On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 10:00:45AM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote: > The atomic_t API based object reference counter management is prone to > counter value overflows, object use-after-free issues and to return > puzzling values. The improved refcount_t APIs are designed to address > these known issues with atomic_t reference counter management. This > white paper [1] has detailed reasons for moving from atomic_t to > refcount_t APIs. Hence replace the atomic_* based implementation by its > refcount_* based equivalent. > The issue is identified using atomic_as_refcounter.cocci Coccinelle > semantic patch script. > > [1] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1710.06175.pdf > > Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@xxxxxxxxx> Hello, May I please request a review and feedback on this patch proposal? Thank you, ./drv > --- > Note: The proposal is compile tested only. > > drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c | 10 +++++----- > include/scsi/libfc.h | 2 +- > 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c > index 1d91c457527f..1c49fddb65e3 100644 > --- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c > +++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_exch.c > @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static const char *fc_exch_rctl_name(unsigned int op) > */ > static inline void fc_exch_hold(struct fc_exch *ep) > { > - atomic_inc(&ep->ex_refcnt); > + refcount_inc(&ep->ex_refcnt); > } > > /** > @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void fc_exch_release(struct fc_exch *ep) > { > struct fc_exch_mgr *mp; > > - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ep->ex_refcnt)) { > + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ep->ex_refcnt)) { > mp = ep->em; > if (ep->destructor) > ep->destructor(&ep->seq, ep->arg); > @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static inline void fc_exch_timer_cancel(struct fc_exch *ep) > { > if (cancel_delayed_work(&ep->timeout_work)) { > FC_EXCH_DBG(ep, "Exchange timer canceled\n"); > - atomic_dec(&ep->ex_refcnt); /* drop hold for timer */ > + refcount_dec(&ep->ex_refcnt); /* drop hold for timer */ > } > } > > @@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ static void fc_exch_reset(struct fc_exch *ep) > ep->state |= FC_EX_RST_CLEANUP; > fc_exch_timer_cancel(ep); > if (ep->esb_stat & ESB_ST_REC_QUAL) > - atomic_dec(&ep->ex_refcnt); /* drop hold for rec_qual */ > + refcount_dec(&ep->ex_refcnt); /* drop hold for rec_qual */ > ep->esb_stat &= ~ESB_ST_REC_QUAL; > sp = &ep->seq; > rc = fc_exch_done_locked(ep); > @@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ static void fc_exch_els_rrq(struct fc_frame *fp) > */ > if (ep->esb_stat & ESB_ST_REC_QUAL) { > ep->esb_stat &= ~ESB_ST_REC_QUAL; > - atomic_dec(&ep->ex_refcnt); /* drop hold for rec qual */ > + refcount_dec(&ep->ex_refcnt); /* drop hold for rec qual */ > } > if (ep->esb_stat & ESB_ST_COMPLETE) > fc_exch_timer_cancel(ep); > diff --git a/include/scsi/libfc.h b/include/scsi/libfc.h > index 6e29e1719db1..ce65149b300c 100644 > --- a/include/scsi/libfc.h > +++ b/include/scsi/libfc.h > @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ struct fc_seq { > */ > struct fc_exch { > spinlock_t ex_lock; > - atomic_t ex_refcnt; > + refcount_t ex_refcnt; > enum fc_class class; > struct fc_exch_mgr *em; > struct fc_exch_pool *pool; > -- > 2.34.1 >
