net, atm: convert in_cache_entry.use from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorReshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:53:03 +0000 (15:53 +0300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 21:35:16 +0000 (22:35 +0100)
commit937149125448290c5d60da2816556409287750ea
tree690fad95131beb68ac8b3561e4485ae09f42487f
parent788936641ac8bc92c531f09b79bf44775fac1350
net, atm: convert in_cache_entry.use from atomic_t to refcount_t

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>
net/atm/mpoa_caches.c
net/atm/mpoa_caches.h