tree 5a09b35a770e6893d3f146053463a64ddce6488b
parent 25f4535a94c2b38d09912d7e8bab371c9e97be38
author Reshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com> 1499150094 +0300
committer David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 1499156943 -0700

net, ipv6: convert ipv6_txoptions.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>