Re: [v2] platform/x86: ISST: fix use-after-free in tpmi_sst_dev_remove()

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>>>>> Fix this by reordering the kfree() post the dereference.
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> The original wording of the commit message really is fine as is,
> I see no need for Harshit to send a new version and I plan to
> merge this as is.

Are there opportunities remaining to improve the discussed wording?

1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/post#Etymology_1

2. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reorder

3. Function call indication?
   https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.9.1/source/mm/slub.c#L4371

4. Rephrasing of “Fix this by …”?

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_pointer#Cause_of_dangling_pointers

6. https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/c/MEM30-C.+Do+not+access+freed+memory#MEM30C.Donotaccessfreedmemory-AutomatedDetection

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_sanitizer#KernelAddressSanitizer


Regards,
Markus





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