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perf: Convert mmap() refcounts to refcount_t
authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:39:13 +0000 (12:39 +0200)
committerPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:13:02 +0000 (13:13 +0200)
commit448f97fba9013ffa13f5dd82febd18836b189499
treefe2f9b37645706f55f715a7d78cde7d5d2f6aca4
parent59741451b49ce9964a9758c19d6f7df2a1255c75
perf: Convert mmap() refcounts to refcount_t

The recently fixed reference count leaks could have been detected by using
refcount_t and refcount_t would have mitigated the potential overflow at
least.

Now that the code is properly structured, convert the mmap() related
mmap_count variants over to refcount_t.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250812104020.071507932@infradead.org
include/linux/perf_event.h
kernel/events/core.c
kernel/events/internal.h
kernel/events/ring_buffer.c