[PATCH] riscv: kvm: add null pointer check for vector datap

rom.wang r4o5m6e8o at 163.com
Tue Mar 17 04:47:59 PDT 2026


From: Yufeng Wang <wangyufeng at kylinos.cn>

Add WARN_ON check before accessing cntx->vector.datap in
kvm_riscv_vcpu_vreg_addr() to detect potential null pointer
dereferences early, consistent with the pattern used in
kvm_riscv_vcpu_vector_reset().

This helps catch initialization issues where vector context
allocation may have failed.

Signed-off-by: Yufeng Wang <wangyufeng at kylinos.cn>
---
 arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c
index 46fbf48f2503..e989cb9f1ac4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static int kvm_riscv_vcpu_vreg_addr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	} else if (reg_num <= KVM_REG_RISCV_VECTOR_REG(31)) {
 		if (reg_size != vlenb)
 			return -EINVAL;
+		WARN_ON(!cntx->vector.datap);
 		*reg_addr = cntx->vector.datap +
 			    (reg_num - KVM_REG_RISCV_VECTOR_REG(0)) * vlenb;
 	} else {
-- 
2.34.1




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