[PATCH v2 2/7] s390/vfio_ccw: limit the number of channel program segments
From: Eric Farman
Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 16:20:40 EST
The processing of channel programs, and the CCWs within them, is done
recursively. As such, there is an arbitrary (but not architectural)
limit to the number of CCWs that can exist in a single channel program.
The vfio-ccw logic breaks these channel programs into segments whenever
it encounters a Transfer-In-Channel (TIC) CCW, and the combined number
of segments count towards the global limit. Impose an equivalent limit
to the number of segments until such logic can be made non-recursive.
Fixes: 0a19e61e6d4c ("vfio: ccw: introduce channel program interfaces")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c | 6 ++++++
drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.h | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
index 086d1b54bdb0..7abdebd8f7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ static struct ccwchain *ccwchain_alloc(struct channel_program *cp, int len)
goto out_err;
list_add_tail(&chain->next, &cp->ccwchain_list);
+ cp->ccwchain_count++;
return chain;
@@ -441,6 +442,10 @@ static int ccwchain_handle_ccw(dma32_t cda, struct channel_program *cp)
if (len < 0)
return len;
+ /* Limit number of chains in a single channel program */
+ if (cp->ccwchain_count >= CCWCHAIN_COUNT_MAX)
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
/* Need alloc a new chain for this one. */
chain = ccwchain_alloc(cp, len);
if (!chain)
@@ -745,6 +750,7 @@ int cp_init(struct channel_program *cp, union orb *orb)
vdev->dev,
"Prefetching channel program even though prefetch not specified in ORB");
+ cp->ccwchain_count = 0;
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cp->ccwchain_list);
memcpy(&cp->orb, orb, sizeof(*orb));
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.h b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.h
index fc31eb699807..dc91a317ef19 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.h
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
*/
#define CCWCHAIN_LEN_MAX 256
+/*
+ * Maximum number of chains
+ */
+#define CCWCHAIN_COUNT_MAX 16
+
/**
* struct channel_program - manage information for channel program
* @ccwchain_list: list head of ccwchains
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ struct channel_program {
union orb orb;
bool initialized;
struct ccw1 *guest_cp;
+ int ccwchain_count;
};
int cp_init(struct channel_program *cp, union orb *orb);
--
2.53.0