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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_REFCOUNT_TYPES_H
+#define _LINUX_REFCOUNT_TYPES_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/**
+ * typedef refcount_t - variant of atomic_t specialized for reference counts
+ * @refs: atomic_t counter field
+ *
+ * The counter saturates at REFCOUNT_SATURATED and will not move once
+ * there. This avoids wrapping the counter and causing 'spurious'
+ * use-after-free bugs.
+ */
+typedef struct refcount_struct {
+	atomic_t refs;
+} refcount_t;
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_REFCOUNT_TYPES_H */