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Date:   Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:11 +0000
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] test_firmware: remove unnecessary test_fw_mutex in
 test_dev_config_show_xxx
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 09:44:31AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 09:28:18AM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
> > Hi Kees,
> > 
> > On 2020-04-14 8:10 p.m., Kees Cook wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 05:25:17PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
> > > > Remove unnecessary use of test_fw_mutex in test_dev_config_show_xxx
> > > > functions that show simple bool, int, and u8.
> > > I would expect at least a READ_ONCE(), yes?
> > I don't understand why you need a READ_ONCE when removing a mutex around an
> > assignment
> > of a parameter passed into a function being assigned to a local variable.
> > 
> > Could you please explain your expectations.
> 
> Oops, yes, you're right. I misread and was thinking this was reading
> from a global. This looks fine.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>

  Luis