[PATCH v4 0/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix bugs in vfio_ap device driver callback functions

From: Anthony Krowiak

Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 13:10:24 EST


During review of patches by the Sashiko AI, several pre-existing bugs were
discovered. This 9-patch series fixes those bugs.

Patch 2: Fix dereference matrix_mdev->kvm without checking for NULL
* Added block comment prior to traversing the matix_dev->mdev_list to
explain that it is safe to traverse the list because the
matrix_dev->guests_lock is taken in vfio_ap_on_cfg_changed() which is
called prior to calling vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove to hopefully circumvent
repeated LLM review comments that the list can change while traversing
it.
* Added block comment prior to adding a matrix_mdev to the
matrix_dev->mdev_list in vfio_ap_mdev_probe() to hopefully circumvent
repeated LLM review comments that the list can change while traversing
it.

Patch 3: Fix missing lock required to access list of ap_matrix_mdev objects
* Removed setting of matrix_mdev->req_trigger and
matrix_mdev->cfg_chg_trigger to NULL because matrix_mdev is kzalloc's and
to avoid setting them to NULL after exposing the device to
userspace via the prior call to vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev().

Patch 6: Fix potential use of uninitialized apm_filtered bitmap
* Added block comment prior to zeroizing apm_filtered bitmap to explain why
and hopefully prevent LLM review comments about it being uninitialized.

Patch 8: Fix NULL deref in status_show() during queue probe
* Added call to release_update_locks_for_mdev() prior to calling
sysfs_remove_group() to fix an ABBA deadlock on the error path.


Anthony Krowiak (9):
s390/vfio-ap: Fix stale do_remove flag across iterations in
vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove
s390/vfio-ap: Fix dereference matrix_mdev->kvm without checking for
NULL
s390/vfio-ap: Fix missing lock required to access list of
ap_matrix_mdev objects
s390/vfio-ap: Fix required lock not held during update of
ap_matrix_mdev object
s390/vfio-ap: Fix control domain removal in vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove
s390/vfio-ap: fix potential use of uninitialized apm_filtered bitmap
s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain
removed
s390/vfio-ap: Fix NULL deref in status_show() during queue probe
s390/vfio-ap: Fix memory leak when queue removed from host AP config

drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 108 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

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