refcount_t is better for reference counters since its implementation can prevent overflows. So convert atomic_t ref counters to refcount_t. Signed-off-by: Chuhong Yuan <hslester96@xxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/mlx5/driver.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h index 0e6da1840c7d..ec8fb382d426 100644 --- a/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h +++ b/include/linux/mlx5/driver.h @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ enum mlx5_res_type { struct mlx5_core_rsc_common { enum mlx5_res_type res; - atomic_t refcount; + refcount_t refcount; struct completion free; }; -- 2.20.1