RE: [PATCH 0/4] PCI/AER: Use-after-free fix

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From: Scott Bauer [mailto:scott.bauer@xxxxxxxxx] 
On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 05:06:05PM +0000, Alex_Gagniuc@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Keith Busch [mailto:keith.busch@xxxxxxxxx]
> 
> > AER error handling walks the PCI topology below a root port, saving pointers 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 the 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


> If you need help triggering the race you can add a sleep/microsleep here:

Tested-by: Alexandru Gagniuc





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