Patch "perf/core: Fix reentry problem in perf_output_read_group()" has been added to the 4.19-stable tree

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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    perf/core: Fix reentry problem in perf_output_read_group()

to the 4.19-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     perf-core-fix-reentry-problem-in-perf_output_read_group.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.19 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.


>From 6b959ba22d34ca793ffdb15b5715457c78e38b1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2022 16:29:18 +0800
Subject: perf/core: Fix reentry problem in perf_output_read_group()

From: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit 6b959ba22d34ca793ffdb15b5715457c78e38b1a upstream.

perf_output_read_group may respond to IPI request of other cores and invoke
__perf_install_in_context function. As a result, hwc configuration is modified.
causing inconsistency and unexpected consequences.

Interrupts are not disabled when perf_output_read_group reads PMU counter.
In this case, IPI request may be received from other cores.
As a result, PMU configuration is modified and an error occurs when
reading PMU counter:

		     CPU0                                         CPU1
						      __se_sys_perf_event_open
							perf_install_in_context
  perf_output_read_group                                  smp_call_function_single
    for_each_sibling_event(sub, leader) {                   generic_exec_single
      if ((sub != event) &&                                   remote_function
	  (sub->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE))                    |
  <enter IPI handler: __perf_install_in_context>   <----RAISE IPI-----+
  __perf_install_in_context
    ctx_resched
      event_sched_out
	armpmu_del
	  ...
	  hwc->idx = -1; // event->hwc.idx is set to -1
  ...
  <exit IPI>
	      sub->pmu->read(sub);
		armpmu_read
		  armv8pmu_read_counter
		    armv8pmu_read_hw_counter
		      int idx = event->hw.idx; // idx = -1
		      u64 val = armv8pmu_read_evcntr(idx);
			u32 counter = ARMV8_IDX_TO_COUNTER(idx); // invalid counter = 30
			read_pmevcntrn(counter) // undefined instruction

Signed-off-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220902082918.179248-1-yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/events/core.c |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6253,9 +6253,16 @@ static void perf_output_read_group(struc
 {
 	struct perf_event *leader = event->group_leader, *sub;
 	u64 read_format = event->attr.read_format;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 values[6];
 	int n = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Disabling interrupts avoids all counter scheduling
+	 * (context switches, timer based rotation and IPIs).
+	 */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+
 	values[n++] = 1 + leader->nr_siblings;
 
 	if (read_format & PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED)
@@ -6291,6 +6298,8 @@ static void perf_output_read_group(struc
 
 		__output_copy(handle, values, n * sizeof(u64));
 	}
+
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 #define PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIMES (PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED|\


Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx are

queue-4.19/perf-core-fix-reentry-problem-in-perf_output_read_group.patch




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