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.reshet...@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkam...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwind...@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/macsec.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 1869223..2851dda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ struct macsec_tx_sa {
struct macsec_key key;
spinlock_t lock;
u32 next_pn;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
bool active;
struct macsec_tx_sa_stats __percpu *stats;
struct rcu_head rcu;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static struct macsec_tx_sa *macsec_txsa_get(struct
macsec_tx_sa __rcu *ptr)
if (!sa || !sa->active)
return NULL;
- if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&sa->refcnt))
+ if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&sa->refcnt))
return NULL;
return sa;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void free_txsa(struct rcu_head *head)
static void macsec_txsa_put(struct macsec_tx_sa *sa)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sa->refcnt))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&sa->refcnt))
call_rcu(&sa->rcu, free_txsa);
}
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static int init_tx_sa(struct macsec_tx_sa *tx_sa, char
*sak, int key_len,
}
tx_sa->active = false;
- atomic_set(&tx_sa->refcnt, 1);
+ refcount_set(&tx_sa->refcnt, 1);
spin_lock_init(&tx_sa->lock);
return 0;
--
2.7.4
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