[PATCH v10 18/20] perf maps: Fix lock inversion in maps__load_first()
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Fri Nov 06 2026 - 02:09:10 EST
In maps__load_first(), take a reference to the first map and drop
maps__lock(maps) before calling map__load() to avoid a read-to-write
self-deadlock when loading kernel maps inserts extra trampoline maps.
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/maps.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/maps.c b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
index f808df2fe77b..7ca33e5218e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/maps.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
@@ -1459,10 +1459,15 @@ int maps__merge_in(struct maps *kmaps, struct map *new_map)
void maps__load_first(struct maps *maps)
{
- down_read(maps__lock(maps));
+ struct map *first = NULL;
+ down_read(maps__lock(maps));
if (maps__nr_maps(maps) > 0)
- map__load(maps__maps_by_address(maps)[0]);
-
+ first = map__get(maps__maps_by_address(maps)[0]);
up_read(maps__lock(maps));
+
+ if (first) {
+ map__load(first);
+ map__put(first);
+ }
}
--
2.56.0.455.g6c5a503b38-goog