Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751722AbaACFsu (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Jan 2014 00:48:50 -0500 Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:23246 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751592AbaACFsj (ORCPT ); Fri, 3 Jan 2014 00:48:39 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.95,595,1384329600"; d="scan'208";a="459449420" From: "Yan, Zheng" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl, mingo@kernel.org, acme@infradead.org, eranian@google.com, andi@firstfloor.org, "Yan, Zheng" Subject: [PATCH 14/14] perf, x86: Discard zero length call entries in LBR call stack Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 13:48:11 +0800 Message-Id: <1388728091-18564-15-git-send-email-zheng.z.yan@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.4.2 In-Reply-To: <1388728091-18564-1-git-send-email-zheng.z.yan@intel.com> References: <1388728091-18564-1-git-send-email-zheng.z.yan@intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2106 Lines: 64 "Zero length call" uses the attribute of the call instruction to push the immediate instruction pointer on to the stack and then pops off that address into a register. This is accomplished without any matching return instruction. It confuses the hardware and make the recorded call stack incorrect. Try fixing the call stack by discarding zero length call entries. Signed-off-by: Yan, Zheng --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c index 08e3ba1..57bdd34 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c @@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ enum { X86_BR_ABORT = 1 << 12,/* transaction abort */ X86_BR_IN_TX = 1 << 13,/* in transaction */ X86_BR_NO_TX = 1 << 14,/* not in transaction */ - X86_BR_CALL_STACK = 1 << 15,/* call stack */ + X86_BR_ZERO_CALL = 1 << 15,/* zero length call */ + X86_BR_CALL_STACK = 1 << 16,/* call stack */ }; #define X86_BR_PLM (X86_BR_USER | X86_BR_KERNEL) @@ -111,13 +112,15 @@ enum { X86_BR_JMP |\ X86_BR_IRQ |\ X86_BR_ABORT |\ - X86_BR_IND_CALL) + X86_BR_IND_CALL |\ + X86_BR_ZERO_CALL) #define X86_BR_ALL (X86_BR_PLM | X86_BR_ANY) #define X86_BR_ANY_CALL \ (X86_BR_CALL |\ X86_BR_IND_CALL |\ + X86_BR_ZERO_CALL |\ X86_BR_SYSCALL |\ X86_BR_IRQ |\ X86_BR_INT) @@ -652,6 +655,12 @@ static int branch_type(unsigned long from, unsigned long to, int abort) ret = X86_BR_INT; break; case 0xe8: /* call near rel */ + insn_get_immediate(&insn); + if (insn.immediate1.value == 0) { + /* zero length call */ + ret = X86_BR_ZERO_CALL; + break; + } case 0x9a: /* call far absolute */ ret = X86_BR_CALL; break; -- 1.8.4.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/