* FAILED: patch "[PATCH] s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree
@ 2026-08-20 11:24 gregkh
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Ensure index for read/write regions are within range Sasha Levin
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From: gregkh @ 2026-08-20 11:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: farman, alifm, borntraeger, mjrosato; +Cc: stable
The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.
To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 16b0798024c0e9117e395829ddbbe70981c79d9c
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026082011-underarm-plywood-1b0f@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' 'HEAD^..'
Possible dependencies:
thanks,
greg k-h
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
From 16b0798024c0e9117e395829ddbbe70981c79d9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:30:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock
Unlike the channel_program struct, which covers synchronous I/O
submissions and asynchronous interrupts, the CRW region relies
exclusively on asynchronous events coming from hardware.
Implement a lock to manage the list of those payloads, to ensure
they are read cohesively.
Fixes: 3f02cb2fd9d2 ("vfio-ccw: Wire up the CRW irq and CRW region")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Farhan Ali <alifm@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
index 9269b54f5cfd..7708eb4d6de0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
@@ -93,18 +93,13 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
loff_t pos = *ppos & VFIO_CCW_OFFSET_MASK;
struct ccw_crw_region *region;
struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw;
+ unsigned long flags;
int ret;
if (pos + count > sizeof(*region))
return -EINVAL;
mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
- crw = list_first_entry_or_null(&private->crw,
- struct vfio_ccw_crw, next);
-
- if (crw)
- list_del(&crw->next);
-
if (i >= private->num_regions) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
@@ -113,6 +108,16 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
region = private->region[i].data;
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
+ crw = list_first_entry_or_null(&private->crw,
+ struct vfio_ccw_crw, next);
+
+ if (crw)
+ list_del(&crw->next);
+
+ /* Drop CRW lock while copying to userspace */
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
+
if (crw)
memcpy(®ion->crw, &crw->crw, sizeof(region->crw));
@@ -122,15 +127,16 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
ret = count;
region->crw = 0;
-
-out:
- mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
-
kfree(crw);
/* Notify the guest if more CRWs are on our queue */
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
if (!list_empty(&private->crw) && private->crw_trigger)
eventfd_signal(private->crw_trigger);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
+
+out:
+ mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
return ret;
}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index 757ff5b2556e..ab6b518cc353 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -118,11 +118,14 @@ void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
void vfio_ccw_crw_todo(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct vfio_ccw_private *private;
+ unsigned long flags;
private = container_of(work, struct vfio_ccw_private, crw_work);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
if (!list_empty(&private->crw) && private->crw_trigger)
eventfd_signal(private->crw_trigger);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
}
void vfio_ccw_notoper_todo(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -286,6 +289,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_queue_crw(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
unsigned int rsid)
{
struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw;
+ unsigned long flags;
/*
* If unable to allocate a CRW, just drop the event and
@@ -303,7 +307,9 @@ static void vfio_ccw_queue_crw(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
crw->crw.erc = erc;
crw->crw.rsid = rsid;
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
list_add_tail(&crw->next, &private->crw);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
queue_work(vfio_ccw_work_q, &private->crw_work);
}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index 1df6d649565b..5ce91285c7d5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static int vfio_ccw_mdev_init_dev(struct vfio_device *vdev)
INIT_WORK(&private->io_work, vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo);
INIT_WORK(&private->crw_work, vfio_ccw_crw_todo);
INIT_WORK(&private->notoper_work, vfio_ccw_notoper_todo);
+ spin_lock_init(&private->crw_lock);
private->cp.guest_cp = kzalloc_objs(struct ccw1, CCWCHAIN_LEN_MAX);
if (!private->cp.guest_cp)
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_mdev_release_dev(struct vfio_device *vdev)
struct vfio_ccw_private *private =
container_of(vdev, struct vfio_ccw_private, vdev);
struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw, *temp;
+ unsigned long flags;
/*
* Ensure these work items are fully drained, so none can
@@ -146,10 +148,12 @@ static void vfio_ccw_mdev_release_dev(struct vfio_device *vdev)
cancel_work_sync(&private->crw_work);
flush_work(&private->notoper_work);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
list_for_each_entry_safe(crw, temp, &private->crw, next) {
list_del(&crw->next);
kfree(crw);
}
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_crw_region, private->crw_region);
kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_schib_region, private->schib_region);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
index 739121116ab6..3bd0171d38d0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ struct vfio_ccw_parent {
* @cp: channel program for the current I/O operation
* @irb: irb info received from interrupt
* @scsw: scsw info
+ * @crw_lock: serialization of CRW list information
+ * @crw: list of Channel Report Word elements
* @io_trigger: eventfd ctx for signaling userspace I/O results
* @crw_trigger: eventfd ctx for signaling userspace CRW information
* @req_trigger: eventfd ctx for signaling userspace to return device
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ struct vfio_ccw_private {
struct channel_program cp;
struct irb irb;
union scsw scsw;
+
+ spinlock_t crw_lock;
struct list_head crw;
struct eventfd_ctx *io_trigger;
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* [PATCH 5.15.y 1/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Ensure index for read/write regions are within range
2026-08-20 11:24 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree gregkh
@ 2026-08-24 14:05 ` Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Cancel existing workqueues Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-08-24 14:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable
Cc: Eric Farman, Cornelia Huck, Matthew Rosato, Christian Borntraeger,
Sasha Levin
From: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
[ Upstream commit 9f5f9a78fedc45bc29d6a0a64e3a3472361afae5 ]
The introduction of the capability chain rightly clamped the
region indexes to the range of the capabilities itself, but
neglected to do so for the existing read/write regions which
should also be enforced.
Fixes: db8e5d17ac03 ("vfio-ccw: add capabilities chain")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Stable-dep-of: 16b0798024c0 ("s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_async.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c | 7 +++----
3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_async.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_async.c
index 7a838e3d7c0fa..01f8cedc46e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_async.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_async.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/vfio.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
#include <linux/mdev.h>
#include "vfio_ccw_private.h"
@@ -25,11 +26,20 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_async_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
return -EINVAL;
mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
+
+ if (i >= private->num_regions) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
+ i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
region = private->region[i].data;
if (copy_to_user(buf, (void *)region + pos, count))
ret = -EFAULT;
else
ret = count;
+
+out_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
return ret;
}
@@ -49,6 +59,12 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_async_region_write(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
if (!mutex_trylock(&private->io_mutex))
return -EAGAIN;
+ if (i >= private->num_regions) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
+ i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
region = private->region[i].data;
if (copy_from_user((void *)region + pos, buf, count)) {
ret = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
index 13b26a1c79886..11264e2adffcb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
#include <linux/vfio.h>
#include "vfio_ccw_private.h"
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_schib_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
return -EINVAL;
mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
+
+ if (i >= private->num_regions) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
region = private->region[i].data;
if (cio_update_schib(private->sch)) {
@@ -96,6 +104,12 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
list_del(&crw->next);
mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
+ if (i >= private->num_regions) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
region = private->region[i].data;
if (crw)
@@ -108,6 +122,7 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
region->crw = 0;
+out:
mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
kfree(crw);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index 7f540ad0b568b..b76b0521b456b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_mdev_read(struct mdev_device *mdev,
return vfio_ccw_mdev_read_io_region(private, buf, count, ppos);
default:
index -= VFIO_CCW_NUM_REGIONS;
+ index = array_index_nospec(index, private->num_regions);
return private->region[index].ops->read(private, buf, count,
ppos);
}
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_mdev_write(struct mdev_device *mdev,
return vfio_ccw_mdev_write_io_region(private, buf, count, ppos);
default:
index -= VFIO_CCW_NUM_REGIONS;
+ index = array_index_nospec(index, private->num_regions);
return private->region[index].ops->write(private, buf, count,
ppos);
}
@@ -351,11 +353,8 @@ static int vfio_ccw_mdev_get_region_info(struct vfio_region_info *info,
VFIO_CCW_NUM_REGIONS + private->num_regions)
return -EINVAL;
- info->index = array_index_nospec(info->index,
- VFIO_CCW_NUM_REGIONS +
- private->num_regions);
-
i = info->index - VFIO_CCW_NUM_REGIONS;
+ i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
info->offset = VFIO_CCW_INDEX_TO_OFFSET(info->index);
info->size = private->region[i].size;
--
2.53.0
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2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Ensure index for read/write regions are within range Sasha Levin
@ 2026-08-24 14:05 ` Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 3/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Selectively expand io_mutex Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 4/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-08-24 14:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable; +Cc: Eric Farman, Matthew Rosato, Christian Borntraeger, Sasha Levin
From: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
[ Upstream commit 79c60b2c61105368dcc8444eb45847e21734f7c4 ]
The initialization of the io_work and crw_work workqueues begs the
question of whether they should be un-initialized. Add the corresponding
cleanup tags in _release_dev to ensure work isn't dispatched after
the private struct is free'd.
Suggested-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
Fixes: e5f84dbaea59 ("vfio: ccw: return I/O results asynchronously")
Fixes: 3f02cb2fd9d2 ("vfio-ccw: Wire up the CRW irq and CRW region")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Stable-dep-of: 16b0798024c0 ("s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index b76b0521b456b..4c035a8f9691a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ static void vfio_ccw_mdev_close_device(struct mdev_device *mdev)
}
cp_free(&private->cp);
+
+ /*
+ * Ensure these work items are drained, in the event the
+ * device is re-opened instead of released.
+ */
+ cancel_work_sync(&private->io_work);
+ cancel_work_sync(&private->crw_work);
+
vfio_ccw_unregister_dev_regions(private);
vfio_unregister_notifier(mdev_dev(mdev), VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY,
&private->nb);
--
2.53.0
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2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Ensure index for read/write regions are within range Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Cancel existing workqueues Sasha Levin
@ 2026-08-24 14:05 ` Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 4/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-08-24 14:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable; +Cc: Eric Farman, Matthew Rosato, Christian Borntraeger, Sasha Levin
From: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
[ Upstream commit 34f4feff3e90bd09308fad0974e97113b23b812a ]
The io_mutex was defined to serialize the io_regions, but then has
also sort of been associated with the I/O themselves because of
the close relationship they share.
With the handful of races that are possible, the choices are either to:
A) expand the scope of io_mutex to close these remaining windows, or
B) reduce the scope of io_mutex to just io_region, and introduce a new
lock mechanism for the remaining I/O resources
This patch implements A, since B brings with it a lot more interactions
that would need to be tracked and kept in a correct hierarchy. It also
takes advantage of the workqueue element for cp_free() that now gets
called out of fsm_notoper(), which could be invoked out of an interrupt
context and thus cannot acquire a mutex itself.
Fixes: 4f76617378ee ("vfio-ccw: protect the I/O region")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Stable-dep-of: 16b0798024c0 ("s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c | 2 +-
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c | 9 ++++++++-
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c | 4 ++--
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h | 3 ++-
4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
index 11264e2adffcb..ee9688738a950 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
if (pos + count > sizeof(*region))
return -EINVAL;
+ mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
crw = list_first_entry_or_null(&private->crw,
struct vfio_ccw_crw, next);
if (crw)
list_del(&crw->next);
- mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
if (i >= private->num_regions) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
index 4da85df9f7816..2b7e32f7ef9be 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <asm/idals.h>
#include "vfio_ccw_cp.h"
+#include "vfio_ccw_private.h"
struct pfn_array {
/* Starting guest physical I/O address. */
@@ -852,17 +853,23 @@ void cp_update_scsw(struct channel_program *cp, union scsw *scsw)
*/
bool cp_iova_pinned(struct channel_program *cp, u64 iova)
{
+ struct vfio_ccw_private *private =
+ container_of(cp, struct vfio_ccw_private, cp);
struct ccwchain *chain;
int i;
if (!cp->initialized)
return false;
+ mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
list_for_each_entry(chain, &cp->ccwchain_list, next) {
for (i = 0; i < chain->ch_len; i++)
- if (pfn_array_iova_pinned(chain->ch_pa + i, iova))
+ if (pfn_array_iova_pinned(chain->ch_pa + i, iova)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
return true;
+ }
}
+ mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
return false;
}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index b9091e22ca572..3678c3eed19b8 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
is_final = !(scsw_actl(&irb->scsw) &
(SCSW_ACTL_DEVACT | SCSW_ACTL_SCHACT));
+ mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
if (scsw_is_solicited(&irb->scsw)) {
cp_update_scsw(&private->cp, &irb->scsw);
if (is_final && private->state == VFIO_CCW_STATE_CP_PENDING) {
@@ -100,9 +101,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
cp_is_finished = true;
}
}
- mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
memcpy(private->io_region->irb_area, irb, sizeof(*irb));
- mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
/*
* Reset to IDLE only if processing of a channel program
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
*/
if (private->mdev && cp_is_finished)
private->state = VFIO_CCW_STATE_IDLE;
+ mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
if (private->io_trigger)
eventfd_signal(private->io_trigger, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
index b2c762eb42b9b..9b13b41e3a9cb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ struct vfio_ccw_crw {
* @mdev: pointer to the mediated device
* @nb: notifier for vfio events
* @io_region: MMIO region to input/output I/O arguments/results
- * @io_mutex: protect against concurrent update of I/O regions
+ * @io_mutex: protect against concurrent update of I/O resources
+ * and @cp lifecycle
* @region: additional regions for other subchannel operations
* @cmd_region: MMIO region for asynchronous I/O commands other than START
* @schib_region: MMIO region for SCHIB information
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH 5.15.y 4/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Implement a crw lock
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 1/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Ensure index for read/write regions are within range Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 2/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Cancel existing workqueues Sasha Levin
2026-08-24 14:05 ` [PATCH 5.15.y 3/4] s390/vfio_ccw: Selectively expand io_mutex Sasha Levin
@ 2026-08-24 14:05 ` Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-08-24 14:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable
Cc: Eric Farman, Matthew Rosato, Farhan Ali, Christian Borntraeger,
Sasha Levin
From: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
[ Upstream commit 16b0798024c0e9117e395829ddbbe70981c79d9c ]
Unlike the channel_program struct, which covers synchronous I/O
submissions and asynchronous interrupts, the CRW region relies
exclusively on asynchronous events coming from hardware.
Implement a lock to manage the list of those payloads, to ensure
they are read cohesively.
Fixes: 3f02cb2fd9d2 ("vfio-ccw: Wire up the CRW irq and CRW region")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Farhan Ali <alifm@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
[ relocated crw_lock init and CRW drain from vfio_ccw_ops.c's mdev_init_dev()/mdev_release_dev() into vfio_ccw_drv.c's sch_probe()/sch_remove(), and kept the two-argument eventfd_signal() calls ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c | 10 ++++++++++
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h | 4 ++++
3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
index ee9688738a950..3ee2444f3d902 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_chp.c
@@ -92,18 +92,13 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
loff_t pos = *ppos & VFIO_CCW_OFFSET_MASK;
struct ccw_crw_region *region;
struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw;
+ unsigned long flags;
int ret;
if (pos + count > sizeof(*region))
return -EINVAL;
mutex_lock(&private->io_mutex);
- crw = list_first_entry_or_null(&private->crw,
- struct vfio_ccw_crw, next);
-
- if (crw)
- list_del(&crw->next);
-
if (i >= private->num_regions) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
@@ -112,6 +107,16 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
i = array_index_nospec(i, private->num_regions);
region = private->region[i].data;
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
+ crw = list_first_entry_or_null(&private->crw,
+ struct vfio_ccw_crw, next);
+
+ if (crw)
+ list_del(&crw->next);
+
+ /* Drop CRW lock while copying to userspace */
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
+
if (crw)
memcpy(®ion->crw, &crw->crw, sizeof(region->crw));
@@ -121,15 +126,16 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_crw_region_read(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
ret = count;
region->crw = 0;
-
-out:
- mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
-
kfree(crw);
/* Notify the guest if more CRWs are on our queue */
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
if (!list_empty(&private->crw) && private->crw_trigger)
eventfd_signal(private->crw_trigger, 1);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
+
+out:
+ mutex_unlock(&private->io_mutex);
return ret;
}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index 3678c3eed19b8..735d9493b6874 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -119,11 +119,14 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
static void vfio_ccw_crw_todo(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct vfio_ccw_private *private;
+ unsigned long flags;
private = container_of(work, struct vfio_ccw_private, crw_work);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
if (!list_empty(&private->crw) && private->crw_trigger)
eventfd_signal(private->crw_trigger, 1);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
}
/*
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&private->crw);
INIT_WORK(&private->io_work, vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo);
INIT_WORK(&private->crw_work, vfio_ccw_crw_todo);
+ spin_lock_init(&private->crw_lock);
atomic_set(&private->avail, 1);
private->state = VFIO_CCW_STATE_STANDBY;
@@ -238,13 +242,16 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_remove(struct subchannel *sch)
{
struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw, *temp;
+ unsigned long flags;
vfio_ccw_sch_quiesce(sch);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
list_for_each_entry_safe(crw, temp, &private->crw, next) {
list_del(&crw->next);
kfree(crw);
}
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
vfio_ccw_mdev_unreg(sch);
@@ -304,6 +311,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_queue_crw(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
unsigned int rsid)
{
struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw;
+ unsigned long flags;
/*
* If unable to allocate a CRW, just drop the event and
@@ -321,7 +329,9 @@ static void vfio_ccw_queue_crw(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
crw->crw.erc = erc;
crw->crw.rsid = rsid;
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&private->crw_lock, flags);
list_add_tail(&crw->next, &private->crw);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&private->crw_lock, flags);
queue_work(vfio_ccw_work_q, &private->crw_work);
}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
index 9b13b41e3a9cb..67bc16f8c11ce 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct vfio_ccw_crw {
* @cp: channel program for the current I/O operation
* @irb: irb info received from interrupt
* @scsw: scsw info
+ * @crw_lock: serialization of CRW list information
+ * @crw: list of Channel Report Word elements
* @io_trigger: eventfd ctx for signaling userspace I/O results
* @crw_trigger: eventfd ctx for signaling userspace CRW information
* @req_trigger: eventfd ctx for signaling userspace to return device
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ struct vfio_ccw_private {
struct channel_program cp;
struct irb irb;
union scsw scsw;
+
+ spinlock_t crw_lock;
struct list_head crw;
struct eventfd_ctx *io_trigger;
--
2.53.0
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