Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] s390/vfio_ccw: free all memory if cp_init() fails

From: Matthew Rosato

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 11:13:51 EST


On 7/23/26 1:47 PM, Eric Farman wrote:
> The routine cp_free() is called to unpin/free any memory once an I/O
> is completed successfully, or if cp_prefetch() fails. But if cp_init()
> fails, and cp->initialized is not enabled, the same routine cannot be
> used to free all the memory.
>
> An attempt to address this exists in ccwchain_handle_ccw(), where a
> single call to ccwchain_free() is made for the currently-processed
> CCW segment. But this will leak other segments (created as a result
> of a Transfer in Channel) that had been allocated as part of the same
> channel program.
>
> Address this by performing the cleanup outside of the recursive
> ccwchain_handle_ccw()/ccwchain_loop_tic() logic.
>
> Fixes: 8b515be512a2 ("vfio-ccw: Fix memory leak and don't call cp_free in cp_init")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reviewed-by: Farhan Ali<alifm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
> index 7561aa7d3e01..086d1b54bdb0 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_cp.c
> @@ -455,9 +455,6 @@ static int ccwchain_handle_ccw(dma32_t cda, struct channel_program *cp)
> /* Loop for tics on this new chain. */
> ret = ccwchain_loop_tic(chain, cp);
>
> - if (ret)
> - ccwchain_free(chain);
> -
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -486,6 +483,23 @@ static int ccwchain_loop_tic(struct ccwchain *chain, struct channel_program *cp)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int ccwchain_build_ccws(dma32_t cda, struct channel_program *cp)
> +{
> + struct ccwchain *chain, *temp;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = ccwchain_handle_ccw(cda, cp);
> +
> + if (ret) {
> + /* Cleanup if an error occurred */
> + list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, temp, &cp->ccwchain_list, next) {
> + ccwchain_free(chain);
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static int ccwchain_fetch_tic(struct ccw1 *ccw,
> struct channel_program *cp)
> {
> @@ -735,7 +749,7 @@ int cp_init(struct channel_program *cp, union orb *orb)
> memcpy(&cp->orb, orb, sizeof(*orb));
>
> /* Build a ccwchain for the first CCW segment */
> - ret = ccwchain_handle_ccw(orb->cmd.cpa, cp);
> + ret = ccwchain_build_ccws(orb->cmd.cpa, cp);
>
> if (!ret)
> cp->initialized = true;