> On 10/20/2017 12:37 AM, Elena Reshetova wrote: > > 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 cached_dev.count is used as pure reference counter. > > Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations. > > > > Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx> > > Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx> > > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@xxxxxxxxx> > > Reviewed-by: Michael Lyle <mlyle@xxxxxxxx> > > Thanks for this-- I'm including it in my tree for possible inclusion in > 4.15 (I've already sent my main chunk of changes upwards). Thank you Mike! I am dropping then this patch from my list of maintained conversions. Best Regards, Elena. > > Mike -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
