Re: [PATCH net] vsock/virtio: Fix error code in virtio_transport_recv_listen()

From: Stefano Garzarella
Date: Thu Dec 11 2025 - 03:31:51 EST


On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:45:47AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
Return a negative error code if the transport doesn't match. Don't
return success.

Fixes: c0cfa2d8a788 ("vsock: add multi-transports support")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
From static analysis. Not tested.

net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index dcc8a1d5851e..77fbc6c541bf 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ virtio_transport_recv_listen(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
release_sock(child);
virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(t, skb);
sock_put(child);
- return ret;
+ return ret ?: -EINVAL;

Thanks for this fix. I think we have a similar issue also in net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c introduced by the same commit.
In net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c we have a similar pattern, but the calling function return void, so no issue there.

Do you mind to fix also that one?

Sending a v2 to fix both or another patch just for that it's fine by me,
so:

Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>