Double perf_trace_event_unreg is allowed causing perf_refcount to go
negative. total_ref_count also goes negative because the return value
of tracepoint_probe_unregister is ignored.
Once total_ref_count is negative, the next call to perf_trace_event_reg
will register perf_probe but will not allocate perf_trace_buf and sets
it to NULL instead.
The subsequent trace_##call() will mem abort in perf_trace_buf_alloc
because memset will be called on the NULL perf_trace_buf.
Gracefully handle the error in perf_trace_event_unreg to prevent
double unregister.
Signed-off-by: Aditya Chillara <quic_achillar@quicinc.com>
---
kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c | 8 ++++++--
kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 3 +--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index 61e3a2620fa3c9417ac23cf5a18aeb86e7393dcc..247db88accd88eb0acf3692ea593d576519ce8b1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -154,12 +154,16 @@ static int perf_trace_event_reg(struct trace_event_call *tp_event,
static void perf_trace_event_unreg(struct perf_event *p_event)
{
struct trace_event_call *tp_event = p_event->tp_event;
- int i;
+ int i, ret;
if (--tp_event->perf_refcount > 0)
return;
- tp_event->class->reg(tp_event, TRACE_REG_PERF_UNREGISTER, NULL);
+ ret = tp_event->class->reg(tp_event, TRACE_REG_PERF_UNREGISTER, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ ++tp_event->perf_refcount;
+ return;
+ }
/*
* Ensure our callback won't be called anymore. The buffers
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 0356cae0cf74e79075f607bc841df05568688baa..50e0e08b29aa6617a04b191419ad1e587adf69fe 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -530,10 +530,9 @@ int trace_event_reg(struct trace_event_call *call,
call->class->perf_probe,
call);
case TRACE_REG_PERF_UNREGISTER:
- tracepoint_probe_unregister(call->tp,
+ return tracepoint_probe_unregister(call->tp,
call->class->perf_probe,
call);
- return 0;
case TRACE_REG_PERF_OPEN:
case TRACE_REG_PERF_CLOSE:
case TRACE_REG_PERF_ADD:
--
2.34.1