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

Pull perf fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
 "A bunch of fixes for perf and kprobes:
   - revert a commit that caused a perf group regression
   - silence dmesg spam
   - fix kprobe probing errors on ia64 and ppc64
   - filter kprobe faults from userspace
   - lockdep fix for perf exit path
   - prevent perf #GP in KVM guest
   - correct perf event and filters"

* 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  kprobes: Fix "Failed to find blacklist" probing errors on ia64 and ppc64
  kprobes/x86: Don't try to resolve kprobe faults from userspace
  perf/x86/intel: Avoid spamming kernel log for BTS buffer failure
  perf/x86/intel: Protect LBR and extra_regs against KVM lying
  perf: Fix lockdep warning on process exit
  perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix SNB-EP/IVT Cbox filter mappings
  perf/x86/intel: Use proper dTLB-load-misses event on IvyBridge
  perf: Revert ("perf: Always destroy groups on exit")

kernel/events/core.c

@@ -7458,7 +7458,19 @@ __perf_event_exit_task(struct perf_event *child_event,
 			 struct perf_event_context *child_ctx,
 			 struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	perf_remove_from_context(child_event, true);
+	/*
+	 * Do not destroy the 'original' grouping; because of the context
+	 * switch optimization the original events could've ended up in a
+	 * random child task.
+	 *
+	 * If we were to destroy the original group, all group related
+	 * operations would cease to function properly after this random
+	 * child dies.
+	 *
+	 * Do destroy all inherited groups, we don't care about those
+	 * and being thorough is better.
+	 */
+	perf_remove_from_context(child_event, !!child_event->parent);
 
 	/*
 	 * It can happen that the parent exits first, and has events
@@ -7474,7 +7486,7 @@ __perf_event_exit_task(struct perf_event *child_event,
 static void perf_event_exit_task_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 {
 	struct perf_event *child_event, *next;
-	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx;
+	struct perf_event_context *child_ctx, *parent_ctx;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (likely(!child->perf_event_ctxp[ctxn])) {
@@ -7499,6 +7511,15 @@ static void perf_event_exit_task_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 	raw_spin_lock(&child_ctx->lock);
 	task_ctx_sched_out(child_ctx);
 	child->perf_event_ctxp[ctxn] = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * In order to avoid freeing: child_ctx->parent_ctx->task
+	 * under perf_event_context::lock, grab another reference.
+	 */
+	parent_ctx = child_ctx->parent_ctx;
+	if (parent_ctx)
+		get_ctx(parent_ctx);
+
 	/*
 	 * If this context is a clone; unclone it so it can't get
 	 * swapped to another process while we're removing all
@@ -7508,6 +7529,13 @@ static void perf_event_exit_task_context(struct task_struct *child, int ctxn)
 	update_context_time(child_ctx);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&child_ctx->lock, flags);
 
+	/*
+	 * Now that we no longer hold perf_event_context::lock, drop
+	 * our extra child_ctx->parent_ctx reference.
+	 */
+	if (parent_ctx)
+		put_ctx(parent_ctx);
+
 	/*
 	 * Report the task dead after unscheduling the events so that we
 	 * won't get any samples after PERF_RECORD_EXIT. We can however still

kernel/kprobes.c

@@ -2037,19 +2037,23 @@ static int __init populate_kprobe_blacklist(unsigned long *start,
 {
 	unsigned long *iter;
 	struct kprobe_blacklist_entry *ent;
-	unsigned long offset = 0, size = 0;
+	unsigned long entry, offset = 0, size = 0;
 
 	for (iter = start; iter < end; iter++) {
-		if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(*iter, &size, &offset)) {
-			pr_err("Failed to find blacklist %p\n", (void *)*iter);
+		entry = arch_deref_entry_point((void *)*iter);
+
+		if (!kernel_text_address(entry) ||
+		    !kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(entry, &size, &offset)) {
+			pr_err("Failed to find blacklist at %p\n",
+				(void *)entry);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		ent = kmalloc(sizeof(*ent), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!ent)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		ent->start_addr = *iter;
-		ent->end_addr = *iter + size;
+		ent->start_addr = entry;
+		ent->end_addr = entry + size;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ent->list);
 		list_add_tail(&ent->list, &kprobe_blacklist);
 	}