| 1 | /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */ |
| 2 | #ifndef _LINUX_REFCOUNT_TYPES_H |
| 3 | #define _LINUX_REFCOUNT_TYPES_H |
| 4 | |
| 5 | #include <linux/types.h> |
| 6 | |
| 7 | /** |
| 8 | * typedef refcount_t - variant of atomic_t specialized for reference counts |
| 9 | * @refs: atomic_t counter field |
| 10 | * |
| 11 | * The counter saturates at REFCOUNT_SATURATED and will not move once |
| 12 | * there. This avoids wrapping the counter and causing 'spurious' |
| 13 | * use-after-free bugs. |
| 14 | */ |
| 15 | typedef struct refcount_struct { |
| 16 | atomic_t refs; |
| 17 | } refcount_t; |
| 18 | |
| 19 | #endif /* _LINUX_REFCOUNT_TYPES_H */ |
| 20 | |