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ir_lirc_register() currently creates its own lirc_buffer before passing the lirc_driver to lirc_register_driver(). When a module is later unloaded, ir_lirc_unregister() gets called which performs a call to lirc_unregister_driver() and then free():s the lirc_buffer. The problem is that: a) there can still be a userspace app holding an open lirc fd when lirc_unregister_driver() returns; and b) the lirc_buffer contains "wait_queue_head_t wait_poll" which is potentially used as long as any userspace app is still around. The result is an oops which can be triggered quite easily by a userspace app monitoring its lirc fd using epoll() and not closing the fd promptly on device removal. The minimalistic fix is to let lirc_dev create the lirc_buffer since lirc_dev will then also free the buffer once it believes it is safe to do so. Signed-off-by: David Härdeman <david@hardeman.nu> Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@mess.org> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Linux kernel ============ This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.