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audit: convert audit_watch.count from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Tue, 2 May 2017 14:16:05 +0000 (10:16 -0400)
committerPaul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Tue, 2 May 2017 14:16:05 +0000 (10:16 -0400)
commit832c799f713d78c0e17ba371cd1a016b7ebc4fcc
tree8e3c4a2e444669f6355c3ec69940f8489f5eecfd
parente99876068aa8558fe06fc314be9be9e3b1a503e6
audit: convert audit_watch.count 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>
[PM: fix subject line, add #include]
Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
kernel/audit_watch.c