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/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c 
b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
index fb6a177..d29a07f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-dma-contig.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/dma-buf.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ struct vb2_dc_buf {
 
        /* MMAP related */
        struct vb2_vmarea_handler       handler;
-       atomic_t                        refcount;
+       refcount_t                      refcount;
        struct sg_table                 *sgt_base;
 
        /* DMABUF related */
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static unsigned int vb2_dc_num_users(void *buf_priv)
 {
        struct vb2_dc_buf *buf = buf_priv;
 
-       return atomic_read(&buf->refcount);
+       return refcount_read(&buf->refcount);
 }
 
 static void vb2_dc_prepare(void *buf_priv)
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ static void vb2_dc_put(void *buf_priv)
 {
        struct vb2_dc_buf *buf = buf_priv;
 
-       if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&buf->refcount))
+       if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&buf->refcount))
                return;
 
        if (buf->sgt_base) {
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ static void *vb2_dc_alloc(struct device *dev, unsigned long 
attrs,
        buf->handler.put = vb2_dc_put;
        buf->handler.arg = buf;
 
-       atomic_inc(&buf->refcount);
+       refcount_set(&buf->refcount, 1);
 
        return buf;
 }
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ static struct dma_buf *vb2_dc_get_dmabuf(void *buf_priv, 
unsigned long flags)
                return NULL;
 
        /* dmabuf keeps reference to vb2 buffer */
-       atomic_inc(&buf->refcount);
+       refcount_inc(&buf->refcount);
 
        return dbuf;
 }
-- 
2.7.4

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