Re: [RESEND][PATCH 3/5] perf: Use current->flags & PF_KTHREAD|PF_USER_WORKER instead of current->mm == NULL

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:07:05 -0800
Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Trying. So far I can no longer reproduce the problem with the patch below applied.
> Obviously that doesn't mean that the problem is fixed, only that I can no longer
> reproduce it. I'll keep trying with different platforms.

Well, the revert of the patch just replaces the flags test with a test for
current->mm being NULL. This patch simply makes all those locations test
both the flags and for current->mm being NULL.

I can't see how it doesn't fix it.

Anyway, I'll start making this into a legitimate patch.

Thanks,

-- Steve