In case if there error happened in kvm__init and we have no files opened -- we should not try to close them. Also once kvm failed to init the caller should not try to dereference a pointer obtained, otherwise we might get SIGSEV | [cyrill@moon kvm]$ ./lkvm run ... | Error: '/dev/kvm' not found. Please make sure your kernel has CONFIG_KVM enabled and that the KVM modules are loaded. | Segmentation fault (core dumped) | [cyrill@moon kvm]$ Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxx> --- tools/kvm/builtin-run.c | 4 ++++ tools/kvm/kvm.c | 11 ++++++++--- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6.git/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.git.orig/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c +++ linux-2.6.git/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c @@ -997,6 +997,10 @@ static int kvm_cmd_run_init(int argc, co } kvm = kvm__init(dev, hugetlbfs_path, ram_size, guest_name); + if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(kvm)) { + r = PTR_ERR(kvm); + goto fail; + } kvm->single_step = single_step; Index: linux-2.6.git/tools/kvm/kvm.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.git.orig/tools/kvm/kvm.c +++ linux-2.6.git/tools/kvm/kvm.c @@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ static int kvm__check_extensions(struct static struct kvm *kvm__new(void) { struct kvm *kvm = calloc(1, sizeof(*kvm)); - if (!kvm) return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); + kvm->sys_fd = -1; + kvm->vm_fd = -1; + return kvm; } @@ -394,9 +396,12 @@ struct kvm *kvm__init(const char *kvm_de kvm_ipc__start(kvm__create_socket(kvm)); kvm_ipc__register_handler(KVM_IPC_PID, kvm__pid); return kvm; + cleanup: - close(kvm->vm_fd); - close(kvm->sys_fd); + if (kvm->vm_fd >= 0) + close(kvm->vm_fd); + if (kvm->sys_fd >= 0) + close(kvm->sys_fd); free(kvm); return ERR_PTR(ret); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html