linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net/mlx5e: Use refcount

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Date:   Tue, 6 Aug 2019 21:25:55 +0000
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
To:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "hslester96@...il.com" <hslester96@...il.com>,
        "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "leon@...nel.org" <leon@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net/mlx5e: Use refcount_t for refcount

On Tue, 2019-08-06 at 13:48 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 20:42:56 +0000
> 
> > On Sat, 2019-08-03 at 00:48 +0800, Chuhong Yuan wrote:
> > > refcount_t is better for reference counters since its
> > > implementation can prevent overflows.
> > > So convert atomic_t ref counters to refcount_t.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Chuhong Yuan <hslester96@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > >   - Add #include.
> > > 
> > 
> > Acked-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
> > 
> > Dave, up to you take it, or leave it to me :).
> 
> Please take it, thank you.

Ok, running some build tests will apply shortly to net-next-mlx5.
Thanks everyone!