[PATCH v6 06/11] virtio-gpu-dmabuf: Improve error handling by introducing 'Error **'

Vivek Kasireddy posted 11 patches 12 hours ago
Maintainers: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>, "Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>, Akihiko Odaki <odaki@rsg.ci.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>, Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>, "Cédric Le Goater" <clg@redhat.com>
[PATCH v6 06/11] virtio-gpu-dmabuf: Improve error handling by introducing 'Error **'
Posted by Vivek Kasireddy 12 hours ago
Make the error handling more robust in virtio_gpu_init_udmabuf()
by passing in 'Error **' parameter to capture errors from
virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf() and virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf().
And, since they now take in 'Error **' parameter, have them
return a bool to adhere to best practices.

Cc: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Cc: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Cc: Akihiko Odaki <odaki@rsg.ci.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
Cc: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>
Cc: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
Cc: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@intel.com>
---
 hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
index 8d67ef7c2a..d9b2ecaf31 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #include "standard-headers/linux/udmabuf.h"
 #include "standard-headers/drm/drm_fourcc.h"
 
-static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
+static bool virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res,
+                                      Error **errp)
 {
     g_autofree struct udmabuf_create_list *list = NULL;
     RAMBlock *rb;
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
 
     udmabuf = udmabuf_fd();
     if (udmabuf < 0) {
-        return;
+        error_setg(errp, "udmabuf device not available");
+        return false;
     }
 
     list = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct udmabuf_create_list) +
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
     for (i = 0; i < res->iov_cnt; i++) {
         rb = qemu_ram_block_from_host(res->iov[i].iov_base, false, &offset);
         if (!rb || rb->fd < 0) {
-            return;
+            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                          "%s: Could not find valid ramblock\n",
+                          __func__);
+            return false;
         }
 
         list->list[i].memfd  = rb->fd;
@@ -58,20 +63,26 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
 
     res->dmabuf_fd = ioctl(udmabuf, UDMABUF_CREATE_LIST, list);
     if (res->dmabuf_fd < 0) {
-        warn_report("%s: UDMABUF_CREATE_LIST: %s", __func__,
-                    strerror(errno));
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -res->dmabuf_fd,
+                         "Could not create dmabuf fd via udmabuf driver");
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
-static void virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
+static bool virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res,
+                                    Error **errp)
 {
-    res->remapped = mmap(NULL, res->blob_size, PROT_READ,
-                         MAP_SHARED, res->dmabuf_fd, 0);
-    if (res->remapped == MAP_FAILED) {
-        warn_report("%s: dmabuf mmap failed: %s", __func__,
-                    strerror(errno));
+    void *map;
+
+    map = mmap(NULL, res->blob_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, res->dmabuf_fd, 0);
+    if (map == MAP_FAILED) {
+        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "dmabuf mmap failed");
         res->remapped = NULL;
+        return false;
     }
+    res->remapped = map;
+    return true;
 }
 
 static void virtio_gpu_destroy_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
@@ -125,6 +136,7 @@ bool virtio_gpu_have_udmabuf(void)
 
 void virtio_gpu_init_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
 {
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
     void *pdata = NULL;
 
     res->dmabuf_fd = -1;
@@ -132,12 +144,15 @@ void virtio_gpu_init_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
         res->iov[0].iov_len < 4096) {
         pdata = res->iov[0].iov_base;
     } else {
-        virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(res);
-        if (res->dmabuf_fd < 0) {
+        if (!virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(res, &local_err)) {
+            if (local_err) {
+                error_report_err(local_err);
+            }
             return;
         }
-        virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(res);
-        if (!res->remapped) {
+
+        if (!virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(res, &local_err)) {
+            error_report_err(local_err);
             return;
         }
         pdata = res->remapped;
-- 
2.50.1


Re: [PATCH v6 06/11] virtio-gpu-dmabuf: Improve error handling by introducing 'Error **'
Posted by Akihiko Odaki 11 hours ago
On 2026/02/10 15:59, Vivek Kasireddy wrote:
> Make the error handling more robust in virtio_gpu_init_udmabuf()
> by passing in 'Error **' parameter to capture errors from
> virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf() and virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf().
> And, since they now take in 'Error **' parameter, have them
> return a bool to adhere to best practices.
> 
> Cc: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
> Cc: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
> Cc: Akihiko Odaki <odaki@rsg.ci.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
> Cc: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>
> Cc: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
> Cc: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@intel.com>
> ---
>   hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>   1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
> index 8d67ef7c2a..d9b2ecaf31 100644
> --- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
> +++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
> @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
>   #include "standard-headers/linux/udmabuf.h"
>   #include "standard-headers/drm/drm_fourcc.h"
>   
> -static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
> +static bool virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res,
> +                                      Error **errp)
>   {
>       g_autofree struct udmabuf_create_list *list = NULL;
>       RAMBlock *rb;
> @@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>   
>       udmabuf = udmabuf_fd();
>       if (udmabuf < 0) {
> -        return;
> +        error_setg(errp, "udmabuf device not available");
> +        return false;
>       }
>   
>       list = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct udmabuf_create_list) +
> @@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>       for (i = 0; i < res->iov_cnt; i++) {
>           rb = qemu_ram_block_from_host(res->iov[i].iov_base, false, &offset);
>           if (!rb || rb->fd < 0) {
> -            return;
> +            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
> +                          "%s: Could not find valid ramblock\n",
> +                          __func__);
> +            return false;
>           }
>   
>           list->list[i].memfd  = rb->fd;
> @@ -58,20 +63,26 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>   
>       res->dmabuf_fd = ioctl(udmabuf, UDMABUF_CREATE_LIST, list);
>       if (res->dmabuf_fd < 0) {
> -        warn_report("%s: UDMABUF_CREATE_LIST: %s", __func__,
> -                    strerror(errno));
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -res->dmabuf_fd,
> +                         "Could not create dmabuf fd via udmabuf driver");

This is a guest error since it indicates that the guest specified wrong 
addresses.

Regards,
Akihiko Odaki

> +        return false;
>       }
> +    return true;
>   }
>   
> -static void virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
> +static bool virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res,
> +                                    Error **errp)
>   {
> -    res->remapped = mmap(NULL, res->blob_size, PROT_READ,
> -                         MAP_SHARED, res->dmabuf_fd, 0);
> -    if (res->remapped == MAP_FAILED) {
> -        warn_report("%s: dmabuf mmap failed: %s", __func__,
> -                    strerror(errno));
> +    void *map;
> +
> +    map = mmap(NULL, res->blob_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, res->dmabuf_fd, 0);
> +    if (map == MAP_FAILED) {
> +        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "dmabuf mmap failed");
>           res->remapped = NULL;
> +        return false;
>       }
> +    res->remapped = map;
> +    return true;
>   }
>   
>   static void virtio_gpu_destroy_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
> @@ -125,6 +136,7 @@ bool virtio_gpu_have_udmabuf(void)
>   
>   void virtio_gpu_init_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>   {
> +    Error *local_err = NULL;
>       void *pdata = NULL;
>   
>       res->dmabuf_fd = -1;
> @@ -132,12 +144,15 @@ void virtio_gpu_init_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>           res->iov[0].iov_len < 4096) {
>           pdata = res->iov[0].iov_base;
>       } else {
> -        virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(res);
> -        if (res->dmabuf_fd < 0) {
> +        if (!virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(res, &local_err)) {
> +            if (local_err) {
> +                error_report_err(local_err);
> +            }
>               return;
>           }
> -        virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(res);
> -        if (!res->remapped) {
> +
> +        if (!virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(res, &local_err)) {
> +            error_report_err(local_err);
>               return;
>           }
>           pdata = res->remapped;


Re: [PATCH v6 06/11] virtio-gpu-dmabuf: Improve error handling by introducing 'Error **'
Posted by Akihiko Odaki 7 hours ago
On 2026/02/10 16:33, Akihiko Odaki wrote:
> On 2026/02/10 15:59, Vivek Kasireddy wrote:
>> Make the error handling more robust in virtio_gpu_init_udmabuf()
>> by passing in 'Error **' parameter to capture errors from
>> virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf() and virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf().
>> And, since they now take in 'Error **' parameter, have them
>> return a bool to adhere to best practices.
>>
>> Cc: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
>> Cc: Akihiko Odaki <odaki@rsg.ci.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
>> Cc: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>
>> Cc: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
>> Cc: Cédric Le Goater <clg@redhat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@intel.com>
>> ---
>>   hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>>   1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu- 
>> dmabuf.c
>> index 8d67ef7c2a..d9b2ecaf31 100644
>> --- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
>> +++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-dmabuf.c
>> @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
>>   #include "standard-headers/linux/udmabuf.h"
>>   #include "standard-headers/drm/drm_fourcc.h"
>> -static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>> +static bool virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res,
>> +                                      Error **errp)
>>   {
>>       g_autofree struct udmabuf_create_list *list = NULL;
>>       RAMBlock *rb;
>> @@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>>       udmabuf = udmabuf_fd();
>>       if (udmabuf < 0) {
>> -        return;
>> +        error_setg(errp, "udmabuf device not available");
>> +        return false;
>>       }
>>       list = g_malloc0(sizeof(struct udmabuf_create_list) +
>> @@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>>       for (i = 0; i < res->iov_cnt; i++) {
>>           rb = qemu_ram_block_from_host(res->iov[i].iov_base, false, 
>> &offset);
>>           if (!rb || rb->fd < 0) {
>> -            return;
>> +            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
>> +                          "%s: Could not find valid ramblock\n",
>> +                          __func__);
>> +            return false;

include/qapi/error.h suggests the following error handling pattern:
 > Call a function, receive an error from it, and pass it to the caller
 > - when the function returns a value that indicates failure, say
 >   false:
 >     if (!foo(arg, errp)) {
 >         handle the error...
 >     }

Returning false without passing an error to the caller breaks it so 
please don't do that.

>>           }
>>           list->list[i].memfd  = rb->fd;
>> @@ -58,20 +63,26 @@ static void virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>>       res->dmabuf_fd = ioctl(udmabuf, UDMABUF_CREATE_LIST, list);
>>       if (res->dmabuf_fd < 0) {
>> -        warn_report("%s: UDMABUF_CREATE_LIST: %s", __func__,
>> -                    strerror(errno));
>> +        error_setg_errno(errp, -res->dmabuf_fd,
>> +                         "Could not create dmabuf fd via udmabuf 
>> driver");
> 
> This is a guest error since it indicates that the guest specified wrong 
> addresses.
> 
> Regards,
> Akihiko Odaki
> 
>> +        return false;
>>       }
>> +    return true;
>>   }
>> -static void virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource 
>> *res)
>> +static bool virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource 
>> *res,
>> +                                    Error **errp)
>>   {
>> -    res->remapped = mmap(NULL, res->blob_size, PROT_READ,
>> -                         MAP_SHARED, res->dmabuf_fd, 0);
>> -    if (res->remapped == MAP_FAILED) {
>> -        warn_report("%s: dmabuf mmap failed: %s", __func__,
>> -                    strerror(errno));
>> +    void *map;
>> +
>> +    map = mmap(NULL, res->blob_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, res- 
>> >dmabuf_fd, 0);
>> +    if (map == MAP_FAILED) {
>> +        error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "dmabuf mmap failed");
>>           res->remapped = NULL;
>> +        return false;
>>       }
>> +    res->remapped = map;
>> +    return true;
>>   }
>>   static void virtio_gpu_destroy_dmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>> @@ -125,6 +136,7 @@ bool virtio_gpu_have_udmabuf(void)
>>   void virtio_gpu_init_dmabuf(struct virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>>   {
>> +    Error *local_err = NULL;
>>       void *pdata = NULL;
>>       res->dmabuf_fd = -1;
>> @@ -132,12 +144,15 @@ void virtio_gpu_init_dmabuf(struct 
>> virtio_gpu_simple_resource *res)
>>           res->iov[0].iov_len < 4096) {
>>           pdata = res->iov[0].iov_base;
>>       } else {
>> -        virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(res);
>> -        if (res->dmabuf_fd < 0) {
>> +        if (!virtio_gpu_create_udmabuf(res, &local_err)) {
>> +            if (local_err) {
>> +                error_report_err(local_err);
>> +            }
>>               return;
>>           }
>> -        virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(res);
>> -        if (!res->remapped) {
>> +
>> +        if (!virtio_gpu_remap_dmabuf(res, &local_err)) {
>> +            error_report_err(local_err);
>>               return;
>>           }
>>           pdata = res->remapped;
>