From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: mingo@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, eranian@google.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf, x86, lbr: Fix LBR filter
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 07:34:11 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130503143411.GO19487@tassilo.jf.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130503121256.158211806@chello.nl>
> + } else {
> + /*
> + * The LBR logs any address in the IP, even if the IP just
> + * faulted. This means userspace can control the from address.
> + * Ensure we don't blindy read any address by validating it is
> + * a known text address.
> + */
> + if (kernel_text_address(from))
Sorry doing it this way is just incredible expensive and dumb.
After all the tool is called "perf" and not "non perf"
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-05-03 14:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-05-03 12:11 [PATCH 0/3] Various perf patches Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-03 12:11 ` [PATCH 1/3] perf, x86: Blacklist all MEM_*_RETIRED events for IVB Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-03 14:35 ` Andi Kleen
2013-05-03 17:00 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-15 14:20 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-15 16:51 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-16 15:42 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-16 16:07 ` Andi Kleen
2013-05-16 16:26 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-04 8:20 ` [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86: Blacklist all MEM_*_RETIRED events for Ivy Bridge tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-03 12:11 ` [PATCH 2/3] perf, x86, lbr: Fix LBR filter Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-03 14:34 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2013-05-04 6:34 ` Ingo Molnar
2013-05-04 8:21 ` [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86/intel/lbr: " tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-03 12:11 ` [PATCH 3/3] perf, x86, lbr: Demand proper privileges for PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-03 14:41 ` Andi Kleen
2013-05-04 8:22 ` [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86/intel/lbr: " tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-04 11:19 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-05-05 9:05 ` Ingo Molnar
2013-05-06 8:07 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-06 9:42 ` Ingo Molnar
2013-05-15 13:37 ` [PATCH 3/3] perf, x86, lbr: " Stephane Eranian
2013-05-15 14:30 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-16 9:09 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-16 9:17 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-16 10:09 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-16 10:09 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-16 10:15 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-16 10:15 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-16 11:16 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-16 11:16 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-16 15:36 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-16 15:36 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-17 11:12 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-17 11:12 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-17 11:32 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-17 11:32 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-17 11:39 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-17 11:39 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-17 21:39 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-17 21:39 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-17 22:14 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-17 22:14 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-17 22:59 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-17 22:59 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-21 5:41 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-21 5:41 ` Michael Neuling
2013-05-21 8:50 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-21 8:50 ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-05-21 13:46 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-21 13:46 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-21 13:55 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-21 13:55 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-22 6:43 ` Anshuman Khandual
2013-05-22 12:23 ` Stephane Eranian
2013-05-22 14:51 ` Anshuman Khandual
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