Messages in this thread | | | From | "Reshetova, Elena" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH 17/29] drivers, pci: convert hv_pci_dev.refs from atomic_t to refcount_t | Date | Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:40:03 +0000 |
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> 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>
Getting back on this: could you take the patch via your tree or should I resubmit to some dedicated place with a new review-by added?
Best Regards, Elena
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