Elena Reshetova [off-list ref] 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 <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <redacted>

2 patches applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

552aa585faff hostap: convert hostap_cmd_queue.usecnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
0aeffa7041d8 orinoco_usb: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9648427/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches

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