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 mlx4_srq.refcount 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> --- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/srq.c | 8 ++++---- include/linux/mlx4/device.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/srq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/srq.c index bedf521..cbe4d97 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/srq.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/srq.c @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void mlx4_srq_event(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 srqn, int event_type) srq = radix_tree_lookup(&srq_table->tree, srqn & (dev->caps.num_srqs - 1)); rcu_read_unlock(); if (srq) - atomic_inc(&srq->refcount); + refcount_inc(&srq->refcount); else { mlx4_warn(dev, "Async event for bogus SRQ %08x\n", srqn); return; @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void mlx4_srq_event(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 srqn, int event_type) srq->event(srq, event_type); - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&srq->refcount)) + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&srq->refcount)) complete(&srq->free); } @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int mlx4_srq_alloc(struct mlx4_dev *dev, u32 pdn, u32 cqn, u16 xrcd, if (err) goto err_radix; - atomic_set(&srq->refcount, 1); + refcount_set(&srq->refcount, 1); init_completion(&srq->free); return 0; @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void mlx4_srq_free(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_srq *srq) radix_tree_delete(&srq_table->tree, srq->srqn); spin_unlock_irq(&srq_table->lock); - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&srq->refcount)) + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&srq->refcount)) complete(&srq->free); wait_for_completion(&srq->free); diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h index b8e19c4..a9b5fed 100644 --- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h +++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h @@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ struct mlx4_srq { int max_gs; int wqe_shift; - atomic_t refcount; + refcount_t refcount; struct completion free; }; -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html