From: JiaJia <physicalmtea@gmail.com>
To: Peter Hilber <peter.hilber@oss.qualcomm.com>
Cc: mst@redhat.com, jasowang@redhat.com, xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com,
eperezma@redhat.com, virtualization@lists.linux.dev,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, physicalmtea@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH v2] virtio: rtc: tear down old virtqueues before restore
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:14:53 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <69eaeca0.050a0220.408e2.027b@mx.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <iwb4axxcxti6bpgpde5cv3n7y46xaopvkbdd2kug3qhn2ehfim@ny45mixj7ncn>
virtio_device_restore() resets the device and restores the negotiated
features before calling ->restore(). viortc_freeze() intentionally
leaves the existing virtqueues in place so the alarm queue can still
wake the system, but viortc_restore() immediately calls
viortc_init_vqs() without first deleting those old queues.
If virtqueue reinitialization fails on virtio-pci, the transport error
path can run vp_del_vqs() against a newly allocated vp_dev->vqs array
while vdev->vqs still contains the old virtqueues. vp_del_vqs() then
looks up queue state through the new array and can dereference a NULL
info pointer in vp_del_vq(), crashing the guest kernel during restore.
Delete the stale virtqueues before rebuilding them. If restore fails
before virtio_device_ready(), reuse the remove path to stop the device.
Once the device is ready, return errors directly instead of deleting the
virtqueues again.
Signed-off-by: JiaJia <physicalmtea@gmail.com>
---
Hi Peter,
thanks for taking a look and for pointing this out. I took another look
at the restore path and agree that deleting the virtqueues from that
error path can race with `viortc_cb_alarmq()` once the device has been
readied.
This v2 follows the direction you suggested. It factors out
`__viortc_remove()`, reuses that path for restore failures before
`virtio_device_ready()`, routes `viortc_init_vqs()` failures in probe
through `err_reset_vdev` for consistent teardown, drops the
`viortc_del_vqs()` helper and the `viortc_msg_xfer()` NULL-vq guard,
and avoids deleting the virtqueues again after `virtio_device_ready()`.
Thanks,
JiaJia
v2:
- reuse the remove path for restore failures before virtio_device_ready()
- route viortc_init_vqs() failures in probe through err_reset_vdev
- drop the viortc_del_vqs() helper and the viortc_msg_xfer() NULL-vq guard
- avoid deleting virtqueues again after virtio_device_ready()
drivers/virtio/virtio_rtc_driver.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_rtc_driver.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_rtc_driver.c
index a57d5e06e..4419735b0 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_rtc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_rtc_driver.c
@@ -1257,6 +1257,15 @@ static int viortc_init_vqs(struct viortc_dev *viortc)
return 0;
}
+static void __viortc_remove(struct viortc_dev *viortc)
+{
+ struct virtio_device *vdev = viortc->vdev;
+
+ viortc_clocks_deinit(viortc);
+ virtio_reset_device(vdev);
+ vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
+}
+
/**
* viortc_probe() - probe a virtio_rtc virtio device
* @vdev: virtio device
@@ -1282,7 +1291,7 @@ static int viortc_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
ret = viortc_init_vqs(viortc);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto err_reset_vdev;
virtio_device_ready(vdev);
@@ -1329,10 +1338,7 @@ static void viortc_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
{
struct viortc_dev *viortc = vdev->priv;
- viortc_clocks_deinit(viortc);
-
- virtio_reset_device(vdev);
- vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
+ __viortc_remove(viortc);
}
static int viortc_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev)
@@ -1353,9 +1359,11 @@ static int viortc_restore(struct virtio_device *dev)
bool notify = false;
int ret;
+ dev->config->del_vqs(dev);
+
ret = viortc_init_vqs(viortc);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto err_remove;
alarm_viortc_vq = &viortc->vqs[VIORTC_ALARMQ];
alarm_vq = alarm_viortc_vq->vq;
@@ -1364,7 +1372,7 @@ static int viortc_restore(struct virtio_device *dev)
ret = viortc_populate_vq(viortc, alarm_viortc_vq,
VIORTC_ALARMQ_BUF_CAP, false);
if (ret)
- return ret;
+ goto err_remove;
notify = virtqueue_kick_prepare(alarm_vq);
}
@@ -1372,8 +1380,12 @@ static int viortc_restore(struct virtio_device *dev)
virtio_device_ready(dev);
if (notify && !virtqueue_notify(alarm_vq))
- ret = -EIO;
+ return -EIO;
+
+ return 0;
+err_remove:
+ __viortc_remove(viortc);
return ret;
}
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-24 4:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-17 9:08 [PATCH] virtio: rtc: tear down old virtqueues before restore JiaJia
2026-04-23 18:02 ` Peter Hilber
2026-04-24 3:14 ` JiaJia [this message]
2026-04-24 13:54 ` [PATCH v2] " Peter Hilber
2026-04-25 7:08 ` [PATCH v3] " physicalmtea
2026-04-25 15:10 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-04-25 16:09 ` Jia Jia
2026-04-25 17:03 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
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