From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:43528 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964793AbdEVPY4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 May 2017 11:24:56 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [15/16] hostap: convert hostap_cmd_queue.usecnt from atomic_t to refcount_t From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <1490691403-4016-16-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> References: <1490691403-4016-16-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> To: Elena Reshetova Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, linux-ppp@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ganeshgr@chelsio.com, nbd@openwrt.org, blogic@openwrt.org, matthias.bgg@gmail.com, yishaih@mellanox.com, saeedm@mellanox.com, matanb@mellanox.com, leonro@mellanox.com, ajk@comnets.uni-bremen.de, paulus@samba.org, j@w1.fi, peterz@infradead.org, keescook@chromium.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, Elena Reshetova , Hans Liljestrand , David Windsor Message-Id: <20170522152455.DF19960AEE@smtp.codeaurora.org> (sfid-20170522_172635_608076_97527360) Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 15:24:55 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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 > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook > Signed-off-by: David Windsor 2 patches applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks. 552aa585faff hostap: convert hostap_cmd_queue.usecnt from atomic_t to refcount_t 0aeffa7041d8 orinoco_usb: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9648427/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches