> On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 09:02 -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 12:50 +, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 14:10 +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> > > > refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
> > > > used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 09:02 -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 12:50 +, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> > On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 14:10 +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> > > refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
> > > used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
> > > a r
On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 12:50 +, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 14:10 +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> > refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
> > used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
> > a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
> > refcounter
On Fri, 2017-03-17 at 14:10 +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
> used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
> a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
> refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
> situations.
>
> Sign
refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand
Signed-off-
