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This caused an incorrect size calculation. Fix the writing of the nr and hw_idx values during sample event synthesis by passing the branch_sample_type into the sample size and synthesis functions. Also update hardware tracers (Intel PT, ARM SPE, CS-ETM) to retrieve and pass their branch_sample_type dynamically to prevent payload misalignment. Fixes: d3f85437ad6a ("perf evsel: Support PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX") Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Acked-by: Namhyung Kim --- tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c | 9 ++++++--- tools/perf/builtin-inject.c | 12 +++++++++--- tools/perf/tests/dlfilter-test.c | 8 ++++++-- tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c | 5 +++-- tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---- tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c | 3 ++- tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++---- tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++------- tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.h | 6 ++++-- 10 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c b/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c index aad572a78d7f..bfd2c5ec9488 100644 --- a/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c +++ b/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c @@ -228,9 +228,12 @@ static ssize_t synthesize_sample(struct bench_data *data, struct bench_dso *dso, event.header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event.header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; - event.header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(&sample, bench_sample_type, 0); - - perf_event__synthesize_sample(&event, bench_sample_type, 0, &sample); + event.header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(&sample, bench_sample_type, + /*read_format=*/0, + /*branch_sample_type=*/0); + perf_event__synthesize_sample(&event, bench_sample_type, + /*read_format=*/0, + /*branch_sample_type=*/0, &sample); return writen(data->input_pipe[1], &event, event.header.size); } diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c index a2493f1097df..2f20e782c7f2 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c @@ -465,8 +465,13 @@ static int perf_event__convert_sample_callchain(const struct perf_tool *tool, /* remove sample_type {STACK,REGS}_USER for synthesize */ sample_type &= ~(PERF_SAMPLE_STACK_USER | PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER); - perf_event__synthesize_sample(event_copy, sample_type, - evsel->core.attr.read_format, sample); + ret = perf_event__synthesize_sample(event_copy, sample_type, + evsel->core.attr.read_format, + evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type, sample); + if (ret) { + pr_err("Failed to synthesize sample\n"); + return ret; + } return perf_event__repipe_synth(tool, event_copy); } @@ -1102,7 +1107,8 @@ static int perf_inject__sched_stat(const struct perf_tool *tool, sample_sw.period = sample->period; sample_sw.time = sample->time; perf_event__synthesize_sample(event_sw, evsel->core.attr.sample_type, - evsel->core.attr.read_format, &sample_sw); + evsel->core.attr.read_format, + evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type, &sample_sw); build_id__mark_dso_hit(tool, event_sw, &sample_sw, evsel, machine); ret = perf_event__repipe(tool, event_sw, &sample_sw, machine); perf_sample__exit(&sample_sw); diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dlfilter-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/dlfilter-test.c index e63790c61d53..204663571943 100644 --- a/tools/perf/tests/dlfilter-test.c +++ b/tools/perf/tests/dlfilter-test.c @@ -188,8 +188,12 @@ static int write_sample(struct test_data *td, u64 sample_type, u64 id, pid_t pid event->header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; event->header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER; - event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(&sample, sample_type, 0); - err = perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, sample_type, 0, &sample); + event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(&sample, sample_type, + /*read_format=*/0, + /*branch_sample_type=*/0); + err = perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, sample_type, + /*read_format=*/0, + /*branch_sample_type=*/0, &sample); if (err) return test_result("perf_event__synthesize_sample() failed", TEST_FAIL); diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c b/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c index a7327c942ca2..55f0b73ca20e 100644 --- a/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c +++ b/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c @@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ static int do_test(u64 sample_type, u64 sample_regs, u64 read_format) sample.read.one.lost = 1; } - sz = perf_event__sample_event_size(&sample, sample_type, read_format); + sz = perf_event__sample_event_size(&sample, sample_type, read_format, + evsel.core.attr.branch_sample_type); bufsz = sz + 4096; /* Add a bit for overrun checking */ event = malloc(bufsz); if (!event) { @@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ static int do_test(u64 sample_type, u64 sample_regs, u64 read_format) event->header.size = sz; err = perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, sample_type, read_format, - &sample); + evsel.core.attr.branch_sample_type, &sample); if (err) { pr_debug("%s failed for sample_type %#"PRIx64", error %d\n", "perf_event__synthesize_sample", sample_type, err); diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c index 2b31da231ef3..31f05f467810 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe.c @@ -487,10 +487,30 @@ static void arm_spe__prep_branch_stack(struct arm_spe_queue *speq) bstack->hw_idx = -1ULL; } -static int arm_spe__inject_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type) +static int arm_spe__inject_event(struct arm_spe *spe, union perf_event *event, + struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type) { - event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, 0); - return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, 0, sample); + struct evsel *evsel = sample->evsel; + u64 branch_sample_type = 0; + size_t sz; + + if (!evsel && spe->session && spe->session->evlist) + evsel = evlist__id2evsel(spe->session->evlist, sample->id); + + if (evsel) + branch_sample_type = evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type; + + event->header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; + sz = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, /*read_format=*/0, + branch_sample_type); + if (sz >= PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE) { + pr_err("Sample size %zu exceeds max size %d\n", sz, PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE); + return -EFAULT; + } + event->header.size = sz; + + return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, /*read_format=*/0, + branch_sample_type, sample); } static inline int @@ -502,7 +522,7 @@ arm_spe_deliver_synth_event(struct arm_spe *spe, int ret; if (spe->synth_opts.inject) { - ret = arm_spe__inject_event(event, sample, spe->sample_type); + ret = arm_spe__inject_event(spe, event, sample, spe->sample_type); if (ret) return ret; } diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c index 8a639d2e51a4..6ec48de29441 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c @@ -1422,11 +1422,29 @@ static void cs_etm__update_last_branch_rb(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, bs->nr += 1; } -static int cs_etm__inject_event(union perf_event *event, +static int cs_etm__inject_event(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm, union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type) { - event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, 0); - return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, 0, sample); + struct evsel *evsel = sample->evsel; + u64 branch_sample_type = 0; + size_t sz; + + if (!evsel && etm->session && etm->session->evlist) + evsel = evlist__id2evsel(etm->session->evlist, sample->id); + + if (evsel) + branch_sample_type = evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type; + + sz = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, /*read_format=*/0, + branch_sample_type); + if (sz >= PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE) { + pr_err("Sample size %zu exceeds max size %d\n", sz, PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE); + return -EFAULT; + } + event->header.size = sz; + + return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, /*read_format=*/0, + branch_sample_type, sample); } @@ -1592,7 +1610,7 @@ static int cs_etm__synth_instruction_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, sample.branch_stack = tidq->last_branch; if (etm->synth_opts.inject) { - ret = cs_etm__inject_event(event, &sample, + ret = cs_etm__inject_event(etm, event, &sample, etm->instructions_sample_type); if (ret) return ret; @@ -1667,7 +1685,7 @@ static int cs_etm__synth_branch_sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq, } if (etm->synth_opts.inject) { - ret = cs_etm__inject_event(event, &sample, + ret = cs_etm__inject_event(etm, event, &sample, etm->branches_sample_type); if (ret) return ret; diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c index 382255393fb3..0b18ebd13f7c 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-bts.c @@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ static int intel_bts_synth_branch_sample(struct intel_bts_queue *btsq, event.sample.header.size = bts->branches_event_size; ret = perf_event__synthesize_sample(&event, bts->branches_sample_type, - 0, &sample); + /*read_format=*/0, /*branch_sample_type=*/0, + &sample); if (ret) return ret; } diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c index fc9eec8b54b8..dd2637678b40 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c @@ -1728,11 +1728,30 @@ static void intel_pt_prep_b_sample(struct intel_pt *pt, event->sample.header.misc = sample->cpumode; } -static int intel_pt_inject_event(union perf_event *event, +static int intel_pt_inject_event(struct intel_pt *pt, union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type) { - event->header.size = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, 0); - return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, 0, sample); + struct evsel *evsel = sample->evsel; + u64 branch_sample_type = 0; + size_t sz; + + if (!evsel && pt->session && pt->session->evlist) + evsel = evlist__id2evsel(pt->session->evlist, sample->id); + + if (evsel) + branch_sample_type = evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type; + + event->header.type = PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE; + sz = perf_event__sample_event_size(sample, type, /*read_format=*/0, + branch_sample_type); + if (sz >= PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE) { + pr_err("Sample size %zu exceeds max size %d\n", sz, PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE); + return -EFAULT; + } + event->header.size = sz; + + return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, type, /*read_format=*/0, + branch_sample_type, sample); } static inline int intel_pt_opt_inject(struct intel_pt *pt, @@ -1742,7 +1761,7 @@ static inline int intel_pt_opt_inject(struct intel_pt *pt, if (!pt->synth_opts.inject) return 0; - return intel_pt_inject_event(event, sample, type); + return intel_pt_inject_event(pt, event, sample, type); } static int intel_pt_deliver_synth_event(struct intel_pt *pt, diff --git a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c index 85bee747f4cd..2461f25a4d7d 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c @@ -1455,7 +1455,8 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_stat_round(const struct perf_tool *tool, return process(tool, (union perf_event *) &event, NULL, machine); } -size_t perf_event__sample_event_size(const struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type, u64 read_format) +size_t perf_event__sample_event_size(const struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type, u64 read_format, + u64 branch_sample_type) { size_t sz, result = sizeof(struct perf_record_sample); @@ -1515,8 +1516,10 @@ size_t perf_event__sample_event_size(const struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type, if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) { sz = sample->branch_stack->nr * sizeof(struct branch_entry); - /* nr, hw_idx */ - sz += 2 * sizeof(u64); + /* nr */ + sz += sizeof(u64); + if (branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX) + sz += sizeof(u64); result += sz; } @@ -1605,7 +1608,7 @@ static __u64 *copy_read_group_values(__u64 *array, __u64 read_format, } int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type, u64 read_format, - const struct perf_sample *sample) + u64 branch_sample_type, const struct perf_sample *sample) { __u64 *array; size_t sz; @@ -1719,9 +1722,17 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type, u64 read_fo if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK) { sz = sample->branch_stack->nr * sizeof(struct branch_entry); - /* nr, hw_idx */ - sz += 2 * sizeof(u64); - memcpy(array, sample->branch_stack, sz); + + *array++ = sample->branch_stack->nr; + + if (branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX) { + if (sample->no_hw_idx) + *array++ = 0; + else + *array++ = sample->branch_stack->hw_idx; + } + + memcpy(array, perf_sample__branch_entries((struct perf_sample *)sample), sz); array = (void *)array + sz; } diff --git a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.h b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.h index b0edad0c3100..8c7f49f9ccf5 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.h @@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(const struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_ int perf_event__synthesize_modules(const struct perf_tool *tool, perf_event__handler_t process, struct machine *machine); int perf_event__synthesize_namespaces(const struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event, pid_t pid, pid_t tgid, perf_event__handler_t process, struct machine *machine); int perf_event__synthesize_cgroups(const struct perf_tool *tool, perf_event__handler_t process, struct machine *machine); -int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type, u64 read_format, const struct perf_sample *sample); +int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type, u64 read_format, + u64 branch_sample_type, const struct perf_sample *sample); int perf_event__synthesize_stat_config(const struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_stat_config *config, perf_event__handler_t process, struct machine *machine); int perf_event__synthesize_stat_events(struct perf_stat_config *config, const struct perf_tool *tool, struct evlist *evlist, perf_event__handler_t process, bool attrs); int perf_event__synthesize_stat_round(const struct perf_tool *tool, u64 time, u64 type, perf_event__handler_t process, struct machine *machine); @@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ void perf_event__synthesize_final_bpf_metadata(struct perf_session *session, int perf_tool__process_synth_event(const struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event, struct machine *machine, perf_event__handler_t process); -size_t perf_event__sample_event_size(const struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type, u64 read_format); +size_t perf_event__sample_event_size(const struct perf_sample *sample, u64 type, + u64 read_format, u64 branch_sample_type); int __machine__synthesize_threads(struct machine *machine, const struct perf_tool *tool, struct target *target, struct perf_thread_map *threads, -- 2.54.0.631.ge1b05301d1-goog