Messages in this thread | | | From | Andy Shevchenko <> | Date | Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:42:35 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/3] ipc subsystem refcounter conversions |
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> wrote: > Now when new refcount_t type and API are finally merged > (see include/linux/refcount.h), the following > patches convert various refcounters in the ipc susystem from atomic_t > to refcount_t. By doing this we prevent intentional or accidental > underflows or overflows that can led to use-after-free vulnerabilities. > > The below patches are fully independent and can be cherry-picked separately. > Since we convert all kernel subsystems in the same fashion, resulting > in about 300 patches, we have to group them for sending at least in some > fashion to be manageable. Please excuse the long cc list.
Is that done using coccinelle?
Can I see the semantic patch (sorry if I missed it earlier)?
-- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
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