Re: [PATCH] bpf: fix sample_flags for bpf_perf_event_output

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Oct 07 2022 - 11:19:04 EST


On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 11:45:36AM +0200, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 10:13:27AM +0200, Sumanth Korikkar wrote:
> > * Raw data is also filled by bpf_perf_event_output.
> > * Add sample_flags to indicate raw data.
> > * This eliminates the segfaults as shown below:
> > Run ./samples/bpf/trace_output
> > BUG pid 9 cookie 1001000000004 sized 4
> > BUG pid 9 cookie 1001000000004 sized 4
> > BUG pid 9 cookie 1001000000004 sized 4
> > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >
> > Fixes: 838d9bb62d13 ("perf: Use sample_flags for raw_data")
> > Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sumanth Korikkar <sumanthk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Peter,
> I think this should go through your tree again?
> bpf-next/master does not have sample_flags merged yet

Yep can do. I'll line it up in perf/urgent (Ingo just send out
perf/core).