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>
---
include/linux/init_task.h | 2 +-
include/linux/sched.h | 3 ++-
include/linux/sched/task.h | 4 ++--
kernel/fork.c | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 369211d..348466a 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ extern struct cred init_cred;
INIT_TASK_TI(tsk) \
.state = 0, \
.stack = init_stack, \
- .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(2), \
+ .usage = REFCOUNT_INIT(2), \
.flags = PF_KTHREAD, \
.prio = MAX_PRIO-20, \
.static_prio = MAX_PRIO-20, \
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 4e933f3..6a01517 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
#include <linux/seccomp.h>
#include <linux/nodemask.h>
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/resource.h>
#include <linux/latencytop.h>
#include <linux/sched/prio.h>
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ struct task_struct {
randomized_struct_fields_start
void *stack;
- atomic_t usage;
+ refcount_t usage;
/* Per task flags (PF_*), defined further below: */
unsigned int flags;
unsigned int ptrace;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index c97e5f0..afd5e58 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ extern void sched_exec(void);
#define sched_exec() {}
#endif
-#define get_task_struct(tsk) do { atomic_inc(&(tsk)->usage); } while(0)
+#define get_task_struct(tsk) do { refcount_inc(&(tsk)->usage); } while(0)
extern void __put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t);
static inline void put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&t->usage))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&t->usage))
__put_task_struct(t);
}
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index a9763f6..c549b0b 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static inline void put_signal_struct(struct signal_struct
*sig)
void __put_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
WARN_ON(!tsk->exit_state);
- WARN_ON(atomic_read(&tsk->usage));
+ WARN_ON(refcount_read(&tsk->usage));
WARN_ON(tsk == current);
cgroup_free(tsk);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct
task_struct *orig, int node)
* One for us, one for whoever does the "release_task()" (usually
* parent)
*/
- atomic_set(&tsk->usage, 2);
+ refcount_set(&tsk->usage, 2);
#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
tsk->btrace_seq = 0;
#endif
--
2.7.4
