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Eric Dumazet authored
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. v2: added the change in drivers/vhost/net.c as spotted by Willem. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Acked-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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