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| author | Elena Reshetova <[email protected]> | 2017-10-30 14:46:32 -0700 |
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| committer | Jens Axboe <[email protected]> | 2017-10-30 15:57:54 -0600 |
| commit | 3b304d24a718ae779ee9c7f2014dd3b2d0893b70 (patch) | |
| tree | 6357ed6aa6ed01c1f81156e8ab9c29c289b85634 /tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py | |
| parent | d59b23795933678c9638fd20c942d2b4f3cd6185 (diff) | |
bcache: convert cached_dev.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 cached_dev.count is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.
Suggested-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Michael Lyle <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
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