Thread (2 messages) 2 messages, 2 authors, 2017-04-04

RE: [PATCH 16/16] drivers, net, intersil: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

From: "Reshetova, Elena" <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Date: 2017-04-04 10:10:58
Also in: linux-arm-kernel, linux-hams, linux-rdma, linux-wireless, lkml

Elena Reshetova [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
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>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
The prefix should be "orinoco_usb:", I'll fix that.
Thanks for both! Will you take the patches in?

Best Regards,
Elena.
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Kalle Valo
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