From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: irogers@google.com, acme@kernel.org, jistone@redhat.com,
namhyung@kernel.org
Cc: adrian.hunter@intel.com, dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com,
james.clark@linaro.org, jolsa@kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
mingo@redhat.com, peterz@infradead.org, tianyou.li@intel.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 09/10] perf ui hists: Fix dso_filter reference leak and exit zoom cleanup
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 22:36:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260710053628.1861645-9-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260710053628.1861645-1-irogers@google.com>
In hists_browser__zoom_map(), the active dso is assigned as a raw
pointer to hists->dso_filter without acquiring a reference using
dso__get(). This creates a potential use-after-free defect if the
underlying dso is released while the filter remains active.
Fix it by properly acquiring a reference via dso__get() when assigning
the filter, and releasing it with dso__put() when clearing it.
Additionally, since the browser stack relies on pstack__new() and deletes
it completely upon exiting, we must fully reset the persistent hists
structure by un-eliding columns and recalculating histogram filter
states for dso, thread, socket, and symbols upon exit to guarantee
immaculate, uncorrupted state across browser tab switching.
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/20260709170834.52F1A1F000E9@smtp.kernel.org/
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 55dd1af9c81f..570d1c07ca23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2648,13 +2648,14 @@ static int hists_browser__zoom_map(struct hist_browser *browser, struct map *map
if (browser->hists->dso_filter) {
pstack__remove(browser->pstack, &browser->hists->dso_filter);
perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_DSO, false);
+ dso__put((struct dso *)browser->hists->dso_filter);
browser->hists->dso_filter = NULL;
ui_helpline__pop();
} else {
struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press ESC or ENTER + \"Zoom out of %s DSO\"",
__map__is_kernel(map) ? "the Kernel" : dso__short_name(dso));
- browser->hists->dso_filter = dso;
+ browser->hists->dso_filter = dso__get(dso);
perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_DSO, true);
pstack__push(browser->pstack, &browser->hists->dso_filter);
}
@@ -3491,6 +3492,16 @@ static int evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events, const char *h
out_free_stack:
pstack__delete(browser->pstack);
free_popup_actions(actions, MAX_OPTIONS);
+ thread__zput(hists->thread_filter);
+ dso__put((struct dso *)hists->dso_filter);
+ hists->dso_filter = NULL;
+ hists->socket_filter = -1;
+ perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_DSO, false);
+ perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_THREAD, false);
+ perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_SOCKET, false);
+ hists__filter_by_dso(hists);
+ hists__filter_by_thread(hists);
+ hists__filter_by_socket(hists);
zfree(&hists->symbol_filter_str);
hists__filter_by_symbol(hists);
out:
--
2.55.0.795.g602f6c329a-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-10 5:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-08 23:46 [PATCH v1 1/3] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-08 23:46 ` [PATCH v1 2/3] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-08 23:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-08 23:46 ` [PATCH v1 3/3] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-08 23:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 3:36 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:36 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 3:37 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 3:37 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 3:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 3:54 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 " Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 17:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 17:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 16:52 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow Ian Rogers
2026-07-09 17:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 17:08 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 2/9] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 3:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 3/9] perf disasm: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in arch__find() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 4/9] perf ui hists: Fix uninitialized stack memory free on pstack allocation failure Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 3:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 5/9] perf ui hists: Fix memory leak in evsel__hists_browse() interactive loop Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 3:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 6/9] perf ui hists: Fix dso_filter reference leak and exit cleanup Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 3:07 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 7/9] perf ui hists: Fix NULL pointer array gap in add_script_opt() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 8/9] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 3:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 2:49 ` [PATCH v4 9/9] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 3:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 3:06 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] " Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 02/10] perf ui hists: Fix uninitialized stack memory free on pstack allocation failure Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 03/10] perf ui hists: Include limits.h for PATH_MAX definition Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 04/10] perf ui hists: Fix stack use-after-return in symbol_filter_str Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 05/10] perf disasm: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference and use-after-free in arch__find() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 06/10] perf ui hists: Fix NULL pointer array gap in add_script_opt() Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 07/10] perf ui hists: In report UI ensure thread is set with reference counting Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 08/10] perf ui hists: Remove duplicated thread in popup_action Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 5:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-07-10 5:58 ` [PATCH v5 09/10] perf ui hists: Fix dso_filter reference leak and exit zoom cleanup sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:36 ` [PATCH v5 10/10] perf annotate: Be robust to annotating without a thread Ian Rogers
2026-07-10 6:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 5:54 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] perf hists browser: Increase MAX_OPTIONS to prevent stack buffer overflow sashiko-bot
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