[Patch v3 8/8] perf/x86/intel: Prevent drain_pebs() reentry
From: Dapeng Mi
Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 04:13:00 EST
The PEBS buffer is shared by all events on a CPU, so drain_pebs() must
not run concurrently. If it is reentered, one instance may observe stale
buffer state and potentially access out-of-bound memory.
Most invocations happen in NMI context, which naturally prevents reentry.
However, drain_pebs() is also reachable from process context via
intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer().
In those paths, the PMU is often already disabled, but not guaranteed.
For example, __intel_pmu_pebs_disable() only disables the target counter,
so other active counters can still raise a PMI and interrupt an in-flight
drain_pebs().
Introduce __intel_pmu_quiesce() and __intel_pmu_resume() helpers and
use them in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer() to disable the full PMU
around the drain_pebs() call, preventing reentry.
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c | 7 -------
2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 361f8e0ab36c..726b39b9bba9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3125,6 +3125,36 @@ static void intel_pmu_del_event(struct perf_event *event)
this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events)->n_late_setup--;
}
+static inline void __intel_pmu_quiesce(bool pmu_enabled)
+{
+ struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
+
+ cpuc->enabled = 0;
+ if (pmu_enabled)
+ intel_pmu_disable_all();
+}
+
+static inline void __intel_pmu_resume(bool pmu_enabled)
+{
+ struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
+
+ cpuc->enabled = pmu_enabled;
+ if (pmu_enabled)
+ intel_pmu_enable_all(0);
+}
+
+void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer(void)
+{
+ struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
+ bool pmu_enabled = cpuc->enabled;
+ struct perf_sample_data data;
+
+ /* Disable PMU so no new PMI can interrupt and re-enter drain_pebs(). */
+ __intel_pmu_quiesce(pmu_enabled);
+ static_call(x86_pmu_drain_pebs)(NULL, &data);
+ __intel_pmu_resume(pmu_enabled);
+}
+
static int icl_set_topdown_event_period(struct perf_event *event)
{
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
@@ -3322,10 +3352,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_read_event(struct perf_event *event)
if (is_metric_event(event) && (cpuc->txn_flags & PERF_PMU_TXN_READ))
return;
- cpuc->enabled = 0;
- if (pmu_enabled)
- intel_pmu_disable_all();
-
+ __intel_pmu_quiesce(pmu_enabled);
/*
* If the PEBS counters snapshotting is enabled,
* the topdown event is available in PEBS records.
@@ -3334,10 +3361,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_read_event(struct perf_event *event)
static_call(intel_pmu_update_topdown_event)(event, NULL);
else
intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer();
-
- cpuc->enabled = pmu_enabled;
- if (pmu_enabled)
- intel_pmu_enable_all(0);
+ __intel_pmu_resume(pmu_enabled);
return;
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index e86e4ba91e1b..7f8b98d1837d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1240,13 +1240,6 @@ int intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(void)
return 1;
}
-void intel_pmu_drain_pebs_buffer(void)
-{
- struct perf_sample_data data;
-
- static_call(x86_pmu_drain_pebs)(NULL, &data);
-}
-
/*
* PEBS
*/
--
2.34.1