Staging: batman-adv: count batman_if list queries as reference

The return of get_batman_if_by_netdev and get_active_batman_if leaks a
pointer from the rcu protected list of interfaces. We must protect it to
prevent a too early release of the memory. Those functions must increase
the reference counter before rcu_read_unlock or it may be to late to
prevent a free.

hardif_add_interface must also increase the reference count for the
returned batman_if to make the behaviour consistent.
Reported-by: NPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: NSven Eckelmann <sven.eckelmann@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: NGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>

drivers/staging/batman-adv/TODO

- * Rework usage of RCU
-    - don't leak pointers from rcu out of rcu critical area which may
-      get freed
-    - go through Documentation/RCU/checklist.txt
  * Request a new review
  * Process the comments from the review
  * Move into mainline proper

drivers/staging/batman-adv/bat_sysfs.c

@@ -405,13 +405,17 @@ static ssize_t show_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj->parent);
 	struct net_device *net_dev = to_net_dev(dev);
 	struct batman_if *batman_if = get_batman_if_by_netdev(net_dev);
+	ssize_t length;
 
 	if (!batman_if)
 		return 0;
 
-	return sprintf(buff, "%s\n",
-		       batman_if->if_status == IF_NOT_IN_USE ?
-					"none" : batman_if->soft_iface->name);
+	length = sprintf(buff, "%s\n", batman_if->if_status == IF_NOT_IN_USE ?
+			 "none" : batman_if->soft_iface->name);
+
+	hardif_put(batman_if);
+
+	return length;
 }
 
 static ssize_t store_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
@@ -421,6 +425,7 @@ static ssize_t store_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	struct net_device *net_dev = to_net_dev(dev);
 	struct batman_if *batman_if = get_batman_if_by_netdev(net_dev);
 	int status_tmp = -1;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!batman_if)
 		return count;
@@ -431,6 +436,7 @@ static ssize_t store_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	if (strlen(buff) >= IFNAMSIZ) {
 		pr_err("Invalid parameter for 'mesh_iface' setting received: "
 		       "interface name too long '%s'\n", buff);
+		hardif_put(batman_if);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -440,13 +446,16 @@ static ssize_t store_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 		status_tmp = IF_I_WANT_YOU;
 
 	if ((batman_if->if_status == status_tmp) || ((batman_if->soft_iface) &&
-	    (strncmp(batman_if->soft_iface->name, buff, IFNAMSIZ) == 0)))
+	    (strncmp(batman_if->soft_iface->name, buff, IFNAMSIZ) == 0))) {
+		hardif_put(batman_if);
 		return count;
+	}
 
 	if (status_tmp == IF_NOT_IN_USE) {
 		rtnl_lock();
 		hardif_disable_interface(batman_if);
 		rtnl_unlock();
+		hardif_put(batman_if);
 		return count;
 	}
 
@@ -457,7 +466,10 @@ static ssize_t store_mesh_iface(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 		rtnl_unlock();
 	}
 
-	return hardif_enable_interface(batman_if, buff);
+	ret = hardif_enable_interface(batman_if, buff);
+	hardif_put(batman_if);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_iface_status(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
@@ -466,23 +478,33 @@ static ssize_t show_iface_status(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj->parent);
 	struct net_device *net_dev = to_net_dev(dev);
 	struct batman_if *batman_if = get_batman_if_by_netdev(net_dev);
+	ssize_t length;
 
 	if (!batman_if)
 		return 0;
 
 	switch (batman_if->if_status) {
 	case IF_TO_BE_REMOVED:
-		return sprintf(buff, "disabling\n");
+		length = sprintf(buff, "disabling\n");
+		break;
 	case IF_INACTIVE:
-		return sprintf(buff, "inactive\n");
+		length = sprintf(buff, "inactive\n");
+		break;
 	case IF_ACTIVE:
-		return sprintf(buff, "active\n");
+		length = sprintf(buff, "active\n");
+		break;
 	case IF_TO_BE_ACTIVATED:
-		return sprintf(buff, "enabling\n");
+		length = sprintf(buff, "enabling\n");
+		break;
 	case IF_NOT_IN_USE:
 	default:
-		return sprintf(buff, "not in use\n");
+		length = sprintf(buff, "not in use\n");
+		break;
 	}
+
+	hardif_put(batman_if);
+
+	return length;
 }
 
 static BAT_ATTR(mesh_iface, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,

drivers/staging/batman-adv/hard-interface.c

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ struct batman_if *get_batman_if_by_netdev(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	batman_if = NULL;
 
 out:
+	if (batman_if)
+		hardif_hold(batman_if);
+
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return batman_if;
 }
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ static struct batman_if *get_active_batman_if(struct net_device *soft_iface)
 	batman_if = NULL;
 
 out:
+	if (batman_if)
+		hardif_hold(batman_if);
+
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return batman_if;
 }
@@ -292,6 +298,7 @@ int hardif_enable_interface(struct batman_if *batman_if, char *iface_name)
 	batman_if->batman_adv_ptype.type = __constant_htons(ETH_P_BATMAN);
 	batman_if->batman_adv_ptype.func = batman_skb_recv;
 	batman_if->batman_adv_ptype.dev = batman_if->net_dev;
+	hardif_hold(batman_if);
 	dev_add_pack(&batman_if->batman_adv_ptype);
 
 	atomic_set(&batman_if->seqno, 1);
@@ -350,13 +357,20 @@ void hardif_disable_interface(struct batman_if *batman_if)
 	bat_info(batman_if->soft_iface, "Removing interface: %s\n",
 		 batman_if->net_dev->name);
 	dev_remove_pack(&batman_if->batman_adv_ptype);
+	hardif_put(batman_if);
 
 	bat_priv->num_ifaces--;
 	orig_hash_del_if(batman_if, bat_priv->num_ifaces);
 
-	if (batman_if == bat_priv->primary_if)
-		set_primary_if(bat_priv,
-			       get_active_batman_if(batman_if->soft_iface));
+	if (batman_if == bat_priv->primary_if) {
+		struct batman_if *new_if;
+
+		new_if = get_active_batman_if(batman_if->soft_iface);
+		set_primary_if(bat_priv, new_if);
+
+		if (new_if)
+			hardif_put(new_if);
+	}
 
 	kfree(batman_if->packet_buff);
 	batman_if->packet_buff = NULL;
@@ -410,6 +424,8 @@ static struct batman_if *hardif_add_interface(struct net_device *net_dev)
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&batman_if->list, &if_list);
 	spin_unlock(&if_list_lock);
 
+	/* extra reference for return */
+	hardif_hold(batman_if);
 	return batman_if;
 
 free_if:
@@ -459,7 +475,7 @@ static int hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	struct bat_priv *bat_priv;
 
 	if (!batman_if && event == NETDEV_REGISTER)
-			batman_if = hardif_add_interface(net_dev);
+		batman_if = hardif_add_interface(net_dev);
 
 	if (!batman_if)
 		goto out;
@@ -482,8 +498,10 @@ static int hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 			update_min_mtu(batman_if->soft_iface);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
-		if (batman_if->if_status == IF_NOT_IN_USE)
+		if (batman_if->if_status == IF_NOT_IN_USE) {
+			hardif_put(batman_if);
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		check_known_mac_addr(batman_if->net_dev->dev_addr);
 		update_mac_addresses(batman_if);
@@ -495,6 +513,7 @@ static int hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 	default:
 		break;
 	};
+	hardif_put(batman_if);
 
 out:
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;