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perf: Fix inherit vs. context rotation bug
[mv-sheeva.git] / kernel / perf_event.c
index cb6c0d2af68f64b16bd0557f3c7fb7001151b71d..f365dd8ef8b02a9b05fb9da95e664b03bc754d6f 100644 (file)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace_event.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
 
@@ -1621,8 +1622,12 @@ static void rotate_ctx(struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
        raw_spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
 
-       /* Rotate the first entry last of non-pinned groups */
-       list_rotate_left(&ctx->flexible_groups);
+       /*
+        * Rotate the first entry last of non-pinned groups. Rotation might be
+        * disabled by the inheritance code.
+        */
+       if (!ctx->rotate_disable)
+               list_rotate_left(&ctx->flexible_groups);
 
        raw_spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 }
@@ -2234,11 +2239,6 @@ int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event)
        raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
        mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
-       mutex_lock(&event->owner->perf_event_mutex);
-       list_del_init(&event->owner_entry);
-       mutex_unlock(&event->owner->perf_event_mutex);
-       put_task_struct(event->owner);
-
        free_event(event);
 
        return 0;
@@ -2251,9 +2251,43 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_release_kernel);
 static int perf_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
        struct perf_event *event = file->private_data;
+       struct task_struct *owner;
 
        file->private_data = NULL;
 
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       owner = ACCESS_ONCE(event->owner);
+       /*
+        * Matches the smp_wmb() in perf_event_exit_task(). If we observe
+        * !owner it means the list deletion is complete and we can indeed
+        * free this event, otherwise we need to serialize on
+        * owner->perf_event_mutex.
+        */
+       smp_read_barrier_depends();
+       if (owner) {
+               /*
+                * Since delayed_put_task_struct() also drops the last
+                * task reference we can safely take a new reference
+                * while holding the rcu_read_lock().
+                */
+               get_task_struct(owner);
+       }
+       rcu_read_unlock();
+
+       if (owner) {
+               mutex_lock(&owner->perf_event_mutex);
+               /*
+                * We have to re-check the event->owner field, if it is cleared
+                * we raced with perf_event_exit_task(), acquiring the mutex
+                * ensured they're done, and we can proceed with freeing the
+                * event.
+                */
+               if (event->owner)
+                       list_del_init(&event->owner_entry);
+               mutex_unlock(&owner->perf_event_mutex);
+               put_task_struct(owner);
+       }
+
        return perf_event_release_kernel(event);
 }
 
@@ -5677,7 +5711,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
        mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
        event->owner = current;
-       get_task_struct(current);
+
        mutex_lock(&current->perf_event_mutex);
        list_add_tail(&event->owner_entry, &current->perf_event_list);
        mutex_unlock(&current->perf_event_mutex);
@@ -5745,12 +5779,6 @@ perf_event_create_kernel_counter(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
        ++ctx->generation;
        mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
 
-       event->owner = current;
-       get_task_struct(current);
-       mutex_lock(&current->perf_event_mutex);
-       list_add_tail(&event->owner_entry, &current->perf_event_list);
-       mutex_unlock(&current->perf_event_mutex);
-
        return event;
 
 err_free:
@@ -5901,8 +5929,24 @@ again:
  */
 void perf_event_exit_task(struct task_struct *child)
 {
+       struct perf_event *event, *tmp;
        int ctxn;
 
+       mutex_lock(&child->perf_event_mutex);
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(event, tmp, &child->perf_event_list,
+                                owner_entry) {
+               list_del_init(&event->owner_entry);
+
+               /*
+                * Ensure the list deletion is visible before we clear
+                * the owner, closes a race against perf_release() where
+                * we need to serialize on the owner->perf_event_mutex.
+                */
+               smp_wmb();
+               event->owner = NULL;
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&child->perf_event_mutex);
+
        for_each_task_context_nr(ctxn)
                perf_event_exit_task_context(child, ctxn);
 }
@@ -6122,6 +6166,7 @@ int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
        struct perf_event *event;
        struct task_struct *parent = current;
        int inherited_all = 1;
+       unsigned long flags;
        int ret = 0;
 
        child->perf_event_ctxp[ctxn] = NULL;
@@ -6162,6 +6207,15 @@ int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
                        break;
        }
 
+       /*
+        * We can't hold ctx->lock when iterating the ->flexible_group list due
+        * to allocations, but we need to prevent rotation because
+        * rotate_ctx() will change the list from interrupt context.
+        */
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&parent_ctx->lock, flags);
+       parent_ctx->rotate_disable = 1;
+       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parent_ctx->lock, flags);
+
        list_for_each_entry(event, &parent_ctx->flexible_groups, group_entry) {
                ret = inherit_task_group(event, parent, parent_ctx,
                                         child, ctxn, &inherited_all);
@@ -6169,6 +6223,10 @@ int perf_event_init_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
                        break;
        }
 
+       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&parent_ctx->lock, flags);
+       parent_ctx->rotate_disable = 0;
+       raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&parent_ctx->lock, flags);
+
        child_ctx = child->perf_event_ctxp[ctxn];
 
        if (child_ctx && inherited_all) {
@@ -6321,6 +6379,8 @@ perf_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 
 void __init perf_event_init(void)
 {
+       int ret;
+
        perf_event_init_all_cpus();
        init_srcu_struct(&pmus_srcu);
        perf_pmu_register(&perf_swevent);
@@ -6328,4 +6388,7 @@ void __init perf_event_init(void)
        perf_pmu_register(&perf_task_clock);
        perf_tp_register();
        perf_cpu_notifier(perf_cpu_notify);
+
+       ret = init_hw_breakpoint();
+       WARN(ret, "hw_breakpoint initialization failed with: %d", ret);
 }