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/ceph/mds_client.c | 2 +-
include/linux/ceph/pagelist.h | 6 +++---
net/ceph/pagelist.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index c681762..7b38e6c 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ static struct ceph_msg *create_request_message(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
if (req->r_pagelist) {
struct ceph_pagelist *pagelist = req->r_pagelist;
- atomic_inc(&pagelist->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&pagelist->refcnt);
ceph_msg_data_add_pagelist(msg, pagelist);
msg->hdr.data_len = cpu_to_le32(pagelist->length);
} else {
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/pagelist.h b/include/linux/ceph/pagelist.h
index 13d71fe..75a7db2 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/pagelist.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/pagelist.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
#define __FS_CEPH_PAGELIST_H
#include <asm/byteorder.h>
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct ceph_pagelist {
size_t room;
struct list_head free_list;
size_t num_pages_free;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
};
struct ceph_pagelist_cursor {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static inline void ceph_pagelist_init(struct ceph_pagelist *pl)
pl->room = 0;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pl->free_list);
pl->num_pages_free = 0;
- atomic_set(&pl->refcnt, 1);
+ refcount_set(&pl->refcnt, 1);
}
extern void ceph_pagelist_release(struct ceph_pagelist *pl);
diff --git a/net/ceph/pagelist.c b/net/ceph/pagelist.c
index 6864007..ce09f73 100644
--- a/net/ceph/pagelist.c
+++ b/net/ceph/pagelist.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void ceph_pagelist_unmap_tail(struct ceph_pagelist *pl)
void ceph_pagelist_release(struct ceph_pagelist *pl)
{
- if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&pl->refcnt))
+ if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&pl->refcnt))
return;
ceph_pagelist_unmap_tail(pl);
while (!list_empty(&pl->head)) {
--
2.7.4
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