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
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand
Signed-off-
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.
Suggested-by: Kees Cook
Reviewed-by: David Windsor
Reviewed-by: Hans Lilje
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