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@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/cgroup.c | 6 +++---
tools/perf/util/cgroup.h | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index eafbf114..86399ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -127,19 +127,19 @@ static int add_cgroup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, char *str)
goto found;
n++;
}
- if (atomic_read(&cgrp->refcnt) == 0)
+ if (refcount_read(&cgrp->refcnt) == 0)
free(cgrp);
return -1;
found:
- atomic_inc(&cgrp->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&cgrp->refcnt);
counter->cgrp = cgrp;
return 0;
}
void close_cgroup(struct cgroup_sel *cgrp)
{
- if (cgrp && atomic_dec_and_test(&cgrp->refcnt)) {
+ if (cgrp && refcount_dec_and_test(&cgrp->refcnt)) {
close(cgrp->fd);
zfree(&cgrp->name);
free(cgrp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h
index 31f8dcd..d91966b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.h
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
#ifndef __CGROUP_H__
#define __CGROUP_H__
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
struct option;
struct cgroup_sel {
char *name;
int fd;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
};
--
2.7.4
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