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]>
---
 fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c | 6 +++---
 fs/nfsd/state.h     | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 253fc93..a19f56c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ put_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi)
 {
        might_lock(&state_lock);
 
-       if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&fi->fi_ref, &state_lock)) {
+       if (refcount_dec_and_lock(&fi->fi_ref, &state_lock)) {
                hlist_del_rcu(&fi->fi_hash);
                spin_unlock(&state_lock);
                WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&fi->fi_clnt_odstate));
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ static void nfsd4_init_file(struct knfsd_fh *fh, unsigned 
int hashval,
 {
        lockdep_assert_held(&state_lock);
 
-       atomic_set(&fp->fi_ref, 1);
+       refcount_set(&fp->fi_ref, 1);
        spin_lock_init(&fp->fi_lock);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_stateids);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_delegations);
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ find_file_locked(struct knfsd_fh *fh, unsigned int 
hashval)
 
        hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(fp, &file_hashtbl[hashval], fi_hash) {
                if (fh_match(&fp->fi_fhandle, fh)) {
-                       if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&fp->fi_ref))
+                       if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&fp->fi_ref))
                                return fp;
                }
        }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 58eb5f4..4797429 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ struct nfs4_clnt_odstate {
  * the global state_lock spinlock.
  */
 struct nfs4_file {
-       atomic_t                fi_ref;
+       refcount_t              fi_ref;
        spinlock_t              fi_lock;
        struct hlist_node       fi_hash;        /* hash on fi_fhandle */
        struct list_head        fi_stateids;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ struct nfs4_file *find_file(struct knfsd_fh *fh);
 void put_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi);
 static inline void get_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi)
 {
-       atomic_inc(&fi->fi_ref);
+       refcount_inc(&fi->fi_ref);
 }
 struct file *find_any_file(struct nfs4_file *f);
 
-- 
2.7.4

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