Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751963AbdGRKgk (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:36:40 -0400 Received: from mga04.intel.com ([192.55.52.120]:57036 "EHLO mga04.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751471AbdGRKgi (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:36:38 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.40,377,1496127600"; d="scan'208";a="994241026" From: Elena Reshetova To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, tj@kernel.org, mingo@redhat.com, hannes@cmpxchg.org, lizefan@huawei.com, acme@kernel.org, alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com, eparis@redhat.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org, arnd@arndb.de, luto@kernel.org, keescook@chromium.org, tglx@linutronix.de, dvhart@infradead.org, ebiederm@xmission.com, Elena Reshetova Subject: [PATCH 04/15] sched: convert numa_group.refcount to refcount_t Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:29:57 +0300 Message-Id: <1500373808-8089-5-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4 In-Reply-To: <1500373808-8089-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> References: <1500373808-8089-1-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2103 Lines: 64 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 numa_group.refcount is used as pure reference counter. Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations. Suggested-by: Kees Cook Reviewed-by: David Windsor Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova --- kernel/sched/fair.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c index c95880e..5f7f997 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c @@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ static void account_numa_dequeue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) } struct numa_group { - atomic_t refcount; + refcount_t refcount; spinlock_t lock; /* nr_tasks, tasks */ int nr_tasks; @@ -2177,12 +2177,12 @@ static void task_numa_placement(struct task_struct *p) static inline int get_numa_group(struct numa_group *grp) { - return atomic_inc_not_zero(&grp->refcount); + return refcount_inc_not_zero(&grp->refcount); } static inline void put_numa_group(struct numa_group *grp) { - if (atomic_dec_and_test(&grp->refcount)) + if (refcount_dec_and_test(&grp->refcount)) kfree_rcu(grp, rcu); } @@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@ static void task_numa_group(struct task_struct *p, int cpupid, int flags, if (!grp) return; - atomic_set(&grp->refcount, 1); + refcount_set(&grp->refcount, 1); grp->active_nodes = 1; grp->max_faults_cpu = 0; spin_lock_init(&grp->lock); -- 2.7.4