From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>, Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
"David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.18.y] KVM: guest_memfd: take the invalidate lock when unbinding a dying file
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 09:13:39 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106141257.320136-1-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2026110442-recast-sequel-2c6a@gregkh>
From: Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>
[ Upstream commit 0ee2c883b62deb74d8c43007e8049dc006d3a2fb ]
kvm_gmem_unbind() takes mapping->invalidate_lock only if the
get_file_active() succeeds. When the guest_memfd file is dying, its
reference count is already zero so get_file_active fails and the binding
is removed without holding the invalidate lock.
kvm_gmem_invalidate_{start,end}() checks f->bindings independently to
decide whether to begin or end KVM MMU invalidation. So, the bindings
must therefore remain stable between the two calls. Otherwise, unbind
can remove a binding after start increments mmu_invalidate_in_progress,
but before end finds the binding and decrements it.
Example, unbind race with memory failure:
CPU 0: memory failure CPU 1: memslot delete
---------------------------------- ---------------------------
(guest_memfd file is dying)
kvm_gmem_error_folio()
kvm_gmem_invalidate_start()
finds binding
mmu_invalidate_in_progress++
kvm_gmem_unbind()
get_file_active() fails
removes binding
kvm_gmem_invalidate_end()
no binding found
counter stays elevated
mmu_invalidate_retry() then returns 1 forever, so guest page faults
retry without ever installing a mapping and the guest hangs.
Remove the distinction between live and dying files in the unbind path.
Always use slot->gmem.file and take the invalidate lock when it's non-NULL.
Normal unbind callers hold slots_lock, which prevents release from clearing
the pointer or freeing the file state until unbind completes. Final VM
teardown can only see a NULL pointer because guest_memfd pins the KVM until
release has cleared all bindings.
Fixes: ae431059e75d ("KVM: guest_memfd: Remove bindings on memslot deletion when gmem is dying")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260728092027.225CF1F000E9@smtp.kernel.org
Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260901-gmem-unbind-fix-v2-1-12febe1d2216@amd.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
[ sashal: Adapted unbind to struct kvm_gmem with explicit kvm_gmem_get_file()/fput() removal replacing upstream's automatic cleanup removal. ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++--------------------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
index a59a4446b8461..e121534e21692 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
@@ -627,53 +627,41 @@ int kvm_gmem_bind(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
return r;
}
-static void __kvm_gmem_unbind(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, struct kvm_gmem *gmem)
+void kvm_gmem_unbind(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
{
+ struct file *file = slot->gmem.file;
unsigned long start = slot->gmem.pgoff;
unsigned long end = start + slot->npages;
-
- xa_store_range(&gmem->bindings, start, end - 1, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
-
- /*
- * synchronize_srcu(&kvm->srcu) ensured that kvm_gmem_get_pfn()
- * cannot see this memslot.
- */
- WRITE_ONCE(slot->gmem.file, NULL);
-}
-
-void kvm_gmem_unbind(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
-{
- struct file *file;
+ struct kvm_gmem *gmem;
/*
* Nothing to do if the underlying file was _already_ closed, as
* kvm_gmem_release() invalidates and nullifies all bindings.
*/
- if (!slot->gmem.file)
+ if (!file)
return;
- file = kvm_gmem_get_file(slot);
-
/*
* However, if the file is _being_ closed, then the bindings need to be
* removed as kvm_gmem_release() might not run until after the memslot
- * is freed. Note, modifying the bindings is safe even though the file
- * is dying as kvm_gmem_release() nullifies slot->gmem.file under
- * slots_lock, and only puts its reference to KVM after destroying all
- * bindings. I.e. reaching this point means kvm_gmem_release() hasn't
- * yet destroyed the bindings or freed the gmem_file, and can't do so
- * until the caller drops slots_lock.
+ * is freed. Modifying the bindings is safe even if the file is dying
+ * as kvm_gmem_release() nullifies slot->gmem.file under slots_lock,
+ * and only puts its reference to KVM after destroying all bindings.
+ * I.e. reaching this point means kvm_gmem_release() hasn't destroyed
+ * the bindings or freed the gmem_file and can't do so until the caller
+ * drops slots_lock, so there's no need to verify the file is live.
*/
- if (!file) {
- __kvm_gmem_unbind(slot, slot->gmem.file->private_data);
- return;
- }
+ gmem = file->private_data;
filemap_invalidate_lock(file->f_mapping);
- __kvm_gmem_unbind(slot, file->private_data);
- filemap_invalidate_unlock(file->f_mapping);
+ xa_store_range(&gmem->bindings, start, end - 1, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
- fput(file);
+ /*
+ * synchronize_srcu(&kvm->srcu) ensured that kvm_gmem_get_pfn()
+ * cannot see this memslot.
+ */
+ WRITE_ONCE(slot->gmem.file, NULL);
+ filemap_invalidate_unlock(file->f_mapping);
}
/* Returns a locked folio on success. */
--
2.53.0
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