libceph: convert ceph_snap_context.nref from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:10:27 +0000 (14:10 +0200)
committerJeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com>
Tue, 4 Apr 2017 12:38:52 +0000 (08:38 -0400)
commit0863724cfae6a170b1b8bf1f21e8eb2dbc7b3b42
tree7cd99765c38639140ae7bac81adfb32663cdaaba
parent570eb11fc6a7c554f5af8f72583d600c25aac4b1
libceph: convert ceph_snap_context.nref 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: Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>
include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
net/ceph/snapshot.c