linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/20] ipc/msg.c: Avoid ipc_rcu_putref for failed ipc

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Date:   Thu, 25 May 2017 20:51:02 +0200
From:   Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
To:     mtk.manpages@...il.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, 1vier1@....de,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>, mingo@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, fabf@...net.be,
        Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
Subject: [PATCH 15/20] ipc/msg.c: Avoid ipc_rcu_putref for failed ipc_addid()

Loosely based on a patch from Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>:
- id and retval can be merged
- if ipc_addid() fails, then use call_rcu() directly.

The difference is that call_rcu is used for failed ipc_addid() calls,
to continue to guaranteed an rcu delay for security_msg_queue_free().

Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 ipc/msg.c | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 10094a7..cd90bfd 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static struct msg_queue *msg_alloc(void)
 static int newque(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 {
 	struct msg_queue *msq;
-	int id, retval;
+	int retval;
 	key_t key = params->key;
 	int msgflg = params->flg;
 
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ static int newque(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msq->q_senders);
 
 	/* ipc_addid() locks msq upon success. */
-	id = ipc_addid(&msg_ids(ns), &msq->q_perm, ns->msg_ctlmni);
-	if (id < 0) {
-		ipc_rcu_putref(&msq->q_perm, msg_rcu_free);
-		return id;
+	retval = ipc_addid(&msg_ids(ns), &msq->q_perm, ns->msg_ctlmni);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		call_rcu(&msq->q_perm.rcu, msg_rcu_free);
+		return retval;
 	}
 
 	ipc_unlock_object(&msq->q_perm);
-- 
2.9.3