[PATCH] vdpa/vdpa_sim: guard partial device teardown

From: Xiong Weimin

Date: Tue Aug 04 2026 - 04:31:57 EST


vdpasim_create() unwinds early allocation failures with put_device(),
which invokes the vdpa free callback even when the worker, virtqueues or
IOTLB arrays have not all been initialized. vdpasim_free() currently
assumes the fully initialized path and can dereference NULL or ERR_PTR
state during those failures.

Make the free callback tolerate partially initialized simulator devices
before destroying the worker or walking optional arrays.

Signed-off-by: Xiong Weimin <xiongweimin@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c | 17 +++++++++++------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
index 8cb1cc2ea..77966e957 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
@@ -743,17 +743,22 @@ static void vdpasim_free(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
int i;

kthread_cancel_work_sync(&vdpasim->work);
- kthread_destroy_worker(vdpasim->worker);
+ if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(vdpasim->worker))
+ kthread_destroy_worker(vdpasim->worker);

- for (i = 0; i < vdpasim->dev_attr.nvqs; i++) {
- vringh_kiov_cleanup(&vdpasim->vqs[i].out_iov);
- vringh_kiov_cleanup(&vdpasim->vqs[i].in_iov);
+ if (vdpasim->vqs) {
+ for (i = 0; i < vdpasim->dev_attr.nvqs; i++) {
+ vringh_kiov_cleanup(&vdpasim->vqs[i].out_iov);
+ vringh_kiov_cleanup(&vdpasim->vqs[i].in_iov);
+ }
}

vdpasim->dev_attr.free(vdpasim);

- for (i = 0; i < vdpasim->dev_attr.nas; i++)
- vhost_iotlb_reset(&vdpasim->iommu[i]);
+ if (vdpasim->iommu) {
+ for (i = 0; i < vdpasim->dev_attr.nas; i++)
+ vhost_iotlb_reset(&vdpasim->iommu[i]);
+ }
kfree(vdpasim->iommu);
kfree(vdpasim->iommu_pt);
kfree(vdpasim->vqs);
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