[PATCH v1 10/11] perf tools: Only enter mount namespace if necessary
From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Fri Oct 23 2026 - 03:21:26 EST
Add dso_binary_type__needs_ns() to distinguish DSO binary types that
reside inside the target process's mount namespace and chroot from
host-side paths.
Gate mount namespace entry in dso__data_file_size() and do_open() using
dso_binary_type__needs_ns(). And remove redundant outer mountns entry
in around dso__data_get_fd().
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/capstone.c | 6 ++++--
tools/perf/util/dso.c | 12 ++++++++----
tools/perf/util/dso.h | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/capstone.c b/tools/perf/util/capstone.c
index 95881f15324aa614..9a8646ff026d92a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/capstone.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/capstone.c
@@ -653,9 +653,11 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
if (args->options->objdump_path)
return -1;
- nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso__nsinfo(dso), &nsc);
+ if (dso_binary_type__needs_ns(dso__binary_type(dso)))
+ nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso__nsinfo(dso), &nsc);
fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
- nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
+ if (dso_binary_type__needs_ns(dso__binary_type(dso)))
+ nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
if (fd < 0)
return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 4331b48505b2b10e..50dd215f81f6737c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -682,14 +682,15 @@ static int open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
{
int fd;
struct nscookie nsc;
+ bool nsenter = dso_binary_type__needs_ns(dso__binary_type(dso));
- if (dso__binary_type(dso) != DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILD_ID_CACHE) {
+ if (nsenter) {
mutex_lock(dso__lock(dso));
nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso__nsinfo(dso), &nsc);
mutex_unlock(dso__lock(dso));
}
fd = __open_dso(dso, machine);
- if (dso__binary_type(dso) != DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILD_ID_CACHE)
+ if (nsenter)
nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
if (fd >= 0) {
@@ -2081,11 +2082,14 @@ static const u8 *__dso__read_symbol(struct dso *dso, const char *symfs_filename,
};
u8 *code_buf = NULL;
int saved_errno;
+ bool nsenter = dso_binary_type__needs_ns(dso__binary_type(dso));
- nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso__nsinfo(dso), &nsc);
+ if (nsenter)
+ nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso__nsinfo(dso), &nsc);
fd = open(symfs_filename, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
saved_errno = errno;
- nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
+ if (nsenter)
+ nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
if (fd < 0) {
errno = saved_errno;
return NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index e53c83c23c578918..c4ff19f575b88a9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -141,6 +141,40 @@ enum dso_binary_type {
DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND,
};
+static inline bool dso_binary_type__needs_ns(enum dso_binary_type type)
+{
+ switch (type) {
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYSTEM_PATH_DSO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYSTEM_PATH_KMODULE:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYSTEM_PATH_KMODULE_COMP:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__DEBUGLINK:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GNU_DEBUGDATA:
+ return true;
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__KALLSYMS:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KALLSYMS:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__VMLINUX:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_VMLINUX:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__JAVA_JIT:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILD_ID_CACHE:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILD_ID_CACHE_DEBUGINFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__FEDORA_DEBUGINFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__UBUNTU_DEBUGINFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__MIXEDUP_UBUNTU_DEBUGINFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILDID_DEBUGINFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KMODULE:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KMODULE_COMP:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__KCORE:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KCORE:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__OPENEMBEDDED_DEBUGINFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BPF_PROG_INFO:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BPF_IMAGE:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__OOL:
+ case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND:
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
enum dso_space_type {
DSO_SPACE__USER = 0,
DSO_SPACE__KERNEL,
--
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