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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-01-28 11:48:25 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-01-28 11:48:25 -0800 |
commit | 39e383626caffd2b5f4407710157b32172898869 (patch) | |
tree | 978199e59b072fd07ca855dd395d4db681a18a18 /kernel | |
parent | 8c76e31a6af1f27f7ccd381757adcae2984eac91 (diff) | |
parent | efe951d3de9141626a494bcb1efb0650eaef6491 (diff) | |
download | linux-39e383626caffd2b5f4407710157b32172898869.tar.bz2 |
Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull perf fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
"Four patches which all address lock inversions and deadlocks in the
perf core code and the Intel debug store"
* 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
perf/x86: Fix perf,x86,cpuhp deadlock
perf/core: Fix ctx::mutex deadlock
perf/core: Fix another perf,trace,cpuhp lock inversion
perf/core: Fix lock inversion between perf,trace,cpuhp
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r-- | kernel/events/core.c | 47 |
1 files changed, 42 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c index 4df5b695bf0d..5d8f4031f8d5 100644 --- a/kernel/events/core.c +++ b/kernel/events/core.c @@ -1231,6 +1231,10 @@ static void put_ctx(struct perf_event_context *ctx) * perf_event_context::lock * perf_event::mmap_mutex * mmap_sem + * + * cpu_hotplug_lock + * pmus_lock + * cpuctx->mutex / perf_event_context::mutex */ static struct perf_event_context * perf_event_ctx_lock_nested(struct perf_event *event, int nesting) @@ -4196,6 +4200,7 @@ int perf_event_release_kernel(struct perf_event *event) { struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx; struct perf_event *child, *tmp; + LIST_HEAD(free_list); /* * If we got here through err_file: fput(event_file); we will not have @@ -4268,8 +4273,7 @@ again: struct perf_event, child_list); if (tmp == child) { perf_remove_from_context(child, DETACH_GROUP); - list_del(&child->child_list); - free_event(child); + list_move(&child->child_list, &free_list); /* * This matches the refcount bump in inherit_event(); * this can't be the last reference. @@ -4284,6 +4288,11 @@ again: } mutex_unlock(&event->child_mutex); + list_for_each_entry_safe(child, tmp, &free_list, child_list) { + list_del(&child->child_list); + free_event(child); + } + no_ctx: put_event(event); /* Must be the 'last' reference */ return 0; @@ -8516,6 +8525,29 @@ fail_clear_files: return ret; } +static int +perf_tracepoint_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, char *filter_str) +{ + struct perf_event_context *ctx = event->ctx; + int ret; + + /* + * Beware, here be dragons!! + * + * the tracepoint muck will deadlock against ctx->mutex, but the tracepoint + * stuff does not actually need it. So temporarily drop ctx->mutex. As per + * perf_event_ctx_lock() we already have a reference on ctx. + * + * This can result in event getting moved to a different ctx, but that + * does not affect the tracepoint state. + */ + mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex); + ret = ftrace_profile_set_filter(event, event->attr.config, filter_str); + mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex); + + return ret; +} + static int perf_event_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, void __user *arg) { char *filter_str; @@ -8532,8 +8564,7 @@ static int perf_event_set_filter(struct perf_event *event, void __user *arg) if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING) && event->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) - ret = ftrace_profile_set_filter(event, event->attr.config, - filter_str); + ret = perf_tracepoint_set_filter(event, filter_str); else if (has_addr_filter(event)) ret = perf_event_set_addr_filter(event, filter_str); @@ -9168,7 +9199,13 @@ static int perf_try_init_event(struct pmu *pmu, struct perf_event *event) if (!try_module_get(pmu->module)) return -ENODEV; - if (event->group_leader != event) { + /* + * A number of pmu->event_init() methods iterate the sibling_list to, + * for example, validate if the group fits on the PMU. Therefore, + * if this is a sibling event, acquire the ctx->mutex to protect + * the sibling_list. + */ + if (event->group_leader != event && pmu->task_ctx_nr != perf_sw_context) { /* * This ctx->mutex can nest when we're called through * inheritance. See the perf_event_ctx_lock_nested() comment. |