From: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>

As the comment in qapi/error, passing @errp to error_prepend() requires
ERRP_GUARD():

* = Why, when and how to use ERRP_GUARD() =
*
* Without ERRP_GUARD(), use of the @errp parameter is restricted:
...
* - It should not be passed to error_prepend(), error_vprepend() or
*   error_append_hint(), because that doesn't work with &error_fatal.
* ERRP_GUARD() lifts these restrictions.
*
* To use ERRP_GUARD(), add it right at the beginning of the function.
* @errp can then be used without worrying about the argument being
* NULL or &error_fatal.

ERRP_GUARD() could avoid the case when @errp is the pointer of
error_fatal, the user can't see this additional information, because
exit() happens in error_setg earlier than information is added [1].

The iommufd_cdev_getfd() passes @errp to error_prepend(). Its @errp is
from vfio_attach_device(), which @errp parameter is so widely sourced
that it is necessary to protect it with ERRP_GUARD().

To avoid the issue like [1] said, add missing ERRP_GUARD() at the
beginning of this function.

[1]: Issue description in the commit message of commit ae7c80a7bd73
     ("error: New macro ERRP_GUARD()").

Cc: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>
Cc: "Cédric Le Goater" <clg@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
---
 hw/vfio/iommufd.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
index 9bfddc136089..7baf49e6ee9e 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static void iommufd_cdev_unbind_and_disconnect(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
 
 static int iommufd_cdev_getfd(const char *sysfs_path, Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     long int ret = -ENOTTY;
     char *path, *vfio_dev_path = NULL, *vfio_path = NULL;
     DIR *dir = NULL;
-- 
2.34.1

On 2/29/24 15:39, Zhao Liu wrote:
> From: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
> 
> As the comment in qapi/error, passing @errp to error_prepend() requires
> ERRP_GUARD():
> 
> * = Why, when and how to use ERRP_GUARD() =
> *
> * Without ERRP_GUARD(), use of the @errp parameter is restricted:
> ...
> * - It should not be passed to error_prepend(), error_vprepend() or
> *   error_append_hint(), because that doesn't work with &error_fatal.
> * ERRP_GUARD() lifts these restrictions.
> *
> * To use ERRP_GUARD(), add it right at the beginning of the function.
> * @errp can then be used without worrying about the argument being
> * NULL or &error_fatal.
> 
> ERRP_GUARD() could avoid the case when @errp is the pointer of
> error_fatal, the user can't see this additional information, because
> exit() happens in error_setg earlier than information is added [1].
> 
> The iommufd_cdev_getfd() passes @errp to error_prepend(). Its @errp is
> from vfio_attach_device(), which @errp parameter is so widely sourced
> that it is necessary to protect it with ERRP_GUARD().
> 
> To avoid the issue like [1] said, add missing ERRP_GUARD() at the
> beginning of this function.
> 
> [1]: Issue description in the commit message of commit ae7c80a7bd73
>       ("error: New macro ERRP_GUARD()").
> 
> Cc: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>
> Cc: "Cédric Le Goater" <clg@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>


Reviewed-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>

Thanks,

C.


> ---
>   hw/vfio/iommufd.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
> index 9bfddc136089..7baf49e6ee9e 100644
> --- a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
> +++ b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
> @@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static void iommufd_cdev_unbind_and_disconnect(VFIODevice *vbasedev)
>   
>   static int iommufd_cdev_getfd(const char *sysfs_path, Error **errp)
>   {
> +    ERRP_GUARD();
>       long int ret = -ENOTTY;
>       char *path, *vfio_dev_path = NULL, *vfio_path = NULL;
>       DIR *dir = NULL;