linux-kernel - [tip:ras/core] x86/mce: Convert threshold_bank.cpus from atomic_t to refcount

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Message-ID: <tip-473e90b2e8356f084dcf9c815a5170d4d4925897@git.kernel.org>
Date:   Sun, 21 May 2017 12:59:05 -0700
From:   tip-bot for Elena Reshetova <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
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        mingo@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, tony.luck@...el.com,
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        elena.reshetova@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:ras/core] x86/mce: Convert threshold_bank.cpus from atomic_t
 to refcount_t

Commit-ID:  473e90b2e8356f084dcf9c815a5170d4d4925897
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/473e90b2e8356f084dcf9c815a5170d4d4925897
Author:     Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 19 May 2017 11:39:13 +0200
Committer:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitDate: Sun, 21 May 2017 21:55:13 +0200

x86/mce: Convert threshold_bank.cpus from atomic_t to refcount_t

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>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
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>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1492695536-5947-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.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 00c88a0..da181ad 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 6e4a047..41439ab 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;