Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] hw/mem/cxl_type3: Fix missing ERRP_GUARD() in ct3_realize()

[Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@Huawei.com>]

On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:56:49 +0800
Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@linux.intel.com> wrote:

> From: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
> 
> As the comment in qapi/error, dereferencing @errp requires
> ERRP_GUARD():
> 
> * = Why, when and how to use ERRP_GUARD() =
> *
> * Without ERRP_GUARD(), use of the @errp parameter is restricted:
> * - It must not be dereferenced, because it may be null.
> ...
> * ERRP_GUARD() lifts these restrictions.
> *
> * To use ERRP_GUARD(), add it right at the beginning of the function.
> * @errp can then be used without worrying about the argument being
> * NULL or &error_fatal.
> *
> * Using it when it's not needed is safe, but please avoid cluttering
> * the source with useless code.
> 
> But in ct3_realize(), @errp is dereferenced without ERRP_GUARD():
> 
> cxl_doe_cdat_init(cxl_cstate, errp);
> if (*errp) {
>     goto err_free_special_ops;
> }
> 
> Here we check *errp, because cxl_doe_cdat_init() returns void. And
> ct3_realize() - as a PCIDeviceClass.realize() method - doesn't get the
> NULL @errp parameter, it hasn't triggered the bug that dereferencing
> the NULL @errp.
> 
> To follow the requirement of @errp, add missing ERRP_GUARD() in
> ct3_realize().
> 
> Suggested-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>

> ---
> Suggested by credit:
>  Markus: Referred his explanation about ERRP_GUARD().
> ---
> v2:
>  * Add the @errp dereference code in commit message to make review
>    easier. (Markus)
> ---
>  hw/mem/cxl_type3.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/mem/cxl_type3.c b/hw/mem/cxl_type3.c
> index e8801805b90f..a3b0761f843b 100644
> --- a/hw/mem/cxl_type3.c
> +++ b/hw/mem/cxl_type3.c
> @@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ static DOEProtocol doe_cdat_prot[] = {
>  
>  static void ct3_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
>  {
> +    ERRP_GUARD();
>      CXLType3Dev *ct3d = CXL_TYPE3(pci_dev);
>      CXLComponentState *cxl_cstate = &ct3d->cxl_cstate;
>      ComponentRegisters *regs = &cxl_cstate->crb;