dm cache: convert dm_cache_metadata.ref_count from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 07:37:37 +0000 (10:37 +0300)
committerMike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:09:51 +0000 (15:09 -0400)
commit6bdd079610d3a5de0f4eb78d8015bd530c291cd7
tree82b65fc46466466ecaa8339e0d52126d8bcb4dab
parentb0b4d7c6752a45c545bcdce647ccfa8fb27f0a06
dm cache: convert dm_cache_metadata.ref_count 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 dm_cache_metadata.ref_count is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.

Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
drivers/md/dm-cache-metadata.c