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/md/dm.c | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 9f37d7f..cba91c3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/wait.h>
#include <linux/pr.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#define DM_MSG_PREFIX "core"
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ struct dm_md_mempools {
struct table_device {
struct list_head list;
- atomic_t count;
+ refcount_t count;
struct dm_dev dm_dev;
};
@@ -680,10 +681,11 @@ int dm_get_table_device(struct mapped_device *md, dev_t
dev, fmode_t mode,
format_dev_t(td->dm_dev.name, dev);
- atomic_set(&td->count, 0);
+ refcount_set(&td->count, 1);
list_add(&td->list, &md->table_devices);
+ } else {
+ refcount_inc(&td->count);
}
- atomic_inc(&td->count);
mutex_unlock(&md->table_devices_lock);
*result = &td->dm_dev;
@@ -696,7 +698,7 @@ void dm_put_table_device(struct mapped_device *md, struct
dm_dev *d)
struct table_device *td = container_of(d, struct table_device, dm_dev);
mutex_lock(&md->table_devices_lock);
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&td->count)) {
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&td->count)) {
close_table_device(td, md);
list_del(&td->list);
kfree(td);
@@ -713,7 +715,7 @@ static void free_table_devices(struct list_head *devices)
struct table_device *td = list_entry(tmp, struct table_device,
list);
DMWARN("dm_destroy: %s still exists with %d references",
- td->dm_dev.name, atomic_read(&td->count));
+ td->dm_dev.name, refcount_read(&td->count));
kfree(td);
}
}
--
2.7.4
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