[tip: x86/sev] x86/sev: Use kfree_sensitive() when freeing a SNP message descriptor

tip-bot2 for Borislav Petkov (AMD) posted 1 patch 2 weeks, 3 days ago
arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
[tip: x86/sev] x86/sev: Use kfree_sensitive() when freeing a SNP message descriptor
Posted by tip-bot2 for Borislav Petkov (AMD) 2 weeks, 3 days ago
The following commit has been merged into the x86/sev branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     af05e558988ed004a20fc4de7d0f80cfbba663f0
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/af05e558988ed004a20fc4de7d0f80cfbba663f0
Author:        Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
AuthorDate:    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:37:49 +01:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
CommitterDate: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:23:28 +01:00

x86/sev: Use kfree_sensitive() when freeing a SNP message descriptor

Use the proper helper instead of an open-coded variant.

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202512202235.WHPQkLZu-lkp@intel.com
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Reported-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260112114147.GBaWTd-8HSy_Xp4S3X@fat_crate.local
---
 arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
index a059e00..1b86f48 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
@@ -1632,8 +1632,7 @@ void snp_msg_free(struct snp_msg_desc *mdesc)
 	free_shared_pages(mdesc->request, sizeof(struct snp_guest_msg));
 	iounmap((__force void __iomem *)mdesc->secrets);
 
-	memset(mdesc, 0, sizeof(*mdesc));
-	kfree(mdesc);
+	kfree_sensitive(mdesc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snp_msg_free);