linux-hardening - Re: (subset) [PATCH v9 0/8] nvme-fc: FPIN link integrity handling

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Message-ID: <513ae24d-fe17-4dd1-a226-4c699e94c0e3@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:21:27 -0400
From: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@...hat.com>
To: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
 linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, kbusch@...nel.org, hch@....de,
 sagi@...mberg.me, axboe@...nel.dk, Bryan Gurney <bgurney@...hat.com>
Cc: james.smart@...adcom.com, njavali@...vell.com,
 linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, hare@...e.de, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
 kees@...nel.org, gustavoars@...nel.org, emilne@...hat.com
Subject: Re: (subset) [PATCH v9 0/8] nvme-fc: FPIN link integrity handling

Hey Martin.

We've been testing this patch and it turns out there is a significant bug here.

This bug causes a call trace and a driver hang.

I suggest you remove this from scsi-queue and let us fix it.

/John

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 253f802605d6..44e9f7df8db2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -6459,9 +6459,10 @@ void qla24xx_process_purex_rdp(struct scsi_qla_host *vha,
  void
  qla24xx_free_purex_item(struct purex_item *item)
  {
-       if (item == &item->vha->default_item) {
-               memset(&item->vha->default_item, 0, sizeof(struct purex_item));
-               memset(&item->vha->__default_item_iocb, 0, QLA_DEFAULT_PAYLOAD_SIZE);
+       scsi_qla_host_t *base_vha = item->vha;
+       if (item == &base_vha->default_item) {
+               memset(&base_vha->__default_item_iocb, 0, QLA_DEFAULT_PAYLOAD_SIZE);
+               memset(&base_vha->default_item, 0, sizeof(struct purex_item));
         } else
                 kfree(item);
  }


On 8/25/25 10:33 PM, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:07:35 -0400, Bryan Gurney wrote:
> 
>> FPIN LI (link integrity) messages are received when the attached
>> fabric detects hardware errors. In response to these messages I/O
>> should be directed away from the affected ports, and only used
>> if the 'optimized' paths are unavailable.
>> Upon port reset the paths should be put back in service as the
>> affected hardware might have been replaced.
>> This patch adds a new controller flag 'NVME_CTRL_MARGINAL'
>> which will be checked during multipath path selection, causing the
>> path to be skipped when checking for 'optimized' paths. If no
>> optimized paths are available the 'marginal' paths are considered
>> for path selection alongside the 'non-optimized' paths.
>> It also introduces a new nvme-fc callback 'nvme_fc_fpin_rcv()' to
>> evaluate the FPIN LI TLV payload and set the 'marginal' state on
>> all affected rports.
>>
>> [...]
> 
> Applied to 6.18/scsi-queue, thanks!
> 
> [9/9] scsi: qla2xxx: Fix memcpy field-spanning write issue
>        https://git.kernel.org/mkp/scsi/c/6f4b10226b6b
>