linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/5] fs, xfs: convert xfs_bui_log_item.bui_refcount from atomic_t to refcount

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:07:54 +0300
From:   Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
To:     darrick.wong@...cle.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] fs, xfs: convert xfs_bui_log_item.bui_refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

atomic_t variables are currently used to implement reference
counters with the following properties:
 - counter is initialized to 1 using atomic_set()
 - a resource is freed upon counter reaching zero
 - once counter reaches zero, its further
   increments aren't allowed
 - counter schema uses basic atomic operations
   (set, inc, inc_not_zero, dec_and_test, etc.)

Such atomic variables should be converted to a newly provided
refcount_t type and API that prevents accidental counter overflows
and underflows. This is important since overflows and underflows
can lead to use-after-free situation and be exploitable.

The variable xfs_bui_log_item.bui_refcount is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.

Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
---
 fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c | 6 +++---
 fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.h | 2 +-
 fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h     | 1 +
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
index dd136f7..0f2e3d8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ xfs_bui_init(
 	buip->bui_format.bui_nextents = XFS_BUI_MAX_FAST_EXTENTS;
 	buip->bui_format.bui_id = (uintptr_t)(void *)buip;
 	atomic_set(&buip->bui_next_extent, 0);
-	atomic_set(&buip->bui_refcount, 2);
+	refcount_set(&buip->bui_refcount, 2);
 
 	return buip;
 }
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ void
 xfs_bui_release(
 	struct xfs_bui_log_item	*buip)
 {
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&buip->bui_refcount) > 0);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&buip->bui_refcount)) {
+	ASSERT(refcount_read(&buip->bui_refcount) > 0);
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&buip->bui_refcount)) {
 		xfs_trans_ail_remove(&buip->bui_item, SHUTDOWN_LOG_IO_ERROR);
 		xfs_bui_item_free(buip);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.h
index c867daa..7048b14 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct kmem_zone;
  */
 struct xfs_bui_log_item {
 	struct xfs_log_item		bui_item;
-	atomic_t			bui_refcount;
+	refcount_t			bui_refcount;
 	atomic_t			bui_next_extent;
 	unsigned long			bui_flags;	/* misc flags */
 	struct xfs_bui_log_format	bui_format;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
index dcd1292..0def85f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 /*
  * Kernel specific type declarations for XFS
-- 
2.7.4