On Thu, Oct 08, 2020 at 08:42:22AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > 1) each value that we derive from this ever-incrementing (modulo 2^32) > variable only get used for a limited amount of time (max. 5 minutes)
Ah! That's what I misunderstood, the resulting value is only used for 5 minutes. Got it; thanks! > IOW, I disagree with you, and think that counter_atomic_32 is more > appropriate here than refcount_t. I agree now! :) -- Kees Cook
