net, atm: convert atm_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>
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@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, struct device *parent,
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else
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memset(&dev->flags, 0, sizeof(dev->flags));
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memset(&dev->stats, 0, sizeof(dev->stats));
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atomic_set(&dev->refcnt, 1);
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refcount_set(&dev->refcnt, 1);
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if (atm_proc_dev_register(dev) < 0) {
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pr_err("atm_proc_dev_register failed for dev %s\n", type);
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