Re: [PATCH v2] s390/vfio-ap: fix memory leak in mdev remove callback

Tony Krowiak
2021-05-10T21:56:49Z

On 5/10/21 5:48 PM, Tony Krowiak wrote:
> The mdev remove callback for the vfio_ap device driver bails out with
> -EBUSY if the mdev is in use by a KVM guest. The intended purpose was
> to prevent the mdev from being removed while in use; however, returning a
> non-zero rc does not prevent removal. This could result in a memory leak
> of the resources allocated when the mdev was created. In addition, the
> KVM guest will still have access to the AP devices assigned to the mdev
> even though the mdev no longer exists.
>
> To prevent this scenario, cleanup will be done - including unplugging the
> AP adapters, domains and control domains - regardless of whether the mdev
> is in use by a KVM guest or not.
>
> Fixes: 258287c994de ("s390: vfio-ap: implement mediated device open callback")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@stny.rr.com>

Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>

The Signed-off-by was erroneously put in by the git sendemail
command. Please take this out of your reply-all responses. thanks.

> ---
> drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 13 ++-----------
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
> index b2c7e10dfdcd..f90c9103dac2 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
>
> static int vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queues(struct mdev_device *mdev);
> static struct vfio_ap_queue *vfio_ap_find_queue(int apqn);
> +static void vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev);
>
> static int match_apqn(struct device *dev, const void *data)
> {
> @@ -366,17 +367,7 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_remove(struct mdev_device *mdev)
> struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>
> mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->lock);
> -
> - /*
> - * If the KVM pointer is in flux or the guest is running, disallow
> - * un-assignment of control domain.
> - */
> - if (matrix_mdev->kvm_busy || matrix_mdev->kvm) {
> - mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->lock);
> - return -EBUSY;
> - }
> -
> - vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queues(mdev);
> + vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm(matrix_mdev);
> list_del(&matrix_mdev->node);
> kfree(matrix_mdev);
> mdev_set_drvdata(mdev, NULL);