[PATCH] add missing memory barriers to ipc/sem.c Two smp_wmb() statements are missing in the sysv sem code: This could cause stack corruptions. The attached patch adds them. Signed-Off-By: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c index 19af028..6a16f8e 100644 --- a/ipc/sem.c +++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ /* hands-off: q will disappear immediately after * writing q->status. */ + smb_wmb(); q->status = error; q = n; } else { @@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ n = q->next; q->status = IN_WAKEUP; wake_up_process(q->sleeper); /* doesn't sleep */ + smp_wmb(); q->status = -EIDRM; /* hands-off q */ q = n; }