From: "zhangwei(Jovi)" <jovi.zhangwei@xxxxxxxxxx> Using perf command: perf stat -e ftrace:function ls this will cause kernel warning and oops. [ 797.828904] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 797.828946] WARNING: at include/linux/ftrace.h:209 ftrace_ops_control_func+0xb1/0xc0() [ 797.829065] Pid: 6086, comm: perf Not tainted 3.8.0-rc4+ #88 [ 797.829066] Call Trace: [ 797.829078] [<c0447a42>] warn_slowpath_common+0x72/0xa0 [ 797.829080] [<c04bd6d1>] ? ftrace_ops_control_func+0xb1/0xc0 [ 797.829082] [<c04bd6d1>] ? ftrace_ops_control_func+0xb1/0xc0 [ 797.829083] [<c04b7453>] ? synchronize_sched+0x3/0x50 [ 797.829085] [<c04be50f>] ? __unregister_ftrace_function+0x8f/0x170 [ 797.829087] [<c0447a92>] warn_slowpath_null+0x22/0x30 [ 797.829089] [<c04bd6d1>] ftrace_ops_control_func+0xb1/0xc0 [ 797.829099] [<c08eba6b>] ftrace_call+0x5/0xb [ 797.829100] [<c04b7458>] ? synchronize_sched+0x8/0x50 [ 797.829102] [<c04be50f>] __unregister_ftrace_function+0x8f/0x170 [ 797.829104] [<c04c00cf>] unregister_ftrace_function+0x1f/0x50 [ 797.829109] [<c04d31bd>] perf_ftrace_event_register+0x9d/0x140 [ 797.829111] [<c04d304b>] perf_trace_destroy+0x2b/0x50 [ 797.829117] [<c04db3c8>] tp_perf_event_destroy+0x8/0x10 [ 797.829119] [<c04dd672>] free_event+0x42/0x110 [ 797.829121] [<c04de446>] perf_event_release_kernel+0x56/0x90 [ 797.829122] [<c04de4fc>] put_event+0x7c/0xa0 [ 797.829124] [<c04de5cb>] perf_release+0xb/0x10 [ 797.829128] [<c0532ae6>] __fput+0xc6/0x1f0 [ 797.829130] [<c0532c1d>] ____fput+0xd/0x10 [ 797.829134] [<c04645b1>] task_work_run+0x81/0xa0 [ 797.829142] [<c0412819>] do_notify_resume+0x59/0x90 [ 797.829150] [<c08e4745>] work_notifysig+0x30/0x37 [ 797.829152] ---[ end trace 4dbd63f12b55163f ]--- This bug was introduced by below commit(in 3.8-rc4): commit 0a016409e42f273415f8225ddf2c58eb2df88034 Author: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri Nov 2 17:03:03 2012 -0400 ftrace: Optimize the function tracer list loop When variable op is ftrace_list_end, it cannot pass control ops checking, so that loop optimize is not suit for ftrace_control_list, change it back. Signed-off-by: zhangwei(Jovi) <jovi.zhangwei@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c index 2577082..2899974 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c @@ -4185,11 +4185,14 @@ ftrace_ops_control_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, */ preempt_disable_notrace(); trace_recursion_set(TRACE_CONTROL_BIT); - do_for_each_ftrace_op(op, ftrace_control_list) { + op = rcu_dereference_raw(ftrace_control_list); + while (op != &ftrace_list_end) { if (!ftrace_function_local_disabled(op) && ftrace_ops_test(op, ip)) op->func(ip, parent_ip, op, regs); - } while_for_each_ftrace_op(op); + + op = rcu_dereference_raw(op->next); + } trace_recursion_clear(TRACE_CONTROL_BIT); preempt_enable_notrace(); } -- 1.7.9.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html