Re: [PATCH 0/7] net, netfilter refcounter conversions

From: Pablo Neira Ayuso
Date: Wed Mar 15 2017 - 09:04:00 EST


On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 01:10:38PM +0200, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> This series, for the netfilter subsystem, replaces atomic_t reference
> counters with the new refcount_t type and API (see include/linux/refcount.h).
> By doing this we prevent intentional or accidental
> underflows or overflows that can led to use-after-free vulnerabilities.
>
> Please take the series to your tree if there are no run-time issues.

Could you collapse all of your patches into one single? They are all
part of the same logical change to me.

> 21 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

The diffstat is small enough to do what I'm asking.

Thanks!