Hi Elena, On Mon, 2017-03-06 at 16:21 +0200, 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: Elena Reshetova <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <[email protected]> > --- > drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c | 12 ++++++------ > drivers/target/target_core_iblock.h | 3 ++- > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
After reading up on this thread, it looks like various subsystem maintainers are now picking these atomic_t -> refcount_t conversions.. That said, applied to target-pending/for-next and will plan to include for v4.12-rc1 merge window. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "open-iscsi" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
