[PATCH 1/2] bnxt_en: Use refcount_t for refcount

2019-07-31 Thread Chuhong Yuan
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 --- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c | 8 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.h | 2 +- 2 files ch

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnxt_en: Use refcount_t for refcount

2019-07-31 Thread Willem de Bruijn
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:22 AM 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 > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c | 8 --

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnxt_en: Use refcount_t for refcount

2019-07-31 Thread Michael Chan
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 9:06 AM Willem de Bruijn wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 8:22 AM 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: Chuhon