[RFC PATCH 1/5] PCI: Refuse function reset of an SR-IOV PF with enabled VFs

From: Alex Williamson

Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 00:53:41 EST


pci_reset_function() and its locked and try variants are intended to
provide a function-scoped reset. The bus and slot methods supporting
this interface refuse when sibling or subordinate devices are present.
SR-IOV VFs however, are not currently considered in this scope.

Correct this oversight by testing for non-zero VF count in calls
through the pci_reset_function() interfaces. This test needs to occur
under device_lock to avoid races with .sriov_configure. It should
also occur before pci_dev_save_and_disable() to avoid calling
potentially destructive reset hooks. Tests are therefore added
to each of pci_reset_function(), pci_reset_function_locked(), and
pci_try_reset_function().

The __pci_reset_function_locked() interface remains a low-level
primitive depending on the caller to perform such tests as necessary.
The vfio_pci_core use case of __pci_reset_function_locked() is pulled
through with this test. Other use cases, such as xen-pciback, that
don't obviously support or prevent binding to SR-IOV enabled PFs will
need to decide whether VFs are possible and can be preserved.
Additionally, direct callers of sriov_enable() that do not hold
device_lock (lpfc) are considered a preexisting, non-compliance issue.

Fixes: dd7cc44d0bce ("PCI: add SR-IOV API for Physical Function driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pci/pci.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 77b17b13ee61..b40b00c0c0c9 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -5222,11 +5222,22 @@ int pci_reset_function(struct pci_dev *dev)
pci_dev_lock(bridge);

pci_dev_lock(dev);
+
+ /*
+ * Reset of an SR-IOV PF necessarily resets any active VFs. Such resets are
+ * beyond the scope advertised for pci_reset_function() and variants, refuse.
+ */
+ if (pci_num_vf(dev) > 0) {
+ rc = -ENOTTY;
+ goto unlock;
+ }
+
pci_dev_save_and_disable(dev);

rc = __pci_reset_function_locked(dev);

pci_dev_restore(dev);
+unlock:
pci_dev_unlock(dev);

if (bridge)
@@ -5264,6 +5275,9 @@ int pci_reset_function_locked(struct pci_dev *dev)
if (!pci_reset_supported(dev))
return -ENOTTY;

+ if (pci_num_vf(dev) > 0)
+ return -ENOTTY;
+
pci_dev_save_and_disable(dev);

rc = __pci_reset_function_locked(dev);
@@ -5290,6 +5304,11 @@ int pci_try_reset_function(struct pci_dev *dev)
if (!pci_dev_trylock(dev))
return -EAGAIN;

+ if (pci_num_vf(dev) > 0) {
+ pci_dev_unlock(dev);
+ return -ENOTTY;
+ }
+
pci_dev_save_and_disable(dev);
rc = __pci_reset_function_locked(dev);
pci_dev_restore(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 3f11a9624b9c..9757b171791c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -790,7 +790,9 @@ void vfio_pci_core_disable(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
if (bridge && !pci_dev_trylock(bridge))
goto out_restore_state;
if (pci_dev_trylock(pdev)) {
- if (!__pci_reset_function_locked(pdev))
+ /* Enforce function scope under lock for SR-IOV PFs */
+ if (!pci_num_vf(pdev) &&
+ !__pci_reset_function_locked(pdev))
vdev->needs_reset = false;
pci_dev_unlock(pdev);
}
--
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