[PATCH] tracing/perf: Fix double put of trace event when init fails

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Aug 16 2022 - 19:30:15 EST


From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

If in perf_trace_event_init(), the perf_trace_event_open() fails, then it
will call perf_trace_event_unreg() which will not only unregister the perf
trace event, but will also call the put() function of the tp_event.

The problem here is that the trace_event_try_get_ref() is called by the
caller of perf_trace_event_init() and if perf_trace_event_init() returns a
failure, it will then call trace_event_put(). But since the
perf_trace_event_unreg() already called the trace_event_put() function, it
triggers a WARN_ON().

WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 30309 at kernel/trace/trace_dynevent.c:46 trace_event_dyn_put_ref+0x15/0x20

If perf_trace_event_reg() does not call the trace_event_try_get_ref() then
the perf_trace_event_unreg() should not be calling trace_event_put(). This
breaks symmetry and causes bugs like these.

Pull out the trace_event_put() from perf_trace_event_unreg() and call it
in the locations that perf_trace_event_unreg() is called. This not only
fixes this bug, but also brings back the proper symmetry of the reg/unreg
vs get/put logic.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1660347763.git.kjlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Reported-by: Krister Johansen <kjlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Krister Johansen <kjlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Krister Johansen <kjlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index a114549720d6..61e3a2620fa3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void perf_trace_event_unreg(struct perf_event *p_event)
int i;

if (--tp_event->perf_refcount > 0)
- goto out;
+ return;

tp_event->class->reg(tp_event, TRACE_REG_PERF_UNREGISTER, NULL);

@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ static void perf_trace_event_unreg(struct perf_event *p_event)
perf_trace_buf[i] = NULL;
}
}
-out:
- trace_event_put_ref(tp_event);
}

static int perf_trace_event_open(struct perf_event *p_event)
@@ -241,6 +239,7 @@ void perf_trace_destroy(struct perf_event *p_event)
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
perf_trace_event_close(p_event);
perf_trace_event_unreg(p_event);
+ trace_event_put_ref(p_event->tp_event);
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
}

@@ -292,6 +291,7 @@ void perf_kprobe_destroy(struct perf_event *p_event)
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
perf_trace_event_close(p_event);
perf_trace_event_unreg(p_event);
+ trace_event_put_ref(p_event->tp_event);
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);

destroy_local_trace_kprobe(p_event->tp_event);
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ void perf_uprobe_destroy(struct perf_event *p_event)
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
perf_trace_event_close(p_event);
perf_trace_event_unreg(p_event);
+ trace_event_put_ref(p_event->tp_event);
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
destroy_local_trace_uprobe(p_event->tp_event);
}
--
2.35.1