[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 24/29] drivers: convert iblock_req.pending from atomic_t to refcount_t
Hi Elena, On Mon, 2017-03-06 at 16:21 +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 <elena.reshetova@xxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c | 12 ++++++------ > drivers/target/target_core_iblock.h | 3 ++- > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) After reading up on this thread, it looks like various subsystem maintainers are now picking these atomic_t -> refcount_t conversions.. That said, applied to target-pending/for-next and will plan to include for v4.12-rc1 merge window. Thanks! _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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