[PATCH v2 net-next] af_unix: fix a fatal race with bit fields

[David Laight]

> diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
> index a8836e8..dbdfd2b 100644
> --- a/include/net/af_unix.h
> +++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
> @@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ struct unix_sock {
>  	struct list_head	link;
>  	atomic_long_t		inflight;
>  	spinlock_t		lock;
> -	unsigned int		gc_candidate : 1;
> -	unsigned int		gc_maybe_cycle : 1;
>  	unsigned char		recursion_level;
> +	unsigned long		gc_flags;
> +#define UNIX_GC_CANDIDATE	0
> +#define UNIX_GC_MAYBE_CYCLE	1
>  	struct socket_wq	peer_wq;
>  };

Why not just change gc_candidate and gc_maybe_cycle to
unsigned char?
It might reduce the number of pad bytes somewhat.

	David