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diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index f8a2fe8..8a9bbf2 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
#include "qemu/range.h"
#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
#include "sysemu/reset.h"
+#include "sysemu/runstate.h"
#include "trace.h"
#include "qapi/error.h"
#include "migration/migration.h"
@@ -569,6 +570,44 @@ static bool vfio_get_xlat_addr(IOMMUTLBEntry *iotlb, void **vaddr,
error_report("iommu map to non memory area %"HWADDR_PRIx"",
xlat);
return false;
+ } else if (memory_region_has_ram_discard_manager(mr)) {
+ RamDiscardManager *rdm = memory_region_get_ram_discard_manager(mr);
+ MemoryRegionSection tmp = {
+ .mr = mr,
+ .offset_within_region = xlat,
+ .size = int128_make64(len),
+ };
+
+ /*
+ * Malicious VMs can map memory into the IOMMU, which is expected
+ * to remain discarded. vfio will pin all pages, populating memory.
+ * Disallow that. vmstate priorities make sure any RamDiscardManager
+ * were already restored before IOMMUs are restored.
+ */
+ if (!ram_discard_manager_is_populated(rdm, &tmp)) {
+ error_report("iommu map to discarded memory (e.g., unplugged via"
+ " virtio-mem): %"HWADDR_PRIx"",
+ iotlb->translated_addr);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Malicious VMs might trigger discarding of IOMMU-mapped memory. The
+ * pages will remain pinned inside vfio until unmapped, resulting in a
+ * higher memory consumption than expected. If memory would get
+ * populated again later, there would be an inconsistency between pages
+ * pinned by vfio and pages seen by QEMU. This is the case until
+ * unmapped from the IOMMU (e.g., during device reset).
+ *
+ * With malicious guests, we really only care about pinning more memory
+ * than expected. RLIMIT_MEMLOCK set for the user/process can never be
+ * exceeded and can be used to mitigate this problem.
+ */
+ warn_report_once("Using vfio with vIOMMUs and coordinated discarding of"
+ " RAM (e.g., virtio-mem) works, however, malicious"
+ " guests can trigger pinning of more memory than"
+ " intended via an IOMMU. It's possible to mitigate "
+ " by setting/adjusting RLIMIT_MEMLOCK.");
}
/*