linux-kernel - [tip:perf/fast] perf: Update the mmap control page on mmap()

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Date:	Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:46:33 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eranian@...gle.com, hpa@...or.com,
	mingo@...hat.com, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, tglx@...utronix.de,
	asharma@...com, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: [tip:perf/fast] perf: Update the mmap control page on mmap()

Commit-ID:  9a0f05cb36888550d1509d60aa55788615abea44
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/9a0f05cb36888550d1509d60aa55788615abea44
Author:     Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
AuthorDate: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:13:29 +0100
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CommitDate: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:01:05 +0100

perf: Update the mmap control page on mmap()

Apparently we didn't update the mmap control page right after mmap(),
which leads to surprises when userspace wants to use it.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc: Arun Sharma <asharma@...com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-dcpi7164djsexmx6ya7lilrc@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---
 kernel/events/core.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 2f8f3f1..0ca1f64 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -3534,6 +3534,8 @@ static int perf_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	event->mmap_user = get_current_user();
 	vma->vm_mm->pinned_vm += event->mmap_locked;
 
+	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
+
 unlock:
 	if (!ret)
 		atomic_inc(&event->mmap_count);
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