linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/14] pstore/ram: Should zap persistent zone on unlink

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Message-ID: <20120518222436.GD23089@lizard>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2012 15:24:37 -0700
From:	Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@...aro.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Shuah Khan <shuahkhan@...il.com>, arve@...roid.com,
	Rebecca Schultz Zavin <rebecca@...roid.com>,
	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Marco Stornelli <marco.stornelli@...il.com>,
	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, patches@...aro.org,
	kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: [PATCH 04/14] pstore/ram: Should zap persistent zone on unlink

Otherwise, unlinked file will reappear on the next boot.

Reported-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@...aro.org>
---
 fs/pstore/ram.c            |    1 +
 fs/pstore/ram_core.c       |    6 ++++++
 include/linux/pstore_ram.h |    1 +
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
index 3a7724b..43d9727 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int ramoops_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	persistent_ram_free_old(cxt->przs[id]);
+	persistent_ram_zap(cxt->przs[id]);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c b/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
index dff5127..28b6d7f 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram_core.c
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ void persistent_ram_free_old(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz)
 	prz->old_log_size = 0;
 }
 
+void persistent_ram_zap(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz)
+{
+	atomic_set(&prz->buffer->size, 0);
+	persistent_ram_update_header_ecc(prz);
+}
+
 static void *persistent_ram_vmap(phys_addr_t start, size_t size)
 {
 	struct page **pages;
diff --git a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
index 07d59b7..085199e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
+++ b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct persistent_ram_zone * __init persistent_ram_new(phys_addr_t start,
 						       size_t size,
 						       bool ecc);
 void persistent_ram_free(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz);
+void persistent_ram_zap(struct persistent_ram_zone *prz);
 struct persistent_ram_zone *persistent_ram_init_ringbuffer(struct device *dev,
 		bool ecc);
 
-- 
1.7.9.2

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