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> --- fs/nfs/inode.c | 12 ++++++------ include/linux/nfs_fs.h | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c index b542531..c88c784 100644 --- a/fs/nfs/inode.c +++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c @@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_getattr); static void nfs_init_lock_context(struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx) { - atomic_set(&l_ctx->count, 1); + refcount_set(&l_ctx->count, 1); l_ctx->lockowner = current->files; INIT_LIST_HEAD(&l_ctx->list); atomic_set(&l_ctx->io_count, 0); @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static struct nfs_lock_context *__nfs_find_lock_context(struct nfs_open_context do { if (pos->lockowner != current->files) continue; - atomic_inc(&pos->count); + refcount_inc(&pos->count); return pos; } while ((pos = list_entry(pos->list.next, typeof(*pos), list)) != head); return NULL; @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ void nfs_put_lock_context(struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx) struct nfs_open_context *ctx = l_ctx->open_context; struct inode *inode = d_inode(ctx->dentry); - if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&l_ctx->count, &inode->i_lock)) + if (!refcount_dec_and_lock(&l_ctx->count, &inode->i_lock)) return; list_del(&l_ctx->list); spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_nfs_open_context); struct nfs_open_context *get_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx) { if (ctx != NULL) - atomic_inc(&ctx->lock_context.count); + refcount_inc(&ctx->lock_context.count); return ctx; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_nfs_open_context); @@ -893,11 +893,11 @@ static void __put_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, int is_sync) struct super_block *sb = ctx->dentry->d_sb; if (!list_empty(&ctx->list)) { - if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&ctx->lock_context.count, &inode->i_lock)) + if (!refcount_dec_and_lock(&ctx->lock_context.count, &inode->i_lock)) return; list_del(&ctx->list); spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock); - } else if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->lock_context.count)) + } else if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ctx->lock_context.count)) return; if (inode != NULL) NFS_PROTO(inode)->close_context(ctx, is_sync); diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h index 287f341..0c5b89a 100644 --- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h +++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ #include <linux/mm.h> #include <linux/pagemap.h> #include <linux/rbtree.h> +#include <linux/refcount.h> #include <linux/rwsem.h> #include <linux/wait.h> @@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ struct nfs_access_entry { }; struct nfs_lock_context { - atomic_t count; + refcount_t count; struct list_head list; struct nfs_open_context *open_context; fl_owner_t lockowner; -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html