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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 /*
3  * Variant of atomic_t specialized for reference counts.
4  *
5  * The interface matches the atomic_t interface (to aid in porting) but only
6  * provides the few functions one should use for reference counting.
7  *
8  * It differs in that the counter saturates at UINT_MAX and will not move once
9  * there. This avoids wrapping the counter and causing 'spurious'
10  * use-after-free issues.
11  *
12  * Memory ordering rules are slightly relaxed wrt regular atomic_t functions
13  * and provide only what is strictly required for refcounts.
14  *
15  * The increments are fully relaxed; these will not provide ordering. The
16  * rationale is that whatever is used to obtain the object we're increasing the
17  * reference count on will provide the ordering. For locked data structures,
18  * its the lock acquire, for RCU/lockless data structures its the dependent
19  * load.
20  *
21  * Do note that inc_not_zero() provides a control dependency which will order
22  * future stores against the inc, this ensures we'll never modify the object
23  * if we did not in fact acquire a reference.
24  *
25  * The decrements will provide release order, such that all the prior loads and
26  * stores will be issued before, it also provides a control dependency, which
27  * will order us against the subsequent free().
28  *
29  * The control dependency is against the load of the cmpxchg (ll/sc) that
30  * succeeded. This means the stores aren't fully ordered, but this is fine
31  * because the 1->0 transition indicates no concurrency.
32  *
33  * Note that the allocator is responsible for ordering things between free()
34  * and alloc().
35  *
36  * The decrements dec_and_test() and sub_and_test() also provide acquire
37  * ordering on success.
38  *
39  */
40 
41 #include <linux/mutex.h>
42 #include <linux/refcount.h>
43 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
44 #include <linux/bug.h>
45 
46 /**
47  * refcount_add_not_zero_checked - add a value to a refcount unless it is 0
48  * @i: the value to add to the refcount
49  * @r: the refcount
50  *
51  * Will saturate at UINT_MAX and WARN.
52  *
53  * Provides no memory ordering, it is assumed the caller has guaranteed the
54  * object memory to be stable (RCU, etc.). It does provide a control dependency
55  * and thereby orders future stores. See the comment on top.
56  *
57  * Use of this function is not recommended for the normal reference counting
58  * use case in which references are taken and released one at a time.  In these
59  * cases, refcount_inc(), or one of its variants, should instead be used to
60  * increment a reference count.
61  *
62  * Return: false if the passed refcount is 0, true otherwise
63  */
64 bool refcount_add_not_zero_checked(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
65 {
66 	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
67 
68 	do {
69 		if (!val)
70 			return false;
71 
72 		if (unlikely(val == UINT_MAX))
73 			return true;
74 
75 		new = val + i;
76 		if (new < val)
77 			new = UINT_MAX;
78 
79 	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(&r->refs, &val, new));
80 
81 	WARN_ONCE(new == UINT_MAX, "refcount_t: saturated; leaking memory.\n");
82 
83 	return true;
84 }
85 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_add_not_zero_checked);
86 
87 /**
88  * refcount_add_checked - add a value to a refcount
89  * @i: the value to add to the refcount
90  * @r: the refcount
91  *
92  * Similar to atomic_add(), but will saturate at UINT_MAX and WARN.
93  *
94  * Provides no memory ordering, it is assumed the caller has guaranteed the
95  * object memory to be stable (RCU, etc.). It does provide a control dependency
96  * and thereby orders future stores. See the comment on top.
97  *
98  * Use of this function is not recommended for the normal reference counting
99  * use case in which references are taken and released one at a time.  In these
100  * cases, refcount_inc(), or one of its variants, should instead be used to
101  * increment a reference count.
102  */
103 void refcount_add_checked(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
104 {
105 	WARN_ONCE(!refcount_add_not_zero_checked(i, r), "refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.\n");
106 }
107 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_add_checked);
108 
109 /**
110  * refcount_inc_not_zero_checked - increment a refcount unless it is 0
111  * @r: the refcount to increment
112  *
113  * Similar to atomic_inc_not_zero(), but will saturate at UINT_MAX and WARN.
114  *
115  * Provides no memory ordering, it is assumed the caller has guaranteed the
116  * object memory to be stable (RCU, etc.). It does provide a control dependency
117  * and thereby orders future stores. See the comment on top.
118  *
119  * Return: true if the increment was successful, false otherwise
120  */
121 bool refcount_inc_not_zero_checked(refcount_t *r)
122 {
123 	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
124 
125 	do {
126 		new = val + 1;
127 
128 		if (!val)
129 			return false;
130 
131 		if (unlikely(!new))
132 			return true;
133 
134 	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(&r->refs, &val, new));
135 
136 	WARN_ONCE(new == UINT_MAX, "refcount_t: saturated; leaking memory.\n");
137 
138 	return true;
139 }
140 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_inc_not_zero_checked);
141 
142 /**
143  * refcount_inc_checked - increment a refcount
144  * @r: the refcount to increment
145  *
146  * Similar to atomic_inc(), but will saturate at UINT_MAX and WARN.
147  *
148  * Provides no memory ordering, it is assumed the caller already has a
149  * reference on the object.
150  *
151  * Will WARN if the refcount is 0, as this represents a possible use-after-free
152  * condition.
153  */
154 void refcount_inc_checked(refcount_t *r)
155 {
156 	WARN_ONCE(!refcount_inc_not_zero_checked(r), "refcount_t: increment on 0; use-after-free.\n");
157 }
158 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_inc_checked);
159 
160 /**
161  * refcount_sub_and_test_checked - subtract from a refcount and test if it is 0
162  * @i: amount to subtract from the refcount
163  * @r: the refcount
164  *
165  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_test(), but it will WARN, return false and
166  * ultimately leak on underflow and will fail to decrement when saturated
167  * at UINT_MAX.
168  *
169  * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done
170  * before, and provides an acquire ordering on success such that free()
171  * must come after.
172  *
173  * Use of this function is not recommended for the normal reference counting
174  * use case in which references are taken and released one at a time.  In these
175  * cases, refcount_dec(), or one of its variants, should instead be used to
176  * decrement a reference count.
177  *
178  * Return: true if the resulting refcount is 0, false otherwise
179  */
180 bool refcount_sub_and_test_checked(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
181 {
182 	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
183 
184 	do {
185 		if (unlikely(val == UINT_MAX))
186 			return false;
187 
188 		new = val - i;
189 		if (new > val) {
190 			WARN_ONCE(new > val, "refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.\n");
191 			return false;
192 		}
193 
194 	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, new));
195 
196 	if (!new) {
197 		smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep();
198 		return true;
199 	}
200 	return false;
201 
202 }
203 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_sub_and_test_checked);
204 
205 /**
206  * refcount_dec_and_test_checked - decrement a refcount and test if it is 0
207  * @r: the refcount
208  *
209  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_test(), it will WARN on underflow and fail to
210  * decrement when saturated at UINT_MAX.
211  *
212  * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done
213  * before, and provides an acquire ordering on success such that free()
214  * must come after.
215  *
216  * Return: true if the resulting refcount is 0, false otherwise
217  */
218 bool refcount_dec_and_test_checked(refcount_t *r)
219 {
220 	return refcount_sub_and_test_checked(1, r);
221 }
222 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_test_checked);
223 
224 /**
225  * refcount_dec_checked - decrement a refcount
226  * @r: the refcount
227  *
228  * Similar to atomic_dec(), it will WARN on underflow and fail to decrement
229  * when saturated at UINT_MAX.
230  *
231  * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done
232  * before.
233  */
234 void refcount_dec_checked(refcount_t *r)
235 {
236 	WARN_ONCE(refcount_dec_and_test_checked(r), "refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory.\n");
237 }
238 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_checked);
239 
240 /**
241  * refcount_dec_if_one - decrement a refcount if it is 1
242  * @r: the refcount
243  *
244  * No atomic_t counterpart, it attempts a 1 -> 0 transition and returns the
245  * success thereof.
246  *
247  * Like all decrement operations, it provides release memory order and provides
248  * a control dependency.
249  *
250  * It can be used like a try-delete operator; this explicit case is provided
251  * and not cmpxchg in generic, because that would allow implementing unsafe
252  * operations.
253  *
254  * Return: true if the resulting refcount is 0, false otherwise
255  */
256 bool refcount_dec_if_one(refcount_t *r)
257 {
258 	int val = 1;
259 
260 	return atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, 0);
261 }
262 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_if_one);
263 
264 /**
265  * refcount_dec_not_one - decrement a refcount if it is not 1
266  * @r: the refcount
267  *
268  * No atomic_t counterpart, it decrements unless the value is 1, in which case
269  * it will return false.
270  *
271  * Was often done like: atomic_add_unless(&var, -1, 1)
272  *
273  * Return: true if the decrement operation was successful, false otherwise
274  */
275 bool refcount_dec_not_one(refcount_t *r)
276 {
277 	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
278 
279 	do {
280 		if (unlikely(val == UINT_MAX))
281 			return true;
282 
283 		if (val == 1)
284 			return false;
285 
286 		new = val - 1;
287 		if (new > val) {
288 			WARN_ONCE(new > val, "refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.\n");
289 			return true;
290 		}
291 
292 	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, new));
293 
294 	return true;
295 }
296 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_not_one);
297 
298 /**
299  * refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock - return holding mutex if able to decrement
300  *                               refcount to 0
301  * @r: the refcount
302  * @lock: the mutex to be locked
303  *
304  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock(), it will WARN on underflow and fail
305  * to decrement when saturated at UINT_MAX.
306  *
307  * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done
308  * before, and provides a control dependency such that free() must come after.
309  * See the comment on top.
310  *
311  * Return: true and hold mutex if able to decrement refcount to 0, false
312  *         otherwise
313  */
314 bool refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock(refcount_t *r, struct mutex *lock)
315 {
316 	if (refcount_dec_not_one(r))
317 		return false;
318 
319 	mutex_lock(lock);
320 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(r)) {
321 		mutex_unlock(lock);
322 		return false;
323 	}
324 
325 	return true;
326 }
327 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock);
328 
329 /**
330  * refcount_dec_and_lock - return holding spinlock if able to decrement
331  *                         refcount to 0
332  * @r: the refcount
333  * @lock: the spinlock to be locked
334  *
335  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_lock(), it will WARN on underflow and fail to
336  * decrement when saturated at UINT_MAX.
337  *
338  * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done
339  * before, and provides a control dependency such that free() must come after.
340  * See the comment on top.
341  *
342  * Return: true and hold spinlock if able to decrement refcount to 0, false
343  *         otherwise
344  */
345 bool refcount_dec_and_lock(refcount_t *r, spinlock_t *lock)
346 {
347 	if (refcount_dec_not_one(r))
348 		return false;
349 
350 	spin_lock(lock);
351 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(r)) {
352 		spin_unlock(lock);
353 		return false;
354 	}
355 
356 	return true;
357 }
358 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_lock);
359 
360 /**
361  * refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave - return holding spinlock with disabled
362  *                                 interrupts if able to decrement refcount to 0
363  * @r: the refcount
364  * @lock: the spinlock to be locked
365  * @flags: saved IRQ-flags if the is acquired
366  *
367  * Same as refcount_dec_and_lock() above except that the spinlock is acquired
368  * with disabled interupts.
369  *
370  * Return: true and hold spinlock if able to decrement refcount to 0, false
371  *         otherwise
372  */
373 bool refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave(refcount_t *r, spinlock_t *lock,
374 				   unsigned long *flags)
375 {
376 	if (refcount_dec_not_one(r))
377 		return false;
378 
379 	spin_lock_irqsave(lock, *flags);
380 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(r)) {
381 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, *flags);
382 		return false;
383 	}
384 
385 	return true;
386 }
387 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave);
388