The patch titled ipvs: flush defense_work before module unload has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is ipvs-flush-defense_work-before-module-unload.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: ipvs: flush defense_work before module unload From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c module_exit ip_vs_cleanup ip_vs_control_cleanup cancel_rearming_delayed_work // done This is unsafe. The module may be unloaded and the memory may be freed while defense_work's handler is still running/preempted. Do flush_work(&defense_work.work) after cancel_rearming_delayed_work(). Alternatively, we could add flush_work() to cancel_rearming_delayed_work(), but note that we can't change cancel_delayed_work() in the same manner because it may be called from atomic context. akpm: depends on lots of -mm-only goop. Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff -puN net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c~ipvs-flush-defense_work-before-module-unload net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c --- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c~ipvs-flush-defense_work-before-module-unload +++ a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c @@ -2387,6 +2387,7 @@ void ip_vs_control_cleanup(void) EnterFunction(2); ip_vs_trash_cleanup(); cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&defense_work); + flush_work_keventd(&defense_work.work); ip_vs_kill_estimator(&ip_vs_stats); unregister_sysctl_table(sysctl_header); proc_net_remove("ip_vs_stats"); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch git-block.patch smaps-add-clear_refs-file-to-clear-reference-fix.patch doc-atomic_add_unless-doesnt-imply-mb-on-failure.patch procfs-fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry.patch procfs-fix-race-between-proc_readdir-and-remove_proc_entry-fix.patch clone-flag-clone_parent_tidptr-leaves-invalid-results-in-memory.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-fix.patch allow-access-to-proc-pid-fd-after-setuid-update.patch posix-timers-rcu-optimization-for-clock_gettime.patch posix-timers-rcu-optimization-for-clock_gettime-fix.patch reimplement-flush_workqueue.patch implement-flush_work.patch implement-flush_work-sanity.patch implement-flush_work_keventd.patch flush_workqueue-use-preempt_disable-to-hold-off-cpu-hotplug.patch flush_cpu_workqueue-dont-flush-an-empty-worklist.patch aio-use-flush_work.patch kblockd-use-flush_work.patch relayfs-use-flush_keventd_work.patch tg3-use-flush_keventd_work.patch e1000-use-flush_keventd_work.patch libata-use-flush_work.patch phy-use-flush_work.patch call-cpu_chain-with-cpu_down_failed-if-cpu_down_prepare-failed.patch slab-use-cpu_lock_.patch workqueue-fix-freezeable-workqueues-implementation.patch workqueue-fix-flush_workqueue-vs-cpu_dead-race.patch workqueue-dont-clear-cwq-thread-until-it-exits.patch workqueue-dont-migrate-pending-works-from-the-dead-cpu.patch workqueue-kill-run_scheduled_work.patch workqueue-dont-save-interrupts-in-run_workqueue.patch workqueue-dont-save-interrupts-in-run_workqueue-update-2.patch workqueue-make-cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue-work-on-idle-dwork.patch workqueue-introduce-cpu_singlethread_map.patch workqueue-introduce-workqueue_struct-singlethread.patch workqueue-make-init_workqueues-__init.patch make-queue_delayed_work-friendly-to-flush_fork.patch unify-queue_delayed_work-and-queue_delayed_work_on.patch ipvs-flush-defense_work-before-module-unload.patch slab-shutdown-cache_reaper-when-cpu-goes-down.patch rework-compat_sys_io_submit.patch fix-aioh-includes.patch fix-access_ok-checks.patch make-good_sigevent-non-static.patch make-good_sigevent-non-static-fix.patch make-__sigqueue_free-and.patch aio-completion-signal-notification.patch aio-completion-signal-notification-fix.patch aio-completion-signal-notification-fixes-and-cleanups.patch aio-completion-signal-notification-small-cleanup.patch add-listio-syscall-support.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html