linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.13 112/259] perf: Do not allow optimized switch for non-cloned events

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Date:	Fri,  8 Aug 2014 13:38:55 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.13 112/259] perf: Do not allow optimized switch for non-cloned events

3.13.11.6 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>

commit 1f9a7268c67f0290837aada443d28fd953ddca90 upstream.

The context check in perf_event_context_sched_out allows
non-cloned context to be part of the optimized schedule
out switch.

This could move non-cloned context into another workload
child. Once this child exits, the context is closed and
leaves all original (parent) events in closed state.

Any other new cloned event will have closed state and not
measure anything. And probably causing other odd bugs.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1403598026-2310-2-git-send-email-jolsa@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 kernel/events/core.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index f0a8ac7..f8519d6 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ static void perf_event_context_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, int ctxn,
 	next_parent = rcu_dereference(next_ctx->parent_ctx);
 
 	/* If neither context have a parent context; they cannot be clones. */
-	if (!parent && !next_parent)
+	if (!parent || !next_parent)
 		goto unlock;
 
 	if (next_parent == ctx || next_ctx == parent || next_parent == parent) {
-- 
1.9.1

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