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

From: Jason Gunthorpe
Date: Wed May 12 2021 - 15:23:44 EST


On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 05:32:52PM +0200, Christian Borntraeger wrote:
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> On 12.05.21 14:41, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 05:48:37PM -0400, 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 13 ++-----------
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > Can you please ensure this goes to a -rc branch or through Alex's
> > tree?
>
> So you want this is 5.13-rc?
> I can apply this to the s390 tree if that is ok.

Yes please

Jason