[PATCH v2] LoongArch: KVM: Fix TOCTOU race on pv_features
From: Tao Cui
Date: Thu Aug 13 2026 - 19:26:00 EST
From: Tao Cui <cuitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
The check-then-set on kvm->arch.pv_features in
kvm_loongarch_cpucfg_set_attr() is lockless, so two vCPUs can race
past the validation and set different values. Add a spinlock to
serialize it.
Signed-off-by: Tao Cui <cuitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2: use a spinlock instead of a cmpxchg loop (Bibo Mao).
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260810081321.157258-1-cui.tao@xxxxxxxxx/
arch/loongarch/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 ++
arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c | 6 +++++-
arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/loongarch/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 23cfbecebbd7..cdbbd90e0584 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/loongarch/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ struct kvm_arch {
struct kvm_phyid_map *phyid_map;
/* Enabled PV features */
unsigned long pv_features;
+ /* Serializes pv_features updates */
+ spinlock_t pv_features_lock;
/* Supported KVM features */
unsigned long kvm_features;
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c
index 20c207d80e31..551ed39b2d1f 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c
@@ -1165,10 +1165,14 @@ static int kvm_loongarch_cpucfg_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
return -EINVAL;
/* All vCPUs need set the same PV features */
+ spin_lock(&kvm->arch.pv_features_lock);
if ((kvm->arch.pv_features & LOONGARCH_PV_FEAT_UPDATED)
- && ((kvm->arch.pv_features & valid) != val))
+ && ((kvm->arch.pv_features & valid) != val)) {
+ spin_unlock(&kvm->arch.pv_features_lock);
return -EINVAL;
+ }
kvm->arch.pv_features = val | LOONGARCH_PV_FEAT_UPDATED;
+ spin_unlock(&kvm->arch.pv_features_lock);
return 0;
default:
return -ENXIO;
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c
index 1317c718f896..b984cc54f305 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
return -ENOMEM;
}
spin_lock_init(&kvm->arch.phyid_map_lock);
+ spin_lock_init(&kvm->arch.pv_features_lock);
kvm_init_vmcs(kvm);
kvm_vm_init_features(kvm);
--
2.43.0