linux_dsm_epyc7002/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox
Elena Reshetova dd8e19456d drivers, net, mlx5: convert fs_node.refcount 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 fs_node.refcount 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: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2017-10-22 02:22:39 +01:00
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mlx4 drivers, net, mlx4: convert mlx4_srq.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t 2017-10-22 02:22:38 +01:00
mlx5/core drivers, net, mlx5: convert fs_node.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t 2017-10-22 02:22:39 +01:00
mlxfw net/mlxfw: Properly handle dependancy with non-loadable mlx5 2017-07-03 02:32:25 -07:00
mlxsw net: sched: avoid ndo_setup_tc calls for TC_SETUP_CLS* 2017-10-21 03:04:08 +01:00
Kconfig Change Kconfig description 2017-08-14 11:18:16 -07:00
Makefile Add the mlxfw module for Mellanox firmware flash process 2017-05-25 17:46:17 -04:00