[PATCH 16/19] kernel: convert audit_watch.count from atomic_t to refcount_t

[Elena Reshetova]

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>
---
 kernel/audit_watch.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index f79e465..8ca9e6c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  */
 
 struct audit_watch {
-       atomic_t                count;  /* reference count */
+       refcount_t              count;  /* reference count */
        dev_t                   dev;    /* associated superblock device */
        char                    *path;  /* insertion path */
        unsigned long           ino;    /* associated inode number */
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ static inline struct audit_parent 
*audit_find_parent(struct inode *inode)
 
 void audit_get_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
 {
-       atomic_inc(&watch->count);
+       refcount_inc(&watch->count);
 }
 
 void audit_put_watch(struct audit_watch *watch)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&watch->count)) {
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&watch->count)) {
                WARN_ON(watch->parent);
                WARN_ON(!list_empty(&watch->rules));
                kfree(watch->path);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static struct audit_watch *audit_init_watch(char *path)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&watch->rules);
-       atomic_set(&watch->count, 1);
+       refcount_set(&watch->count, 1);
        watch->path = path;
        watch->dev = AUDIT_DEV_UNSET;
        watch->ino = AUDIT_INO_UNSET;
-- 
2.7.4