kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/tools/perf/util/header.c, branch master

perf headers: Sync perf_event.h/perf_regs.h with the kernel headers

2026-09-14T18:32:52+00:00

Sync the UAPI header changes of supporting SIMD/eGPRs/SSP sampling into corresponding tools UAPI headers. Additionally, support the new introduced perf_event_attr fields in the perf_event_attr__fprintf and perf_event__attr_swap() helpers, and add sanity check for the new introduced __reserved_4 field in perf_attr_check(). Co-developed-by: Kan Liang Signed-off-by: Kan Liang Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf header: Transition WARN macros to debug.h equivalents

2026-09-13T21:42:16+00:00

Avoid a checkpatch.pl warning on the use of asm/bug.h by switching the use of WARN macros to explicit tests and then using pr_warning from debug.h. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf header: Fix potential memory corruption in cpu_cache_level__read

2026-09-13T21:41:36+00:00

strim() may advance the pointer assigned to cache->size which causes later frees to crash. Fix by performing the strim and then memmove-ing the potentially shifted string back over the original string. The bug was introduced by the transition from rtrim() to strim(), as rtrim() wouldn't move on the left. Fixes: 13c230ab6e56c6ae ("perf tools: Ditch rtrim(), use strim() from tools/lib") Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf header: Fix HEADER_COMPRESSED validation for comp_mmap_len

2026-09-13T21:41:05+00:00

This commit updates process_compressed() to ignore comp_mmap_len == 0 when validating the compressed header. A zero size is valid and may occur during testing. Sashiko review flagged string.h was missing (preexisting problem) and so I opportunistically fixed this and sorted the header files. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf header: Use write lock when translating BPF prog info pointers

2026-08-05T18:20:02+00:00

write_bpf_prog_info() holds a read lock while temporarily mutating info_linear via bpil_addr_to_offs()/bpil_offs_to_addr(). Between these two calls, the pointers in info_linear contain file offsets instead of heap addresses. Concurrent readers holding the same read lock see the file offsets and dereference them as pointers. Use down_write()/up_write() instead of down_read()/up_read() to exclude concurrent readers during the addr-to-offset-to-addr translation window. Fixes: 63ac7968a1fb ("perf bpf: Save bpf_prog_info information as headers to perf.data") Reported-by: sashiko-bot Cc: Song Liu Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4.6 Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim

perf evlist: Add reference count checking

2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00

Now the evlist is reference counted, add reference count checking so that gets and puts are paired and easy to debug. Reference count checking is documented here: https://perfwiki.github.io/main/reference-count-checking/ This large patch is adding accessors to evlist functions and switching to their use. There was some minor renaming as evlist__mmap is now an accessor to the mmap variable, and the original evlist__mmap is renamed to evlist__do_mmap. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alice Rogers Cc: Dapeng Mi Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Richter Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim

perf evlist: Add reference count

2026-06-30T17:17:10+00:00

This a no-op for most of the perf tool. The reference count is set to 1 at allocation, the put will see the 1, decrement it and perform the delete. The purpose for adding the reference count is for the python code. Prior to this change the python code would clone evlists, but this has issues if events are opened, etc. This change adds a reference count for the evlists and a later change will add it to evsels. The combination is needed for the python code to operate correctly (not hit asserts in the evsel clone), but the changes are broken apart for the sake of smaller patches. Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alice Rogers Cc: Dapeng Mi Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Leo Yan Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Richter Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim

perf bpf: Validate array presence before casting BPF prog info pointers

2026-06-17T12:21:03+00:00

Several functions cast bpf_prog_info fields (jited_ksyms, jited_func_lens, jited_prog_insns) from u64 to pointers and dereference them. These fields are only valid pointers if bpil_offs_to_addr() converted their file offsets to addresses, which only happens when the corresponding PERF_BPIL_* bits are set in info_linear->arrays. A crafted perf.data can leave these bits unset while setting non-zero counts and offset values, causing the functions to dereference raw file offsets as pointers. Add array bitmask validation to all perf.data processing paths: - __bpf_event__print_bpf_prog_info(): check JITED_KSYMS and JITED_FUNC_LENS (changed to take struct perf_bpil *) - machine__process_bpf_event_load(): check JITED_KSYMS - bpf_read(): check JITED_INSNS before memcpy from jited_prog_insns - dso__disassemble_filename(): check JITED_INSNS before returning jited_prog_insns pointer Fixes: f8dfeae009effc0b ("perf bpf: Show more BPF program info in print_bpf_prog_info()") Reported-by: sashiko-bot Cc: Song Liu Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4.6 Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf env: Add helper to lazily compute the os_release

2026-06-03T19:53:16+00:00

In live mode the os_release isn't being initialized, make a lazy initialization helper that assumes when the os_release isn't initialized this is live mode. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Acked-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: Alexander Gordeev Cc: Heiko Carstens Cc: Honglei Wang Cc: Jan Polensky Cc: Sumanth Korikkar Cc: Thomas Richter Cc: Vasily Gorbik Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf header: In print_pmu_caps use perf_env e_machine

2026-06-03T19:49:56+00:00

Switch from arch to e_machine in print_pmu_caps. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Acked-by: Namhyung Kim Cc: Alexander Gordeev Cc: Heiko Carstens Cc: Honglei Wang Cc: Jan Polensky Cc: Sumanth Korikkar Cc: Thomas Richter Cc: Vasily Gorbik Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo