Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
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refcount_t type and corresponding API should be used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as a reference counter. This permits avoiding accidental refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free situations. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180703200141.28415-4-bigeasy@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
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.