From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga06.intel.com ([134.134.136.31]:48365 "EHLO mga06.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751272AbdCQMQ6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:16:58 -0400 From: Elena Reshetova To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net, linux-x25@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org, vyasevich@gmail.com, nhorman@tuxdriver.com, linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, zyan@redhat.com, sage@redhat.com, bfields@fieldses.org, jlayton@poochiereds.net, steffen.klassert@secunet.com, herbert@gondor.apana.org.au, santosh.shilimkar@oracle.com, jreuter@yaina.de, ralf@linux-mips.org, peterz@infradead.org, keescook@chromium.org, Elena Reshetova , Hans Liljestrand , David Windsor Subject: [PATCH 22/23] net, ax25: convert ax25_route.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:10:45 +0200 Message-Id: <1489752646-8749-23-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> In-Reply-To: <1489752646-8749-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> References: <1489752646-8749-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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 Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: David Windsor --- include/net/ax25.h | 6 +++--- net/ax25/ax25_route.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h index edd82f0..e3467ba 100644 --- a/include/net/ax25.h +++ b/include/net/ax25.h @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ typedef struct { typedef struct ax25_route { struct ax25_route *next; - atomic_t refcount; + refcount_t refcount; ax25_address callsign; struct net_device *dev; ax25_digi *digipeat; @@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ typedef struct ax25_route { static inline void ax25_hold_route(ax25_route *ax25_rt) { - atomic_inc(&ax25_rt->refcount); + refcount_inc(&ax25_rt->refcount); } void __ax25_put_route(ax25_route *ax25_rt); static inline void ax25_put_route(ax25_route *ax25_rt) { - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ax25_rt->refcount)) + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ax25_rt->refcount)) __ax25_put_route(ax25_rt); } diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_route.c b/net/ax25/ax25_route.c index e1fda27..0446b89 100644 --- a/net/ax25/ax25_route.c +++ b/net/ax25/ax25_route.c @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int __must_check ax25_rt_add(struct ax25_routes_struct *route) return -ENOMEM; } - atomic_set(&ax25_rt->refcount, 1); + refcount_set(&ax25_rt->refcount, 1); ax25_rt->callsign = route->dest_addr; ax25_rt->dev = ax25_dev->dev; ax25_rt->digipeat = NULL; -- 2.7.4