[dm-devel] [PATCH 4/4] dm: convert table_device.count from atomic_t to refcount_t

[Elena Reshetova]

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 table_device.count is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.

Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor at gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova at intel.com>
---
 drivers/md/dm.c | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 4be8532..be12f3f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/pr.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #define DM_MSG_PREFIX "core"
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ struct dm_md_mempools {
 
 struct table_device {
 	struct list_head list;
-	atomic_t count;
+	refcount_t count;
 	struct dm_dev dm_dev;
 };
 
@@ -685,10 +686,11 @@ int dm_get_table_device(struct mapped_device *md, dev_t dev, fmode_t mode,
 
 		format_dev_t(td->dm_dev.name, dev);
 
-		atomic_set(&td->count, 0);
+		refcount_set(&td->count, 1);
 		list_add(&td->list, &md->table_devices);
+	} else {
+		refcount_inc(&td->count);
 	}
-	atomic_inc(&td->count);
 	mutex_unlock(&md->table_devices_lock);
 
 	*result = &td->dm_dev;
@@ -701,7 +703,7 @@ void dm_put_table_device(struct mapped_device *md, struct dm_dev *d)
 	struct table_device *td = container_of(d, struct table_device, dm_dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&md->table_devices_lock);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&td->count)) {
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&td->count)) {
 		close_table_device(td, md);
 		list_del(&td->list);
 		kfree(td);
@@ -718,7 +720,7 @@ static void free_table_devices(struct list_head *devices)
 		struct table_device *td = list_entry(tmp, struct table_device, list);
 
 		DMWARN("dm_destroy: %s still exists with %d references",
-		       td->dm_dev.name, atomic_read(&td->count));
+		       td->dm_dev.name, refcount_read(&td->count));
 		kfree(td);
 	}
 }
-- 
2.7.4