linux-kernel - Re: [syzbot] #syz test

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Message-ID: <67f1854a.050a0220.0a13.0248.GAE@google.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:32:26 -0700
From: syzbot <syzbot+ff3aa851d46ab82953a3@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [syzbot] #syz test

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Subject: #syz test
Author: gshahrouzi@...il.com

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 0bb21659e252..153ba622cfa0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -14016,6 +14016,9 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 	if (IS_ERR(child_event))
 		return child_event;
 
+	get_ctx(child_ctx);
+	child_event->ctx = child_ctx;
+
 	pmu_ctx = find_get_pmu_context(child_event->pmu, child_ctx, child_event);
 	if (IS_ERR(pmu_ctx)) {
 		free_event(child_event);
@@ -14037,8 +14040,6 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	get_ctx(child_ctx);
-
 	/*
 	 * Make the child state follow the state of the parent event,
 	 * not its attr.disabled bit.  We hold the parent's mutex,
@@ -14059,7 +14060,6 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
 		local64_set(&hwc->period_left, sample_period);
 	}
 
-	child_event->ctx = child_ctx;
 	child_event->overflow_handler = parent_event->overflow_handler;
 	child_event->overflow_handler_context
 		= parent_event->overflow_handler_context;
-- 
2.43.0