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authorReshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>2017-07-04 15:53:00 +0300
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2017-07-05 00:35:15 +0300
commite0542dd5185e68247b08c3418bdba14644b4c414 (patch)
tree1e887d070c0b3a07bff7a829bc7e78a929a49574 /include/net
parent66af846fe54b780f8f5bd9a62aee081bd2ace582 (diff)
downloadlinux-e0542dd5185e68247b08c3418bdba14644b4c414.tar.xz
net, decnet: convert dn_fib_info.fib_clntref from atomic_t to refcount_t
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. Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/net')
-rw-r--r--include/net/dn_fib.h5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/dn_fib.h b/include/net/dn_fib.h
index f2ca135ddcc9..81210a8b8d7c 100644
--- a/include/net/dn_fib.h
+++ b/include/net/dn_fib.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#define _NET_DN_FIB_H
#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
extern const struct nla_policy rtm_dn_policy[];
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ struct dn_fib_info {
struct dn_fib_info *fib_next;
struct dn_fib_info *fib_prev;
int fib_treeref;
- atomic_t fib_clntref;
+ refcount_t fib_clntref;
int fib_dead;
unsigned int fib_flags;
int fib_protocol;
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ void dn_fib_free_info(struct dn_fib_info *fi);
static inline void dn_fib_info_put(struct dn_fib_info *fi)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&fi->fib_clntref))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&fi->fib_clntref))
dn_fib_free_info(fi);
}