linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 21/29] drivers, s390: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount

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Message-ID: <536a58ba-8896-5639-cab9-bd2f13bed325@suse.de>
Date:   Mon, 6 Mar 2017 16:27:11 +0100
From:   Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
To:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        fcoe-devel@...n-fcoe.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        open-iscsi@...glegroups.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        target-devel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/29] drivers, s390: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from
 atomic_t to refcount_t

On 03/06/2017 03:21 PM, 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.

The subject is wrong, should be something like "scsi: libfc convert
fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t" but not s390.

Other than that
Acked-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jth@...nel.org>

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