Re: [PATCH V3 01/13] perf/core, x86: Add PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_PAGE_SIZE

[Liang, Kan]

On 2/8/2019 5:39 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2019, Liang, Kan wrote:
> > > > +u64 perf_get_page_size(u64 virt)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > > > +	unsigned int level;
> > > > +	pte_t *pte;
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (!virt)
> > > > +		return 0;
> > > > +
> > > > +	/*
> > > > +	 * Interrupts are disabled, so it prevents any tear down
> > > > +	 * of the page tables.
> > > > +	 * See the comment near struct mmu_table_batch.
> > > > +	 */
> > > > +	local_irq_save(flags);
> > > > +	if (virt >= TASK_SIZE)
> > > > +		pte = lookup_address(virt, &level);
> > > > +	else {
> > > > +		if (current->mm)
> > > > +			pte = lookup_address_in_pgd(pgd_offset(current->mm,
> > > > virt),
> > > > +						    virt, &level);
> > >
> > > Aside from all the missin {}, I'm fairly sure this is broken since this
> > > happens from NMI context. This can interrupt switch_mm() and things like
> > > use_temporary_mm().
> > >
> > > Also; why does this live in the x86 code and not in the generic code?
> >
> > This is x86 implementation.
> > In generic code, there is a __weak function. I'll make it clear in the change
> > log in v4.
>
> No, instead of hiding it in the changelog, split the patch into two:
>
>   #1 Adding the core stuff including the weak function
>
>   #2 Adding the x86 implementation.

Thanks for the comments. I will do it in V5.

Thanks,
Kan