* [PATCH] fs, ncpfs: convert ncp_request_reply.refs from atomic_t to refcount_t
@ 2017-03-01 9:58 Elena Reshetova
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From: Elena Reshetova @ 2017-03-01 9:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: linux-xfs, peterz, gregkh, viro, petr, Elena Reshetova,
Hans Liljestrand, Kees Cook, David Windsor
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.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
---
fs/ncpfs/sock.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/sock.c b/fs/ncpfs/sock.c
index 4bfeae2..c9d5012 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/sock.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/sock.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
#include <linux/ipx.h>
#include <linux/poll.h>
#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include "ncp_fs.h"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ static int _send(struct socket *sock, const void *buff, int len)
struct ncp_request_reply {
struct list_head req;
wait_queue_head_t wq;
- atomic_t refs;
+ refcount_t refs;
unsigned char* reply_buf;
size_t datalen;
int result;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ static inline struct ncp_request_reply* ncp_alloc_req(void)
return NULL;
init_waitqueue_head(&req->wq);
- atomic_set(&req->refs, (1));
+ refcount_set(&req->refs, (1));
req->status = RQ_IDLE;
return req;
@@ -79,12 +80,12 @@ static inline struct ncp_request_reply* ncp_alloc_req(void)
static void ncp_req_get(struct ncp_request_reply *req)
{
- atomic_inc(&req->refs);
+ refcount_inc(&req->refs);
}
static void ncp_req_put(struct ncp_request_reply *req)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&req->refs))
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&req->refs))
kfree(req);
}
--
2.7.4
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