netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] ipv4: convert dst_metrics.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount

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Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:15:08 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] ipv4: convert dst_metrics.refcnt from
 atomic_t to refcount_t

On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
>
> 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: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> ---
> v2: fix a missing change in net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
>
>  include/net/dst.h        |    2 +-
>  net/core/dst.c           |    6 +++---
>  net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c |    4 ++--
>  net/ipv4/route.c         |    4 ++--
>  4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/dst.h b/include/net/dst.h
> index f73611ec401754d4f52b5310a24da53566dafce6..dd38177c3a61f5c4e48be9d57d4d10d6b7d14672 100644
> --- a/include/net/dst.h
> +++ b/include/net/dst.h
> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct dst_entry {
>
>  struct dst_metrics {
>         u32             metrics[RTAX_MAX];
> -       atomic_t        refcnt;
> +       refcount_t      refcnt;
>  };
>  extern const struct dst_metrics dst_default_metrics;


#include linux/refcount.h explicitly?