[PATCH V6 15/17] perf, x86: Discard zero length call entries in LBR call stack

[Kan Liang]

"Zero length call" uses the attribute of the call instruction to push
the immediate instruction pointer on to the stack and then pops off
that address into a register. This is accomplished without any matching
return instruction. It confuses the hardware and make the recorded call
stack incorrect.

We can partially resolve this issue by: decode call instructions and
discard any zero length call entry in the LBR stack.

Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng <zheng.z.yan@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
index cd4bd6f..fe25c42 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ enum {
 	X86_BR_ABORT		= 1 << 12,/* transaction abort */
 	X86_BR_IN_TX		= 1 << 13,/* in transaction */
 	X86_BR_NO_TX		= 1 << 14,/* not in transaction */
-	X86_BR_CALL_STACK	= 1 << 15,/* call stack */
+	X86_BR_ZERO_CALL	= 1 << 15,/* zero length call */
+	X86_BR_CALL_STACK	= 1 << 16,/* call stack */
 };
 
 #define X86_BR_PLM (X86_BR_USER | X86_BR_KERNEL)
@@ -111,13 +112,15 @@ enum {
 	 X86_BR_JMP	 |\
 	 X86_BR_IRQ	 |\
 	 X86_BR_ABORT	 |\
-	 X86_BR_IND_CALL)
+	 X86_BR_IND_CALL |\
+	 X86_BR_ZERO_CALL)
 
 #define X86_BR_ALL (X86_BR_PLM | X86_BR_ANY)
 
 #define X86_BR_ANY_CALL		 \
 	(X86_BR_CALL		|\
 	 X86_BR_IND_CALL	|\
+	 X86_BR_ZERO_CALL	|\
 	 X86_BR_SYSCALL		|\
 	 X86_BR_IRQ		|\
 	 X86_BR_INT)
@@ -688,6 +691,12 @@ static int branch_type(unsigned long from, unsigned long to, int abort)
 		ret = X86_BR_INT;
 		break;
 	case 0xe8: /* call near rel */
+		insn_get_immediate(&insn);
+		if (insn.immediate1.value == 0) {
+			/* zero length call */
+			ret = X86_BR_ZERO_CALL;
+			break;
+		}
 	case 0x9a: /* call far absolute */
 		ret = X86_BR_CALL;
 		break;
-- 
1.8.3.2

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