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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/refcount_types.h')
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diff --git a/include/linux/refcount_types.h b/include/linux/refcount_types.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..162004f06edf --- /dev/null +++ b/include/linux/refcount_types.h @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +/* 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 */ |