Re: [PATCH 06/15] kernel: convert perf_event_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

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Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Date
2017-07-07 09:28:09
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Elena Reshetova, 2017-07-07
On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 12:04:20PM +0300, 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 <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <redacted>
That's an invalid SoB chain.. can't do anything with these patches.
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