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Commit ddb99e11 authored by Elena Reshetova's avatar Elena Reshetova Committed by James Morris
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security, keys: convert key_user.usage 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: default avatarElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarHans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Acked-by: default avatarDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJames Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com>
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