[PATCH v2 3/5] KVM: guest_memfd: Handle errors from xa_store_range() when binding

From: Ackerley Tng via B4 Relay

Date: Fri May 22 2026 - 18:46:59 EST


From: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>

Unhandled errors from xa_store_range() means kvm_gmem_bind() might falsely
reporting success, leading to false assumptions in guest_memfd's lifecycle
later.

On error, restore the unbound state and return the error to userspace.

Fixes: a7800aa80ea4d ("KVM: Add KVM_CREATE_GUEST_MEMFD ioctl() for guest-specific backing memory")
Signed-off-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c | 11 +++++++++--
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
index d203135969d13..5b4911ffa208a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ int kvm_gmem_bind(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
struct inode *inode;
struct file *file;
int r = -EINVAL;
+ void *result;

BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(gfn_t) != sizeof(slot->gmem.pgoff));

@@ -688,7 +689,14 @@ int kvm_gmem_bind(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
if (kvm_gmem_supports_mmap(inode))
slot->flags |= KVM_MEMSLOT_GMEM_ONLY;

- xa_store_range(&f->bindings, start, end - 1, slot, GFP_KERNEL);
+ result = xa_store_range(&f->bindings, start, end - 1, slot, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (xa_is_err(result)) {
+ r = xa_err(result);
+ xa_store_range(&f->bindings, start, end - 1, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+ } else {
+ r = 0;
+ }
+
filemap_invalidate_unlock(inode->i_mapping);

/*
@@ -696,7 +704,6 @@ int kvm_gmem_bind(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
* not the other way 'round. Active bindings are invalidated if the
* file is closed before memslots are destroyed.
*/
- r = 0;
err:
fput(file);
return r;

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2.54.0.794.g4f17f83d09-goog