fsnotify: convert fsnotify_group.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:26:01 +0000 (13:26 +0300)
committerJan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:54:56 +0000 (17:54 +0100)
commit7761daa6a1599fa5479b8da367470f632a1927e0
treef1ed23c310e76b1a78447268f9d16c153bb32721
parent9cf90cef362d44b2f3fcdb7d0694849a6308b620
fsnotify: convert fsnotify_group.refcnt 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 fsnotify_group.refcnt 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: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
fs/notify/group.c
include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h