[PATCH 3/4] sparc: convert mdesc_handle.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

From: Elena Reshetova
Date: Mon Feb 20 2017 - 06:06:51 EST


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: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
index c0765bb..ac3fe0d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
#include <linux/bootmem.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>

#include <asm/cpudata.h>
#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ struct mdesc_handle {
struct list_head list;
struct mdesc_mem_ops *mops;
void *self_base;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
unsigned int handle_size;
struct mdesc_hdr mdesc;
};
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ static void mdesc_handle_init(struct mdesc_handle *hp,
memset(hp, 0, handle_size);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hp->list);
hp->self_base = base;
- atomic_set(&hp->refcnt, 1);
+ refcount_set(&hp->refcnt, 1);
hp->handle_size = handle_size;
}

@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ static void __init mdesc_memblock_free(struct mdesc_handle *hp)
unsigned int alloc_size;
unsigned long start;

- BUG_ON(atomic_read(&hp->refcnt) != 0);
+ BUG_ON(refcount_read(&hp->refcnt) != 0);
BUG_ON(!list_empty(&hp->list));

alloc_size = PAGE_ALIGN(hp->handle_size);
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ static struct mdesc_handle *mdesc_kmalloc(unsigned int mdesc_size)

static void mdesc_kfree(struct mdesc_handle *hp)
{
- BUG_ON(atomic_read(&hp->refcnt) != 0);
+ BUG_ON(refcount_read(&hp->refcnt) != 0);
BUG_ON(!list_empty(&hp->list));

kfree(hp->self_base);
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ struct mdesc_handle *mdesc_grab(void)
spin_lock_irqsave(&mdesc_lock, flags);
hp = cur_mdesc;
if (hp)
- atomic_inc(&hp->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&hp->refcnt);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdesc_lock, flags);

return hp;
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ void mdesc_release(struct mdesc_handle *hp)
unsigned long flags;

spin_lock_irqsave(&mdesc_lock, flags);
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&hp->refcnt)) {
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&hp->refcnt)) {
list_del_init(&hp->list);
hp->mops->free(hp);
}
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ void mdesc_update(void)
if (status != HV_EOK || real_len > len) {
printk(KERN_ERR "MD: mdesc reread fails with %lu\n",
status);
- atomic_dec(&hp->refcnt);
+ refcount_dec(&hp->refcnt);
mdesc_free(hp);
goto out;
}
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ void mdesc_update(void)
mdesc_notify_clients(orig_hp, hp);

spin_lock_irqsave(&mdesc_lock, flags);
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&orig_hp->refcnt))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&orig_hp->refcnt))
mdesc_free(orig_hp);
else
list_add(&orig_hp->list, &mdesc_zombie_list);
--
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