linux-kernel - [PATCH] perf_events: fix cgrp stale pointer in update_cgrp_time_from

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Message-ID: <20110323150306.GA1580@quad>
Date:	Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:03:06 +0100
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu, perfmon2-devel@...ts.sf.net,
	paulus@...ba.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: [PATCH] perf_events: fix cgrp stale pointer in
 update_cgrp_time_from_cpuctx() v2


This patch solves a stale pointer problem in
update_cgrp_time_from_cpuctx(). The cpuctx->cgrp
was not cleared on all possible event exit paths,
including:
   close()
     perf_release()
       perf_release_kernel()
         list_del_event()

This patch fixes list_del_event() to clear cpuctx->cgrp
when there are no cgroup events left in the context.

This second version makes the code compile when CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF
is not enabled. We unconditionally define perf_cpu_context->cgrp.

Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
---

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index f495c01..311b4dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -938,9 +938,7 @@ struct perf_cpu_context {
 	struct list_head		rotation_list;
 	int				jiffies_interval;
 	struct pmu			*active_pmu;
-#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF
 	struct perf_cgroup		*cgrp;
-#endif
 };
 
 struct perf_output_handle {
diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 3472bb1..0c71422 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ static void perf_group_attach(struct perf_event *event)
 static void
 list_del_event(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 {
+	struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx;
 	/*
 	 * We can have double detach due to exit/hot-unplug + close.
 	 */
@@ -949,8 +950,17 @@ list_del_event(struct perf_event *event, struct perf_event_context *ctx)
 
 	event->attach_state &= ~PERF_ATTACH_CONTEXT;
 
-	if (is_cgroup_event(event))
+	if (is_cgroup_event(event)) {
 		ctx->nr_cgroups--;
+		cpuctx = __get_cpu_context(ctx);
+		/*
+		 * if there are no more cgroup events
+		 * then cler cgrp to avoid stale pointer
+		 * in update_cgrp_time_from_cpuctx()
+		 */
+		if (!ctx->nr_cgroups)
+			cpuctx->cgrp = NULL;
+	}
 
 	ctx->nr_events--;
 	if (event->attr.inherit_stat)
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