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>
---
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 bc0b00a..1869223 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct macsec_rx_sc {
bool active;
struct macsec_rx_sa __rcu *sa[MACSEC_NUM_AN];
struct pcpu_rx_sc_stats __percpu *stats;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
};
@@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ static void free_rx_sc_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
static struct macsec_rx_sc *macsec_rxsc_get(struct macsec_rx_sc *sc)
{
- return atomic_inc_not_zero(&sc->refcnt) ? sc : NULL;
+ return refcount_inc_not_zero(&sc->refcnt) ? sc : NULL;
}
static void macsec_rxsc_put(struct macsec_rx_sc *sc)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sc->refcnt))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&sc->refcnt))
call_rcu(&sc->rcu_head, free_rx_sc_rcu);
}
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ static struct macsec_rx_sc *create_rx_sc(struct net_device *dev, sci_t sci)
rx_sc->sci = sci;
rx_sc->active = true;
- atomic_set(&rx_sc->refcnt, 1);
+ refcount_set(&rx_sc->refcnt, 1);
secy = &macsec_priv(dev)->secy;
rcu_assign_pointer(rx_sc->next, secy->rx_sc);
--
2.7.4
