linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 24/29] drivers: convert iblock_req.pending from atomic_t to refcount

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Message-ID: <1490080687.8236.102.camel@haakon3.risingtidesystems.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:18:07 -0700
From:   "Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
To:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
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        Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/29] drivers: convert iblock_req.pending from atomic_t
 to refcount_t

Hi Elena,

On Mon, 2017-03-06 at 16:21 +0200, 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@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c | 12 ++++++------
>  drivers/target/target_core_iblock.h |  3 ++-
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

After reading up on this thread, it looks like various subsystem
maintainers are now picking these atomic_t -> refcount_t conversions..

That said, applied to target-pending/for-next and will plan to include
for v4.12-rc1 merge window.

Thanks!