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    lockd: convert nlm_rqst.a_count from atomic_t to refcount_t · fbca30c5
    Elena Reshetova authored
    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 nlm_rqst.a_count is used as pure reference counter.
    Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations.
    
    **Important note for maintainers:
    
    Some functions from refcount_t API defined in lib/refcount.c
    have different memory ordering guarantees than their atomic
    counterparts.
    The full comparison can be seen in
    https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/15/57
    
     and it is hopefully soon
    in state to be merged to the documentation tree.
    Normally the differences should not matter since refcount_t provides
    enough guarantees to satisfy the refcounting use cases, but in
    some rare cases it might matter.
    Please double check that you don't have some undocumented
    memory guarantees for this variable usage.
    
    For the nlm_rqst.a_count it might make a difference
    in following places:
     - nlmclnt_release_call() and nlmsvc_release_call(): decrement
       in refcount_dec_and_test() only
       provides RELEASE ordering and control dependency on success
       vs. fully ordered atomic counterpart
    
    Suggested-by: default avatarKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDavid Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarHans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarElena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarTrond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@primarydata.com>
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