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author | Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> | 2017-10-20 10:23:46 +0300 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2017-10-22 04:22:39 +0300 |
commit | 313a912155c78ed87ad6fca175dc56b75fd00a58 (patch) | |
tree | 265fd14a918c1eddf6799edd2f7981bbb5658d2f /drivers/mfd/88pm860x-core.c | |
parent | 28206cdb3bc079a97d24c33b4427395f9e406fad (diff) | |
download | linux-313a912155c78ed87ad6fca175dc56b75fd00a58.tar.xz |
drivers, net, ppp: convert asyncppp.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
atomic_t variables are currently used to implement reference
counters with the following properties:
- counter is initialized to 1 using atomic_set()
- a resource is freed upon counter reaching zero
- once counter reaches zero, its further
increments aren't allowed
- counter schema uses basic atomic operations
(set, inc, inc_not_zero, dec_and_test, etc.)
Such atomic variables should be converted to a newly provided
refcount_t type and API that prevents accidental counter overflows
and underflows. This is important since overflows and underflows
can lead to use-after-free situation and be exploitable.
The variable asyncppp.refcnt is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.
Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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