switch (cmd) {
case VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_SET:
+ /* This mq feature check aligns with pre-existing userspace
+ * implementation.
+ *
+ * Without it, an untrusted driver could fake a multiqueue config
+ * request down to a non-mq device that may cause kernel to
+ * panic due to uninitialized resources for extra vqs. Even with
+ * a well behaving guest driver, it is not expected to allow
+ * changing the number of vqs on a non-mq device.
+ */
+ if (!MLX5_FEATURE(mvdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_MQ))
+ break;
+
read = vringh_iov_pull_iotlb(&cvq->vring, &cvq->riov, (void *)&mq, sizeof(mq));
if (read != sizeof(mq))
break;
newqps = mlx5vdpa16_to_cpu(mvdev, mq.virtqueue_pairs);
+ if (newqps < VIRTIO_NET_CTRL_MQ_VQ_PAIRS_MIN ||
+ newqps > mlx5_vdpa_max_qps(mvdev->max_vqs))
+ break;
+
if (ndev->cur_num_vqs == 2 * newqps) {
status = VIRTIO_NET_OK;
break;