linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] net, netfilter refcounter conversions

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Message-ID: <20170315130213.GA30233@salvia>
Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:02:13 +0100
From:   Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Cc:     netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kadlec@...ckhole.kfki.hu, peterz@...radead.org,
        keescook@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] net, netfilter refcounter conversions

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 01:10:38PM +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> This series, for the netfilter subsystem, replaces atomic_t reference
> counters with the new refcount_t type and API (see include/linux/refcount.h).
> By doing this we prevent intentional or accidental
> underflows or overflows that can led to use-after-free vulnerabilities.
> 
> Please take the series to your tree if there are no run-time issues.

Could you collapse all of your patches into one single? They are all
part of the same logical change to me.

>  21 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

The diffstat is small enough to do what I'm asking.

Thanks!