Re: syzbot + epoll

From: Eric Dumazet
Date: Tue Mar 21 2023 - 11:44:00 EST


On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 8:20 AM Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> (adding Hillf, as was looking to this issue, too)
>
> The fix LGTM and syzkaller says it addresses the issue:
>
> https://groups.google.com/g/syzkaller-bugs/c/oiBUmGsqz_Q/m/1IQ4vbROAgAJ
>
> I see Andrew removed the patch from the -mm tree. I guess at this point
> a new version of "epoll: use refcount to reduce ep_mutex contention",
> including the above is needed?
>
> If the above is correct, would a co-devel tag fit you Eric?

Squashing patches make sense for sure, thanks.