Linux kernel bug fix: vfio/pci: Use RCU for error/request triggers to avoid circular locking
Subsystem: drivers (drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c)
Bug type: deadlock, severity: medium
Keywords: deadlock
Files changed: drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c;drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c;drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h;include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
Introduced by Alex Williamson on 2014-01-14 16:12:55 -0700; fixed by Alex Williamson on 2025-11-28 10:04:27 -0700 (lifetime: 4335 days)