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Re: [PATCH] drivers, scsi: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

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First post2017-03-16 00:10 +0100
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  Re: [PATCH] drivers, scsi: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com> - 2017-03-16 00:10 +0100

#1601799 — Re: [PATCH] drivers, scsi: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

From"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Date2017-03-16 00:10 +0100
SubjectRe: [PATCH] drivers, scsi: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
Message-ID<tlqdk-6eS-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
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.

Applied to 4.12/scsi-queue.

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Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering

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