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Date:   Sat, 13 May 2023 16:49:18 -0400
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] tpm_vtpm_proxy: fix race condition in /dev/vtpmx creation
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To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@tuni.fi>,
        linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org, Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@gmx.de>,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>,
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        Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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On 5/13/23 13:28, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> /dev/vtpmx is made visible before the workqueue exist, which can lead

which can lead to

> memory corruption in the worst case, if workqueue is used before it has
> been fully initialized. Address this by changing the call order.
> 

Thanks,
    Stefan