[asterisk-bugs] [Zaptel 0009379]: [patch] zt_specchan_open race because ZT_FLAG_OPEN testing and setting is not atomic

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http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=9379 
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Reported By:                Matti
Assigned To:                mattf
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Project:                    Zaptel
Issue ID:                   9379
Category:                   zaptel (the module)
Reproducibility:            have not tried
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Zaptel Version:             1.4.7.1  
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Disclaimer on File?:        No 
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             03-26-2007 07:55 CDT
Last Modified:              05-08-2008 01:18 CDT
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Summary:                    [patch] zt_specchan_open race because ZT_FLAG_OPEN
testing and setting is not atomic
Description: 
Function zt_specchan_open in file zaptel.c can have a race condition
because ZT_FLAG_OPEN testing and setting is not atomic. The function should
check and set the flag holding the spin lock continuously in and between
the following lines:
if (chans[unit]->flags & ZT_FLAG_OPEN)
chans[unit]->flags |= ZT_FLAG_OPEN;
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Relationships       ID      Summary
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related to          0010806 Channel opening and unregistering race
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 Matti - 05-08-08 01:18  
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At least the current Linux does not have a race between zt_specchan_open
and zt_ctl_ioctl case ZT_CHANCONFIG: setting ZT_FLAG_NETDEV because the big
kernel lock is taken in both cases. 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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05-08-08 01:18  Matti          Note Added: 0086578                          
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