[PATCH 3/3] encrypted-keys: fix rcu and sparse messages

From: David Howells
Date: Tue Jan 17 2012 - 15:40:32 EST


From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Enabling CONFIG_PROVE_RCU and CONFIG_SPARSE_RCU_POINTER resulted in
"suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!" and "incompatible types
in comparison expression (different address spaces)" messages.

Access the masterkey directly when holding the rwsem.

Changelog v1:
- Use either rcu_read_lock()/rcu_derefence_key()/rcu_read_unlock()
or remove the unnecessary rcu_derefence() - David Howells

Reported-by: Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c | 2 +-
security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
index d91efb6..2d1bb8a 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static struct key *request_user_key(const char *master_desc, u8 **master_key,
goto error;

down_read(&ukey->sem);
- upayload = rcu_dereference(ukey->payload.data);
+ upayload = ukey->payload.data;
*master_key = upayload->data;
*master_keylen = upayload->datalen;
error:
diff --git a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c
index 8c16c3e..013f7e5 100644
--- a/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c
+++ b/security/keys/encrypted-keys/masterkey_trusted.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct key *request_trusted_key(const char *trusted_desc,
goto error;

down_read(&tkey->sem);
- tpayload = rcu_dereference(tkey->payload.data);
+ tpayload = tkey->payload.data;
*master_key = tpayload->key;
*master_keylen = tpayload->key_len;
error:

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