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1 files changed, 57 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index cb6c0d2af68f..671f6c8c8a32 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -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>
@@ -2234,11 +2235,6 @@ 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 +2247,43 @@ 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 +5707,7 @@ 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 +5775,6 @@ 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 +5925,24 @@ 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);
}
@@ -6321,6 +6361,8 @@ 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 +6370,7 @@ 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);
}