Re: [RFC PATCH 6/6] perf: Disable IRQs in address filter sync path

[Alexander Shishkin]

Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> If PMU callbacks are executed in hardirq context, the address filter
> sync code needs to disable interrupts when taking its spinlock to be
> consistent with the rest of its users. This may happen if the PMU is
> used in AUX sampling.

Hi Mathieu,

I've been meaning to CC you on this series and forgot. My concern was
that on PMUs that run PMIs in hardirq context this patch should be
required already now. Is this the case for you?

>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/events/core.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
> index f6582df1c9..047c495c94 100644
> --- a/kernel/events/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/events/core.c
> @@ -2568,16 +2568,17 @@ static int perf_event_stop(struct perf_event *event, int restart)
>  void perf_event_addr_filters_sync(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
>  	struct perf_addr_filters_head *ifh = perf_event_addr_filters(event);
> +	unsigned long flags;
>  
>  	if (!has_addr_filter(event))
>  		return;
>  
> -	raw_spin_lock(&ifh->lock);
> +	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&ifh->lock, flags);
>  	if (event->addr_filters_gen != event->hw.addr_filters_gen) {
>  		event->pmu->addr_filters_sync(event);
>  		event->hw.addr_filters_gen = event->addr_filters_gen;
>  	}
> -	raw_spin_unlock(&ifh->lock);
> +	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ifh->lock, flags);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_addr_filters_sync);
>  
> -- 
> 2.9.3