Many subsystems will not use refcount_t unless there is a way to build the
kernel so that there is no regression in speed compared to atomic_t. This
adds CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL to enable the full refcount_t implementation
which has the validation but is slightly slower. When not enabled,
refcount_t uses the basic unchecked atomic_t routines, which results in
no code changes compared to just using atomic_t directly.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
---
This is v2 of this patch, which I've split from the arch-specific
alternative implementation for x86. Getting this patch in will unblock
atomic_t -> refcount_t conversion, and the x86 alternative implementation
can be developed in parallel. Changes from v1: use better atomic ops,
thanks to Elena and Peter.
---
arch/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++
include/linux/refcount.h | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
lib/refcount.c | 3 +++
3 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 6c00e5b00f8b..fba3bf186728 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -867,4 +867,13 @@ config STRICT_MODULE_RWX
config ARCH_WANT_RELAX_ORDER
bool
+config REFCOUNT_FULL
+ bool "Perform full reference count validation at the expense of speed"
+ help
+ Enabling this switches the refcounting infrastructure from a fast
+ unchecked atomic_t implementation to a fully state checked
+ implementation, which can be slower but provides protections
+ against various use-after-free conditions that can be used in
+ security flaw exploits.
+
source "kernel/gcov/Kconfig"
diff --git a/include/linux/refcount.h b/include/linux/refcount.h
index b34aa649d204..099c32bd07b2 100644
--- a/include/linux/refcount.h
+++ b/include/linux/refcount.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static inline unsigned int refcount_read(const refcount_t *r)
return atomic_read(&r->refs);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL
extern __must_check bool refcount_add_not_zero(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r);
extern void refcount_add(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r);
@@ -52,6 +53,49 @@ extern void refcount_sub(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r);
extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_and_test(refcount_t *r);
extern void refcount_dec(refcount_t *r);
+#else
+static inline __must_check bool refcount_add_not_zero(unsigned int i,
+ refcount_t *r)
+{
+ return atomic_add_unless(&r->refs, i, 0);
+}
+
+static inline void refcount_add(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
+{
+ atomic_add(i, &r->refs);
+}
+
+static inline __must_check bool refcount_inc_not_zero(refcount_t *r)
+{
+ return atomic_add_unless(&r->refs, 1, 0);
+}
+
+static inline void refcount_inc(refcount_t *r)
+{
+ atomic_inc(&r->refs);
+}
+
+static inline __must_check bool refcount_sub_and_test(unsigned int i,
+ refcount_t *r)
+{
+ return atomic_sub_and_test(i, &r->refs);
+}
+
+static inline void refcount_sub(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
+{
+ atomic_sub(i, &r->refs);
+}
+
+static inline __must_check bool refcount_dec_and_test(refcount_t *r)
+{
+ return atomic_dec_and_test(&r->refs);
+}
+
+static inline void refcount_dec(refcount_t *r)
+{
+ atomic_dec(&r->refs);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL */
extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_if_one(refcount_t *r);
extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_not_one(refcount_t *r);
diff --git a/lib/refcount.c b/lib/refcount.c
index 9f906783987e..5d0582a9480c 100644
--- a/lib/refcount.c
+++ b/lib/refcount.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/bug.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL
+
/**
* refcount_add_not_zero - add a value to a refcount unless it is 0
* @i: the value to add to the refcount
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ void refcount_dec(refcount_t *r)
WARN_ONCE(refcount_dec_and_test(r), "refcount_t: decrement hit 0;
leaking memory.\n");
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec);
+#endif /* CONFIG_REFCOUNT_FULL */
/**
* refcount_dec_if_one - decrement a refcount if it is 1
--
2.7.4
--
Kees Cook
Pixel Security
