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>
Issue caught by 0-day kernel test infrastructure. Code changed to use sockaddr
members so that %pISc can be used instead.
Fixes: b5a02f503c ('cxgb4 : Update ipv6 address handling api')
Signed-off-by: Anish Bhatt <anish@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
This patch improves on previously added support for ipv6 addresses. The code
is consolidated to a single file and adds an api for use by dependent upper
level drivers such as cxgb4i/iw_cxgb4 etc.
Signed-off-by: Anish Bhatt <anish@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Deepak Singh <deepak.s@chelsio.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
