FAILED: patch "[PATCH] KVM: Only bind memslot to guest_memfd instance for CREATE" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] KVM: Only bind memslot to guest_memfd instance for CREATE" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

[gregkh]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 513333a5546017da2a4a6173bfb70372f83733b3
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026110459-universe-gladly-03d3@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 513333a5546017da2a4a6173bfb70372f83733b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:13:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: Only bind memslot to guest_memfd instance for CREATE
 operations

For additional defense-in-depth, and to avoid having to handle impossible
unwind scenarios when binding to a memslot fails, bind a memslot to a gmem
instance only for CREATE operations, i.e. don't attempt to establish a
binding for MOVE and FLAGS_ONLY operations.  And when FLAGS_ONLY operations
are eventually supported (this is currently all dead code), creating a new
binding would be incorrect; KVM instead needs to do a 1:1 replacement of
the existing binding, i.e. FLAGS_ONLY will need its own dedicated handling.

Update the relevant TODO to make a better guess as to what needs to be done
to support toggling dirty logging for guest_memfd memslots.

Because it's dead code, no functional change intended.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260922001332.1121266-4-seanjc@google.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>

diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 3c0dbe60a5b4..c53a88cea1f2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1742,10 +1742,10 @@ static void kvm_commit_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 			kvm_destroy_dirty_bitmap(old);
 
 		/*
-		 * Unbind the guest_memfd instance as needed; the @new slot has
-		 * already created its own binding.  TODO: Drop the WARN when
-		 * dirty logging guest_memfd memslots is supported.  Until then,
-		 * flags-only changes on guest_memfd slots should be impossible.
+		 * TODO: Drop the WARN and do the unbind() call only for MOVE
+		 * when dirty logging guest_memfd memslots is supported.  Until
+		 * then, flags-only changes on guest_memfd slots should also be
+		 * impossible; unbind the old memslot for defense-in-depth.
 		 */
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(old->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD))
 			kvm_gmem_unbind(old);
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ static int kvm_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 	new->npages = npages;
 	new->flags = mem->flags;
 	new->userspace_addr = mem->userspace_addr;
-	if (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD) {
+	if (change == KVM_MR_CREATE && (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD)) {
 		r = kvm_gmem_bind(kvm, new, mem->guest_memfd, mem->guest_memfd_offset);
 		if (r)
 			goto out;
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ static int kvm_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 	return 0;
 
 out_unbind:
-	if (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD)
+	if (change == KVM_MR_CREATE && (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD))
 		kvm_gmem_unbind(new);
 out:
 	kfree(new);

[PATCH 6.12.y 1/2] KVM: Harden and prepare for modifying existing guest_memfd memslots

[Sasha Levin]

From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>

[ Upstream commit af62fe2494da84eb01752282c8228c9bb3fe9f67 ]

Unbind guest_memfd memslots if KVM commits a MOVE or FLAGS_ONLY memslot
change to harden against use-after-free, and to prepare for eventually
supporting dirty logging on guest_memfd memslots, at which point
FLAGS_ONLY changes will be expected/supported.

Add two separate WARNs, once to yell if a guest_memfd memslot is moved
(which KVM is never expected to allow/support), and again if the unbind()
is triggered, to help detect uAPI goofs prior to deliberately allowing
FLAGS_ONLY changes.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251202020334.1171351-3-seanjc@google.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Stable-dep-of: 513333a55460 ("KVM: Only bind memslot to guest_memfd instance for CREATE operations")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 7debedc1ddaae..0d017f75c5a11 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1725,6 +1725,12 @@ static void kvm_commit_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 		kvm_free_memslot(kvm, old);
 		break;
 	case KVM_MR_MOVE:
+		/*
+		 * Moving a guest_memfd memslot isn't supported, and will never
+		 * be supported.
+		 */
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(old->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD);
+		fallthrough;
 	case KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY:
 		/*
 		 * Free the dirty bitmap as needed; the below check encompasses
@@ -1733,6 +1739,15 @@ static void kvm_commit_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 		if (old->dirty_bitmap && !new->dirty_bitmap)
 			kvm_destroy_dirty_bitmap(old);
 
+		/*
+		 * Unbind the guest_memfd instance as needed; the @new slot has
+		 * already created its own binding.  TODO: Drop the WARN when
+		 * dirty logging guest_memfd memslots is supported.  Until then,
+		 * flags-only changes on guest_memfd slots should be impossible.
+		 */
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(old->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD))
+			kvm_gmem_unbind(old);
+
 		/*
 		 * The final quirk.  Free the detached, old slot, but only its
 		 * memory, not any metadata.  Metadata, including arch specific
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH 6.12.y 2/2] KVM: Only bind memslot to guest_memfd instance for CREATE operations

[Sasha Levin]

From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>

[ Upstream commit 513333a5546017da2a4a6173bfb70372f83733b3 ]

For additional defense-in-depth, and to avoid having to handle impossible
unwind scenarios when binding to a memslot fails, bind a memslot to a gmem
instance only for CREATE operations, i.e. don't attempt to establish a
binding for MOVE and FLAGS_ONLY operations.  And when FLAGS_ONLY operations
are eventually supported (this is currently all dead code), creating a new
binding would be incorrect; KVM instead needs to do a 1:1 replacement of
the existing binding, i.e. FLAGS_ONLY will need its own dedicated handling.

Update the relevant TODO to make a better guess as to what needs to be done
to support toggling dirty logging for guest_memfd memslots.

Because it's dead code, no functional change intended.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260922001332.1121266-4-seanjc@google.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0d017f75c5a11..c574cd2f4f722 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1740,10 +1740,10 @@ static void kvm_commit_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 			kvm_destroy_dirty_bitmap(old);
 
 		/*
-		 * Unbind the guest_memfd instance as needed; the @new slot has
-		 * already created its own binding.  TODO: Drop the WARN when
-		 * dirty logging guest_memfd memslots is supported.  Until then,
-		 * flags-only changes on guest_memfd slots should be impossible.
+		 * TODO: Drop the WARN and do the unbind() call only for MOVE
+		 * when dirty logging guest_memfd memslots is supported.  Until
+		 * then, flags-only changes on guest_memfd slots should also be
+		 * impossible; unbind the old memslot for defense-in-depth.
 		 */
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(old->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD))
 			kvm_gmem_unbind(old);
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ int __kvm_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 	new->npages = npages;
 	new->flags = mem->flags;
 	new->userspace_addr = mem->userspace_addr;
-	if (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD) {
+	if (change == KVM_MR_CREATE && (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD)) {
 		r = kvm_gmem_bind(kvm, new, mem->guest_memfd, mem->guest_memfd_offset);
 		if (r)
 			goto out;
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ int __kvm_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 	return 0;
 
 out_unbind:
-	if (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD)
+	if (change == KVM_MR_CREATE && (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD))
 		kvm_gmem_unbind(new);
 out:
 	kfree(new);
-- 
2.53.0