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

From: Xiyu Yang
Date: Thu Jul 22 2021 - 02:25:40 EST


Hi Greg,

I'm not sure why failed... I send it again now.

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.
Thanks.

> -----Original Messages-----
> From: "Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent Time: 2021-07-22 13:49:53 (Thursday)
> To: "xiyuyang19@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <xiyuyang19@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Tejun Heo" <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, yuanxzhang@xxxxxxxxxxxx, "Xin Tan" <tanxin.ctf@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernfs: Convert from atomic_t to refcount_t on kernfs_node->count
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 12:50:34AM +0800, xiyuyang19@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> You sent an empty reply???