[PATCH 4/4] fs, afs: convert afs_volume.usage from atomic_t to refcount_t
David Howells
dhowells at redhat.com
Wed Feb 22 08:34:48 PST 2017
Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova at intel.com> wrote:
> 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 at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel at gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor at gmail.com>
This one is fine.
Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com>
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