perf comm: Convert comm_str.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:34:57 +0000 (17:34 +0200)
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Fri, 3 Mar 2017 22:07:15 +0000 (19:07 -0300)
commit6df74bc08bc2201f65fb0e81cd5feb787575f7ce
treed15fc395d8cabac2fd063ae728dbd4e3f37bf1a5
parentec09a42a6dbd2afde9b8fd4bb8f98bbd94ca904c
perf comm: Convert comm_str.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

The 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: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Kook <keescook@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kees Kook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Matija Glavinic Pecotic <matija.glavinic-pecotic.ext@nokia.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1487691303-31858-4-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com
[ Reinstated comm_str__get() function, needed when reusing entries in the rbtree ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
tools/perf/util/comm.c