Subject: kern/26864: nfs directory cache causes crashes
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org>
From: None <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/06/2004 19:28:01
>Number: 26864
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: nfs directory cache causes crashes
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Sep 06 10:49:00 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
>Release: NetBSD 2.0G
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD kaeru 2.0G NetBSD 2.0G (build.kaeru) #1649: Mon Sep 6 07:05:14 JST 2004 takashi@kaeru:/home/takashi/work/kernel/build.kaeru i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
nfs_bioread does:
1. ndp = nfs_searchdircache()
2. nfs_getcacheblk(), which can sleep
3. dereference ndp
there's nothing which prevents ndp can be freed by another thread
while we're sleeping.
>How-To-Repeat:
code inspection
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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