atomic_t variables are currently used to implement reference
counters with the following properties:
- counter is initialized to 1 using atomic_set()
- a resource is freed upon counter reaching zero
- once counter reaches zero, its further
increments aren't allowed
- counter schema uses basic atomic operations
(set, inc, inc_not_zero, dec_and_test, etc.)
Such atomic variables should be converted to a newly provided
refcount_t type and API that prevents accidental counter overflows
and underflows. This is important since overflows and underflows
can lead to use-after-free situation and be exploitable.
The variable lcs_reply.refcnt is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.
Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
[jwi: removed the WARN_ONs. Use CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL if you care.]
Signed-off-by: Julian Wiedmann <jwi@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
static void
lcs_get_reply(struct lcs_reply *reply)
{
- WARN_ON(atomic_read(&reply->refcnt) <= 0);
- atomic_inc(&reply->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&reply->refcnt);
}
static void
lcs_put_reply(struct lcs_reply *reply)
{
- WARN_ON(atomic_read(&reply->refcnt) <= 0);
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&reply->refcnt)) {
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&reply->refcnt))
kfree(reply);
- }
-
}
static struct lcs_reply *
reply = kzalloc(sizeof(struct lcs_reply), GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!reply)
return NULL;
- atomic_set(&reply->refcnt,1);
+ refcount_set(&reply->refcnt, 1);
reply->sequence_no = cmd->sequence_no;
reply->received = 0;
reply->rc = 0;
#include <linux/netdevice.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <asm/ccwdev.h>
#define LCS_DBF_TEXT(level, name, text) \
struct lcs_reply {
struct list_head list;
__u16 sequence_no;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
/* Callback for completion notification. */
void (*callback)(struct lcs_card *, struct lcs_cmd *);
wait_queue_head_t wait_q;