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Steven Rostedt a5fb833172 ring-buffer: Fix uninitialized read_stamp 
The ring buffer reader page is used to swap a page from the writable
ring buffer. If the writer happens to be on that page, it ends up on the
reader page, but will simply move off of it, back into the writable ring
buffer as writes are added.

The time stamp passed back to the readers is stored in the cpu_buffer per
CPU descriptor. This stamp is updated when a swap of the reader page takes
place, and it reads the current stamp from the page taken from the writable
ring buffer. Everytime a writer goes to a new page, it updates the time stamp
of that page.

The problem happens if a reader reads a page from an empty per CPU ring buffer.
If the buffer is empty, the swap still takes place, placing the writer at the
start of the reader page. If at a later time, a write happens, it updates the
page's time stamp and continues. But the problem is that the read_stamp does
not get updated, because the page was already swapped.

The solution to this was to not swap the page if the ring buffer happens to
be empty. This also removes the side effect that the writes on the reader
page will not get updated because the writer never gets back on the reader
page without a swap. That is, if a read happens on an empty buffer, but then
no reads happen for a while. If a swap took place, and the writer were to start
writing a lot of data (function tracer), it will start overflowing the ring buffer
and overwrite the older data. But because the writer never goes back onto the
reader page, the data left on the reader page never gets overwritten. This
causes the reader to see really old data, followed by a jump to newer data.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1340060577-9112-1-git-send-email-dhsharp@google.com
Google-Bug-Id: 6410455
Reported-by: David Sharp <dhsharp@google.com>
tested-by: David Sharp <dhsharp@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2012-06-28 13:52:15 -04:00
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debug KGDB/KDB regression fixes 2012-04-04 17:26:08 -07:00
events perf: Introduce perf_pmu_migrate_context() 2012-06-18 12:13:21 +02:00
gcov
irq Merge branches 'irq-urgent-for-linus' and 'smp-hotplug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-06-04 11:36:51 -07:00
power PM / Hibernate: Use get_gendisk to verify partition if resume_file is integer format 2012-05-18 20:44:59 +02:00
sched Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-06-08 14:59:29 -07:00
time Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-06-08 09:11:33 -07:00
trace ring-buffer: Fix uninitialized read_stamp 2012-06-28 13:52:15 -04:00
.gitignore
acct.c Merge branch 'for-linus2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2012-01-08 12:19:57 -08:00
async.c kernel/async: remove redundant declaration. 2012-01-13 09:32:18 +10:30
audit_tree.c
audit_watch.c
audit.c constify path argument of audit_log_d_path() 2012-03-20 21:29:40 -04:00
audit.h audit: remove AUDIT_SETUP_CONTEXT as it isn't used 2012-01-17 16:16:57 -05:00
auditfilter.c audit: allow interfield comparison in audit rules 2012-01-17 16:17:01 -05:00
auditsc.c seccomp: remove duplicated failure logging 2012-04-14 11:13:20 +10:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c userns: Teach inode_capable to understand inodes whose uids map to other namespaces. 2012-05-15 14:59:24 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup: convert all non-memcg controllers to the new cftype interface 2012-04-01 12:09:55 -07:00
cgroup.c Merge branch 'for-3.5-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2012-06-05 11:54:12 -07:00
compat.c new helper: sigsuspend() 2012-05-21 23:52:30 -04:00
configs.c
cpu_pm.c kernel/cpu_pm.c: fix various typos 2012-05-31 17:49:27 -07:00
cpu.c kernel/cpu.c: document clear_tasks_mm_cpumask() 2012-05-31 17:49:30 -07:00
cpuset.c Merge branch 'for-3.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2012-05-22 17:40:19 -07:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c keys: kill task_struct->replacement_session_keyring 2012-05-23 22:11:41 -04:00
delayacct.c
dma.c Remove all #inclusions of asm/system.h 2012-03-28 18:30:03 +01:00
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c Revert "mm: correctly synchronize rss-counters at exit/exec" 2012-06-07 17:54:07 -07:00
extable.c extable: Skip sorting if sorted at build time. 2012-04-19 15:06:55 -07:00
fork.c Revert "mm: correctly synchronize rss-counters at exit/exec" 2012-06-07 17:54:07 -07:00
freezer.c PM / Freezer: Remove references to TIF_FREEZE in comments 2012-03-04 23:08:54 +01:00
futex_compat.c futex: Mark get_robust_list as deprecated 2012-03-29 11:37:17 +02:00
futex.c futex: Mark get_robust_list as deprecated 2012-03-29 11:37:17 +02:00
groups.c userns: Convert in_group_p and in_egroup_p to use kgid_t 2012-05-03 03:29:33 -07:00
hrtimer.c Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2011-11-28 08:43:52 -08:00
hung_task.c hung task debugging: Inject NMI when hung and going to panic 2012-04-25 12:39:25 +02:00
irq_work.c irq_work: fix compile failure on tile from missing include 2012-04-13 13:15:16 -04:00
itimer.c itimer: Use printk_once instead of WARN_ONCE 2012-04-10 11:00:30 +02:00
jump_label.c static keys: Inline the static_key_enabled() function 2012-02-28 20:01:08 +01:00
kallsyms.c vsprintf: fix %ps on non symbols when using kallsyms 2012-05-29 16:22:32 -07:00
kcmp.c syscalls, x86: add __NR_kcmp syscall 2012-05-31 17:49:32 -07:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks locking/kconfig: Simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK usage 2012-03-23 13:18:57 +01:00
Kconfig.preempt locking/kconfig: Simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK usage 2012-03-23 13:18:57 +01:00
kexec.c Merge branch 'akpm' (Andrew's patch-bomb) 2012-03-28 17:19:28 -07:00
kfifo.c [media] kernel:kfifo: export __kfifo_max_r symbol 2012-04-11 18:24:37 -03:00
kmod.c kmod.c: fix kernel-doc warning 2012-05-31 17:49:28 -07:00
kprobes.c kprobes: return proper error code from register_kprobe() 2012-03-05 15:49:42 -08:00
ksysfs.c
kthread.c freezer: kill unused set_freezable_with_signal() 2011-11-23 09:28:17 -08:00
latencytop.c
lglock.c brlocks/lglocks: turn into functions 2012-05-29 23:28:41 -04:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c
lockdep_states.h
lockdep.c lockdep: Add CPU-idle/offline warning to lockdep-RCU splat 2012-02-21 09:06:06 -08:00
Makefile Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2012-06-01 10:34:35 -07:00
module.c Guard check in module loader against integer overflow 2012-05-23 22:28:53 +09:30
mutex-debug.c
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c sched/rt: Use schedule_preempt_disabled() 2012-03-01 10:28:03 +01:00
mutex.h
notifier.c
nsproxy.c
padata.c padata: Fix cpu hotplug 2012-03-29 19:52:46 +08:00
panic.c panic: fix stack dump print on direct call to panic() 2012-04-12 13:12:12 -07:00
params.c params: replace printk(KERN_<LVL>...) with pr_<lvl>(...) 2012-05-04 17:28:18 -07:00
pid_namespace.c sysctl: make kernel.ns_last_pid control dependent on CHECKPOINT_RESTORE 2012-05-31 17:49:32 -07:00
pid.c mm: add a low limit to alloc_large_system_hash 2012-05-24 00:28:21 -04:00
posix-cpu-timers.c [S390] cputime: add sparse checking and cleanup 2011-12-15 14:56:19 +01:00
posix-timers.c
printk.c printk() - isolate KERN_CONT users from ordinary complete lines 2012-05-14 12:36:45 -07:00
profile.c
ptrace.c userns: Convert ptrace, kill, set_priority permission checks to work with kuids and kgids 2012-05-03 03:28:51 -07:00
range.c
rcu.h rcu: Allow nesting of rcu_idle_enter() and rcu_idle_exit() 2012-02-21 09:06:12 -08:00
rcupdate.c rcu: Make exit_rcu() more precise and consolidate 2012-05-02 14:48:27 -07:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Make exit_rcu() more precise and consolidate 2012-05-02 14:48:27 -07:00
rcutiny.c rcu: Add RCU_NONIDLE() for idle-loop RCU read-side critical sections 2012-02-21 09:06:13 -08:00
rcutorture.c rcu: Add rcutorture test for call_srcu() 2012-04-30 10:48:26 -07:00
rcutree_plugin.h Merge branches 'barrier.2012.05.09a', 'fixes.2012.04.26a', 'inline.2012.05.02b' and 'srcu.2012.05.07b' into HEAD 2012-05-11 10:14:21 -07:00
rcutree_trace.c rcu: Make rcu_barrier() less disruptive 2012-05-09 14:27:54 -07:00
rcutree.c Merge branch 'rcu/next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu into core/rcu 2012-05-14 08:41:46 +02:00
rcutree.h Merge branches 'barrier.2012.05.09a', 'fixes.2012.04.26a', 'inline.2012.05.02b' and 'srcu.2012.05.07b' into HEAD 2012-05-11 10:14:21 -07:00
relay.c relay: prevent integer overflow in relay_open() 2012-02-10 09:04:49 +01:00
res_counter.c rescounters: add res_counter_uncharge_until() 2012-05-29 16:22:27 -07:00
resource.c kernel/resource.c: correct the comment of allocate_resource() 2012-05-31 17:49:26 -07:00
rtmutex_common.h
rtmutex-debug.c lockdep, rtmutex, bug: Show taint flags on error 2011-12-06 08:16:49 +01:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex-tester: convert sysdev_class to a regular subsystem 2011-12-14 14:54:22 -08:00
rtmutex.c Revert "rcu: Permit rt_mutex_unlock() with irqs disabled" 2011-12-11 10:33:18 -08:00
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c Remove all #inclusions of asm/system.h 2012-03-28 18:30:03 +01:00
seccomp.c seccomp: fix build warnings when there is no CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER 2012-04-18 12:24:52 +10:00
semaphore.c semaphore: fix improper comment reference to mutex 2012-04-05 17:15:55 -07:00
signal.c new helper: signal_delivered() 2012-06-01 12:58:52 -04:00
smp.c smp: Implement kick_all_cpus_sync() 2012-05-08 12:35:06 +02:00
smpboot.c smpboot, idle: Fix comment mismatch over idle_threads_init() 2012-05-24 22:58:08 +02:00
smpboot.h smp: Fix idle_thread_init() inline stub 2012-05-04 12:52:25 +02:00
softirq.c Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-03-20 10:32:09 -07:00
spinlock.c locking/kconfig: Simplify INLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK usage 2012-03-23 13:18:57 +01:00
srcu.c rcu: Implement per-domain single-threaded call_srcu() state machine 2012-04-30 10:48:25 -07:00
stacktrace.c
stop_machine.c
sys_ni.c syscalls, x86: add __NR_kcmp syscall 2012-05-31 17:49:32 -07:00
sys.c c/r: prctl: drop VMA flags test on PR_SET_MM_ stack data assignment 2012-06-07 14:43:55 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c binary_sysctl(): fix memory leak 2011-12-20 10:25:04 -08:00
sysctl.c sysctl: fix write access to dmesg_restrict/kptr_restrict 2012-04-05 14:51:43 +10:00
task_work.c task_work_add: generic process-context callbacks 2012-05-23 22:09:21 -04:00
taskstats.c
test_kprobes.c
time.c time: Remove bogus comments 2012-03-15 18:17:55 -07:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2012-05-23 17:42:39 -07:00
tracepoint.c static keys: Introduce 'struct static_key', static_key_true()/false() and static_key_slow_[inc|dec]() 2012-02-24 10:05:59 +01:00
tsacct.c [S390] cputime: add sparse checking and cleanup 2011-12-15 14:56:19 +01:00
uid16.c userns: Convert setting and getting uid and gid system calls to use kuid and kgid 2012-05-03 03:28:41 -07:00
up.c
user_namespace.c userns: Store uid and gid values in struct cred with kuid_t and kgid_t types 2012-05-03 03:28:38 -07:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c userns: Silence silly gcc warning. 2012-05-19 15:44:40 -06:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c userns: Use cred->user_ns instead of cred->user->user_ns 2012-04-07 16:55:51 -07:00
wait.c lockdep/waitqueues: Add better annotation 2011-12-21 10:07:39 +01:00
watchdog.c watchdog: Quiet down the boot messages 2012-06-14 12:20:50 +02:00
workqueue_sched.h
workqueue.c lockdep: fix oops in processing workqueue 2012-05-15 08:08:31 -07:00