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authorSteven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>2026-09-02 09:55:01 -0400
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ftrace: Synchronize the initialization of ftrace_opsgrafted
There's some internal state that ftrace_ops needs to have set, but since it can be declared outside of the ftrace.c code, it calls ftrace_ops_init() on the ops in every global function. The issue is that if two tasks call it on the same ops at the same time it is possible to have the initialization of one corrupt the initialization of the other call. Create a ops_mutex to use to synchronize every initialization of the ftrace_ops. The mutex is taken within checking the ftrace_ops flag that states it was initializied but the flag is checked again after the mutex has been taken. Checking first outside the mutex allows it to shortcut having to take the mutex. But then the check needs to be done again after the mute is taken in case of races. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260902095501.6b59af20@gandalf.local.home Fixes: f04f24fb7e48d ("ftrace, kprobes: Fix a deadlock on ftrace_regex_lock") Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org Close: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260829025528.49A831F000E9@smtp.kernel.org/ Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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+perf-data(1)
+============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-data - Data file related processing
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf data' [<common options>] <command> [<options>]",
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Data file related processing.
+
+COMMANDS
+--------
+convert::
+ Converts perf data file into another format.
+ It's possible to set data-convert debug variable to get debug messages from conversion,
+ like:
+ perf --debug data-convert data convert ...
+
+OPTIONS for 'convert'
+---------------------
+--to-ctf::
+ Triggers the CTF conversion, specify the path of CTF data directory.
+
+--to-json::
+ Triggers JSON conversion. Specify the JSON filename to output.
+
+--tod::
+ Convert time to wall clock time.
+
+-i::
+ Specify input perf data file path.
+
+-f::
+--force::
+ Don't complain, do it.
+
+--time::
+ Only convert samples within given time window: <start>,<stop>. Times
+ have the format seconds.nanoseconds. If start is not given (i.e. time
+ string is ',x.y') then analysis starts at the beginning of the file. If
+ stop time is not given (i.e. time string is 'x.y,') then analysis goes
+ to end of file. Multiple ranges can be separated by spaces, which
+ requires the argument to be quoted e.g. --time "1234.567,1234.789 1235,"
+
+ Also support time percent with multiple time ranges. Time string is
+ 'a%/n,b%/m,...' or 'a%-b%,c%-%d,...'.
+
+ For example:
+ Select the second 10% time slice:
+
+ perf data convert --to-json out.json --time 10%/2
+
+ Select from 0% to 10% time slice:
+
+ perf data convert --to-json out.json --time 0%-10%
+
+ Select the first and second 10% time slices:
+
+ perf data convert --to-json out.json --time 10%/1,10%/2
+
+ Select from 0% to 10% and 30% to 40% slices:
+
+ perf data convert --to-json out.json --time 0%-10%,30%-40%
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+ Be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc).
+
+--all::
+ Convert all events, including non-sample events (comm, fork, ...), to output.
+ Default is off, only convert samples.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf[1]
+[1] Common Trace Format - http://www.efficios.com/ctf