[PATCH v2 17/24] perf: Introduce perf_free_addr_filters()
From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Feb 05 2025 - 05:25:49 EST
Replace _free_event()'s use of perf_addr_filters_splice()s use with an
explicit perf_free_addr_filters() with the explicit propery that it is
able to be called a second time without ill effect.
Most notable, referencing event->pmu must be avoided when there are no
filters left (from eg a previous call).
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/events/core.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5307,8 +5307,7 @@ static bool exclusive_event_installable(
return true;
}
-static void perf_addr_filters_splice(struct perf_event *event,
- struct list_head *head);
+static void perf_free_addr_filters(struct perf_event *event);
static void perf_pending_task_sync(struct perf_event *event)
{
@@ -5407,7 +5406,7 @@ static void _free_event(struct perf_even
}
perf_event_free_bpf_prog(event);
- perf_addr_filters_splice(event, NULL);
+ perf_free_addr_filters(event);
__free_event(event);
}
@@ -10880,6 +10882,17 @@ static void perf_addr_filters_splice(str
free_filters_list(&list);
}
+static void perf_free_addr_filters(struct perf_event *event)
+{
+ /*
+ * Used during free paths, there is no concurrency.
+ */
+ if (list_empty(&event->addr_filters.list))
+ return;
+
+ perf_addr_filters_splice(event, NULL);
+}
+
/*
* Scan through mm's vmas and see if one of them matches the
* @filter; if so, adjust filter's address range.