Re: [PATCH 11/29] drivers, media: convert cx88_core.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

Sakari Ailus
2017-03-07T08:22:50Z

On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 04:20:58PM +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@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>

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