From: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Eranian Stephane <eranian@google.com>,
Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@amd.com>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>, Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>,
Ananth Narayan <ananth.narayan@amd.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@intel.com>,
Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>,
Falcon Thomas <thomas.falcon@intel.com>,
Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@intel.com>,
Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>,
Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [Patch v3 2/4] perf/x86/amd/lbr: Limit branch snapshots to valid entries
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:08:34 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261019070836.2972403-3-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261019070836.2972403-1-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
From: Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@amd.com>
The branch snapshot callback used by bpf_get_branch_snapshot() copies
up to x86_pmu.lbr_nr entries from cpuc->lbr_entries[], even when the
last LBR read kept fewer branches. The entries past lbr_stack.nr are
invalid, but they end up reaching BPF programs.
Limit copying to lbr_stack.nr entries and also reset lbr_stack.nr when
amd_pmu_lbr_read() skips reading the registers, so that a stale count
is never reused.
Fixes: a4d18112e531 ("perf/x86/amd: Support capturing LBR from software events")
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/sashiko-outbox-163130@kernel.org/
Signed-off-by: Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
---
arch/x86/events/amd/core.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index 49b6b8fce566..bf631f60757c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static int amd_pmu_v2_snapshot_branch_stack(struct perf_branch_entry *entries, u
cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
amd_pmu_lbr_read();
- cnt = min(cnt, x86_pmu.lbr_nr);
+ cnt = min(cnt, cpuc->lbr_stack.nr);
memcpy(entries, cpuc->lbr_entries, sizeof(struct perf_branch_entry) * cnt);
amd_pmu_v2_enable_all(0);
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c
index a55646fcb846..6c93b8042c73 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/lbr.c
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ void amd_pmu_lbr_read(void)
struct branch_entry entry;
int out = 0, idx, i;
- if (!cpuc->lbr_users)
+ if (!cpuc->lbr_users) {
+ cpuc->lbr_stack.nr = 0;
return;
+ }
for (i = 0; i < x86_pmu.lbr_nr; i++) {
entry.from.full = amd_pmu_lbr_get_from(i);
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-19 7:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-19 7:08 [Patch v3 0/4] perf/x86: Limit branch snapshots to valid entries Dapeng Mi
2026-10-19 7:08 ` [Patch v3 1/4] perf/x86: Clamp x86_pmu.lbr_nr to MAX_LBR_ENTRIES Dapeng Mi
2026-10-19 7:28 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-19 8:44 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-10-19 7:08 ` Dapeng Mi [this message]
2026-10-19 7:08 ` [Patch v3 3/4] perf/x86/intel/lbr: Reset the cached LBR stack in intel_pmu_lbr_reset() Dapeng Mi
2026-10-19 7:30 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-19 8:47 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-10-19 7:08 ` [Patch v3 4/4] perf/x86/intel/lbr: Limit branch snapshots to valid entries Dapeng Mi
2026-10-19 7:35 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-19 9:29 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-10-19 9:31 ` Mi, Dapeng
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