On Mon, 6 Mar 2017 15:38:29 -0600 Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [+cc Hyper-V folks, -cc others] > > On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 04:21:04PM +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. > > > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@xxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
