linux-kernel - [PATCH perf] perf: get_perf_callchain return NULL for crosstask

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Date:   Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:50:21 -0800
From:   Jordan Rome <linux@...danrome.com>
To:     linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     bpf@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...nel.org>,
        Kernel Team <kernel-team@...com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>
Subject: [PATCH perf] perf: get_perf_callchain return NULL for crosstask

Return NULL instead of returning 1 incorrect frame, which
currently happens when trying to walk the user stack for
any task that isn't current. Returning NULL is a better
indicator that this behavior is not supported.

This issue was found using bpf_get_task_stack inside a BPF
iterator ("iter/task"), which iterates over all tasks. The
single address/frame in the buffer when getting user stacks
for tasks that aren't current could not be symbolized (testing
multiple symbolizers).

Signed-off-by: Jordan Rome <linux@...danrome.com>
---
 kernel/events/callchain.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/callchain.c b/kernel/events/callchain.c
index 1273be84392c..430fa544fa80 100644
--- a/kernel/events/callchain.c
+++ b/kernel/events/callchain.c
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 	}
 
 	if (user) {
+		if (crosstask)
+			return NULL;
+
 		if (!user_mode(regs)) {
 			if  (current->mm)
 				regs = task_pt_regs(current);
@@ -209,9 +212,6 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 		}
 
 		if (regs) {
-			if (crosstask)
-				goto exit_put;
-
 			if (add_mark)
 				perf_callchain_store_context(&ctx, PERF_CONTEXT_USER);
 
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 init_nr, bool kernel, bool user,
 		}
 	}
 
-exit_put:
 	put_callchain_entry(rctx);
 
 	return entry;
-- 
2.39.3