net: convert net.passive from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorReshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:08:08 +0000 (13:08 +0300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:39:09 +0000 (07:39 -0700)
commitc122e14df2d64311d1f0c0bbf4d8f42a7a8baf41
tree124cc4cd33a74c741a7f611b2143a37b00c0e19c
parentedcb691871b27c3cc463b7291afe75f1c3423406
net: convert net.passive 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>
include/net/net_namespace.h
net/core/net-sysfs.c
net/core/net_namespace.c