linux_dsm_epyc7002/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio
Elena Reshetova eaf6ab7643 drivers, net, ethernet: convert clip_entry.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
atomic_t variables are currently used to implement reference
counters with the following properties:
 - counter is initialized to 1 using atomic_set()
 - a resource is freed upon counter reaching zero
 - once counter reaches zero, its further
   increments aren't allowed
 - counter schema uses basic atomic operations
   (set, inc, inc_not_zero, dec_and_test, etc.)

Such atomic variables should be converted to a newly provided
refcount_t type and API that prevents accidental counter overflows
and underflows. This is important since overflows and underflows
can lead to use-after-free situation and be exploitable.

The variable clip_entry.refcnt is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.

Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2017-10-22 02:22:38 +01:00
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cxgb chelsio: Convert timers to use timer_setup() 2017-10-18 12:39:38 +01:00
cxgb3 net: chelsio: cxgb3: constify attribute_group structures. 2017-07-18 12:04:57 -07:00
cxgb4 drivers, net, ethernet: convert clip_entry.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t 2017-10-22 02:22:38 +01:00
cxgb4vf cxgb4vf: make a couple of functions static 2017-10-04 10:31:55 -07:00
libcxgb networking: make skb_put & friends return void pointers 2017-06-16 11:48:39 -04:00
Kconfig libcxgb: add library module for Chelsio drivers 2016-07-25 10:31:08 -07:00
Makefile libcxgb: add library module for Chelsio drivers 2016-07-25 10:31:08 -07:00