Re: Re: [PATCH] kernfs: Convert from atomic_t to refcount_t on kernfs_node->count

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

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On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 02:49:37PM +0800, Xiyu Yang wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> I consider it as a reference count due to its related operations and
> the developer's comments, such as "put a reference count on a
> kernfs_node" around the kernfs_put(). If anything wrong, please let me
> know.

Did you test this?  Is this really a reference count when looking at the
code?  Or is it just a counter that we use for dealing with vfs issues?

Usually filesystems and the vfs can not use the refcount_t type for
various reasons, please do some research on that before making these
changes.

And of course, please explain how you tested this patch if you resubmit
it with the needed information.

thanks,

greg k-h