From: Elena Reshetova <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:06:20 +0200
> 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 <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <[email protected]> Acked-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
