[tip: perf/core] perf/core: Pass GFP flags to attach_task_ctx_data()
From: tip-bot2 for Namhyung Kim
Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 06:02:32 EST
The following commit has been merged into the perf/core branch of tip:
Commit-ID: 28c75fbfec8f024db1278194918e5f6eda4c570f
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/28c75fbfec8f024db1278194918e5f6eda4c570f
Author: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:32:19 -08:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:40:21 +01:00
perf/core: Pass GFP flags to attach_task_ctx_data()
This is a preparation for the next change to reduce the computational
complexity in the global context data handling for LBR callstacks.
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260211223222.3119790-2-namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx
---
kernel/events/core.c | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index ac70d68..90b0c93 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5370,15 +5370,15 @@ static void unaccount_freq_event(void)
static struct perf_ctx_data *
-alloc_perf_ctx_data(struct kmem_cache *ctx_cache, bool global)
+alloc_perf_ctx_data(struct kmem_cache *ctx_cache, bool global, gfp_t gfp_flags)
{
struct perf_ctx_data *cd;
- cd = kzalloc_obj(*cd);
+ cd = kzalloc_obj(*cd, gfp_flags);
if (!cd)
return NULL;
- cd->data = kmem_cache_zalloc(ctx_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cd->data = kmem_cache_zalloc(ctx_cache, gfp_flags);
if (!cd->data) {
kfree(cd);
return NULL;
@@ -5412,11 +5412,11 @@ static inline void perf_free_ctx_data_rcu(struct perf_ctx_data *cd)
static int
attach_task_ctx_data(struct task_struct *task, struct kmem_cache *ctx_cache,
- bool global)
+ bool global, gfp_t gfp_flags)
{
struct perf_ctx_data *cd, *old = NULL;
- cd = alloc_perf_ctx_data(ctx_cache, global);
+ cd = alloc_perf_ctx_data(ctx_cache, global, gfp_flags);
if (!cd)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -5499,7 +5499,7 @@ again:
return 0;
alloc:
- ret = attach_task_ctx_data(p, ctx_cache, true);
+ ret = attach_task_ctx_data(p, ctx_cache, true, GFP_KERNEL);
put_task_struct(p);
if (ret) {
__detach_global_ctx_data();
@@ -5519,7 +5519,7 @@ attach_perf_ctx_data(struct perf_event *event)
return -ENOMEM;
if (task)
- return attach_task_ctx_data(task, ctx_cache, false);
+ return attach_task_ctx_data(task, ctx_cache, false, GFP_KERNEL);
ret = attach_global_ctx_data(ctx_cache);
if (ret)
@@ -9240,7 +9240,7 @@ perf_event_alloc_task_data(struct task_struct *child,
return;
attach:
- attach_task_ctx_data(child, ctx_cache, true);
+ attach_task_ctx_data(child, ctx_cache, true, GFP_KERNEL);
}
void perf_event_fork(struct task_struct *task)