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.
This conversion requires overall +1 on the whole
refcounting scheme.
Signed-off-by: NElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: NHans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: NKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: NDavid Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: NDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>