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| H A D | dm.c | diff b0b4d7c6752a45c545bcdce647ccfa8fb27f0a06 Fri Oct 20 02:37:39 CDT 2017 Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> dm: convert table_device.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 table_device.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>
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