[PATCH V3 0/2] nvmet-tcp: fix receive path error handling and state machine

[Chaitanya Kulkarni]

On 3/16/26 07:39, Maurizio Lombardi wrote:
> Patch 1 fixes a potential issue where network data could be read into an
> uninitialized iterator. Currently, nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() returns void,
> meaning callers are unaware if an out-of-bounds PDU length or offset triggers
> an early return. Consequently, callers blindly overwrite the queue state to
> NVMET_TCP_RECV_DATA. This patch modifies the function to return an error code,
> shifting the handling responsibility to the callers to ensure proper socket
> teardown.
>
> Patch 2 cleans up redundant, localized calls to nvmet_tcp_fatal_error() scattered
> across the receive path. It delegates the responsibility of executing the fatal
> error function to the top-level caller by bubbling up the error codes.
>
> V3: remove nvmet_tcp_fatal_error(), fold it into nvmet_tcp_socket_error()
>
> V2: some cosmetic changes to Patch 1, no functional changes.
>
> Maurizio Lombardi (2):
>    nvmet-tcp: propagate nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() errors to its callers
>    nvmet-tcp: remove redundant calls to nvmet_tcp_fatal_error()
>
>   drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c | 88 ++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>   1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
>
Assuming that you have ran block test on this series with nvme_trtype=tcp
and this series is passing without any problem.

With that :-

Reviewed-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch at nvidia.com>

-ck