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>
 
 static inline void in6_ifa_put(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ifp->refcnt))
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ifp->refcnt))
                inet6_ifa_finish_destroy(ifp);
 }
 
 static inline void __in6_ifa_put(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 {
-       atomic_dec(&ifp->refcnt);
+       refcount_dec(&ifp->refcnt);
 }
 
 static inline void in6_ifa_hold(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 {
-       atomic_inc(&ifp->refcnt);
+       refcount_inc(&ifp->refcnt);
 }
 
 
 
        /* In seconds, relative to tstamp. Expiry is at tstamp + HZ * lft. */
        __u32                   valid_lft;
        __u32                   prefered_lft;
-       atomic_t                refcnt;
+       refcount_t              refcnt;
        spinlock_t              lock;
 
        int                     state;
 
 
        ifa->idev = idev;
        /* For caller */
-       in6_ifa_hold(ifa);
+       refcount_set(&ifa->refcnt, 1);
 
        /* Add to big hash table */
        hash = inet6_addr_hash(addr);