1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 1b2b940606..24b4972300 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/hostmem.h"
 #include "sysemu/numa.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_numa.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
 
 /* Copied from the kernel arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/msi.c */
 #define RTAS_QUERY_FN           0
@@ -739,6 +740,12 @@ static PCIINTxRoute spapr_route_intx_pin_to_irq(void *opaque, int pin)
     return route;
 }
 
+static uint64_t spapr_msi_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
+{
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "%s: invalid access\n", __func__);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * MSI/MSIX memory region implementation.
  * The handler handles both MSI and MSIX.
@@ -756,8 +763,11 @@ static void spapr_msi_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 }
 
 static const MemoryRegionOps spapr_msi_ops = {
-    /* There is no .read as the read result is undefined by PCI spec */
-    .read = NULL,
+    /*
+     * .read result is undefined by PCI spec.
+     * define .read method to avoid assert failure in memory_region_init_io
+     */
+    .read = spapr_msi_read,
     .write = spapr_msi_write,
     .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 };