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> --- drivers/xen/gntdev.c | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c index 2ef2b61..b183cb2 100644 --- a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c +++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ #include <linux/spinlock.h> #include <linux/slab.h> #include <linux/highmem.h> +#include <linux/refcount.h> #include <xen/xen.h> #include <xen/grant_table.h> @@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ struct grant_map { int index; int count; int flags; - atomic_t users; + refcount_t users; struct unmap_notify notify; struct ioctl_gntdev_grant_ref *grants; struct gnttab_map_grant_ref *map_ops; @@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ static struct grant_map *gntdev_alloc_map(struct gntdev_priv *priv, int count) add->index = 0; add->count = count; - atomic_set(&add->users, 1); + refcount_set(&add->users, 1); return add; @@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ static void gntdev_put_map(struct gntdev_priv *priv, struct grant_map *map) if (!map) return; - if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&map->users)) + if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&map->users)) return; atomic_sub(map->count, &pages_mapped); @@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ static void gntdev_vma_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma) struct grant_map *map = vma->vm_private_data; pr_debug("gntdev_vma_open %p\n", vma); - atomic_inc(&map->users); + refcount_inc(&map->users); } static void gntdev_vma_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma) @@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ static int gntdev_mmap(struct file *flip, struct vm_area_struct *vma) goto unlock_out; } - atomic_inc(&map->users); + refcount_inc(&map->users); vma->vm_ops = &gntdev_vmops; -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-s390" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html