linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/7] x86/mce: Convert threshold_bank.cpus from atomic_t to refcount

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Message-Id: <20170519093915.15413-6-bp@alien8.de>
Date:   Fri, 19 May 2017 11:39:13 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] x86/mce: Convert threshold_bank.cpus from atomic_t to refcount_t

From: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>

The 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.

Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: Yazen Ghannam <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
Cc: linux-edac <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1492695536-5947-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h        | 3 ++-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h
index 00c88a01301d..da181ad1d5f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/amd_nb.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 struct amd_nb_bus_dev_range {
 	u8 bus;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ struct threshold_bank {
 	struct threshold_block	*blocks;
 
 	/* initialized to the number of CPUs on the node sharing this bank */
-	atomic_t		cpus;
+	refcount_t		cpus;
 };
 
 struct amd_northbridge {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
index 6e4a047e4b68..41439ab41102 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ static int threshold_create_bank(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int bank)
 				goto out;
 
 			per_cpu(threshold_banks, cpu)[bank] = b;
-			atomic_inc(&b->cpus);
+			refcount_inc(&b->cpus);
 
 			err = __threshold_add_blocks(b);
 
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ static int threshold_create_bank(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int bank)
 	per_cpu(threshold_banks, cpu)[bank] = b;
 
 	if (is_shared_bank(bank)) {
-		atomic_set(&b->cpus, 1);
+		refcount_set(&b->cpus, 1);
 
 		/* nb is already initialized, see above */
 		if (nb) {
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static void threshold_remove_bank(unsigned int cpu, int bank)
 		goto free_out;
 
 	if (is_shared_bank(bank)) {
-		if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&b->cpus)) {
+		if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&b->cpus)) {
 			__threshold_remove_blocks(b);
 			per_cpu(threshold_banks, cpu)[bank] = NULL;
 			return;
-- 
2.11.0