From 6b959ba22d34ca793ffdb15b5715457c78e38b1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yang Jihong Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2022 16:29:18 +0800 Subject: perf/core: Fix reentry problem in perf_output_read_group() perf_output_read_group may respond to IPI request of other cores and invoke __perf_install_in_context function. As a result, hwc configuration is modified. causing inconsistency and unexpected consequences. Interrupts are not disabled when perf_output_read_group reads PMU counter. In this case, IPI request may be received from other cores. As a result, PMU configuration is modified and an error occurs when reading PMU counter: CPU0 CPU1 __se_sys_perf_event_open perf_install_in_context perf_output_read_group smp_call_function_single for_each_sibling_event(sub, leader) { generic_exec_single if ((sub != event) && remote_function (sub->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)) | <----RAISE IPI-----+ __perf_install_in_context ctx_resched event_sched_out armpmu_del ... hwc->idx = -1; // event->hwc.idx is set to -1 ... sub->pmu->read(sub); armpmu_read armv8pmu_read_counter armv8pmu_read_hw_counter int idx = event->hw.idx; // idx = -1 u64 val = armv8pmu_read_evcntr(idx); u32 counter = ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx); // invalid counter = 30 read_pmevcntrn(counter) // undefined instruction Signed-off-by: Yang Jihong Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220902082918.179248-1-yangjihong1@huawei.com --- kernel/events/core.c | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'kernel/events') diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c index 2621fd24ad26..ff4bffc502c6 100644 --- a/kernel/events/core.c +++ b/kernel/events/core.c @@ -6893,9 +6893,16 @@ static void perf_output_read_group(struct perf_output_handle *handle, { struct perf_event *leader = event->group_leader, *sub; u64 read_format = event->attr.read_format; + unsigned long flags; u64 values[6]; int n = 0; + /* + * Disabling interrupts avoids all counter scheduling + * (context switches, timer based rotation and IPIs). + */ + local_irq_save(flags); + values[n++] = 1 + leader->nr_siblings; if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED) @@ -6931,6 +6938,8 @@ static void perf_output_read_group(struct perf_output_handle *handle, __output_copy(handle, values, n * sizeof(u64)); } + + local_irq_restore(flags); } #define PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIMES (PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED|\ -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b