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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:34:56 -0600
From: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@dell.com>
To: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, matthew.e.tolentino@intel.com,
       anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix race in efi variable delete code.
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On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 10:22:09AM -0500, Prarit Bhargava wrote:
> Fix race when deleting an EFI variable and issuing another EFI command on the
> same variable.  The removal of the variable from the efivars_list should be
> done in efivar_delete and not delayed until the kprobes release.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@redhat.com>

But then we'll leave it dangling on the list at module unload time.
Let me rework this and send you something to try.

Thanks,
Matt

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