perf map: Convert map_groups.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/1487691303-31858-7-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com
[ Did the missing conversion of tests/thread-mg-share.c too ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index 9545ff3..c8a5a64 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct maps {
struct map_groups {
struct maps maps[MAP__NR_TYPES];
struct machine *machine;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
};
struct map_groups *map_groups__new(struct machine *machine);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ bool map_groups__empty(struct map_groups *mg);
static inline struct map_groups *map_groups__get(struct map_groups *mg)
{
if (mg)
- atomic_inc(&mg->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&mg->refcnt);
return mg;
}