On 03/08/2017 08:49 AM, Reshetova, Elena wrote:

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On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote:

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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>
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 drivers/xen/gntdev.c | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>

Is there a tree that can take this change? Turns out it is better to propagate

changes via separate trees and only leftovers can be taken via Greg's tree.

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Sure, we can take it via Xen tree for rc3.

Thank you very much!

Best Regards,
Elena.

-boris