fs, nfs: convert nfs4_ff_layout_mirror.ref 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_ff_layout_mirror.ref 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: Anna Schumaker <Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.h b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.h
index 98b34c9b0564..ca35426ac3b4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define FF_FLAGS_NO_IO_THRU_MDS  2
 #define FF_FLAGS_NO_READ_IO      4
 
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include "../pnfs.h"
 
 /* XXX: Let's filter out insanely large mirror count for now to avoid oom
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ struct nfs4_ff_layout_mirror {
 	nfs4_stateid			stateid;
 	struct rpc_cred	__rcu		*ro_cred;
 	struct rpc_cred	__rcu		*rw_cred;
-	atomic_t			ref;
+	refcount_t			ref;
 	spinlock_t			lock;
 	unsigned long			flags;
 	struct nfs4_ff_layoutstat	read_stat;