On Mon, 6 Mar 2017 15:38:29 -0600
Bjorn Helgaas <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <[email protected]>


Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>

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