tipc: involve reference counter for node structure

TIPC node hash node table is protected with rcu lock on read side.
tipc_node_find() is used to look for a node object with node address
through iterating the hash node table. As the entire process of what
tipc_node_find() traverses the table is guarded with rcu read lock,
it's safe for us. However, when callers use the node object returned
by tipc_node_find(), there is no rcu read lock applied. Therefore,
this is absolutely unsafe for callers of tipc_node_find().

Now we introduce a reference counter for node structure. Before
tipc_node_find() returns node object to its caller, it first increases
the reference counter. Accordingly, after its caller used it up,
it decreases the counter again. This can prevent a node being used by
one thread from being freed by another thread.

Reviewed-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@ericsson.com>
Reviewed-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@ericson.com>
Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

net/tipc/bcast.c

@@ -329,13 +329,12 @@ static void bclink_peek_nack(struct net *net, struct tipc_msg *msg)
 		return;
 
 	tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
-
 	if (n_ptr->bclink.recv_permitted &&
 	    (n_ptr->bclink.last_in != n_ptr->bclink.last_sent) &&
 	    (n_ptr->bclink.last_in == msg_bcgap_after(msg)))
 		n_ptr->bclink.oos_state = 2;
-
 	tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
+	tipc_node_put(n_ptr);
 }
 
 /* tipc_bclink_xmit - deliver buffer chain to all nodes in cluster
@@ -466,6 +465,7 @@ void tipc_bclink_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *buf)
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 			bclink_peek_nack(net, msg);
 		}
+		tipc_node_put(node);
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ receive:
 
 unlock:
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+	tipc_node_put(node);
 exit:
 	kfree_skb(buf);
 }

net/tipc/discover.c

@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void tipc_disc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *buf,
 		}
 	}
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+	tipc_node_put(node);
 }
 
 /**

net/tipc/link.c

@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ int tipc_link_xmit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list, u32 dnode,
 		if (link)
 			rc = __tipc_link_xmit(net, link, list);
 		tipc_node_unlock(node);
+		tipc_node_put(node);
 	}
 	if (link)
 		return rc;
@@ -1116,8 +1117,8 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 		n_ptr = tipc_node_find(net, msg_prevnode(msg));
 		if (unlikely(!n_ptr))
 			goto discard;
-		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
 
+		tipc_node_lock(n_ptr);
 		/* Locate unicast link endpoint that should handle message */
 		l_ptr = n_ptr->links[b_ptr->identity];
 		if (unlikely(!l_ptr))
@@ -1205,6 +1206,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 		skb = NULL;
 unlock:
 		tipc_node_unlock(n_ptr);
+		tipc_node_put(n_ptr);
 discard:
 		if (unlikely(skb))
 			kfree_skb(skb);
@@ -2236,7 +2238,6 @@ int tipc_nl_link_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	msg.seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-
 	if (prev_node) {
 		node = tipc_node_find(net, prev_node);
 		if (!node) {
@@ -2249,6 +2250,7 @@ int tipc_nl_link_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			cb->prev_seq = 1;
 			goto out;
 		}
+		tipc_node_put(node);
 
 		list_for_each_entry_continue_rcu(node, &tn->node_list,
 						 list) {
@@ -2256,6 +2258,7 @@ int tipc_nl_link_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			err = __tipc_nl_add_node_links(net, &msg, node,
 						       &prev_link);
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
+			tipc_node_put(node);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 

net/tipc/name_distr.c

@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ static void tipc_publ_subscribe(struct net *net, struct publication *publ,
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
 	list_add_tail(&publ->nodesub_list, &node->publ_list);
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+	tipc_node_put(node);
 }
 
 static void tipc_publ_unsubscribe(struct net *net, struct publication *publ,
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ static void tipc_publ_unsubscribe(struct net *net, struct publication *publ,
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
 	list_del_init(&publ->nodesub_list);
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+	tipc_node_put(node);
 }
 
 /**

net/tipc/node.c

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 static void node_lost_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr);
 static void node_established_contact(struct tipc_node *n_ptr);
+static void tipc_node_delete(struct tipc_node *node);
 
 struct tipc_sock_conn {
 	u32 port;
@@ -67,6 +68,23 @@ static unsigned int tipc_hashfn(u32 addr)
 	return addr & (NODE_HTABLE_SIZE - 1);
 }
 
+static void tipc_node_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct tipc_node *node = container_of(kref, struct tipc_node, kref);
+
+	tipc_node_delete(node);
+}
+
+void tipc_node_put(struct tipc_node *node)
+{
+	kref_put(&node->kref, tipc_node_kref_release);
+}
+
+static void tipc_node_get(struct tipc_node *node)
+{
+	kref_get(&node->kref);
+}
+
 /*
  * tipc_node_find - locate specified node object, if it exists
  */
@@ -82,6 +100,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_find(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(node, &tn->node_htable[tipc_hashfn(addr)],
 				 hash) {
 		if (node->addr == addr) {
+			tipc_node_get(node);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return node;
 		}
@@ -106,6 +125,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 	}
 	n_ptr->addr = addr;
 	n_ptr->net = net;
+	kref_init(&n_ptr->kref);
 	spin_lock_init(&n_ptr->lock);
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&n_ptr->hash);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n_ptr->list);
@@ -120,16 +140,17 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&n_ptr->list, &temp_node->list);
 	n_ptr->action_flags = TIPC_WAIT_PEER_LINKS_DOWN;
 	n_ptr->signature = INVALID_NODE_SIG;
+	tipc_node_get(n_ptr);
 exit:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
 	return n_ptr;
 }
 
-static void tipc_node_delete(struct tipc_net *tn, struct tipc_node *n_ptr)
+static void tipc_node_delete(struct tipc_node *node)
 {
-	list_del_rcu(&n_ptr->list);
+	list_del_rcu(&node->list);
-	hlist_del_rcu(&n_ptr->hash);
+	hlist_del_rcu(&node->hash);
-	kfree_rcu(n_ptr, rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(node, rcu);
 }
 
 void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net)
@@ -139,7 +160,7 @@ void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net)
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(node, t_node, &tn->node_list, list)
-		tipc_node_delete(tn, node);
+		tipc_node_put(node);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +168,7 @@ int tipc_node_add_conn(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u32 port, u32 peer_port)
 {
 	struct tipc_node *node;
 	struct tipc_sock_conn *conn;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (in_own_node(net, dnode))
 		return 0;
@@ -157,8 +179,10 @@ int tipc_node_add_conn(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u32 port, u32 peer_port)
 		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
 	}
 	conn = kmalloc(sizeof(*conn), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!conn)
+	if (!conn) {
-		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+		err = -EHOSTUNREACH;
+		goto exit;
+	}
 	conn->peer_node = dnode;
 	conn->port = port;
 	conn->peer_port = peer_port;
@@ -166,7 +190,9 @@ int tipc_node_add_conn(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u32 port, u32 peer_port)
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
 	list_add_tail(&conn->list, &node->conn_sks);
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
-	return 0;
+exit:
+	tipc_node_put(node);
+	return err;
 }
 
 void tipc_node_remove_conn(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u32 port)
@@ -189,6 +215,7 @@ void tipc_node_remove_conn(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u32 port)
 		kfree(conn);
 	}
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
+	tipc_node_put(node);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -417,19 +444,25 @@ int tipc_node_get_linkname(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id, u32 addr,
 			   char *linkname, size_t len)
 {
 	struct tipc_link *link;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
 	struct tipc_node *node = tipc_node_find(net, addr);
 
-	if ((bearer_id >= MAX_BEARERS) || !node)
+	if (!node)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return err;
+
+	if (bearer_id >= MAX_BEARERS)
+		goto exit;
+
 	tipc_node_lock(node);
 	link = node->links[bearer_id];
 	if (link) {
 		strncpy(linkname, link->name, len);
-		tipc_node_unlock(node);
+		err = 0;
-		return 0;
 	}
+exit:
 	tipc_node_unlock(node);
-	return -EINVAL;
+	tipc_node_put(node);
+	return err;
 }
 
 void tipc_node_unlock(struct tipc_node *node)
@@ -545,17 +578,21 @@ int tipc_nl_node_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	msg.seq = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-
+	if (last_addr) {
-	if (last_addr && !tipc_node_find(net, last_addr)) {
+		node = tipc_node_find(net, last_addr);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+		if (!node) {
-		/* We never set seq or call nl_dump_check_consistent() this
+			rcu_read_unlock();
-		 * means that setting prev_seq here will cause the consistence
+			/* We never set seq or call nl_dump_check_consistent()
-		 * check to fail in the netlink callback handler. Resulting in
+			 * this means that setting prev_seq here will cause the
-		 * the NLMSG_DONE message having the NLM_F_DUMP_INTR flag set if
+			 * consistence check to fail in the netlink callback
-		 * the node state changed while we released the lock.
+			 * handler. Resulting in the NLMSG_DONE message having
-		 */
+			 * the NLM_F_DUMP_INTR flag set if the node state
-		cb->prev_seq = 1;
+			 * changed while we released the lock.
-		return -EPIPE;
+			 */
+			cb->prev_seq = 1;
+			return -EPIPE;
+		}
+		tipc_node_put(node);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(node, &tn->node_list, list) {

net/tipc/node.h

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct tipc_node_bclink {
 /**
  * struct tipc_node - TIPC node structure
  * @addr: network address of node
+ * @ref: reference counter to node object
  * @lock: spinlock governing access to structure
  * @net: the applicable net namespace
  * @hash: links to adjacent nodes in unsorted hash chain
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ struct tipc_node_bclink {
  */
 struct tipc_node {
 	u32 addr;
+	struct kref kref;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct net *net;
 	struct hlist_node hash;
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ struct tipc_node {
 };
 
 struct tipc_node *tipc_node_find(struct net *net, u32 addr);
+void tipc_node_put(struct tipc_node *node);
 struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr);
 void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net);
 void tipc_node_attach_link(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, struct tipc_link *l_ptr);
@@ -171,10 +174,12 @@ static inline uint tipc_node_get_mtu(struct net *net, u32 addr, u32 selector)
 
 	node = tipc_node_find(net, addr);
 
-	if (likely(node))
+	if (likely(node)) {
 		mtu = node->act_mtus[selector & 1];
-	else
+		tipc_node_put(node);
+	} else {
 		mtu = MAX_MSG_SIZE;
+	}
 
 	return mtu;
 }