From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga14.intel.com ([192.55.52.115]:32695 "EHLO mga14.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753130AbdCHNzQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Mar 2017 08:55:16 -0500 From: "Reshetova, Elena" To: Johannes Thumshirn , "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" CC: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" , "linux-bcache@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-raid@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-media@vger.kernel.org" , "devel@linuxdriverproject.org" , "linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-s390@vger.kernel.org" , "fcoe-devel@open-fcoe.org" , "linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org" , "open-iscsi@googlegroups.com" , "devel@driverdev.osuosl.org" , "target-devel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-serial@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-usb@vger.kernel.org" , "peterz@infradead.org" , Hans Liljestrand , Kees Cook , David Windsor Subject: RE: [PATCH 21/29] drivers, s390: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 13:48:01 +0000 Message-ID: <2236FBA76BA1254E88B949DDB74E612B41C5615F@IRSMSX102.ger.corp.intel.com> References: <1488810076-3754-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> <1488810076-3754-22-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> <536a58ba-8896-5639-cab9-bd2f13bed325@suse.de> In-Reply-To: <536a58ba-8896-5639-cab9-bd2f13bed325@suse.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-pci-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > On 03/06/2017 03:21 PM, 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. > > The subject is wrong, should be something like "scsi: libfc convert > fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt from atomic_t to refcount_t" but not s390. > > Other than that > Acked-by: Johannes Thumshirn Turns out that it is better that all these patches go through the respective maintainer trees, if present. If I send an updated patch (with subject fixed), could you merge it through your tree? Best Regards, Elena. > > -- > Johannes Thumshirn Storage > jthumshirn@suse.de +49 911 74053 689 > SUSE LINUX GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg > GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton > HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) > Key fingerprint = EC38 9CAB C2C4 F25D 8600 D0D0 0393 969D 2D76 0850