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Reference counters are preferred to use refcount_t instead of atomic_t. This is because the implementation of refcount_t can prevent overflows and detect possible use-after-free. So convert atomic_t ref counters to refcount_t. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190808071817.6595-1-hslester96@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Chuhong Yuan <hslester96@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
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.
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.