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>
---
block/bsg.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index 6fd0854..f35e721 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include <linux/idr.h>
#include <linux/bsg.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <scsi/scsi.h>
#include <scsi/scsi_ioctl.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ struct bsg_device {
struct list_head busy_list;
struct list_head done_list;
struct hlist_node dev_list;
- atomic_t ref_count;
+ refcount_t ref_count;
int queued_cmds;
int done_cmds;
wait_queue_head_t wq_done;
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ static int bsg_put_device(struct bsg_device *bd)
mutex_lock(&bsg_mutex);
- do_free = atomic_dec_and_test(&bd->ref_count);
+ do_free = refcount_dec_and_test(&bd->ref_count);
if (!do_free) {
mutex_unlock(&bsg_mutex);
goto out;
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ static struct bsg_device *bsg_add_device(struct inode *inode,
bsg_set_block(bd, file);
- atomic_set(&bd->ref_count, 1);
+ refcount_set(&bd->ref_count, 1);
mutex_lock(&bsg_mutex);
hlist_add_head(&bd->dev_list, bsg_dev_idx_hash(iminor(inode)));
@@ -783,7 +784,7 @@ static struct bsg_device *__bsg_get_device(int minor, struct request_queue *q)
hlist_for_each_entry(bd, bsg_dev_idx_hash(minor), dev_list) {
if (bd->queue == q) {
- atomic_inc(&bd->ref_count);
+ refcount_inc(&bd->ref_count);
goto found;
}
}
--
2.7.4
