From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: vineash <vineash30640@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] perf/core: Fix double put of the system-wide perf_ctx_data reference
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:24:12 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-163240@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <179139291278.1120510.13167877618594247003@gmail.com>
> The reference on a task's perf_ctx_data that belongs to the system-wide
> events (cd->global) can be put twice. __detach_global_ctx_data() puts it
> when the last system-wide event goes away, and perf_event_exit_task()
> puts it again when the task exits. perf_event_exit_task() runs without
> global_ctx_data_rwsem and never clears cd->global, so nothing stops both
> paths from putting the same reference:
>
> CPU0 CPU1 (task T exiting)
> __detach_global_ctx_data()
> cd->global = 0;
> detach_task_ctx_data(T)
> refcount_dec_and_test() == true
> perf_event_exit_task(T)
> detach_task_ctx_data(T)
> cd = T->perf_ctx_data;
> [ ... ]
> put it when they are freed.
>
> Fixes: 506e64e710ff ("perf: attach/detach PMU specific data")
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5 syzkaller
> Signed-off-by: vineash <vineash30640@gmail.com>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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2026-10-07 17:08 [PATCH v2] perf/core: Fix double put of the system-wide perf_ctx_data reference vineash
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