[PATCH] PCI/MSI: Initialize MSI-X descriptors in the setup loop

From: lirongqing

Date: Sun Nov 08 2026 - 22:15:26 EST


From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>

msix_setup_msi_descs() reuses a single stack descriptor for all
MSI-X entries.

Since msix_prepare_msi_desc() only sets can_mask for non-virtual
descriptors, a virtual descriptor can inherit can_mask == 1 from
the preceding real descriptor.

As msi_domain_insert_msi_desc() copies the descriptor, this stale
value can cause pci_msix_write_vector_ctrl() to access beyond the
mapped MSI-X table.

Clear the descriptor inside the loop to ensure each MSI-X entry
starts with can_mask == 0.

Fixes: 3ece3e8e5976 ("PCI/MSI: Handle the NOMASK flag correctly for all PCI/MSI backends")
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pci/msi/msi.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
index a346284..681dd2f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
@@ -638,9 +638,8 @@ static int msix_setup_msi_descs(struct pci_dev *dev, struct msix_entry *entries,
struct irq_affinity_desc *curmsk;
struct msi_desc desc;

- memset(&desc, 0, sizeof(desc));
-
for (i = 0, curmsk = masks; i < nvec; i++, curmsk++) {
+ memset(&desc, 0, sizeof(desc));
desc.msi_index = entries ? entries[i].entry : i;
desc.affinity = masks ? curmsk : NULL;
desc.pci.msi_attrib.is_virtual = desc.msi_index >= vec_count;
--
2.9.4