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 <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <[email protected]> --- include/linux/rmap.h | 7 ++++--- mm/rmap.c | 14 +++++++------- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/rmap.h b/include/linux/rmap.h index 8c89e90..a8f4a97 100644 --- a/include/linux/rmap.h +++ b/include/linux/rmap.h @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ #include <linux/rwsem.h> #include <linux/memcontrol.h> #include <linux/highmem.h> +#include <linux/refcount.h> /* * The anon_vma heads a list of private "related" vmas, to scan if @@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ struct anon_vma { * the reference is responsible for clearing up the * anon_vma if they are the last user on release */ - atomic_t refcount; + refcount_t refcount; /* * Count of child anon_vmas and VMAs which points to this anon_vma. @@ -102,14 +103,14 @@ enum ttu_flags { #ifdef CONFIG_MMU static inline void get_anon_vma(struct anon_vma *anon_vma) { - atomic_inc(&anon_vma->refcount); + refcount_inc(&anon_vma->refcount); } void __put_anon_vma(struct anon_vma *anon_vma); static inline void put_anon_vma(struct anon_vma *anon_vma) { - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&anon_vma->refcount)) + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&anon_vma->refcount)) __put_anon_vma(anon_vma); } diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c index f683801..55d7f9e 100644 --- a/mm/rmap.c +++ b/mm/rmap.c @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static inline struct anon_vma *anon_vma_alloc(void) anon_vma = kmem_cache_alloc(anon_vma_cachep, GFP_KERNEL); if (anon_vma) { - atomic_set(&anon_vma->refcount, 1); + refcount_set(&anon_vma->refcount, 1); anon_vma->degree = 1; /* Reference for first vma */ anon_vma->parent = anon_vma; /* @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static inline struct anon_vma *anon_vma_alloc(void) static inline void anon_vma_free(struct anon_vma *anon_vma) { - VM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&anon_vma->refcount)); + VM_BUG_ON(refcount_read(&anon_vma->refcount)); /* * Synchronize against page_lock_anon_vma_read() such that @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static void anon_vma_ctor(void *data) struct anon_vma *anon_vma = data; init_rwsem(&anon_vma->rwsem); - atomic_set(&anon_vma->refcount, 0); + refcount_set(&anon_vma->refcount, 0); anon_vma->rb_root = RB_ROOT; } @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ struct anon_vma *page_get_anon_vma(struct page *page) goto out; anon_vma = (struct anon_vma *) (anon_mapping - PAGE_MAPPING_ANON); - if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&anon_vma->refcount)) { + if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&anon_vma->refcount)) { anon_vma = NULL; goto out; } @@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ struct anon_vma *page_lock_anon_vma_read(struct page *page) } /* trylock failed, we got to sleep */ - if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&anon_vma->refcount)) { + if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&anon_vma->refcount)) { anon_vma = NULL; goto out; } @@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ struct anon_vma *page_lock_anon_vma_read(struct page *page) rcu_read_unlock(); anon_vma_lock_read(anon_vma); - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&anon_vma->refcount)) { + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&anon_vma->refcount)) { /* * Oops, we held the last refcount, release the lock * and bail -- can't simply use put_anon_vma() because @@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ void __put_anon_vma(struct anon_vma *anon_vma) struct anon_vma *root = anon_vma->root; anon_vma_free(anon_vma); - if (root != anon_vma && atomic_dec_and_test(&root->refcount)) + if (root != anon_vma && refcount_dec_and_test(&root->refcount)) anon_vma_free(root); } -- 2.7.4
