fs, nilfs: convert nilfs_root.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 nilfs_root.count is used as pure reference counter.
Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1509367935-3086-3-git-send-email-konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
index 2dd75bf619ad..afebb5067cec 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ struct nilfs_root *nilfs_lookup_root(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 cno)
                 } else if (cno > root->cno) {
                         n = n->rb_right;
                 } else {
-                        atomic_inc(&root->count);
+                        refcount_inc(&root->count);
                         spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_cptree_lock);
                         return root;
                 }
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ nilfs_find_or_create_root(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 cno)
                 } else if (cno > root->cno) {
                         p = &(*p)->rb_right;
                 } else {
-                        atomic_inc(&root->count);
+                        refcount_inc(&root->count);
                         spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_cptree_lock);
                         kfree(new);
                         return root;
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ nilfs_find_or_create_root(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 cno)
         new->cno = cno;
         new->ifile = NULL;
         new->nilfs = nilfs;
-        atomic_set(&new->count, 1);
+        refcount_set(&new->count, 1);
         atomic64_set(&new->inodes_count, 0);
         atomic64_set(&new->blocks_count, 0);
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ nilfs_find_or_create_root(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 cno)
 
 void nilfs_put_root(struct nilfs_root *root)
 {
-        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&root->count)) {
+        if (refcount_dec_and_test(&root->count)) {
                 struct the_nilfs *nilfs = root->nilfs;
 
                 nilfs_sysfs_delete_snapshot_group(root);
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
index b305c6f033e7..883d732b0259 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 struct nilfs_sc_info;
 struct nilfs_sysfs_dev_subgroups;
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ struct nilfs_root {
         __u64 cno;
         struct rb_node rb_node;
 
-        atomic_t count;
+        refcount_t count;
         struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
         struct inode *ifile;
 
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ void nilfs_swap_super_block(struct the_nilfs *);
 
 static inline void nilfs_get_root(struct nilfs_root *root)
 {
-        atomic_inc(&root->count);
+        refcount_inc(&root->count);
 }
 
 static inline int nilfs_valid_fs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)