Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users from atomic_t to refcount_t

Boris Ostrovsky
2017-03-06T16:58:59Z

On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, 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>
> ---
> drivers/xen/gntdev.c | 11 ++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>