> From: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshet...@intel.com> > Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:23:34 +0300 > > > Note: these are the last patches related to networking that perform > > conversion of refcounters from atomic_t to refcount_t. > > In contrast to the core network refcounter conversions that > > were merged earlier, these are much more straightforward ones. > > > > This series, for various networking drivers, replaces atomic_t reference > > counters with the new refcount_t type and API (see > > include/linux/refcount.h). > > By doing this we prevent intentional or accidental > > underflows or overflows that can led to use-after-free vulnerabilities. > > > > The patches are fully independent and can be cherry-picked separately. > > Patches are based on top of net-next. > > If there are no objections to the patches, please merge them via respective > > trees > > I've applied this entire series to net-next. If there are any fixups or > follow-ups please send them as relative patches. > > Thank you.
Thank you very much David! Will send fixups separately. Best Regards, Elena.
