linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] vhost_task: Fix vhost_task

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:35:30 +0100
From:   Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
To:     Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, mst@...hat.com,
        jasowang@...hat.com, stefanha@...hat.com, brauner@...nel.org,
        syzbot+6b27b2d2aba1c80cc13b@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] vhost_task: Fix vhost_task_create return value

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 01:56:05PM -0500, Mike Christie wrote:
>vhost_task_create is supposed to return the vhost_task or NULL on
>failure. This fixes it to return the correct value when the allocation
>of the struct fails.
>
>Fixes: 77feab3c4156 ("vhost_task: Allow vhost layer to use copy_process") # mainline only
>Reported-by: syzbot+6b27b2d2aba1c80cc13b@...kaller.appspotmail.com
>Signed-off-by: Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>
>---
> kernel/vhost_task.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>

>
>diff --git a/kernel/vhost_task.c b/kernel/vhost_task.c
>index 4b8aff160640..b7cbd66f889e 100644
>--- a/kernel/vhost_task.c
>+++ b/kernel/vhost_task.c
>@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct vhost_task *vhost_task_create(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg,
>
> 	vtsk = kzalloc(sizeof(*vtsk), GFP_KERNEL);
> 	if (!vtsk)
>-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>+		return NULL;
> 	init_completion(&vtsk->exited);
> 	vtsk->data = arg;
> 	vtsk->fn = fn;
>-- 
>2.25.1
>