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From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@iki.fi>
To: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Cc: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, 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 <ishkamiel@gmail.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>,
	David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/29] drivers, media: convert cx88_core.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:22:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170307082250.GF3220@valkosipuli.retiisi.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1488810076-3754-12-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com>

On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 04:20:58PM +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 <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>

-- 
Sakari Ailus
e-mail: sakari.ailus@iki.fi	XMPP: sailus@retiisi.org.uk

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-03-07  8:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-03-06 14:20 [PATCH 00/29] drivers, mics refcount conversions Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 01/29] drivers, block: convert xen_blkif.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 02/29] drivers, firewire: convert fw_node.ref_count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 03/29] drivers, char: convert vma_data.refcnt " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 04/29] drivers, connector: convert cn_callback_entry.refcnt " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 05/29] drivers, md, bcache: convert cached_dev.count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 06/29] drivers, md: convert dm_cache_metadata.ref_count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 07/29] drivers, md: convert dm_dev_internal.count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 08/29] drivers, md: convert mddev.active " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-07 19:04   ` Shaohua Li
2017-03-08  9:42     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-08 10:19       ` gregkh
2017-03-14 12:11   ` Michael Ellerman
2017-03-14 12:29     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-14 14:58       ` James Bottomley
2017-03-16 18:00         ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 09/29] drivers, md: convert table_device.count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 10/29] drivers, md: convert stripe_head.count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-07 19:07   ` Shaohua Li
2017-03-08  9:39     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 11/29] drivers, media: convert cx88_core.refcount " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 16:26   ` Sergei Shtylyov
2017-03-07  7:52     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-07 10:40       ` Sergei Shtylyov
2017-03-07  8:22   ` Sakari Ailus [this message]
2017-03-06 14:20 ` [PATCH 12/29] drivers, media: convert s2255_dev.num_channels " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-07  8:30   ` Sakari Ailus
2017-03-07 14:45     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 13/29] drivers, media: convert vb2_vmarea_handler.refcount " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-07  8:50   ` Sakari Ailus
2017-03-07 14:48     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 14/29] drivers, media: convert vb2_dc_buf.refcount " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 15/29] drivers, media: convert vb2_dma_sg_buf.refcount " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 16/29] drivers, media: convert vb2_vmalloc_buf.refcount " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 17/29] drivers, pci: convert hv_pci_dev.refs " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 21:38   ` Bjorn Helgaas
2017-03-07 19:58     ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-04-18 10:40       ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-04-18 14:05         ` Bjorn Helgaas
2017-04-18 14:29           ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 18/29] drivers, s390: convert urdev.ref_count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 19/29] drivers, s390: convert lcs_reply.refcnt " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 20/29] drivers, s390: convert qeth_reply.refcnt " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 21/29] drivers, s390: convert fc_fcp_pkt.ref_cnt " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 15:27   ` Johannes Thumshirn
2017-03-06 16:54     ` Benjamin Block
2017-03-07  7:50     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-08 13:48     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-08 14:06       ` Johannes Thumshirn
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 22/29] drivers, scsi: convert iscsi_task.refcount " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-08 18:47   ` Chris Leech
2017-03-09  7:18     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-09  8:43       ` Johannes Thumshirn
2017-03-09  9:26         ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-09  9:32           ` Johannes Thumshirn
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 23/29] drivers: convert vme_user_vma_priv.refcnt " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 24/29] drivers: convert iblock_req.pending " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-08  7:37   ` Nicholas A. Bellinger
2017-03-21  7:18   ` Nicholas A. Bellinger
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 25/29] drivers, usb: convert ffs_data.ref " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 26/29] drivers, usb: convert dev_data.count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 27/29] drivers, usb: convert ep_data.count " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 28/29] drivers: convert sbd_duart.map_guard " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 14:21 ` [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users " Elena Reshetova
2017-03-06 16:58   ` [Xen-devel] " Boris Ostrovsky
2017-03-08 13:49     ` Reshetova, Elena
2017-03-08 17:45       ` Boris Ostrovsky
2017-03-09  7:19         ` Reshetova, Elena

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