Re: [PATCH spice-server v2 03/15] test-display-base: Avoid usage after free when the wakeup timer is freed

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Acked-by: Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau@xxxxxxxxxx>

On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 05:26:53PM +0100, Frediano Ziglio wrote:
> The wakeup timer is used by the worker thread and by the
> main thread.
> Destroying the object before destroying the worker thread
> can lead to use after free.
> Destroying the worker thread first makes sure we don't race.
> This is detected easily when compiling the test with address sanitizer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frediano Ziglio <fziglio@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  server/tests/test-display-base.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Changes since v1:
> - update commit message and shortlog.
> 
> diff --git a/server/tests/test-display-base.c b/server/tests/test-display-base.c
> index 14311dbc2..c35eec1da 100644
> --- a/server/tests/test-display-base.c
> +++ b/server/tests/test-display-base.c
> @@ -921,8 +921,10 @@ Test *test_new(SpiceCoreInterface *core)
>  
>  void test_destroy(Test *test)
>  {
> -    test->core->timer_remove(test->wakeup_timer);
>      spice_server_destroy(test->server);
> +    // this timer is used by spice server so
> +    // avoid to free it while is running
> +    test->core->timer_remove(test->wakeup_timer);
>      free(test->commands);
>      free(test);
>  }
> -- 
> 2.13.5
> 
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