Re: kernel NULL pointer dereference in quirk_clear_strap_no_soft_reset_dev2_f0 -> amd_smn_read

On Sat, Jun 06, 2026 at 12:40:20AM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> There is nothing here that would prevent amd_smn_read() being called
> inside a guest...

Yah, there should've been...

Anyway, something like the untested below, pls give it a run.

Thx.

---
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/amd_node.c b/arch/x86/kernel/amd_node.c
index 0be01725a2a4..52eff7fac667 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/amd_node.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/amd_node.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static struct pci_dev **amd_roots;
 /* Protect the PCI config register pairs used for SMN. */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smn_mutex);
 static bool smn_exclusive;
+static bool amd_node_off;
 
 #define SMN_INDEX_OFFSET	0x60
 #define SMN_DATA_OFFSET		0x64
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ static int __amd_smn_rw(u8 i_off, u8 d_off, u16 node, u32 address, u32 *value, b
 	struct pci_dev *root;
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 
+	if (amd_node_off)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (node >= amd_num_nodes())
 		return err;
 
@@ -248,9 +252,13 @@ static int __init amd_smn_init(void)
 {
 	u16 count, num_roots, roots_per_node, node, num_nodes;
 	struct pci_dev *root;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+		goto err_out;
 
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_ZEN))
-		return 0;
+		goto err_out;
 
 	guard(mutex)(&smn_mutex);
 
@@ -270,7 +278,8 @@ static int __init amd_smn_init(void)
 		 */
 		if (!pci_request_config_region_exclusive(root, 0, PCI_CFG_SPACE_SIZE, NULL)) {
 			pci_err(root, "Failed to reserve config space\n");
-			return -EEXIST;
+			err = -EEXIST;
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 
 		num_roots++;
@@ -278,13 +287,17 @@ static int __init amd_smn_init(void)
 
 	pr_debug("Found %d AMD root devices\n", num_roots);
 
-	if (!num_roots)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!num_roots) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	num_nodes = amd_num_nodes();
 	amd_roots = kzalloc_objs(*amd_roots, num_nodes);
-	if (!amd_roots)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!amd_roots) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
 	roots_per_node = num_roots / num_nodes;
 
@@ -311,6 +324,10 @@ static int __init amd_smn_init(void)
 	smn_exclusive = true;
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	amd_node_off = true;
+	return err;
 }
 
 fs_initcall(amd_smn_init);


-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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