x86/mce: Convert threshold_bank.cpus 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. Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com> Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com> Cc: Yazen Ghannam <Yazen.Ghannam@amd.com> Cc: linux-edac <linux-edac@vger.kernel.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1492695536-5947-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.comSigned-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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