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[13/15] kernel: convert numa_group.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

Message ID 1499418269-3686-14-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Reshetova, Elena July 7, 2017, 9:04 a.m. UTC
refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.

Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
---
 kernel/sched/fair.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Peter Zijlstra July 7, 2017, 9:29 a.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 12:04:27PM +0300, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
> used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
> a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
> refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
> situations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>

Invalid SoB..

> Subject: [PATCH 13/15] kernel: convert numa_group.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Invalid Subject prefix too, scheduler patches get to have "sched:"
Reshetova, Elena July 7, 2017, 10:19 a.m. UTC | #2
> On Fri, Jul 07, 2017 at 12:04:27PM +0300, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> > refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
> > used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
> > a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
> > refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
> > situations.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> > Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
> 
> Invalid SoB..
> 
> > Subject: [PATCH 13/15] kernel: convert numa_group.refcount from atomic_t to
> refcount_t
> 
> > ---
> >  kernel/sched/fair.c | 8 ++++----
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> Invalid Subject prefix too, scheduler patches get to have "sched:"

OK, will fix. 

Best Regards,
Elena.
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diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 008c514..6e5b714 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);