[PATCH 11/15] kernel: convert group_info.usage from atomic_t to refcount_t

Elena Reshetova
2017-07-07T09:04:25Z

Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/cred.h | 7 ++++---
kernel/cred.c | 2 +-
kernel/groups.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 099058e..00948dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <linux/key.h>
#include <linux/selinux.h>
#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/uidgid.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/sched/user.h>
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ struct inode;
* COW Supplementary groups list
*/
struct group_info {
- atomic_t usage;
+ refcount_t usage;
int ngroups;
kgid_t gid[0];
} __randomize_layout;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ struct group_info {
*/
static inline struct group_info *get_group_info(struct group_info *gi)
{
- atomic_inc(&gi->usage);
+ refcount_inc(&gi->usage);
return gi;
}

@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ static inline struct group_info *get_group_info(struct group_info *gi)
*/
#define put_group_info(group_info) \
do { \
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&(group_info)->usage)) \
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&(group_info)->usage)) \
groups_free(group_info); \
} while (0)

diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index ecf0365..8122d7c 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ do { \
static struct kmem_cache *cred_jar;

/* init to 2 - one for init_task, one to ensure it is never freed */
-struct group_info init_groups = { .usage = ATOMIC_INIT(2) };
+struct group_info init_groups = { .usage = REFCOUNT_INIT(2) };

/*
* The initial credentials for the initial task
diff --git a/kernel/groups.c b/kernel/groups.c
index 434f666..5fc6e21 100644
--- a/kernel/groups.c
+++ b/kernel/groups.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct group_info *groups_alloc(int gidsetsize)
if (!gi)
return NULL;

- atomic_set(&gi->usage, 1);
+ refcount_set(&gi->usage, 1);
gi->ngroups = gidsetsize;
return gi;
}
--
2.7.4