcount_t for FLB reference counts David Matlack
2026-04-23 18:11 ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-23 18:49 ` David Matlack
2026-04-23 19:40 ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-23 19:58 ` Samiullah Khawaja
2026-04-23 17:40 ` [PATCH 2/2] liveupdate: Reference count incoming FLB data David Matlack
2026-04-23 18:21 ` Pasha Tatashin [this message]
2026-04-23 19:46 ` Samiullah Khawaja
2026-04-23 18:13 ` [PATCH 0/2] liveupdate: FLB refcounting improvements Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-23 18:40 ` David Matlack
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