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From: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
To: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev>
Cc: linux-bcachefs@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] enumarated refcounts, for debugging refcount issues
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:08:41 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <202504201808.3064FFB55E@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250420155918.749455-1-kent.overstreet@linux.dev>

On Sun, Apr 20, 2025 at 11:59:13AM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> Not sure we have a list for library code, but this might be of interest
> to anyone who's had to debug refcount issues on refs with lots of users
> (filesystem people), and I know the hardening folks deal with refcounts
> a lot.

Why not use refcount_t instead of atomic_t?

-- 
Kees Cook

  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-04-21  1:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-04-20 15:59 [PATCH 0/3] enumarated refcounts, for debugging refcount issues Kent Overstreet
2025-04-20 15:59 ` [PATCH 1/3] bcachefs: enumerated_ref.c Kent Overstreet
2025-04-20 15:59 ` [PATCH 2/3] bcachefs: bch_fs.writes -> enumerated_refs Kent Overstreet
2025-04-20 15:59 ` [PATCH 3/3] bcachefs: bch_dev.io_ref -> enumerated_ref Kent Overstreet
2025-04-21  1:08 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2025-04-21  1:27   ` [PATCH 0/3] enumarated refcounts, for debugging refcount issues Kent Overstreet
2025-04-21  3:09     ` Kees Cook
2025-04-23 21:35       ` Kane York

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