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>
 #define _X25_H 
 #include <linux/x25.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
 #define        X25_ADDR_LEN                    16
        struct x25_address      address;
        unsigned int            sigdigits;
        struct net_device       *dev;
-       atomic_t                refcnt;
+       refcount_t              refcnt;
 };
 
 struct x25_neigh {
 
 static __inline__ void x25_route_hold(struct x25_route *rt)
 {
-       atomic_inc(&rt->refcnt);
+       refcount_inc(&rt->refcnt);
 }
 
 static __inline__ void x25_route_put(struct x25_route *rt)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rt->refcnt))
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rt->refcnt))
                kfree(rt);
 }
 
 
 
        rt->sigdigits = sigdigits;
        rt->dev       = dev;
-       atomic_set(&rt->refcnt, 1);
+       refcount_set(&rt->refcnt, 1);
 
        list_add(&rt->node, &x25_route_list);
        rc = 0;