[PATCH v2] nvmet-fc: skip port entry rebinding if already bound to a target port

From: Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh

Date: Fri Oct 16 2026 - 12:07:40 EST


In nvmet_fc_portentry_rebind_tgt(), nvmet_fc_tgtlock serializes access to
nvmet_fc_portentry_list, but does not prevent multiple concurrent or
duplicate target port registrations from attempting to rebind to an
already-assigned port entry.

When pe->tgtport is non-NULL, WARN_ON() is triggered and pe->tgtport is
overwritten, leading to kernel warnings and leaking the reference count
acquired by nvmet_fc_tgtport_get().

Fix this by checking if pe->tgtport is already set before acquiring a
reference count and rebinding. If it is bound, skip the entry to prevent
clobbering existing bindings.

Reported-by: syzbot+be62d4b375542ecebd17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=be62d4b375542ecebd17
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh <neganhat@xxxxxxxxx>

---
v1 -> v2:
- Move pe->tgtport check before nvmet_fc_tgtport_get() to avoid refcount leak.
---
drivers/nvme/target/fc.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
index 1b557775e033..9b7fd8f5bd47 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,9 @@ nvmet_fc_portentry_rebind_tgt(struct nvmet_fc_tgtport *tgtport)
if (!nvmet_fc_tgtport_get(tgtport))
continue;

- WARN_ON(pe->tgtport);
+ if (pe->tgtport)
+ continue;
+
tgtport->pe = pe;
pe->tgtport = tgtport;
break;
--
2.55.0