[PATCH] tracing: fix invalid function_graph entry

From: Lai Jiangshan
Date: Tue Jul 28 2009 - 08:10:57 EST



print_graph_entry() consumes current event, if this event
is the last event in the page, the ring_buffer may reuse
the page. It will become invalid.

Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
index abf7c4a..02102a3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c
@@ -835,9 +835,16 @@ print_graph_function(struct trace_iterator *iter)

switch (entry->type) {
case TRACE_GRAPH_ENT: {
- struct ftrace_graph_ent_entry *field;
+ /*
+ * print_graph_entry() may consume the current event,
+ * thus @field may become invalid, so we need to save it.
+ * sizeof(struct ftrace_graph_ent_entry) is very small,
+ * it is safely saved at the stack.
+ */
+ struct ftrace_graph_ent_entry *field, saved;
trace_assign_type(field, entry);
- return print_graph_entry(field, s, iter);
+ saved = *field;
+ return print_graph_entry(&saved, s, iter);
}
case TRACE_GRAPH_RET: {
struct ftrace_graph_ret_entry *field;

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