linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/11] nfs refcount conversions

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:59:27 -0400
From:   "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Cc:     trond.myklebust@...marydata.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, anna.schumaker@...app.com,
        jlayton@...chiereds.net, peterz@...radead.org,
        keescook@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/11] nfs refcount conversions

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:53:27PM +0300, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> This series, for nfs components, 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.
> 
> The patches are fully independent and can be cherry-picked separately.
> If there are no objections to the patches, please merge them via respective trees.
> 
> Rebased on top of linux-next.
> 
> Elena Reshetova (11):
>   fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_stid.sc_count from atomic_t to refcount_t
>   fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount from atomic_t to
>     refcount_t
>   fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_file.fi_ref from atomic_t to refcount_t

Thanks, applying for 4.15.

I haven't followed recent discussion on the refcount api, but I assume
the consensus is to do this, and these particular conversions certainly
look trivial enough.

--b.