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audit: convert audit_tree.count from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Tue, 2 May 2017 14:16:04 +0000 (10:16 -0400)
committerPaul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Tue, 2 May 2017 14:16:04 +0000 (10:16 -0400)
commite99876068aa8558fe06fc314be9be9e3b1a503e6
tree0c11cc5d48fbd6d44c6dd593b8ebdfa07f8adad2
parent3bdcba84fa716af5354553d5c4fdfaf0b5b42b26
audit: convert audit_tree.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_tree.c