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From: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
To: Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>,
	linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jjherne@linux.ibm.com, borntraeger@de.ibm.com,
	pasic@linux.ibm.com, alex@shazbot.org, kwankhede@nvidia.com,
	fiuczy@linux.ibm.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, frankja@linux.ibm.com,
	imbrenda@linux.ibm.com, agordeev@linux.ibm.com,
	hca@linux.ibm.com, gor@linux.ibm.com, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 9/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix memory leak when queue removed from host AP config
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:05:39 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e8edfcb2-0bc9-4d0a-abaf-0c5b9fba1e83@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260812115139.576303-10-akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>

On 8/12/26 7:51 AM, Anthony Krowiak wrote:
> When an adapter or domain is removed from the host's AP configuration, the
> AP bus invokes vfio_ap_on_cfg_changed() to notify the vfio_ap device
> driver. For each ap_matrix_mdev object to which the adapter or domain
> is assigned, vfio_ap_mdev_hot_unplug_cfg() is called and removes the
> adapter or domain from the matrix_mdev->shadow_apcb (i.e., the guest's AP
> configuration) and hot unplugs it if a guest is using it. The new host
> AP configuration (sans adapter or domain) is then stored in
> matrix_dev->info.
> 
> When the AP bus subsequently unbinds the physical queue devices associated
> with the adapter or domain that has been removed, it invokes
> vfio_ap_mdev_remove_queue() for each queue removed. At this point, the
> adapter or domain will no longer be assigned to the
> matrix_mdev->shadow_apcb or the matrix_dev->info object because they would
> have been removed by vfio_ap_on_cfg_changed(). Consequently,
> vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(q) is bypassed and kfree(q) is called
> without executing vfio_ap_free_aqic_resources(). This indefinitely pins
> guest memory (q->saved_iova) and leaks KVM GISC resources (q->saved_isc).
> 
> Note that resetting the queue would fail with an invalid APQN error due to
> the fact the queue is not longer in the host's AP configuration; however,
> it is still necessary to free the AQIC resources. The fix here is to call
> vfio_ap_free_aqic_resources if the adapter or domain is neither in
> matrix_mdev->shadow_apcb or matrix_dev->info.
> 
> Fixes: b9bd10c43456d ("s390/vfio-ap: do not reset queue removed from host config")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-12 16:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-12 11:51 [PATCH v3 0/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix bugs in vfio_ap device driver callback functions Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 1/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix stale do_remove flag across iterations in vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:12   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 2/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix dereference matrix_mdev->kvm without checking for NULL Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:12   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 16:05     ` Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 3/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix missing lock required to access list of ap_matrix_mdev objects Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 15:46   ` Matthew Rosato
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 4/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix required lock not held during update of ap_matrix_mdev object Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:12   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix control domain removal in vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 6/9] s390/vfio-ap: fix potential use of uninitialized apm_filtered bitmap Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:04   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 7/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 11:59   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 8/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix NULL deref in status_show() during queue probe Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:16   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 16:24     ` Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 11:51 ` [PATCH v3 9/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix memory leak when queue removed from host AP config Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 12:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 16:05   ` Matthew Rosato [this message]
2026-08-12 15:30 ` [PATCH v3 0/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix bugs in vfio_ap device driver callback functions Christian Borntraeger
2026-08-12 15:36   ` Matthew Rosato
2026-08-12 15:39     ` Christian Borntraeger

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