Re: [PATCH] perf,x86: fix kernel crash with PEBS/BTS after suspend/resume

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 09:49:00PM +0100, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 02:26:07PM +0100, Stephane Eranian wrote:
> > >
> > > This patch fixes a kernel crash when using precise sampling (PEBS)
> > > after a suspend/resume. Turns out the CPU notifier code is not invoked
> > > on CPU0 (BP). Therefore, the DS_AREA (used by PEBS) is not restored properly
> > > by the kernel and keeps it power-on/resume value of 0 causing any PEBS
> > > measurement to crash when running on CPU0.
> > >
> > > The workaround is to add a hook in the actual resume code to restore
> > > the DS Area MSR value. It is invoked for all CPUS. So for all but CPU0,
> > > the DS_AREA will be restored twice but this is harmless.
> > >
> > > Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
> > > ---
> >
> > Is this needed for the 3.8 or older kernels as well?
> >
> I suspect so. If CPU0 is not covered by the cpu notifiers
> then yes, the patch is needed.

Ok, thanks, I've queued it up now there.

greg k-h