From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Subject: Re: [perf] more perf_fuzzer memory corruption
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 21:36:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140505193629.GB11096@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.10.1405051443260.31072@vincent-weaver-1.umelst.maine.edu>
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On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 02:47:32PM -0400, Vince Weaver wrote:
> On Mon, 5 May 2014, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>
> > Cute.. does the below cure?
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Subject: perf: Fix perf_event_init_context()
> > From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> > Date: Mon May 5 19:12:20 CEST 2014
> >
> > perf_pin_task_context() can return NULL but perf_event_init_context()
> > assumes it will not, correct this.
>
> It makes the oops go away, but it does make the fuzzer become unkillable
> while using 100% CPU.
Ooh, I know that one. Its what my WSM-EP favours. I'll try and have a
look.
> It looks like it is stuck repeating this forever:
> perf_fuzzer-5256 [000] 275.943049: kmalloc: (T.1262+0xe) call_site=ffffffff810d022f ptr=0xffff8800cb028400 bytes_req=216 bytes_alloc=256 gfp_flags=GFP_KERNEL|GFP_ZERO
> perf_fuzzer-5256 [000] 275.943057: function: perf_lock_task_context
> perf_fuzzer-5256 [000] 275.943057: function: alloc_perf_context
> and memory is slowly leaking away.
Oh, usually when my WSM gets funny like this and I enable the tracer it
just stops being a computer and starts being a brick.
Might be a nice clue though.
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Thread overview: 81+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-04-15 21:37 [perf] more perf_fuzzer memory corruption Vince Weaver
2014-04-15 21:49 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-04-16 3:21 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-16 4:18 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-16 14:15 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-16 17:30 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-16 17:43 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-16 17:47 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-17 9:48 ` Ingo Molnar
2014-04-17 11:45 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-17 14:22 ` Ingo Molnar
2014-04-17 14:42 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-17 14:54 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-17 15:35 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-18 14:45 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-18 14:51 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-18 15:23 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-18 16:59 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-18 17:15 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-23 20:58 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-25 2:51 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-28 14:21 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-28 19:38 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-29 9:46 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-29 18:21 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-29 19:01 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-29 20:59 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-30 18:44 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-30 21:08 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-30 22:51 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-05-01 10:26 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-01 11:50 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-01 12:35 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-05-01 13:12 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-01 13:29 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-05-01 13:22 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-01 14:07 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-01 14:27 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-01 15:09 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-01 15:50 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-01 16:31 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-05-01 17:18 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-01 18:49 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-01 21:32 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-02 11:15 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-02 15:42 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-02 16:22 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-02 16:22 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-02 16:43 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-02 17:27 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-02 17:46 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-02 19:12 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-05-02 20:15 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-02 20:45 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-05-03 2:32 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-03 3:02 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-03 7:33 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-05 9:31 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-05 16:00 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-05 17:10 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-05 17:14 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-05 18:47 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-05 19:36 ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2014-05-05 19:51 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-06 1:06 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-06 16:57 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-07 16:45 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-08 10:40 ` [tip:perf/core] perf: Fix perf_event_init_context() tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-05 17:29 ` [perf] more perf_fuzzer memory corruption Ingo Molnar
2014-05-06 4:51 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-06 17:06 ` Vince Weaver
2014-05-07 19:12 ` Ingo Molnar
2014-05-07 19:11 ` Ingo Molnar
2014-05-08 10:40 ` [tip:perf/core] perf: Fix race in removing an event tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-02 17:06 ` [perf] more perf_fuzzer memory corruption Vince Weaver
2014-05-02 17:04 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-29 19:26 ` Steven Rostedt
2014-04-29 8:52 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-04-29 18:11 ` Vince Weaver
2014-04-29 19:21 ` Steven Rostedt
2014-04-28 17:48 ` Thomas Gleixner
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