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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/refcount.h b/include/linux/refcount.h
index e28cce21bad6..79f62e8d2256 100644
--- a/include/linux/refcount.h
+++ b/include/linux/refcount.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
#include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
struct mutex;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ struct mutex;
* struct refcount_t - variant of atomic_t specialized for reference counts
* @refs: atomic_t counter field
*
- * The counter saturates at UINT_MAX and will not move once
+ * The counter saturates at REFCOUNT_SATURATED and will not move once
* there. This avoids wrapping the counter and causing 'spurious'
* use-after-free bugs.
*/
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ extern void refcount_dec_checked(refcount_t *r);
#ifdef CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL
+#define REFCOUNT_MAX (UINT_MAX - 1)
+#define REFCOUNT_SATURATED UINT_MAX
+
#define refcount_add_not_zero refcount_add_not_zero_checked
#define refcount_add refcount_add_checked
@@ -68,6 +72,10 @@ extern void refcount_dec_checked(refcount_t *r);
#define refcount_dec refcount_dec_checked
#else
+
+#define REFCOUNT_MAX INT_MAX
+#define REFCOUNT_SATURATED (INT_MIN / 2)
+
# ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_REFCOUNT
# include <asm/refcount.h>
# else