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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/trace/irq_vectors.h11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/trace/irq_vectors.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/trace/irq_vectors.h
index 2874df24e7a4..4cab890007a7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/trace/irq_vectors.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/trace/irq_vectors.h
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ DEFINE_IRQ_VECTOR_EVENT(x86_platform_ipi);
DEFINE_IRQ_VECTOR_EVENT(irq_work);
/*
+ * We must dis-allow sampling irq_work_exit() because perf event sampling
+ * itself can cause irq_work, which would lead to an infinite loop;
+ *
+ * 1) irq_work_exit happens
+ * 2) generates perf sample
+ * 3) generates irq_work
+ * 4) goto 1
+ */
+TRACE_EVENT_PERF_PERM(irq_work_exit, is_sampling_event(p_event) ? -EPERM : 0);
+
+/*
* call_function - called when entering/exiting a call function interrupt
* vector handler
*/
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