Re: Q: perf_install_in_context/perf_event_enable are racy?

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Wed Jan 26 2011 - 13:58:02 EST


On 01/26, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> Please see the untested patch below. It doesn't change perf_event_enable(),
> only perf_install_in_context().

Forgot to mention... Also, it doesn't try to fix the race with do_exit(),
this needs another change.

And, damn, can't resist. This is mostly cosmetic issue, but I feel
discomfort every time I look at task_oncpu_function_call(). It _looks_
obviously wrong, even if the problem doesn't exist in practice. I'll
send the pedantic fix to keep the maintainers busy ;)

Oleg.

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