cifs_setup_async_request(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
{
	int rc;
	struct smb_hdr *hdr = (struct smb_hdr *)rqst->rq_iov[0].iov_base;
	struct mid_q_entry *mid;

	/* enable signing if server requires it */
	if (server->sec_mode & (SECMODE_SIGN_REQUIRED | SECMODE_SIGN_ENABLED))
		hdr->Flags2 |= SMBFLG2_SECURITY_SIGNATURE;

	mid = AllocMidQEntry(hdr, server);
	if (mid == NULL)
		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);

	rc = cifs_sign_rqst(rqst, server, &mid->sequence_number);
	if (rc) {
		DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
		return ERR_PTR(rc);
	}

	return mid;
}

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.