From: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@linux.ibm.com>
To: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Cc: sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v18 06/13] scsi: ibmvfc: add basic FPIN support
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:09:02 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87cxsj7zpt.fsf@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <sashiko-outbox-199695@kernel.org> (sashiko-bot@kernel.org's message of "Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:09:00 +0000")
sashiko-bot@kernel.org writes:
>> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
>> index e04c80050b981..a87beaeca13c8 100644
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
>
> [ ... ]
>
>> @@ -3264,6 +3268,277 @@ static const char *ibmvfc_get_link_state(enum ibmvfc_ae_link_state state)
>
> [ ... ]
>
>> +/**
>> + * ibmvfc_process_async_work - Process IBMVFC_AE_FPIN async CRQ from work queue
>> + * @work: pointer to work_struct
>> + */
>> +VISIBLE_IF_KUNIT void ibmvfc_process_async_work(struct work_struct *work)
>> +{
>> + struct ibmvfc_async_work *aw;
>> + struct ibmvfc_async_crq *crq;
>> + struct ibmvfc_target *tgt;
>> + struct ibmvfc_host *vhost;
>> + struct fc_els_fpin *fpin;
>> + unsigned long flags;
>> +
>> + aw = container_of_const(work, struct ibmvfc_async_work, async_work_s);
>> + vhost = aw->vhost;
>> + crq = &aw->crq;
>> +
>> + if (!crq->scsi_id && !crq->wwpn && !crq->node_name) {
>> + if (crq->fpin_status == IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_LINK_CONGESTED ||
>> + crq->fpin_status == IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_CONGESTION_CLEARED)
>> + fpin = ibmvfc_basic_fpin_to_desc(crq,
>> + cpu_to_be64(fc_host_port_name(vhost->host)), 0);
>> + goto send_fpin;
>> + }
>> +
>> + spin_lock_irqsave(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
>> + tgt = ibmvfc_find_target(&vhost->scsi_scrqs.targets, crq->scsi_id,
>> + crq->wwpn, crq->node_name);
>> + if (!tgt) {
>> + /* Target not found in scsi_scrqs, search nvme_scrqs */
>> + tgt = ibmvfc_find_target(&vhost->nvme_scrqs.targets,
>> + crq->scsi_id, crq->wwpn,
>> + crq->node_name);
>> + }
>> +
>> + if (tgt) {
>> + kref_get(&tgt->kref);
>> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
>> + } else {
>> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
>> + dev_err_ratelimited(vhost->dev, "Invalid target for FPIN\n");
>> + goto free;
>> + }
>> +
>> + fpin = ibmvfc_basic_fpin_to_desc(crq,
>> + cpu_to_be64(fc_host_port_name(vhost->host)),
>> + tgt->wwpn);
>> +send_fpin:
>> + if (fpin) {
>> + fc_host_fpin_rcv(vhost->host,
>> + sizeof(*fpin) + be32_to_cpu(fpin->desc_len),
>> + (char *)fpin, 0);
>> + kfree(fpin);
>> + } else
>> + dev_err_ratelimited(vhost->dev, "FPIN event received, unable to process\n");
>> +
>> + if (tgt)
>> + kref_put(&tgt->kref, ibmvfc_release_tgt);
>
> [Severity: Critical]
> In ibmvfc_process_async_work() in drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c, both
> tgt and fpin are declared on the stack without being initialized to NULL.
>
> When crq->scsi_id, crq->wwpn, and crq->node_name are all zero, the function
> jumps directly to the send_fpin label without ever initializing tgt. At
> send_fpin, checking if (tgt) and calling kref_put(&tgt->kref,
> ibmvfc_release_tgt) will operate on an uninitialized stack pointer on every
> zero-identifier FPIN event, including valid host-scope
> IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_LINK_CONGESTED and IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_CONGESTION_CLEARED events.
>
> Furthermore, if crq->fpin_status on that zero-identifier path is neither
> IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_LINK_CONGESTED nor IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_CONGESTION_CLEARED (such as
> the zero-identifier IBMVFC_AE_FPIN_PORT_CONGESTED case exercised by
> ibmvfc_async_fpin_test() in drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc_kunit.c), fpin is
> also left uninitialized before jumping to send_fpin. If the uninitialized
> fpin pointer on the stack is non-zero, send_fpin will dereference
> fpin->desc_len, pass the garbage pointer to fc_host_fpin_rcv(), and pass it
> to kfree(fpin).
>
> Note that while the subsequent commit 6abed589f0fb ("scsi: ibmvfc: extend
> async event handlers for async sub-CRQ events") initializes fpin to NULL, tgt
> still remains uninitialized on the zero-identifier goto send_fpin path.
>
> Should both tgt and fpin be initialized to NULL at declaration in
> ibmvfc_process_async_work()?
Yes, tgt and fpin should be initialized to NULL. I'll update this in the
next revision.
-Dave
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-05 21:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-05 17:22 [PATCH v18 00/13] scsi: ibmvfc: make ibmvfc support FPIN messages Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:22 ` [PATCH v18 01/13] scsi: ibmvfc: fix IRQ leak and guard deregister on channel reg failure Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:22 ` [PATCH v18 02/13] scsi: ibmvfc: fix potential clobbering of rc after failed irq setup Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:22 ` [PATCH v18 03/13] scsi: ibmvfc: fix potential NULL pointer dereference on failed queue allocation Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:22 ` [PATCH v18 04/13] scsi: ibmvfc: fix stale rc and IRQ mapping leak in ibmvfc_register_channel() Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:22 ` [PATCH v18 05/13] scsi: ibmvfc: fix resource leaks on partial queue allocation failure Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 18:00 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-05 20:55 ` Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` [PATCH v18 06/13] scsi: ibmvfc: add basic FPIN support Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:22 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 18:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-05 21:09 ` Dave Marquardt [this message]
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 07/13] scsi: ibmvfc: add NOOP command support Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 08/13] scsi: ibmvfc: add FPIN extended flag and async sub-CRQ queue handle Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 09/13] scsi: ibmvfc: extend async event handlers for async sub-CRQ events Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 18:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-05 22:24 ` Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 10/13] scsi: ibmvfc: add interrupt routine for asynchronous sub CRQ Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 18:37 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-05 22:28 ` Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 11/13] scsi: ibmvfc: extend channel registration for async sub-CRQ Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 12/13] scsi: ibmvfc: register and use asynchronous sub CRQ for events Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 19:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-09 17:29 ` Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` [PATCH v18 13/13] scsi: ibmvfc: handle extended FPIN events Dave Marquardt
2026-11-05 17:23 ` Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay
2026-11-05 19:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-11 18:01 ` Dave Marquardt
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