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>
        unsigned long           t20;
        struct timer_list       t20timer;
        unsigned long           global_facil_mask;
-       atomic_t                refcnt;
+       refcount_t              refcnt;
 };
 
 struct x25_sock {
 /* x25_neigh.c */
 static __inline__ void x25_neigh_hold(struct x25_neigh *nb)
 {
-       atomic_inc(&nb->refcnt);
+       refcount_inc(&nb->refcnt);
 }
 
 static __inline__ void x25_neigh_put(struct x25_neigh *nb)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&nb->refcnt))
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&nb->refcnt))
                kfree(nb);
 }
 
 
                                       X25_MASK_PACKET_SIZE |
                                       X25_MASK_WINDOW_SIZE;
        nb->t20      = sysctl_x25_restart_request_timeout;
-       atomic_set(&nb->refcnt, 1);
+       refcount_set(&nb->refcnt, 1);
 
        write_lock_bh(&x25_neigh_list_lock);
        list_add(&nb->node, &x25_neigh_list);