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