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    xen: Add RING_COPY_REQUEST() · f75855ce
    David Vrabel authored
    commit 454d5d88 upstream.
    
    Using RING_GET_REQUEST() on a shared ring is easy to use incorrectly
    (i.e., by not considering that the other end may alter the data in the
    shared ring while it is being inspected).  Safe usage of a request
    generally requires taking a local copy.
    
    Provide a RING_COPY_REQUEST() macro to use instead of
    RING_GET_REQUEST() and an open-coded memcpy().  This takes care of
    ensuring that the copy is done correctly regardless of any possible
    compiler optimizations.
    
    Use a volatile source to prevent the compiler from reordering or
    omitting the copy.
    
    This is part of XSA155.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarKonrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLuis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com>
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