linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 8/8] perf record: Directly bail out for compat case

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: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

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

Message-Id: <20210602103007.184993-9-leo.yan@linaro.org>
Date:   Wed,  2 Jun 2021 18:30:07 +0800
From:   Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        coresight@...ts.linaro.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 8/8] perf record: Directly bail out for compat case

Since the 64-bit atomicity is not promised in 32-bit perf, directly
report the error and bail out for this case.

Now only applies on x86_64 and Arm64 platforms.

Suggested-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 3337b5f93336..f47e298281f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 struct switch_output {
 	bool		 enabled;
@@ -848,6 +849,22 @@ static int record__mmap_evlist(struct record *rec,
 				  opts->auxtrace_sample_mode;
 	char msg[512];
 
+#ifndef __LP64__
+	struct utsname uts;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = uname(&uts);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!strncmp(uts.machine, "x86_64", 6) || !strncmp(uts.machine, "aarch64", 7) ||
+	    !strncmp(uts.machine, "arm64", 5)) {
+		pr_err("Error, 32-bit perf cannot record from a 64-bit kernel.\n"
+		       "Please use a 64-bit version of perf instead.\n");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (opts->affinity != PERF_AFFINITY_SYS)
 		cpu__setup_cpunode_map();
 
-- 
2.25.1