From: Zhao Liu <zhao1....@intel.com> As the comment in qapi/error, dereferencing @errp requires ERRP_GUARD():
* = Why, when and how to use ERRP_GUARD() = * * Without ERRP_GUARD(), use of the @errp parameter is restricted: * - It must not be dereferenced, because it may be null. ... * ERRP_GUARD() lifts these restrictions. * * To use ERRP_GUARD(), add it right at the beginning of the function. * @errp can then be used without worrying about the argument being * NULL or &error_fatal. * * Using it when it's not needed is safe, but please avoid cluttering * the source with useless code. But in cxl_fixed_memory_window_config(), @errp is dereferenced in 2 places without ERRP_GUARD(): fw->enc_int_ways = cxl_interleave_ways_enc(fw->num_targets, errp); if (*errp) { return; } and fw->enc_int_gran = cxl_interleave_granularity_enc(object->interleave_granularity, errp); if (*errp) { return; } For the above 2 places, we check "*errp", because neither function returns a suitable error code. And since machine_set_cfmw() - the caller of cxl_fixed_memory_window_config() - doesn't get the NULL @errp parameter as the "set" method of object property, cxl_fixed_memory_window_config() hasn't triggered the bug that dereferencing the NULL @errp. To follow the requirement of @errp, add missing ERRP_GUARD() in cxl_fixed_memory_window_config(). Suggested-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1....@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <arm...@redhat.com> --- Suggested by credit: Markus: Referred his explanation about ERRP_GUARD(). --- v2: * Add the @errp dereference code in commit message to make review easier. (Markus) --- hw/cxl/cxl-host.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c b/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c index 2aa776c79c74..c5f5fcfd64d0 100644 --- a/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c +++ b/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static void cxl_fixed_memory_window_config(CXLState *cxl_state, CXLFixedMemoryWindowOptions *object, Error **errp) { + ERRP_GUARD(); g_autofree CXLFixedWindow *fw = g_malloc0(sizeof(*fw)); strList *target; int i; -- 2.34.1