RE: [PATCH 3/5] fs, xfs: convert xlog_ticket.t_ref from atomic_t to refcount_t

[Reshetova, Elena]

> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 7:50 AM, Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> -     ASSERT(atomic_read(&ticket->t_ref) > 0);
> >> -     atomic_inc(&ticket->t_ref);
> >> +     ASSERT(refcount_read(&ticket->t_ref) > 0);
> >> +     refcount_inc(&ticket->t_ref);
> >
> > With strict refcount semantics refcount_inc should check that
> > the count is larger than 0, otherwise we'd need to use
> > recount_inc_not_zero or whatever you're going to call it.
> >
> > Is that something the recount code does / could do?
> 
> Yes, refcount_inc() will not increment from 0 and WARNs. It looks like
> xfs's ASSERT is also a warn (though with XFS-specific formatting), so
> perhaps the ASSERT could be dropped? IIUC, Elena's approach to these
> changes was to be conservative about removing the existing checks.

I am removing the existing WARNs now where they are 100% not needed, but leaving the ones like this ASSERT, 
because I am thinking that you might have test cases that are dependent on these ASSERTs with specific formatting and I don't want to break them. 
If you don't need them, I can remove them also. 

Best Regards,
Elena

> 
> -Kees
> 
> --
> Kees Cook
> Pixel Security