[PATCH 1/2] perf scripts: Fix SIGALRM and pipe read race for rwtop

[Jiri Olsa]

Fixing rwtop script race. The issue is caused by rwtop
script triggering SIGALRM and underneath pipe reading
layer reporting error when interrupted.

Fixing this by setting SA_RESTART for rwtop SIGALRM handler,
which avoids interruption of the pipe reading layer.

The discussion for this issue & fix is here:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/9/18/123

Original-patch-by: Andrew Jones <drjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Jones <drjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/scripts/perl/rwtop.pl | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/rwtop.pl b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/rwtop.pl
index 4bb3ecd..8b20787 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/rwtop.pl
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/rwtop.pl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use lib "$ENV{'PERF_EXEC_PATH'}/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib";
 use lib "./Perf-Trace-Util/lib";
 use Perf::Trace::Core;
 use Perf::Trace::Util;
+use POSIX qw/SIGALRM SA_RESTART/;
 
 my $default_interval = 3;
 my $nlines = 20;
@@ -90,7 +91,10 @@ sub syscalls::sys_enter_write
 
 sub trace_begin
 {
-    $SIG{ALRM} = \&set_print_pending;
+    my $sa = POSIX::SigAction->new(\&set_print_pending);
+    $sa->flags(SA_RESTART);
+    $sa->safe(1);
+    POSIX::sigaction(SIGALRM, $sa) or die "Can't set SIGALRM handler: $!\n";
     alarm 1;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.11.7

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