perf map: Convert map.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

The 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: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Kook <keescook@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kees Kook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Matija Glavinic Pecotic <matija.glavinic-pecotic.ext@nokia.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1487691303-31858-6-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index abdacf800c98..9545ff343ec5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_MAP_H
 #define __PERF_MAP_H
 
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct map {
 
 	struct dso		*dso;
 	struct map_groups	*groups;
-	atomic_t		refcnt;
+	refcount_t		refcnt;
 };
 
 struct kmap {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct map *map__clone(struct map *map);
 static inline struct map *map__get(struct map *map)
 {
 	if (map)
-		atomic_inc(&map->refcnt);
+		refcount_inc(&map->refcnt);
 	return map;
 }