[PATCH] perf/core: Prevent WARN_ON(!ctx) in __free_event for partial init

From: Gabriel Shahrouzi
Date: Sat Apr 05 2025 - 16:30:53 EST


Move the get_ctx(child_ctx) call and the child_event->ctx assignment to
occur immediately after the child event is allocated. Ensure that
child_event->ctx is non-NULL before any subsequent error path within
inherit_event calls free_event(), satisfying the assumptions of the
cleanup code.

Reported-by: syzbot+ff3aa851d46ab82953a3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=ff3aa851d46ab82953a3
Signed-off-by: Gabriel Shahrouzi <gshahrouzi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/events/core.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 0bb21659e252..153ba622cfa0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -14016,6 +14016,9 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
if (IS_ERR(child_event))
return child_event;

+ get_ctx(child_ctx);
+ child_event->ctx = child_ctx;
+
pmu_ctx = find_get_pmu_context(child_event->pmu, child_ctx, child_event);
if (IS_ERR(pmu_ctx)) {
free_event(child_event);
@@ -14037,8 +14040,6 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
return NULL;
}

- get_ctx(child_ctx);
-
/*
* Make the child state follow the state of the parent event,
* not its attr.disabled bit. We hold the parent's mutex,
@@ -14059,7 +14060,6 @@ inherit_event(struct perf_event *parent_event,
local64_set(&hwc->period_left, sample_period);
}

- child_event->ctx = child_ctx;
child_event->overflow_handler = parent_event->overflow_handler;
child_event->overflow_handler_context
= parent_event->overflow_handler_context;
--
2.43.0