Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf fixes from Ingo Molnar:
 "On the kernel side there's a bunch of ring-buffer ordering fixes for a
  reproducible bug, plus a PEBS constraints regression fix.

  Plus tooling fixes"

* 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  tools headers UAPI: Sync kvm.h headers with the kernel sources
  perf record: Fix s390 missing module symbol and warning for non-root users
  perf machine: Read also the end of the kernel
  perf test vmlinux-kallsyms: Ignore aliases to _etext when searching on kallsyms
  perf session: Add missing swap ops for namespace events
  perf namespace: Protect reading thread's namespace
  tools headers UAPI: Sync drm/drm.h with the kernel
  tools headers UAPI: Sync drm/i915_drm.h with the kernel
  tools headers UAPI: Sync linux/fs.h with the kernel
  tools headers UAPI: Sync linux/sched.h with the kernel
  tools arch x86: Sync asm/cpufeatures.h with the with the kernel
  tools include UAPI: Update copy of files related to new fspick, fsmount, fsconfig, fsopen, move_mount and open_tree syscalls
  perf arm64: Fix mksyscalltbl when system kernel headers are ahead of the kernel
  perf data: Fix 'strncat may truncate' build failure with recent gcc
  perf/ring-buffer: Use regular variables for nesting
  perf/ring-buffer: Always use {READ,WRITE}_ONCE() for rb->user_page data
  perf/ring_buffer: Add ordering to rb->nest increment
  perf/ring_buffer: Fix exposing a temporarily decreased data_head
  perf/x86/intel/ds: Fix EVENT vs. UEVENT PEBS constraints

kernel/events/internal.h

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 	atomic_t			poll;		/* POLL_ for wakeups */
 
 	local_t				head;		/* write position    */
-	local_t				nest;		/* nested writers    */
+	unsigned int			nest;		/* nested writers    */
 	local_t				events;		/* event limit       */
 	local_t				wakeup;		/* wakeup stamp      */
 	local_t				lost;		/* nr records lost   */
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct ring_buffer {
 
 	/* AUX area */
 	long				aux_head;
-	local_t				aux_nest;
+	unsigned int			aux_nest;
 	long				aux_wakeup;	/* last aux_watermark boundary crossed by aux_head */
 	unsigned long			aux_pgoff;
 	int				aux_nr_pages;

kernel/events/ring_buffer.c

@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ static void perf_output_get_handle(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
 	struct ring_buffer *rb = handle->rb;
 
 	preempt_disable();
-	local_inc(&rb->nest);
+
+	/*
+	 * Avoid an explicit LOAD/STORE such that architectures with memops
+	 * can use them.
+	 */
+	(*(volatile unsigned int *)&rb->nest)++;
 	handle->wakeup = local_read(&rb->wakeup);
 }
 
@@ -46,17 +51,35 @@ static void perf_output_put_handle(struct perf_output_handle *handle)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer *rb = handle->rb;
 	unsigned long head;
+	unsigned int nest;
+
+	/*
+	 * If this isn't the outermost nesting, we don't have to update
+	 * @rb->user_page->data_head.
+	 */
+	nest = READ_ONCE(rb->nest);
+	if (nest > 1) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(rb->nest, nest - 1);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 again:
+	/*
+	 * In order to avoid publishing a head value that goes backwards,
+	 * we must ensure the load of @rb->head happens after we've
+	 * incremented @rb->nest.
+	 *
+	 * Otherwise we can observe a @rb->head value before one published
+	 * by an IRQ/NMI happening between the load and the increment.
+	 */
+	barrier();
 	head = local_read(&rb->head);
 
 	/*
-	 * IRQ/NMI can happen here, which means we can miss a head update.
+	 * IRQ/NMI can happen here and advance @rb->head, causing our
+	 * load above to be stale.
 	 */
 
-	if (!local_dec_and_test(&rb->nest))
-		goto out;
-
 	/*
 	 * Since the mmap() consumer (userspace) can run on a different CPU:
 	 *
@@ -84,14 +107,23 @@ again:
 	 * See perf_output_begin().
 	 */
 	smp_wmb(); /* B, matches C */
-	rb->user_page->data_head = head;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->user_page->data_head, head);
 
 	/*
-	 * Now check if we missed an update -- rely on previous implied
-	 * compiler barriers to force a re-read.
+	 * We must publish the head before decrementing the nest count,
+	 * otherwise an IRQ/NMI can publish a more recent head value and our
+	 * write will (temporarily) publish a stale value.
 	 */
+	barrier();
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->nest, 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure we decrement @rb->nest before we validate the @rb->head.
+	 * Otherwise we cannot be sure we caught the 'last' nested update.
+	 */
+	barrier();
 	if (unlikely(head != local_read(&rb->head))) {
-		local_inc(&rb->nest);
+		WRITE_ONCE(rb->nest, 1);
 		goto again;
 	}
 
@@ -330,6 +362,7 @@ void *perf_aux_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	struct perf_event *output_event = event;
 	unsigned long aux_head, aux_tail;
 	struct ring_buffer *rb;
+	unsigned int nest;
 
 	if (output_event->parent)
 		output_event = output_event->parent;
@@ -360,13 +393,16 @@ void *perf_aux_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 	if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&rb->aux_refcount))
 		goto err;
 
+	nest = READ_ONCE(rb->aux_nest);
 	/*
 	 * Nesting is not supported for AUX area, make sure nested
 	 * writers are caught early
 	 */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(local_xchg(&rb->aux_nest, 1)))
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(nest))
 		goto err_put;
 
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_nest, nest + 1);
+
 	aux_head = rb->aux_head;
 
 	handle->rb = rb;
@@ -394,7 +430,7 @@ void *perf_aux_output_begin(struct perf_output_handle *handle,
 		if (!handle->size) { /* A, matches D */
 			event->pending_disable = smp_processor_id();
 			perf_output_wakeup(handle);
-			local_set(&rb->aux_nest, 0);
+			WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_nest, 0);
 			goto err_put;
 		}
 	}
@@ -471,7 +507,7 @@ void perf_aux_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size)
 		perf_event_aux_event(handle->event, aux_head, size,
 				     handle->aux_flags);
 
-	rb->user_page->aux_head = rb->aux_head;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
 	if (rb_need_aux_wakeup(rb))
 		wakeup = true;
 
@@ -483,7 +519,7 @@ void perf_aux_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size)
 
 	handle->event = NULL;
 
-	local_set(&rb->aux_nest, 0);
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->aux_nest, 0);
 	/* can't be last */
 	rb_free_aux(rb);
 	ring_buffer_put(rb);
@@ -503,7 +539,7 @@ int perf_aux_output_skip(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size)
 
 	rb->aux_head += size;
 
-	rb->user_page->aux_head = rb->aux_head;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
 	if (rb_need_aux_wakeup(rb)) {
 		perf_output_wakeup(handle);
 		handle->wakeup = rb->aux_wakeup + rb->aux_watermark;