Return-Path: Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:17674 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752254AbdGDM64 (ORCPT ); Tue, 4 Jul 2017 08:58:56 -0400 From: Elena Reshetova To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-decnet-user@lists.sourceforge.net, davem@davemloft.net, jmorris@namei.org, kaber@trash.net, yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org, kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru, 3chas3@gmail.com, ralf@linux-mips.org, stephen@networkplumber.org, jchapman@katalix.com, jhs@mojatatu.com, bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org, linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, linux-x25@vger.kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org, keescook@chromium.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org, vyasevich@gmail.com, nhorman@tuxdriver.com, linux-nfs@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, Elena Reshetova , Hans Liljestrand , David Windsor Subject: [PATCH 35/36] net, ax25: convert ax25_route.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 15:53:30 +0300 Message-Id: <1499172811-16271-36-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> In-Reply-To: <1499172811-16271-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> References: <1499172811-16271-1-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