[PATCH] perf comm str: Fix perf top coredump due to concurrent read and write

From: Fei Lang
Date: Mon May 19 2025 - 07:56:58 EST


(gdb) bt
__strcmp_evex () at ../sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp-evex.S:314
sort.comm_collapse () at util/sort.c:202
hist_entry__collapse at util/hist.c:1312
hists__collapse_insert_entry at util/hist.c:1620
hists__collapse_resort at util/hist.c:1704
perf_top__resort_hists at builtin-top.c:303
perf_top__print_sym_table at builtin-top.c:350
display_thread at builtin-top.c:700

Link:https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220096

Fixes: <3178f58b9894> ("perf comm str: Avoid sort during insert")
Signed-off-by: Fei Lang <langfei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/comm.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.c b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
index 8aa456d7c2cd..0438870d31d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
@@ -209,13 +209,16 @@ struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp, bool exec)
int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp, bool exec)
{
struct comm_str *new, *old = comm->comm_str;
+ struct comm_strs *comm_strs = comm_strs__get();

new = comm_strs__findnew(str);
if (!new)
return -ENOMEM;

+ down_write(&comm_strs->lock);
comm_str__put(old);
comm->comm_str = new;
+ up_write(&comm_strs->lock);
comm->start = timestamp;
if (exec)
comm->exec = true;
@@ -225,11 +228,22 @@ int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp, bool exec)

void comm__free(struct comm *comm)
{
+ struct comm_strs *comm_strs = comm_strs__get();
+
+ down_write(&comm_strs->lock);
comm_str__put(comm->comm_str);
free(comm);
+ up_write(&comm_strs->lock);
}

const char *comm__str(const struct comm *comm)
{
- return comm_str__str(comm->comm_str);
+ struct comm_strs *comm_strs = comm_strs__get();
+ char *p;
+
+ down_read(&comm_strs->lock);
+ p = comm_str__str(comm->comm_str);
+ up_read(&comm_strs->lock);
+
+ return p;
}
--
2.33.0