netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] mlxsw: Use refcount

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Message-ID: <20240129195408.GQ401354@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:54:08 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>,
	Amit Cohen <amcohen@...dia.com>, mlxsw@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] mlxsw: Use refcount_t for reference counting

On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 07:58:31PM +0100, Petr Machata wrote:
> From: Amit Cohen <amcohen@...dia.com>
> 
> mlxsw driver uses 'unsigned int' for reference counters in several
> structures. Instead, use refcount_t type which allows us to catch overflow
> and underflow issues. Change the type of the counters and use the
> appropriate API.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amit Cohen <amcohen@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>