linux-kernel - RE: perf: fuzzer triggered warning in intel_pmu_drain_pebs

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <37D7C6CF3E00A74B8858931C1DB2F07701885A65@SHSMSX103.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 3 Jul 2015 20:08:27 +0000
From:	"Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...el.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	"Stephane Eranian" <eranian@...il.com>
Subject: RE: perf: fuzzer triggered warning in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm()


> 
> I've not yet tried to reproduce, but the below could explain things.
> 
> On disabling an event we first clear our cpuc->pebs_enabled bits, only to
> then check them to see if there are any set, and if so, drain the buffer.
> 
> If we just cleared the last bit, we'll fail to drain the buffer.
> 
> If we then program another event on that counter and another PEBS event,
> we can hit the above WARN with the 'stale' entries left over from the
> previous event.
> 
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c | 16 ++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> index 71fc40238843..041a30ba5654 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
> @@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ int intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(void)
> 
>  static inline void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer(void)  {
> -	struct pt_regs regs;
> +	struct pt_regs regs; /* SAMPLE_REGS_INTR must not be set for
> +FREERUNNING */
> 
>  	x86_pmu.drain_pebs(&regs);
>  }
> @@ -755,13 +755,6 @@ void intel_pmu_pebs_disable(struct perf_event
> *event)
>  	struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
>  	struct debug_store *ds = cpuc->ds;
> 
> -	cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << hwc->idx);
> -
> -	if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_PEBS_LDLAT)
> -		cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << (hwc->idx + 32));
> -	else if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_PEBS_ST)
> -		cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << 63);
> -
>  	if (ds->pebs_interrupt_threshold >
>  	    ds->pebs_buffer_base + x86_pmu.pebs_record_size) {
>  		intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer();
> @@ -769,6 +762,13 @@ void intel_pmu_pebs_disable(struct perf_event
> *event)
>  			perf_sched_cb_dec(event->ctx->pmu);
>  	}
> 
> +	cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << hwc->idx);
> +
> +	if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_PEBS_LDLAT)
> +		cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << (hwc->idx + 32));
> +	else if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_PEBS_ST)
> +		cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << 63);
> +
>  	if (cpuc->enabled)
>  		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, cpuc->pebs_enabled);
> 

If we cleared the last bit, we not only drain the buffer but also decrease 
the event->ctx->pmu, which is used to flush the PEBS buffer during
context switches.
We need to disable cpuc->pebs_enabled before changing 
event->ctx->pmu as below.


diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c 
b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
index 71fc402..76285c1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_ds.c
@@ -754,6 +754,11 @@ void intel_pmu_pebs_disable(struct 
perf_event *event)
        struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
        struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
        struct debug_store *ds = cpuc->ds;
+       bool large_pebs = ds->pebs_interrupt_threshold >
+                         ds->pebs_buffer_base + x86_pmu.pebs_record_size;
+
+       if (large_pebs)
+               intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer();

        cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << hwc->idx);

@@ -762,12 +767,8 @@ void intel_pmu_pebs_disable(struct 
perf_event *event)
        else if (event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_PEBS_ST)
                cpuc->pebs_enabled &= ~(1ULL << 63);

-       if (ds->pebs_interrupt_threshold >
-           ds->pebs_buffer_base + x86_pmu.pebs_record_size) {
-               intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer();
-               if (!pebs_is_enabled(cpuc))
-                       perf_sched_cb_dec(event->ctx->pmu);
-       }
+       if (large_pebs && !pebs_is_enabled(cpuc))
+               perf_sched_cb_dec(event->ctx->pmu);

        if (cpuc->enabled)
                wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, cpuc->pebs_enabled);



Thanks,
Kan
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/