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To: "Anthony Krowiak" <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>,
	linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Heiko Carstens" <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
	"Vasily Gorbik" <gor@linux.ibm.com>,
	"Alexander Gordeev" <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
	"Christian Borntraeger" <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 14/14] s390/vfio-ap: Add live guest migration chapter to vfio-ap.rst
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:19:27 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-193924@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261102151604.2150055-15-akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Critical] s390/vfio-ap: use-after-free of mig_file when device FD closes before migration FD
- [Low] s390/vfio-ap: pointer signedness mismatch in vfio_ap_get_data_size()
- [Low] s390/vfio-ap: stray comment fix in vfio_ap_mdev_probe() in documentation commit
--

commit 678cd90abd6549f06a0dbfc0140b0ae844762cfe
Author: Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>

s390/vfio-ap: Add live guest migration chapter to vfio-ap.rst

This series implements VFIO live guest migration support for the s390
vfio-ap mediated device driver and documents the migration requirements and
setup in Documentation/arch/s390/vfio-ap.rst.

> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_migration.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_migration.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..57cfaafec4d97
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_migration.c

[ ... ]

> +static size_t vfio_ap_config_size(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev,
> +				  unsigned int *num_queues)
> +{
> +	size_t qinfo_size;
> +
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
> +
> +	*num_queues = vfio_ap_mdev_get_num_queues(&matrix_mdev->shadow_apcb);
> +	qinfo_size = *num_queues * sizeof(struct vfio_ap_queue_info);
> +
> +	return qinfo_size + sizeof(struct vfio_ap_config);
> +}

[ ... ]

> +static int vfio_ap_get_data_size(struct vfio_device *vdev,
> +				 unsigned long *stop_copy_length)
> +{
> +	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev;
> +	int num_queues;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
> +	matrix_mdev = container_of(vdev, struct ap_matrix_mdev, vdev);
> +	*stop_copy_length = vfio_ap_config_size(matrix_mdev, &num_queues);
> +	mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}

[Severity: Low]
Does passing &num_queues here trigger a -Wpointer-sign compiler warning?

In vfio_ap_get_data_size(), num_queues is declared as int, whereas
vfio_ap_config_size() takes unsigned int *num_queues. Should num_queues in
vfio_ap_get_data_size() be declared as unsigned int to match
vfio_ap_get_config()?

[ ... ]

> +static void vfio_ap_release_mig_files(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev)
> +{
> +	struct vfio_ap_migration_data *mig_data;
> +
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
> +
> +	mig_data = matrix_mdev->mig_data;
> +	vfio_ap_release_stop_copy_file(mig_data);
> +	vfio_ap_release_resuming_file(mig_data);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * vfio_ap_release_migration_data: reclaim private migration data
> + *
> + * @matrix_mdev: pointer to the object containing the state of the mdev
> + */
> +void vfio_ap_release_migration_data(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev)
> +{
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
> +
> +	if (!matrix_mdev->mig_data)
> +		return;
> +
> +	vfio_ap_release_mig_files(matrix_mdev);
> +	mutex_destroy(&matrix_mdev->mig_data->stop_copy_mig_file.lock);
> +	mutex_destroy(&matrix_mdev->mig_data->resuming_mig_file.lock);
> +	kfree(matrix_mdev->mig_data);
> +	matrix_mdev->mig_data = NULL;
> +}

[Severity: Critical]
Can closing the VFIO device file descriptor before an open migration file
descriptor cause a use-after-free on mig_file?

When vfio_ap_open_file_stream() creates a migration file descriptor, it pins
matrix_mdev->vdev via vfio_device_try_get_registration() and sets
filp->private_data to &mig_data->stop_copy_mig_file or
&mig_data->resuming_mig_file, which are embedded directly inside
struct vfio_ap_migration_data:

struct vfio_ap_migration_data {
	enum vfio_device_mig_state	mig_state;
	bool				resuming_mig_data_complete;
	struct vfio_ap_migration_file	resuming_mig_file;
	struct vfio_ap_migration_file	stop_copy_mig_file;
};

However, when the VFIO device file descriptor is closed,
vfio_ap_mdev_close_device() calls vfio_ap_release_migration_data(), which
destroys stop_copy_mig_file.lock and resuming_mig_file.lock and frees
matrix_mdev->mig_data with kfree() even if the migration file descriptor is
still open in userspace.

Although the vfio_device registration reference keeps matrix_mdev alive,
filp->private_data (mig_file) points into the freed matrix_mdev->mig_data
allocation:

1. When the migration file descriptor is later closed,
   vfio_ap_release_mig_file() dereferences mig_file->matrix_mdev from freed
   memory:

   static int vfio_ap_release_mig_file(struct inode *file_inode,
                                       struct file *filp)
   {
           struct vfio_ap_migration_file *mig_file = filp->private_data;
           ...
           vfio_device_put_registration(&mig_file->matrix_mdev->vdev);
           return 0;
   }

2. If userspace calls read() or write() on the migration file descriptor
   after or concurrently with vfio_ap_mdev_close_device(),
   vfio_ap_stop_copy_read() and vfio_ap_resuming_write() call
   mutex_lock(&mig_file->lock) on a destroyed mutex in freed memory and
   dereference mig_file->filp and mig_file->matrix_mdev in
   validate_stop_copy_read_parms() and validate_resuming_write_parms().

3. If vfio_ap_stop_copy_read() drops matrix_dev->mdevs_lock while copying to
   userspace (or if read()/write() is waiting on ap_attr_mutex or
   matrix_dev->mdevs_lock after acquiring mig_file->lock), a concurrent
   vfio_ap_mdev_close_device() will destroy mig_file->lock while it is held
   and free mig_data before the reader or writer unlocks mig_file->lock.

Would embedding or lifetime-tying the migration state to struct ap_matrix_mdev
(freed in vfio_ap_mdev_release_dev() after all registration references drop)
avoid freeing mig_file while a migration file descriptor is still open?

> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
> index 969e7c6dacc18..94c524e952f79 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
> @@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_probe(struct mdev_device *mdev)
>  		return PTR_ERR(matrix_mdev);
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Wet up vfio-ap device migration before calling
> +	 * Setting up for vfio device migration must be done before calling
>  	 * vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev; otherwise, the VFIO core
>  	 * will see mig_ops as NULL during the registration. This could
>  	 * prevent the VFIO core from properly setting up migration

[Severity: Low]
This isn't a bug, but should this comment fix in vfio_ap_mdev_probe() be
squashed into earlier commit 8f5bd5cbf795 ("s390/vfio-ap: Set up for vfio-ap
device migration") where the comment was introduced, rather than included in
the documentation commit?

-- 
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261102151604.2150055-1-akrowiak@linux.ibm.com?part=14

      reply	other threads:[~2026-11-02 18:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-02 15:14 [PATCH v11 00/14] s390/vfio-ap: Add live guest migration support Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 01/14] s390/vfio-ap: Provide function to get the number of queues assigned to mdev Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 15:23   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 02/14] s390/vfio-ap: Data structures for facilitating vfio device migration Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 15:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 03/14] s390/vfio-ap: Functions to initialize/release vfio device migration data Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 15:46   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 04/14] s390/vfio-ap: Reset migration state in VFIO_DEVICE_RESET ioctl handler Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 15:49   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 05/14] s390/vfio-ap: Callback to get/set vfio device mig state during guest migration Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 16:06   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 06/14] s390/vfio-ap: Transition guest migration state from STOP to STOP_COPY Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 16:18   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 07/14] s390/vfio-ap: File ops called to save the vfio device migration state Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 16:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 08/14] s390/vfio-ap: Transition device migration state from STOP to RESUMING Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 16:42   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 09/14] s390/vfio-ap: File ops called to resume the vfio device migration Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 17:09   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 10/14] s390/vfio-ap: Transition device migration state to from/to STOP Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 17:23   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 11/14] s390/vfio-ap: Callback to get the size of data to be migrated during guest migration Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 17:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 12/14] s390/vfio-ap: Set up for vfio-ap device migration Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 17:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 13/14] s390/vfio-ap: Add 'migration' feature to sysfs 'features' attribute Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 18:10   ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-02 15:14 ` [PATCH v11 14/14] s390/vfio-ap: Add live guest migration chapter to vfio-ap.rst Anthony Krowiak
2026-11-02 18:19   ` sashiko-bot [this message]

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