On 3/7/2017 10:52 AM, Reshetova, Elena 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>
[...]
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88.h b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88.h
index 115414c..16c1313 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88.h
[...]
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ struct cx8802_dev;
struct cx88_core {
struct list_head devlist;
- atomic_t refcount;
+ refcount_t refcount;
Could you please keep the name aligned with above and below?
You mean "not aligned" to devlist, but with a shift like it was before?
I mean aligned, like it was before. :-)
Sure, will fix. Is the patch ok otherwise?
I haven't noticed anything else...
Best Regards,
Elena.
[...]
MBR, Sergei
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