3 files changed, 19 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 27849e1656dc..ac79032bdf23 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ struct ima_iint_cache {
 	unsigned char flags;
 	u8 digest[IMA_DIGEST_SIZE];
 	struct mutex mutex;	/* protects: version, flags, digest */
-	struct kref refcount;	/* ima_iint_cache reference count */
 };
 
 /* LIM API function definitions */
@@ -125,8 +124,7 @@ void ima_template_show(struct seq_file *m, void *e,
  * integrity data associated with an inode.
  */
 struct ima_iint_cache *ima_iint_insert(struct inode *inode);
-struct ima_iint_cache *ima_iint_find_get(struct inode *inode);
-void iint_free(struct kref *kref);
+struct ima_iint_cache *ima_iint_find(struct inode *inode);
 
 /* IMA policy related functions */
 enum ima_hooks { FILE_CHECK = 1, FILE_MMAP, BPRM_CHECK };
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
index 0936a7197e47..969a1c1cb333 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
@@ -53,24 +53,26 @@ static struct ima_iint_cache *__ima_iint_find(struct inode *inode)
 }
 
 /*
- * ima_iint_find_get - return the iint associated with an inode
- *
- * ima_iint_find_get gets a reference to the iint. Caller must
- * remember to put the iint reference.
+ * ima_iint_find - return the iint associated with an inode
  */
-struct ima_iint_cache *ima_iint_find_get(struct inode *inode)
+struct ima_iint_cache *ima_iint_find(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct ima_iint_cache *iint;
 
 	spin_lock(&ima_iint_lock);
 	iint = __ima_iint_find(inode);
-	if (iint)
-		kref_get(&iint->refcount);
 	spin_unlock(&ima_iint_lock);
 
 	return iint;
 }
 
+static void iint_free(struct ima_iint_cache *iint)
+{
+	iint->version = 0;
+	iint->flags = 0UL;
+	kmem_cache_free(iint_cache, iint);
+}
+
 /**
  * ima_inode_alloc - allocate an iint associated with an inode
  * @inode: pointer to the inode
@@ -113,19 +115,9 @@ int ima_inode_alloc(struct inode *inode)
 	return 0;
 out_err:
 	spin_unlock(&ima_iint_lock);
-	kref_put(&new_iint->refcount, iint_free);
-	return rc;
-}
+	iint_free(new_iint);
 
-/* iint_free - called when the iint refcount goes to zero */
-void iint_free(struct kref *kref)
-{
-	struct ima_iint_cache *iint = container_of(kref, struct ima_iint_cache,
-						   refcount);
-	iint->version = 0;
-	iint->flags = 0UL;
-	kref_init(&iint->refcount);
-	kmem_cache_free(iint_cache, iint);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -148,8 +140,11 @@ void ima_inode_free(struct inode *inode)
 	if (iint)
 		rb_erase(&iint->rb_node, &ima_iint_tree);
 	spin_unlock(&ima_iint_lock);
-	if (iint)
-		kref_put(&iint->refcount, iint_free);
+
+	if (!iint)
+		return;
+
+	iint_free(iint);
 }
 
 static void init_once(void *foo)
@@ -160,7 +155,6 @@ static void init_once(void *foo)
 	iint->version = 0;
 	iint->flags = 0UL;
 	mutex_init(&iint->mutex);
-	kref_init(&iint->refcount);
 }
 
 static int __init ima_iintcache_init(void)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 5e3229c797fc..1dccafef7494 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ static void ima_file_free_iint(struct ima_iint_cache *iint, struct inode *inode,
 
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&iint->mutex);
-
-	kref_put(&iint->refcount, iint_free);
 }
 
 static void ima_file_free_noiint(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ void ima_file_free(struct file *file)
 
 	if (!iint_initialized || !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return;
-	iint = ima_iint_find_get(inode);
+	iint = ima_iint_find(inode);
 
 	if (iint)
 		ima_file_free_iint(iint, inode, file);
@@ -236,7 +234,7 @@ static int process_measurement(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
 retry:
-	iint = ima_iint_find_get(inode);
+	iint = ima_iint_find(inode);
 	if (!iint) {
 		rc = ima_inode_alloc(inode);
 		if (!rc || rc == -EEXIST)
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ retry:
 		ima_store_measurement(iint, file, filename);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&iint->mutex);
-	kref_put(&iint->refcount, iint_free);
 	return rc;
 }