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.reshet...@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkam...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwind...@gmail.com>
---
drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c
index cd114c6..870deed 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-hyperv.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
#include <asm/apic.h>
#include <linux/msi.h>
#include <linux/hyperv.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <asm/mshyperv.h>
/*
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ enum hv_pcidev_ref_reason {
struct hv_pci_dev {
/* List protected by pci_rescan_remove_lock */
struct list_head list_entry;
- atomic_t refs;
+ refcount_t refs;
enum hv_pcichild_state state;
struct pci_function_description desc;
bool reported_missing;
@@ -1254,13 +1255,13 @@ static void q_resource_requirements(void *context,
struct pci_response *resp,
static void get_pcichild(struct hv_pci_dev *hpdev,
enum hv_pcidev_ref_reason reason)
{
- atomic_inc(&hpdev->refs);
+ refcount_inc(&hpdev->refs);
}
static void put_pcichild(struct hv_pci_dev *hpdev,
enum hv_pcidev_ref_reason reason)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&hpdev->refs))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&hpdev->refs))
kfree(hpdev);
}
@@ -1314,7 +1315,7 @@ static struct hv_pci_dev *new_pcichild_device(struct
hv_pcibus_device *hbus,
wait_for_completion(&comp_pkt.host_event);
hpdev->desc = *desc;
- get_pcichild(hpdev, hv_pcidev_ref_initial);
+ refcount_set(&hpdev->refs, 1);
get_pcichild(hpdev, hv_pcidev_ref_childlist);
spin_lock_irqsave(&hbus->device_list_lock, flags);
list_add_tail(&hpdev->list_entry, &hbus->children);
--
2.7.4
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