linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] perf intel-pt: Fix memory sanitizer use-of-uninitialized-value

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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:44:31 -0700
From: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, 
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, 
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@...cle.com>, 
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] perf intel-pt: Fix memory sanitizer use-of-uninitialized-value

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 9:26 AM Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> Running the test "Miscellaneous Intel PT testing" with a build with
> -fsanitize=memory and -fsanitize-memory-track-origins I saw:
>
> ```
> ==1257749==WARNING: MemorySanitizer: use-of-uninitialized-value
>     #0 0x5581c00a76b3 in intel_pt_sample_flags tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:1527:17
>     #1 0x5581c00c5cf6 in intel_pt_run_decoder tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:2961:3
>     #2 0x5581c00968f8 in intel_pt_process_timeless_queues tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:3074:4
>     #3 0x5581c007cf49 in intel_pt_process_event tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:3482:10
>     #4 0x5581bffa269a in auxtrace__process_event tools/perf/util/auxtracec:2830:9
>     #5 0x5581bfb826c0 in perf_session__deliver_event tools/perf/util/session.c:1649:8
>     #6 0x5581bfba1d7f in perf_session__process_event tools/perf/util/session.c:1891:9
>     #7 0x5581bfba82e4 in process_simple tools/perf/util/session.c:2452:9
>     #8 0x5581bfbabcc3 in reader__read_event tools/perf/util/session.c:2381:14
>     #9 0x5581bfbad942 in reader__process_events tools/perf/util/session.c:2430:8
>     #10 0x5581bfb78256 in __perf_session__process_events tools/perf/util/session.c:2477:8
>     #11 0x5581bfb702c4 in perf_session__process_events tools/perf/util/session.c:2643:9
>     #12 0x5581bf2da266 in __cmd_script tools/perf/builtin-script.c:2855:8
>     #13 0x5581bf2bfcdd in cmd_script tools/perf/builtin-script.c:4402:8
>     #14 0x5581bf67004b in run_builtin tools/perf/perf.c:350:11
>     #15 0x5581bf66b8ea in handle_internal_command tools/perf/perf.c:403:8
>     #16 0x5581bf66f527 in run_argv tools/perf/perf.c:447:2
>     #17 0x5581bf669d2d in main tools/perf/perf.c:561:3
>
>   Uninitialized value was stored to memory at
>     #0 0x5581c005ddf8 in intel_pt_walk_insn tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c:1256:25
>     #1 0x5581c001a932 in intel_pt_walk_fup tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c:1428:9
>     #2 0x5581c000f76c in intel_pt_walk_trace tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c:3299:10
>     #3 0x5581c000899b in intel_pt_decode tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c:3988:10
>     #4 0x5581c00c5180 in intel_pt_run_decoder tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:2941:11
>     #5 0x5581c00968f8 in intel_pt_process_timeless_queues tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:3074:4
>     #6 0x5581c007cf49 in intel_pt_process_event tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c:3482:10
>     #7 0x5581bffa269a in auxtrace__process_event tools/perf/util/auxtracec:2830:9
>     #8 0x5581bfb826c0 in perf_session__deliver_event tools/perf/util/session.c:1649:8
>     #9 0x5581bfba1d7f in perf_session__process_event tools/perf/util/session.c:1891:9
>     #10 0x5581bfba82e4 in process_simple tools/perf/util/session.c:2452:9
>     #11 0x5581bfbabcc3 in reader__read_event tools/perf/util/session.c:2381:14
>     #12 0x5581bfbad942 in reader__process_events tools/perf/util/session.c:2430:8
>     #13 0x5581bfb78256 in __perf_session__process_events tools/perf/util/session.c:2477:8
>     #14 0x5581bfb702c4 in perf_session__process_events tools/perf/util/session.c:2643:9
>     #15 0x5581bf2da266 in __cmd_script tools/perf/builtin-script.c:2855:8
>     #16 0x5581bf2bfcdd in cmd_script tools/perf/builtin-script.c:4402:8
>     #17 0x5581bf67004b in run_builtin tools/perf/perf.c:350:11
>     #18 0x5581bf66b8ea in handle_internal_command tools/perf/perf.c:403:8
>     #19 0x5581bf66f527 in run_argv tools/perf/perf.c:447:2
> ```
>
> Adding a curly brace initializer for the intel_pt_insn in
> intel_pt_walk_fup rectifies this, however, there may be other issues
> lurking behind this so initialize all similar instances.
>
> Fixes: f4aa081949e7 ("perf tools: Add Intel PT decoder")
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>

Adrian, could you take a look at this for the sake of tests passing with msan.

Thanks,
Ian

> ---
>  tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
> index b450178e3420..b4a95af2e4cc 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
> @@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ static void intel_pt_sample_insn(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>   */
>  static void intel_pt_sample_fup_insn(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>  {
> -       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn;
> +       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn = {};
>         uint64_t max_insn_cnt, insn_cnt = 0;
>         int err;
>
> @@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ static inline bool intel_pt_fup_with_nlip(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder,
>
>  static int intel_pt_walk_fup(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>  {
> -       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn;
> +       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn = {};
>         uint64_t ip;
>         int err;
>
> @@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_fup(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>
>  static int intel_pt_walk_tip(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>  {
> -       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn;
> +       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn = {};
>         int err;
>
>         err = intel_pt_walk_insn(decoder, &intel_pt_insn, 0);
> @@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ static int intel_pt_emulated_ptwrite(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>
>  static int intel_pt_walk_tnt(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
>  {
> -       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn;
> +       struct intel_pt_insn intel_pt_insn = {};
>         int err;
>
>         while (1) {
> --
> 2.44.0.291.gc1ea87d7ee-goog
>