From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751845AbdDCH2K (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Apr 2017 03:28:10 -0400 Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:47205 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751329AbdDCH2H (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Apr 2017 03:28:07 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.36,269,1486454400"; d="scan'208";a="951033797" From: "Reshetova, Elena" To: David Miller CC: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-edac@vger.kernel.org" , "x86@kernel.org" , "sparclinux@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-s390@vger.kernel.org" , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" , "peterz@infradead.org" , "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" , "tglx@linutronix.de" , "mingo@redhat.com" , "Luck, Tony" , "hpa@zytor.com" , "ishkamiel@gmail.com" , "keescook@chromium.org" , "dwindsor@gmail.com" Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/4] sparc: convert mdesc_handle.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t Thread-Topic: [PATCH 3/4] sparc: convert mdesc_handle.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t Thread-Index: AQHSi2mDjAk3TJr6O0WTBvWH+UupOqFx/FcAgEGD/aA= Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 07:28:01 +0000 Message-ID: <2236FBA76BA1254E88B949DDB74E612B41C86E2F@IRSMSX102.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <1487588781-15123-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> <1487588781-15123-4-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> <20170220.095658.2221033513472748245.davem@davemloft.net> In-Reply-To: <20170220.095658.2221033513472748245.davem@davemloft.net> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [163.33.239.181] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by mail.home.local id v337SDVH017151 > From: Elena Reshetova > Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:06:20 +0200 > > > 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 > > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand > > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook > > Signed-off-by: David Windsor > > Acked-by: David S. Miller Hi David, Would you be able to propagate this patch further or should I send it (with your acked-by) once more to specific list/maintainer for the inclusion? Best Regards, Elena