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Commit cff7cb2e authored by Elena Reshetova's avatar Elena Reshetova Committed by J. Bruce Fields
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fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount 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 nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.

Suggested-by: default avatarKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: default avatarDavid Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarHans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com>
parent a15dfcd5
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