[tipc-discussion] [PATCH net v2 1/1] tipc: fix crash during node removal

2016-02-16 Thread Jon Maloy
When the TIPC module is unloaded, we have identified a race condition that allows a node reference counter to go to zero and the node instance freed before the node timer is finished with accessing it. This leads to occasional crashes, especially in multi-namespace environments. The scenario goes

[tipc-discussion] [PATCH net v2 1/1] tipc: fix crash during node removal

2016-02-15 Thread Jon Maloy
When the TIPC module is unloaded, we have identified a race condition that allows a node reference counter to go to zero and the node instance freed before the node timer is finished with accessing it. This leads to occasional crashes, especially in multi-namespace environments. The scenario goes