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Re: [PATCH 16/16] drivers, net, intersil: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

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Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> writes:

> 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 <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/intersil/orinoco/orinoco_usb.c | 15 ++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

The prefix should be "orinoco_usb:", I'll fix that.

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Kalle Valo

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[PATCH 16/16] drivers, net, intersil: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> - 2017-03-28 11:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 16/16] drivers, net, intersil: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2017-04-03 13:50 +0200
    RE: [PATCH 16/16] drivers, net, intersil: convert  request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t "Reshetova, Elena" <elena.reshetova@intel.com> - 2017-04-04 12:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 16/16] drivers, net, intersil: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2017-04-05 12:40 +0200

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