Re: PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER has different values based on bitness

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Tue Oct 07 2014 - 20:54:51 EST


David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 10/7/14, 6:50 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>> David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
>>>> index 963bf139e2b2..c805132ac1cf 100644
>>>> --- a/kernel/events/core.c
>>>> +++ b/kernel/events/core.c
>>>> @@ -3714,6 +3714,7 @@ static long perf_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned
>>>> int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> case PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER:
>>>> + case PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER_32:
>>>> return perf_event_set_filter(event, (void __user *)arg);
>>>>
>>>> default:
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ID has the same problem:
>>>
>>> #define PERF_EVENT_IOC_ID _IOR('$', 7, __u64 *)
>>
>> The right way is to add a compat_perf_ioctl()
>
> Sure, looked into that way as well. But SET_FILTER and IOC_ID will
> still compile to the same values for a 64-bit kernel.

Sure you have to add/use the new defines too.

-Andi
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