* [PATCH] perf/arm-ccn: Set up the DT base before requesting the IRQ
@ 2026-11-13 8:34 hu.shengming
2026-11-13 8:44 ` sashiko-bot
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From: hu.shengming @ 2026-11-13 8:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: will, mark.rutland
Cc: pawel.moll, arnd, linux-arm-kernel, linux-perf-users,
linux-kernel, zhang.run, he.qifeng1
From: Qifeng He <he.qifeng1@zte.com.cn>
arm_ccn_probe() requests the CCN interrupt before arm_ccn_pmu_init()
has initialised ccn->dt.base. The interrupt is level-triggered, so a
pending overflow (for example one left behind by a previous kernel
across kexec) is delivered as soon as devm_request_irq() unmasks it.
arm_ccn_pmu_overflow_handler() then dereferences the NULL dt->base:
NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0x198
pc : arm_ccn_pmu_overflow_handler+0x20
lr : arm_ccn_irq_handler+0x13c
Set up dt->base as soon as the CCN MN block is mapped, before the
interrupt can be requested. The rest of the DT/PMU setup stays in
arm_ccn_pmu_init(); before the PMU is registered the handler only
needs dt->base and the zero-initialised pmu_counters array, so it is
safe to take the interrupt during that window.
Fixes: a33b0daab73a ("bus: ARM CCN PMU driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Qifeng He <he.qifeng1@zte.com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Shengming Hu <hu.shengming@zte.com.cn>
---
drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
index 0c69165e0041..3cbdda843b59 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
@@ -1213,8 +1213,10 @@ static int arm_ccn_pmu_init(struct arm_ccn *ccn)
char *name;
int err;
- /* Initialize DT subsystem */
- ccn->dt.base = ccn->base + CCN_REGION_SIZE;
+ /*
+ * Initialize the DT subsystem; dt.base was set up in
+ * arm_ccn_probe() before the IRQ was requested.
+ */
spin_lock_init(&ccn->dt.config_lock);
writel(CCN_DT_PMOVSR_CLR__MASK, ccn->dt.base + CCN_DT_PMOVSR_CLR);
writel(CCN_DT_CTL__DT_EN, ccn->dt.base + CCN_DT_CTL);
@@ -1463,6 +1465,14 @@ static int arm_ccn_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (IS_ERR(ccn->base))
return PTR_ERR(ccn->base);
+ /*
+ * The CCN interrupt is level-triggered and may already be pending,
+ * e.g. an overflow left by a previous kernel across kexec. The
+ * handler can run as soon as devm_request_irq() below installs it,
+ * and it dereferences dt->base, so set it up before that.
+ */
+ ccn->dt.base = ccn->base + CCN_REGION_SIZE;
+
irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
if (irq < 0)
return irq;
--
2.25.1
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* Re: [PATCH] perf/arm-ccn: Set up the DT base before requesting the IRQ
2026-11-13 8:34 [PATCH] perf/arm-ccn: Set up the DT base before requesting the IRQ hu.shengming
@ 2026-11-13 8:44 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-11-13 8:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: hu.shengming; +Cc: linux-perf-users
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential
issue to consider:
- [Medium] perf/arm-ccn: pending event overflow in arm_ccn_probe() hits
WARN_ON_ONCE()
--
commit bd2c94bb4323c8419a6bdf342c08aa582e84af55
Author: Qifeng He <he.qifeng1@zte.com.cn>
perf/arm-ccn: Set up the DT base before requesting the IRQ
This commit initializes ccn->dt.base in arm_ccn_probe() before requesting
the CCN interrupt so that a pending overflow interrupt does not dereference
a NULL dt->base.
> diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
> index 0c69165e00418..3cbdda843b591 100644
> --- a/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
> +++ b/drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c
> @@ -1213,8 +1213,10 @@ static int arm_ccn_pmu_init(struct arm_ccn *ccn)
> char *name;
> int err;
>
> - /* Initialize DT subsystem */
> - ccn->dt.base = ccn->base + CCN_REGION_SIZE;
> + /*
> + * Initialize the DT subsystem; dt.base was set up in
> + * arm_ccn_probe() before the IRQ was requested.
> + */
> spin_lock_init(&ccn->dt.config_lock);
> writel(CCN_DT_PMOVSR_CLR__MASK, ccn->dt.base + CCN_DT_PMOVSR_CLR);
> writel(CCN_DT_CTL__DT_EN, ccn->dt.base + CCN_DT_CTL);
> @@ -1463,6 +1465,14 @@ static int arm_ccn_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (IS_ERR(ccn->base))
> return PTR_ERR(ccn->base);
>
> + /*
> + * The CCN interrupt is level-triggered and may already be pending,
> + * e.g. an overflow left by a previous kernel across kexec. The
> + * handler can run as soon as devm_request_irq() below installs it,
> + * and it dereferences dt->base, so set it up before that.
> + */
> + ccn->dt.base = ccn->base + CCN_REGION_SIZE;
> +
> irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
> if (irq < 0)
> return irq;
[Severity: Medium]
Can a pending overflow on an event counter still trigger the WARN_ON_ONCE()
in arm_ccn_pmu_overflow_handler() when devm_request_irq() unmasks the
interrupt?
When devm_request_irq() runs in arm_ccn_probe(), CCN_DT_PMOVSR has not yet
been cleared (commit fa637bf0595e ("bus: arm-ccn: Fix spurious warning
message") added the CCN_DT_PMOVSR_CLR write in arm_ccn_pmu_init() to avoid
warnings on pre-existing overflows), CCN_DT_PMCR is still enabled from the
previous kernel, and dt->pmu_counters[].event are all NULL:
drivers/perf/arm-ccn.c:arm_ccn_pmu_overflow_handler() {
...
for (idx = 0; idx < CCN_NUM_PMU_EVENT_COUNTERS + 1; idx++) {
struct perf_event *event = dt->pmu_counters[idx].event;
int overflowed = pmovsr & BIT(idx);
WARN_ON_ONCE(overflowed && !event &&
idx != CCN_IDX_PMU_CYCLE_COUNTER);
...
}
If the previous kernel left a pending overflow on any of the event counters
(indices 0..7) rather than only the cycle counter, or an active counter
overflows before arm_ccn_pmu_init() runs, the handler hits WARN_ON_ONCE().
Disabling CCN_DT_PMCR and clearing CCN_DT_PMOVSR_CLR before requesting the
IRQ (or requesting the IRQ after the hardware state is reset) would avoid
taking a stale interrupt with uninitialized counter state.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261113163430071vxN-ZVM94Ib9cZ18HMyHa@zte.com.cn?part=1
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