RE: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-16 Thread Reshetova, Elena
> On Tue, 2017-03-14 at 12:29 +, Reshetova, Elena wrote: > > > Elena Reshetova writes: > > > > > > > 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 ove

Re: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-14 Thread James Bottomley
On Tue, 2017-03-14 at 12:29 +, Reshetova, Elena wrote: > > Elena Reshetova writes: > > > > > 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 m

RE: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-14 Thread Reshetova, Elena
> Elena Reshetova writes: > > > 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: Elen

Re: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-14 Thread Michael Ellerman
Elena Reshetova writes: > 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 > Sig

Re: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-08 Thread gre...@linuxfoundation.org
On Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 09:42:09AM +, Reshetova, Elena wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 04:20:55PM +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 ac

RE: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-08 Thread Reshetova, Elena
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 04:20:55PM +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 > > si

Re: [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-07 Thread Shaohua Li
On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 04:20:55PM +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. L

[PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-06 Thread Elena Reshetova
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-