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net, ipv6: convert inet6_dev.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorReshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 06:34:55 +0000 (09:34 +0300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 08:29:04 +0000 (01:29 -0700)
commit1be9246077f6bb1583f9347c599480621d63c66a
tree1c53e30fe4a14dde41e95b4d10cba6df96fd91a1
parent0aeea21ada517b99a6e95298ffc105381bcd3a52
net, ipv6: convert inet6_dev.refcnt 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>
include/net/addrconf.h
include/net/if_inet6.h
net/ipv6/addrconf.c