[PATCH V4 (was V6) 1/2] audit: eliminate unnecessary extra layer of watch references
The audit watch count was imbalanced, adding an unnecessary layer of watch
references. Only add the second reference when it is added to a parent.
Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb(a)redhat.com>
---
kernel/audit_watch.c | 5 ++---
kernel/auditfilter.c | 16 +++-------------
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index 6e30024..f33f54c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ int audit_to_watch(struct audit_krule *krule, char *path, int len, u32
op)
if (IS_ERR(watch))
return PTR_ERR(watch);
- audit_get_watch(watch);
krule->watch = watch;
return 0;
@@ -387,8 +386,7 @@ static void audit_add_to_parent(struct audit_krule *krule,
watch_found = 1;
- /* put krule's and initial refs to temporary watch */
- audit_put_watch(watch);
+ /* put krule's ref to temporary watch */
audit_put_watch(watch);
audit_get_watch(w);
@@ -400,6 +398,7 @@ static void audit_add_to_parent(struct audit_krule *krule,
audit_get_parent(parent);
watch->parent = parent;
+ audit_get_watch(watch);
list_add(&watch->wlist, &parent->watches);
}
list_add(&krule->rlist, &watch->rules);
diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 72e1660..4cb9b44 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -549,8 +549,6 @@ exit_nofree:
return entry;
exit_free:
- if (entry->rule.watch)
- audit_put_watch(entry->rule.watch); /* matches initial get */
if (entry->rule.tree)
audit_put_tree(entry->rule.tree); /* that's the temporary one */
audit_free_rule(entry);
@@ -881,7 +879,7 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
/* normally audit_add_tree_rule() will free it on failure */
if (tree)
audit_put_tree(tree);
- goto error;
+ return err;
}
if (watch) {
@@ -895,14 +893,14 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
*/
if (tree)
audit_put_tree(tree);
- goto error;
+ return err;
}
}
if (tree) {
err = audit_add_tree_rule(&entry->rule);
if (err) {
mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
- goto error;
+ return err;
}
}
@@ -933,11 +931,6 @@ static inline int audit_add_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
#endif
mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
- return 0;
-
-error:
- if (watch)
- audit_put_watch(watch); /* tmp watch, matches initial get */
return err;
}
@@ -945,7 +938,6 @@ error:
static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
{
struct audit_entry *e;
- struct audit_watch *watch = entry->rule.watch;
struct audit_tree *tree = entry->rule.tree;
struct list_head *list;
int ret = 0;
@@ -986,8 +978,6 @@ static inline int audit_del_rule(struct audit_entry *entry)
mutex_unlock(&audit_filter_mutex);
out:
- if (watch)
- audit_put_watch(watch); /* match initial get */
if (tree)
audit_put_tree(tree); /* that's the temporary one */
--
1.7.1