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 74835db..6d0ceb9 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