On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Elena Reshetova <[email protected]> wrote: > Now when new refcount_t type and API are finally merged > (see include/linux/refcount.h), the following > patches convert various refcounters in the ipc susystem from atomic_t > to refcount_t. By doing this we prevent intentional or accidental > underflows or overflows that can led to use-after-free vulnerabilities. > > The below patches are fully independent and can be cherry-picked separately. > Since we convert all kernel subsystems in the same fashion, resulting > in about 300 patches, we have to group them for sending at least in some > fashion to be manageable. Please excuse the long cc list.
Is that done using coccinelle? Can I see the semantic patch (sorry if I missed it earlier)? -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
