linux-kernel - [PATCH net-next V2 1/3] vhost: fail early when __vhost_add

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Message-ID: <20250714084755.11921-2-jasowang@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:47:53 +0800
From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To: mst@...hat.com,
	jasowang@...hat.com,
	eperezma@...hat.com
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux.dev,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jonah.palmer@...cle.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next V2 1/3] vhost: fail early when __vhost_add_used() fails

This patch fails vhost_add_used_n() early when __vhost_add_used()
fails to make sure used idx is not updated with stale used ring
information.

Reported-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 3a5ebb973dba..d1d3912f4804 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -2775,6 +2775,9 @@ int vhost_add_used_n(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq, struct vring_used_elem *heads,
 	}
 	r = __vhost_add_used_n(vq, heads, count);
 
+	if (r < 0)
+		return r;
+
 	/* Make sure buffer is written before we update index. */
 	smp_wmb();
 	if (vhost_put_used_idx(vq)) {
-- 
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