linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] perf: Remove WARN_ON_ONCE check in __perf_event

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Message-Id: <1373384651-6109-2-git-send-email-jolsa@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue,  9 Jul 2013 17:44:11 +0200
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] perf: Remove WARN_ON_ONCE check in __perf_event_enable for valid scenario

The '!ctx->is_active' check has a valid scenario, so
there's no need for the WARN macro.

The reason is that there's a time window between
'ctx->is_active' check in perf_event_enable function
and __perf_event_enable function having:
  - IRQs on
  - ctx->lock unlocked

where the task could be killed and 'ctx' deactivated by
perf_event_exit_task, ending up with WARN below.

Removing the WARN_ON_ONCE check.

[  324.983534] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[  324.984420] WARNING: at kernel/events/core.c:1953 __perf_event_enable+0x187/0x190()
[  324.984420] Modules linked in:
[  324.984420] CPU: 19 PID: 2715 Comm: nmi_bug_snb Not tainted 3.10.0+ #246
[  324.984420] Hardware name: Supermicro X8DTN/X8DTN, BIOS 4.6.3 01/08/2010
[  324.984420]  0000000000000009 ffff88043fce3ec8 ffffffff8160ea0b ffff88043fce3f00
[  324.984420]  ffffffff81080ff0 ffff8802314fdc00 ffff880231a8f800 ffff88043fcf7860
[  324.984420]  0000000000000286 ffff880231a8f800 ffff88043fce3f10 ffffffff8108103a
[  324.984420] Call Trace:
[  324.984420]  <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8160ea0b>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81080ff0>] warn_slowpath_common+0x70/0xa0
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff8108103a>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81134437>] __perf_event_enable+0x187/0x190
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81130030>] remote_function+0x40/0x50
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff810e51de>] generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt+0xbe/0x130
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81066a47>] smp_call_function_single_interrupt+0x27/0x40
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff8161fd2f>] call_function_single_interrupt+0x6f/0x80
[  324.984420]  <EOI>  [<ffffffff816161a1>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x41/0x70
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff8113799d>] perf_event_exit_task+0x14d/0x210
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff810acd04>] ? switch_task_namespaces+0x24/0x60
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81086946>] do_exit+0x2b6/0xa40
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff8161615c>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x2c/0x30
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81087279>] do_group_exit+0x49/0xc0
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81096854>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x254/0x620
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81043057>] do_signal+0x57/0x5a0
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff8161a164>] ? __do_page_fault+0x2a4/0x4e0
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff8161665c>] ? retint_restore_args+0xe/0xe
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff816166cd>] ? retint_signal+0x11/0x84
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81043605>] do_notify_resume+0x65/0x80
[  324.984420]  [<ffffffff81616702>] retint_signal+0x46/0x84
[  324.984420] ---[ end trace 442ec2f04db3771a ]---

Reported-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
---
 kernel/events/core.c | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 446ec3d..eba8fb5 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -1963,7 +1963,16 @@ static int __perf_event_enable(void *info)
 	struct perf_cpu_context *cpuctx = __get_cpu_context(ctx);
 	int err;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ctx->is_active))
+	/*
+	 * There's a time window between 'ctx->is_active' check
+	 * in perf_event_enable function and this place having:
+	 *   - IRQs on
+	 *   - ctx->lock unlocked
+	 *
+	 * where the task could be killed and 'ctx' deactivated
+	 * by perf_event_exit_task.
+	 */
+	if (!ctx->is_active)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
-- 
1.7.11.7

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