From a369299c3f785cf556bbef2de2db0aa2d294c4c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:34:48 +0900 Subject: tracing/probes: Make the $ prefix mandatory for comm access Since $comm or $COMM are not event field but special fetcharg variables to access current->comm, It should not be accessed without '$' prefix even with typecast. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178231209724.732967.12049805699091810641.stgit@devnote2/ Fixes: 69efd863a785 ("tracing/eprobes: Allow use of BTF names to dereference pointers") Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) --- kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel') diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c index 502fa6da5949..d17cfee77d9c 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c @@ -342,10 +342,6 @@ static int parse_trace_event(char *arg, struct fetch_insn *code, ret = parse_trace_event_arg(arg, code, ctx); if (!ret) return 0; - if (strcmp(arg, "comm") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "COMM") == 0) { - code->op = FETCH_OP_COMM; - return 0; - } return -EINVAL; } @@ -1068,8 +1064,14 @@ static int parse_probe_vars(char *orig_arg, const struct fetch_type *t, int len; if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TEVENT) { - if (parse_trace_event(arg, code, ctx) < 0) + if (parse_trace_event(arg, code, ctx) < 0) { + /* 'comm' should be checked after field parsing. */ + if (strcmp(arg, "comm") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "COMM") == 0) { + code->op = FETCH_OP_COMM; + return 0; + } goto inval; + } return 0; } -- cgit v1.2.3