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SubjectRe: [PATCH 17/29] drivers, pci: convert hv_pci_dev.refs from atomic_t to refcount_t
On Mon, 6 Mar 2017 15:38:29 -0600
Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> 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@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>


Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@microsoft.com>

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