[PATCH 2/3] perf: Do not allow optimized switch for non-cloned events

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Tue Jun 24 2014 - 04:20:49 EST


From: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>

The context check in perf_event_context_sched_out allows
non-cloned context to be part of the optimized schedule
out switch.

This could move non-cloned context into another workload
child. Once this child exits, the context is closed and
leaves all original (parent) events in closed state.

Any other new cloned event will have closed state and not
measure anything. And probably causing other odd bugs.

Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Corey Ashford <cjashfor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/events/core.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index d968008..4e3618e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ static void perf_event_context_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, int ctxn,
next_parent = rcu_dereference(next_ctx->parent_ctx);

/* If neither context have a parent context; they cannot be clones. */
- if (!parent && !next_parent)
+ if (!parent || !next_parent)
goto unlock;

if (next_parent == ctx || next_ctx == parent || next_parent == parent) {
--
1.8.3.1

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