linux-kernel - [tip: perf/core] perf/core: Fix unlock balance in perf_init

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Date:   Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:56:46 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Qian Cai" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Qian Cai <cai@....pw>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: perf/core] perf/core: Fix unlock balance in perf_init_event()

The following commit has been merged into the perf/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     deb0c3c29d552ab81ecd5481bb83bf2f4e41927d
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/deb0c3c29d552ab81ecd5481bb83bf2f4e41927d
Author:        Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:29:35 -05:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:06:13 +01:00

perf/core: Fix unlock balance in perf_init_event()

Commit:

  66d258c5b048 ("perf/core: Optimize perf_init_event()")

introduced an unlock imbalance in perf_init_event() where it calls
"goto again" and then only repeat rcu_read_unlock().

Signed-off-by: Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Fixes: 66d258c5b048 ("perf/core: Optimize perf_init_event()")
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191106052935.8352-1-cai@lca.pw
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 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 6cb6d68..8d65e03 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10307,7 +10307,6 @@ static struct pmu *perf_init_event(struct perf_event *event)
 			goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	/*
 	 * PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE and PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE
 	 * are often aliases for PERF_TYPE_RAW.
@@ -10317,6 +10316,7 @@ static struct pmu *perf_init_event(struct perf_event *event)
 		type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
 
 again:
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	pmu = idr_find(&pmu_idr, type);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (pmu) {