Re: [PATCH] perf: Detach group events when removing event from ctx

[Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>]

On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 08:35:50PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> When removing an event from a task's list of events we need to make sure
> that we also detach all group events. If we don't, then when we later
> call perf_group_attach() we'll hit the WARN_ON_ONCE() like so,
> 
> [ 1200.449161] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 1200.449171] WARNING: at kernel/perf_event.c:313 add_event_to_ctx+0xe1/0x159()
> [ 1200.449174] Hardware name: MacBook2,1
> [ 1200.449176] Modules linked in: dm_mod sg sd_mod
> [ 1200.449183] Pid: 7619, comm: perf Not tainted 2.6.36-rc6-tip+ #2
> [ 1200.449186] Call Trace:
> [ 1200.449193]  [<ffffffff8103b71e>] warn_slowpath_common+0x85/0x9d
> [ 1200.449197]  [<ffffffff8103b750>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x1c
> [ 1200.449201]  [<ffffffff810a16fb>] add_event_to_ctx+0xe1/0x159
> [ 1200.449206]  [<ffffffff810a2f01>] perf_install_in_context+0x85/0x99
> [ 1200.449210]  [<ffffffff810a7811>] sys_perf_event_open+0x4da/0x633
> [ 1200.449216]  [<ffffffff81002b1b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
> [ 1200.449218] ---[ end trace 9df38c30c6cacb50 ]---
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>
> ---
>  kernel/perf_event.c |    5 ++++-
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/perf_event.c b/kernel/perf_event.c
> index c16158c..c13d869 100644
> --- a/kernel/perf_event.c
> +++ b/kernel/perf_event.c
> @@ -550,8 +550,11 @@ retry:
>  	 * can remove the event safely, if the call above did not
>  	 * succeed.
>  	 */
> -	if (!list_empty(&event->group_entry))
> +	if (!list_empty(&event->group_entry)) {
> +		perf_group_detach(event);
>  		list_del_event(event, ctx);
> +	}
> +
>  	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->lock);
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 1.7.1

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