[Patch v3 1/8] perf/x86: Unregister PMI handler on PMU init failure
From: Dapeng Mi
Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 04:14:37 EST
Fix an NMI handler leak in init_hw_perf_events(). When PMU
initialization fails after register_nmi_handler(), the error path
exits without calling unregister_nmi_handler(), leaving a stale
NMI_LOCAL "PMI" handler registered. Add the missing call before
clearing x86_pmu state.
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Falcon <thomas.falcon@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/events/core.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index af0b67ffb43d..872d07a5fa80 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
err = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_PERF_X86_PREPARE, "perf/x86:prepare",
x86_pmu_prepare_cpu, x86_pmu_dead_cpu);
if (err)
- return err;
+ goto pmi_unregister;
err = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_STARTING,
"perf/x86:starting", x86_pmu_starting_cpu,
@@ -2273,6 +2273,8 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_STARTING);
out:
cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_PERF_X86_PREPARE);
+pmi_unregister:
+ unregister_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, "PMI");
out_bad_pmu:
memset(&x86_pmu, 0, sizeof(x86_pmu));
return err;
--
2.34.1