Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:59:27 -0400 | From | "J. Bruce Fields" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 00/11] nfs refcount conversions |
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On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:53:27PM +0300, Elena Reshetova wrote: > This series, for nfs components, replaces atomic_t reference > counters with the new refcount_t type and API (see include/linux/refcount.h). > By doing this we prevent intentional or accidental > underflows or overflows that can led to use-after-free vulnerabilities. > > The patches are fully independent and can be cherry-picked separately. > If there are no objections to the patches, please merge them via respective trees. > > Rebased on top of linux-next. > > Elena Reshetova (11): > fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_stid.sc_count from atomic_t to refcount_t > fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount from atomic_t to > refcount_t > fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_file.fi_ref from atomic_t to refcount_t
Thanks, applying for 4.15.
I haven't followed recent discussion on the refcount api, but I assume the consensus is to do this, and these particular conversions certainly look trivial enough.
--b.
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