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From: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 29/29] drivers, xen: convert grant_map.users
 from atomic_t to refcount_t
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 11:58:59 -0500
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On 03/06/2017 09:21 AM, 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>
> ---
>  drivers/xen/gntdev.c | 11 ++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>