[PATCH] mshv_vtl: Check per-CPU register page before mmap

From: Hardik Garg

Date: Fri Sep 11 2026 - 14:04:42 EST


Register-page setup is optional for each CPU. If allocation or
registration fails, mshv_vtl_configure_reg_page() warns and leaves that
CPU's reg_page NULL, but initial context setup continues successfully.
Meanwhile, successful setup on another CPU sets the global
mshv_has_reg_page flag.

mshv_vtl_fault() checks this global flag before selecting the requested
CPU's register page. With mixed setup results across online CPUs, the
check passes even for a CPU with no register page, reaching
get_page(NULL) when userspace faults in that mapping.

Check the selected per-CPU register page before taking its reference and
return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS if it is absent.

Fixes: 7bfe3b8ea6e3 ("Drivers: hv: Introduce mshv_vtl driver")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Hardik Garg <hargar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c b/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c
index fc993560a45c..3296ab5c0243 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/mshv_vtl_main.c
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@ static vm_fault_t mshv_vtl_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
return VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
}

+ if (!page)
+ return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+
get_page(page);
vmf->page = page;

--
2.34.1