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authorMichael Wu <michael@allwinnertech.com>2026-08-10 14:32:30 +0800
committerSteven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>2026-08-13 15:38:25 -0400
commitc3730b8373bb5059d735509b9e6a00d7eb337d7c (patch)
tree6aaf8a3bbdb155b15bf109eeb64a3fc9cc2e6ed8 /tools/perf/scripts/python/bin/stackcollapse-record
parentb69859204d4db3acd86c1c2dadcef0d77b451933 (diff)
tracing: Fix race between update_event_fields and, event_define_fields
The following sequence may leads race between event_define_fields() and update_event_fields(): CPU0 (loads module A) CPU1 (loads module B) =============================== =============================== load_module(A) load_module(B) notifier_call_chain notifier_call_chain trace_module_notify trace_module_notify mutex_lock(&event_mutex) trace_event_update_all() trace_module_add_events(A) down_write(&trace_event_sem) __register_event(call_A) __add_event_to_tracers(call_A) event_define_fields(call_A) for each f: list_for_each_entry(field, list_add(&f->link, &class->fields, link) &class->fields) field = class->fields->next; Where access to the class->fields is not protected by the event_mutex in trace_event_update_all(). This produces the following panic: Unable to handle kernel access ... at virtual address 0000000000000018 pc : update_event_fields+0xf8/0x368 Call trace: update_event_fields+0xf8/0x368 trace_event_update_all+0x7c/0x2b4 trace_module_notify+0x4c/0x1dc notifier_call_chain+0x84/0x168 blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust+0x64/0xd4 load_module+0x10c8/0x123c __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x230/0x31c Fix by taking event_mutex in trace_event_update_all() before trace_event_sem. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: b3bc8547d3be ("tracing: Have TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM affect trace event types as well") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/2e5730d2-c631-da41-3a3a-ae35bb4895f3@allwinnertech.com Signed-off-by: Michael Wu <michael@allwinnertech.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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