From: "Mi, Dapeng" <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
To: "Chen, Zide" <zide.chen@intel.com>,
Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>,
linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Cc: lkp@intel.com, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org,
Thomas Falcon <thomas.falcon@intel.com>,
Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [V2] perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix iounmap() leak on global_init failure
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:57:37 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ef00d1ec-9b0e-4204-b1dd-885245db35fa@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b7c46240-d0b3-472d-87dc-88cdbd8e0b92@intel.com>
On 1/16/2026 5:03 AM, Chen, Zide wrote:
>
> On 1/15/2026 1:01 AM, Markus Elfring wrote:
>>>> See also once more:
>>>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.19-rc5#n94
>>>>
>>>> Will another imperative wording approach become helpful for an improved change description?
>>> My apologies — I did try to address the feedback, but I may still be
>>> missing something. Could you please point out what specifically could
>>> be improved?
>> I hope that the understanding will improve somehow also for a development
>> communication requirement like “imperative mood”.
> For the commit message itself, I’ve tried to improve it as much as I can
> based on the feedback so far. If there are still specific phrases or
> wording that should be adjusted, I’d really appreciate it if you could
> point them out.
>>>> …
>>>>> ---
>>>>> arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_discovery.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
>>>> …
>>>>
>>>> Some contributors would appreciate patch version descriptions.
>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=%22This+looks+like+a+new+version+of+a+previously+submitted+patch%22
>> …
>>> Yes, that was the intention for v2.
>>>
>>> V2:
>>> - As suggested by Markus, add an `out` label and use goto-based error
>>> handling to reduce duplicated iounmap() code.
>> We are still trying to discuss the corresponding identifier selection,
>> aren't we?
>>
>>
>>> - Add the original warning from the kernel test robot to the commit message.
>> It is possible then to identify presented information in the way
>> that it is probably coming from coccicheck.
> It was indeed from the kernel test robot report. I’m not familiar with
> the Intel kernel test robot internals, and I’m not sure whether it
> invokes coccicheck.
>
>>> - Trivial rewording of the commit message.
>>>
>>>> Is there a need to perform desirable changes by a small patch series?
>>>>
>>>> * Specific fix
>>>> * Related refinements
>>> It seems to me that the changes in this patch are small and closely
>>> related, so I wondered whether splitting it might be unnecessary.
>> I propose to apply a more detailed change granularity.
>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.19-rc5#n81
> Thanks for the reference. I considered this a single logical fix, which
> is why I kept the changes together.
>
>
>>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_discovery.c
>>>>> @@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static int __parse_discovery_table(struct uncore_discovery_domain *domain,
>>>>> struct uncore_unit_discovery unit;
>>>>> void __iomem *io_addr;
>>>>> unsigned long size;
>>>>> + int ret = 0;
>>>>> int i;
>>>> Would scope adjustments become helpful for any of these local variables?
>>> As mentioned in my earlier reply, my suggestion was to avoid doing other
>>> unrelated optimizations in this patch.
>> Will development interests grow for related update steps?
> Are you suggesting including this change in this patch? My understanding
> is that it isn’t directly related to the scope of this patch, so I would
> prefer not to include it here. Please let me know if you see it differently.
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_discovery.c
> b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_discovery.c
> index efd1fc99a908..8ab8f778285a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_discovery.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/uncore_discovery.c
> @@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ static int __parse_discovery_table(struct
> uncore_discovery_domain *domain,
> void __iomem *io_addr;
> unsigned long size;
> int ret = 0;
> - int i;
>
> size = UNCORE_DISCOVERY_GLOBAL_MAP_SIZE;
> io_addr = ioremap(addr, size);
> @@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ static int __parse_discovery_table(struct
> uncore_discovery_domain *domain,
> }
>
> /* Parsing Unit Discovery State */
> - for (i = 0; i < global.max_units; i++) {
> + for (int i = 0; i < global.max_units; i++) {
> memcpy_fromio(&unit, io_addr + (i + 1) * (global.stride
> * 8),
> sizeof(struct uncore_unit_discovery));
>
>
>
>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/e7d74d9d-cb45-4f5f-8e44-502dd7c4bcff@intel.com/T/#t
>> Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix iounmap() leak on global_init failure
>>
>> Can the timing trigger special considerations?
> Sorry if I’m missing your point, but it seems to me that there are no
> special considerations involved here.
>
>
>>>>> @@ -273,21 +274,23 @@ static int __parse_discovery_table(struct uncore_discovery_domain *domain,
>>>>>
>>>>> /* Read Global Discovery State */
>>>>> memcpy_fromio(&global, io_addr, sizeof(struct uncore_global_discovery));
>>>>> + iounmap(io_addr);
>>>>> +
>>>>> if (uncore_discovery_invalid_unit(global)) {
>>>> …
>>>>> }
>>>>> - iounmap(io_addr);
>>>> Can this modification part be interpreted as an optimisation?
>>> Yes, this is technically an optimization.
>> Thanks that we can come to the same conclusion on this aspect.
>>
>>
>>> Since the patch is already
>>> refactoring the iounmap() handling, my thinking was that it would be
>>> reasonable to include it in the same patch.
>> I dare to point another opinion out.
>>
>> I assume that backporting concerns can influence this detail also a bit more.
> Thanks for pointing that out. This patch is intended as a quick fix for
> a change that is still staging in perf/core, so I assume that
> backporting is unlikely to be needed.
Agree.
IMO, we'd better keep this patch is simple and focused and then it can be
reviewed and merged into perf/core tree quickly. So we can avoid to cause
the subsequent backporting work.
About the further optimization, we can have an independent patchset to do
it. :)
Thanks.
>
>>>> …
>>>>> - if (domain->global_init && domain->global_init(global.ctl))
>>>>> - return -ENODEV;
>>>>> + if (domain->global_init && domain->global_init(global.ctl)) {
>>>>> + ret = -ENODEV;
>>>>> + goto out;
>>>>> + }
>>>> …
>>>>> *parsed = true;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +out:
>>>> Would an other label be a bit clearer here?
>>> I’d suggest keeping the label name out for style consistency, as
>>> mentioned in my earlier reply.
>>>
>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/e7d74d9d-cb45-4f5f-8e44-502dd7c4bcff@intel.com/T/#t
>>>
>>>> unmap_io:
>>>>
>>>>> iounmap(io_addr);
>>>>> - return 0;
>>>>> + return ret;
>>>>> }
>>>> …
>> By the way:
>> How do you think about to increase the application of scope-based resource management?
> That’s an interesting topic, but for this patch I’d like to keep the
> change minimal and focused.
>
>> Regards,
>> Markus
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-16 0:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-14 19:38 [PATCH V2] perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix iounmap() leak on global_init failure Zide Chen
2026-01-14 20:57 ` Markus Elfring
2026-01-15 0:57 ` Chen, Zide
2026-01-15 9:01 ` [V2] " Markus Elfring
2026-01-15 21:03 ` Chen, Zide
2026-01-16 0:57 ` Mi, Dapeng [this message]
2026-01-16 7:15 ` Markus Elfring
2026-01-16 16:55 ` Chen, Zide
2026-01-16 17:30 ` Markus Elfring
2026-01-19 0:48 ` [PATCH V2] " Mi, Dapeng
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