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David S. Miller 2671e9fc62 Merge branch 'ipv4-ipv6-refcount_t'
Elena Reshetova says:

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v2 ipv4/ipv6 refcount conversions

Changes in v2:
 * rebase on top of net-next
 * currently by default refcount_t = atomic_t (*) and uses all
   atomic standard operations unless CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL is enabled.
   This is a compromise for the systems that are critical on
   performance (such as net) and cannot accept even slight delay
   on the refcounter operations.

This series, for ipv4/ipv6 network components, 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.

The patches are fully independent and can be cherry-picked separately.
In order to try with refcount functionality enabled in run-time,
CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL must be enabled.

NOTE: automatic kernel builder for some reason doesn't like all my
network branches and regularly times out the builds on these branches.
Suggestion for "waiting a day for a good coverage" doesn't work, as
we have seen with generic network conversions. So please wait for the
full report from kernel test rebot before merging further up.
This has been compile-tested in 116 configs, but 71 timed out (including
all s390-related configs again). I am trying to see if they can fix
build coverage for me in meanwhile.

* The respective change is currently merged into -next as
  "locking/refcount: Create unchecked atomic_t implementation".
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Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2017-07-04 01:29:05 -07:00
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Linux kernel
============

This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst

Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users.
These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.