Re: [PATCH 5/8] perf/amd/ibs: Don't allow freq mode event creation through ->config interface

[Namhyung Kim]

On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 11:00:37AM +0530, Ravi Bangoria wrote:
> >> Don't allow freq mode event creation through perf_event_attr->config
> >> interface.
> > 
> > Sounds reasonable.  I agree the freq mode should use the standard
> > interface using attr->sample_freq.  But I'm not sure if the behaivor is
> > defined when attr->freq is set and attr->sample_freq is 0.  Maybe this
> > should be handled in the generic code.
> 
> I also could not find any reason to allow {freq=1, sample_freq=0}, but:
> 
> 1) perf_event_open() allows it.
> 2) ioctl(PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD) allows it.
> 3) all generic code explicitly checks for ->sample_freq != 0 wherever
>    ->freq == 1.
> 
> I will prepare and post a patch to reject such event and see if there
> are any objections.

Hmm.. now I think that the kernel won't treat it as a sampling event and
would ignore the attr.freq value.  Setting IOC_PERIOD to 0 would disable
sampling then.  Sorry for the noise.

Thanks,
Namhyung