atomic_t variables are currently used to implement reference
counters with the following properties:
- counter is initialized to 1 using atomic_set()
- a resource is freed upon counter reaching zero
- once counter reaches zero, its further
increments aren't allowed
- counter schema uses basic atomic operations
(set, inc, inc_not_zero, dec_and_test, etc.)
Such atomic variables should be converted to a newly provided
refcount_t type and API that prevents accidental counter overflows
and underflows. This is important since overflows and underflows
can lead to use-after-free situation and be exploitable.
The variable fsnotify_group.refcnt is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.
Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
*/
void fsnotify_get_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
{
- atomic_inc(&group->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&group->refcnt);
}
/*
*/
void fsnotify_put_group(struct fsnotify_group *group)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&group->refcnt))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&group->refcnt))
fsnotify_final_destroy_group(group);
}
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
/* set to 0 when there a no external references to this group */
- atomic_set(&group->refcnt, 1);
+ refcount_set(&group->refcnt, 1);
atomic_set(&group->num_marks, 0);
atomic_set(&group->user_waits, 0);
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
/*
* IN_* from inotfy.h lines up EXACTLY with FS_*, this is so we can easily
* inotify_init() and the refcnt will hit 0 only when that fd has been
* closed.
*/
- atomic_t refcnt; /* things with interest in this group */
+ refcount_t refcnt; /* things with interest in this group */
const struct fsnotify_ops *ops; /* how this group handles things */