dm: convert dm_dev_internal.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 dm_dev_internal.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>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.h b/drivers/md/dm.h
index 38c84c0a35d4..36399bb875dd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/hdreg.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #include "dm-stats.h"
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 struct dm_dev_internal {
 	struct list_head list;
-	atomic_t count;
+	refcount_t count;
 	struct dm_dev *dm_dev;
 };