[tip:perf/urgent] perf: Fix reading in perf_event_read()

From: tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
Date: Thu Feb 03 2011 - 09:11:19 EST


Commit-ID: 542e72fc90f5ed9eecb574f80f70868c7f296093
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/542e72fc90f5ed9eecb574f80f70868c7f296093
Author: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:38:35 +0100
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:15:46 +0100

perf: Fix reading in perf_event_read()

It is quite possible for the event to have been disabled between
perf_event_read() sending the IPI and the CPU servicing the IPI and
calling __perf_event_read(), hence revalidate the state.

Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
---
kernel/perf_event.c | 7 ++++---
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
index 852ae8c..999835b 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -1901,11 +1901,12 @@ static void __perf_event_read(void *info)
return;

raw_spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
- update_context_time(ctx);
+ if (ctx->is_active)
+ update_context_time(ctx);
update_event_times(event);
+ if (event->state == PERF_EVENT_STATE_ACTIVE)
+ event->pmu->read(event);
raw_spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
-
- event->pmu->read(event);
}

static inline u64 perf_event_count(struct perf_event *event)
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