@@ -1240,6 +1240,15 @@ struct kvm_device_ops {
*/
void (*destroy)(struct kvm_device *dev);
+ /*
+ * Release is an alternative method to free the device. It is
+ * called when the device file descriptor is closed. Once
+ * release is called, the destroy method will not be called
+ * anymore as the device is removed from the device list of
+ * the VM. kvm->lock is held.
+ */
+ void (*release)(struct kvm_device *dev);
+
int (*set_attr)(struct kvm_device *dev, struct kvm_device_attr *attr);
int (*get_attr)(struct kvm_device *dev, struct kvm_device_attr *attr);
int (*has_attr)(struct kvm_device *dev, struct kvm_device_attr *attr);
@@ -2938,6 +2938,19 @@ static int kvm_device_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
struct kvm_device *dev = filp->private_data;
struct kvm *kvm = dev->kvm;
+ if (!dev)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ if (dev->kvm != kvm)
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ if (dev->ops->release) {
+ mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+ list_del(&dev->vm_node);
+ dev->ops->release(dev);
+ mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+ }
+
kvm_put_kvm(kvm);
return 0;
}