Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Use refcount_t for refcount

From: Leon Romanovsky
Date: Sun Aug 04 2019 - 08:52:57 EST


On Sat, Aug 03, 2019 at 01:23:34AM +0800, Chuhong Yuan wrote:
> Reference counters are preferred to use refcount_t instead of
> atomic_t.
> This is because the implementation of refcount_t can prevent
> overflows and detect possible use-after-free.
>
> First convert the refcount field to refcount_t in mlx5/driver.h.
> Then convert the uses to refcount_() APIs.
>
> Changelog:
>
> v1 -> v2:
> - Add #include in include/linux/mlx5/driver.h.

The same NAK as for version v0.

Thanks