Re: [PATCH] fix race in AF_UNIX

> > but it's not as if it's really going to affect performance
> > in real cases.
> 
> Since these circumstances are creatable by any user, we have
> to consider the cases caused by malicious entities.

OK.  But then the whole gc thing is already broken, since a user can
DoS socket creation/destruction.

I'm all for fixing this gc mess that we have now.  But please don't
expect me to be the one who's doing it.

Miklos
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