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>
---
block/blk-cgroup.c | 2 +-
include/linux/blk-cgroup.h | 9 ++++-----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
index 0480892..3762908 100644
--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static struct blkcg_gq *blkg_alloc(struct blkcg *blkcg,
struct request_queue *q,
blkg->q = q;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&blkg->q_node);
blkg->blkcg = blkcg;
- atomic_set(&blkg->refcnt, 1);
+ refcount_set(&blkg->refcnt, 1);
/* root blkg uses @q->root_rl, init rl only for !root blkgs */
if (blkcg != &blkcg_root) {
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
index 01b62e7..e54f048 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-cgroup.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#include <linux/radix-tree.h>
#include <linux/blkdev.h>
#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
/* percpu_counter batch for blkg_[rw]stats, per-cpu drift doesn't matter */
#define BLKG_STAT_CPU_BATCH (INT_MAX / 2)
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ struct blkcg_gq {
struct request_list rl;
/* reference count */
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
/* is this blkg online? protected by both blkcg and q locks */
bool online;
@@ -354,8 +355,7 @@ static inline int blkg_path(struct blkcg_gq *blkg, char
*buf, int buflen)
*/
static inline void blkg_get(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
{
- WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&blkg->refcnt) <= 0);
- atomic_inc(&blkg->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&blkg->refcnt);
}
void __blkg_release_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu);
@@ -366,8 +366,7 @@ void __blkg_release_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu);
*/
static inline void blkg_put(struct blkcg_gq *blkg)
{
- WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&blkg->refcnt) <= 0);
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&blkg->refcnt))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&blkg->refcnt))
call_rcu(&blkg->rcu_head, __blkg_release_rcu);
}
--
2.7.4
