[PATCH] riscv: kvm: add null pointer check for vector datap
From: rom.wang
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 07:52:06 EST
From: Yufeng Wang <wangyufeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
Add WARN_ON check before accessing cntx->vector.datap in
kvm_riscv_vcpu_vreg_addr() to detect potential null pointer
dereferences early, consistent with the pattern used in
kvm_riscv_vcpu_vector_reset().
This helps catch initialization issues where vector context
allocation may have failed.
Signed-off-by: Yufeng Wang <wangyufeng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c
index 46fbf48f2503..e989cb9f1ac4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static int kvm_riscv_vcpu_vreg_addr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
} else if (reg_num <= KVM_REG_RISCV_VECTOR_REG(31)) {
if (reg_size != vlenb)
return -EINVAL;
+ WARN_ON(!cntx->vector.datap);
*reg_addr = cntx->vector.datap +
(reg_num - KVM_REG_RISCV_VECTOR_REG(0)) * vlenb;
} else {
--
2.34.1