Subject: Re: [15/16] hostap: convert hostap_cmd_queue.usecnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

From: Kalle Valo <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 15:24:55 +0000 (UTC)

Elena Reshetova <[email-masked]> 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 <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <[email-masked]>

2 patches applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

552aa585faff hostap: convert hostap_cmd_queue.usecnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
0aeffa7041d8 orinoco_usb: convert request_context.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9648427/

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