For CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK=y kernel, explicit allocation of cpumask variable on stack is not recommended since it can cause potential stack overflow. Instead, kernel code should always use *cpumask_var API(s) to allocate cpumask var in config-neutral way, leaving allocation strategy to CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK. But dynamic allocation in cpuhp's teardown callback is somewhat problematic for if allocation fails(which is unlikely but still possible): - If -ENOMEM is returned to caller, kernel crashes for non-bringup teardown; - If callback pretends nothing happened and returns 0 to caller, it may trap system into an in-consisitent/compromised state; Use newly-introduced cpumask_any_and_but() to address all issues above. It eliminates usage of temporary cpumask var in generic way, no matter how the cpumask var is allocated. Suggested-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Dawei Li <dawei.li@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c index 04031450d5fe..ccc9191ad1b6 100644 --- a/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c +++ b/drivers/perf/hisilicon/hisi_uncore_pmu.c @@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ int hisi_uncore_pmu_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node) { struct hisi_pmu *hisi_pmu = hlist_entry_safe(node, struct hisi_pmu, node); - cpumask_t pmu_online_cpus; unsigned int target; if (!cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(cpu, &hisi_pmu->associated_cpus)) @@ -518,9 +517,8 @@ int hisi_uncore_pmu_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node) hisi_pmu->on_cpu = -1; /* Choose a new CPU to migrate ownership of the PMU to */ - cpumask_and(&pmu_online_cpus, &hisi_pmu->associated_cpus, - cpu_online_mask); - target = cpumask_any_but(&pmu_online_cpus, cpu); + target = cpumask_any_and_but(&hisi_pmu->associated_cpus, + cpu_online_mask, cpu); if (target >= nr_cpu_ids) return 0; -- 2.27.0