Re: [PATCH 24/29] drivers: convert iblock_req.pending from atomic_t to refcount_t
From: Nicholas A. Bellinger
Date: Wed Mar 08 2017 - 02:45:20 EST
Hi Elena,
On Mon, 2017-03-06 at 16:21 +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@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/target/target_core_iblock.c | 12 ++++++------
> drivers/target/target_core_iblock.h | 3 ++-
> 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
For the target_core_iblock part:
Acked-by: Nicholas Bellinger <nab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>