{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2945500260","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3319647.3325836","title":"A critical RCU safety property is... ease of use!","display_name":"A critical RCU safety property is... ease of use!","publication_year":2019,"publication_date":"2019-05-22","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2945500260","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3319647.3325836","mag":"2945500260"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3319647.3325836","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3319647.3325836","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Systems and Storage","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5021450228","display_name":"Paul E. McKenney","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Paul E. McKenney","raw_affiliation_strings":["IBM Linux Technology Center"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"IBM Linux Technology Center","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5021450228"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.14,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.54623523,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":93},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"132","last_page":"143"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11424","display_name":"Security and Verification in Computing","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11424","display_name":"Security and Verification in Computing","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10772","display_name":"Distributed systems and fault tolerance","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11181","display_name":"Advanced Data Storage Technologies","score":0.9976999759674072,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/hacker","display_name":"Hacker","score":0.9293686151504517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/exploit","display_name":"Exploit","score":0.8972803354263306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/linux-kernel","display_name":"Linux kernel","score":0.6334720253944397},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/hammer","display_name":"Hammer","score":0.6052402257919312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.6014927625656128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/correctness","display_name":"Correctness","score":0.5755488872528076},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5092226266860962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/kernel","display_name":"Kernel (algebra)","score":0.4818485975265503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.4803099036216736},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/debugging","display_name":"Debugging","score":0.44152557849884033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/usability","display_name":"Usability","score":0.4230853319168091},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.32986295223236084},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.3237585425376892},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/programming-language","display_name":"Programming language","score":0.2524765729904175},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.0927433967590332}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86844869","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2798820","display_name":"Hacker","level":2,"score":0.9293686151504517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165696696","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11287","display_name":"Exploit","level":2,"score":0.8972803354263306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C553261973","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14579","display_name":"Linux kernel","level":2,"score":0.6334720253944397},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13655849","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25294","display_name":"Hammer","level":2,"score":0.6052402257919312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.6014927625656128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55439883","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360812","display_name":"Correctness","level":2,"score":0.5755488872528076},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5092226266860962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74193536","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574844","display_name":"Kernel (algebra)","level":2,"score":0.4818485975265503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.4803099036216736},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C168065819","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845566","display_name":"Debugging","level":2,"score":0.44152557849884033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C170130773","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216378","display_name":"Usability","level":2,"score":0.4230853319168091},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.32986295223236084},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.3237585425376892},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.2524765729904175},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0927433967590332},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C114614502","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76592","display_name":"Combinatorics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66938386","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633538","display_name":"Structural engineering","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3319647.3325836","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3319647.3325836","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Systems and Storage","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","score":0.7200000286102295,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W12287011","https://openalex.org/W20815996","https://openalex.org/W100007697","https://openalex.org/W1214620947","https://openalex.org/W1486881664","https://openalex.org/W1533195354","https://openalex.org/W1576624296","https://openalex.org/W1586648330","https://openalex.org/W1938553034","https://openalex.org/W2015574046","https://openalex.org/W2112143545","https://openalex.org/W2131136524","https://openalex.org/W2147399012","https://openalex.org/W2152038664","https://openalex.org/W2157116240","https://openalex.org/W2168718285","https://openalex.org/W2765886097","https://openalex.org/W2769194423","https://openalex.org/W2789383461","https://openalex.org/W2898839952","https://openalex.org/W4243524057","https://openalex.org/W4250458690"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2921504876","https://openalex.org/W2183730421","https://openalex.org/W1982580243","https://openalex.org/W2551868243","https://openalex.org/W2348153269","https://openalex.org/W4205613068","https://openalex.org/W1667647204","https://openalex.org/W3112956360","https://openalex.org/W2004781009","https://openalex.org/W4286284259"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Some":[0],"might":[1],"argue":[2],"that":[3,65,94],"read-copy":[4],"update":[5],"(RCU)":[6],"is":[7,59,72],"too":[8],"low-level":[9],"to":[10,38,53,106],"be":[11],"targeted":[12],"by":[13],"hackers,":[14],"but":[15,82],"the":[16,23,63,104],"advent":[17],"of":[18,25,86],"Row":[19,44],"Hammer":[20],"[19]":[21],"demonstrated":[22],"na\u00efvet\u00e9":[24],"such":[26,42],"views.":[27],"After":[28],"all,":[29],"if":[30],"black-hat":[31],"hackers":[32],"are":[33,47],"ready,":[34,49],"willing,":[35,50],"and":[36,51,103],"able":[37,52],"exploit":[39,54],"hardware":[40],"bugs":[41,55,71],"as":[43],"Hammer,":[45],"they":[46],"assuredly":[48],"in":[56,68],"RCU.":[57],"Nor":[58],"it":[60,89],"any":[61],"longer":[62],"case":[64],"RCU's":[66,80],"involvement":[67],"exploitable":[69],"Linux-kernel":[70],"strictly":[73],"theoretical.":[74],"However,":[75],"this":[76,101],"bug":[77,93,102],"involved":[78],"not":[79],"correctness,":[81],"rather":[83],"its":[84,107],"ease":[85],"use.":[87],"Nevertheless,":[88],"was":[90],"a":[91],"real":[92],"really":[95],"needed":[96],"fixing.":[97],"This":[98],"paper":[99],"describes":[100],"road":[105],"eventual":[108],"fix.":[109]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}