RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-08 Thread Reshetova, Elena
> On 03/08/2017 08:49 AM, Reshetova, Elena wrote: > >> On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, Elena Reshetova 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

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-08 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 03/08/2017 08:49 AM, Reshetova, Elena wrote: >> On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, Elena Reshetova 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

RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-08 Thread Reshetova, Elena
> On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, Elena Reshetova 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. > > >

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-06 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, Elena Reshetova 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:

[PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users from atomic_t to refcount_t

2017-03-06 Thread Elena Reshetova
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 Signed-off-by: