linux-kernel - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: Use refcount

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Message-ID: <26D9FDECA4FBDD4AADA65D8E2FC68A4A1D40F174@ORSMSX104.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 5 Aug 2019 21:43:06 +0000
From:   "Bowers, AndrewX" <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
To:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: Use refcount_t for refcount

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org] On
> Behalf Of Chuhong Yuan
> Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 3:55 AM
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Chuhong Yuan <hslester96@...il.com>; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; David S . Miller
> <davem@...emloft.net>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: Use refcount_t for refcount
> 
> refcount_t is better for reference counters since its implementation can
> prevent overflows.
> So convert atomic_t ref counters to refcount_t.
> 
> Also convert refcount from 0-based to 1-based.
> 
> This patch depends on PATCH 1/2.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chuhong Yuan <hslester96@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_fcoe.c | 6 +++---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_fcoe.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>