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Re: [PATCH] ftrace: Use rcu_assign_pointer() for tmp_ops filter hash

From: Jiri Olsa <hidden>
Date: 2026-09-13 20:13:08
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On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 10:25:12PM +0800, Leon Hwang wrote:
tmp_ops.func_hash->filter_hash is annotated __rcu, but
update_ftrace_direct_mod() assigns hash to it directly. Sparse reports an
address-space mismatch.

Use rcu_assign_pointer() for the assignment.

Fixes: 50b35c9e50a8 ("ftrace: Use hash argument for tmp_ops in update_ftrace_direct_mod")
Reported-by: kernel test robot <redacted>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202609110704.Q3M5vCDV-lkp@intel.com/ (local)
Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <redacted>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>

thanks,
jirka
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---
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 53d5db60bfa5..673a54fdf392 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -6675,7 +6675,7 @@ int update_ftrace_direct_mod(struct ftrace_ops *ops, struct ftrace_hash *hash, b
 
 	/* Enable the tmp_ops to have the same functions as the hash object. */
 	ftrace_ops_init(&tmp_ops);
-	tmp_ops.func_hash->filter_hash = hash;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(tmp_ops.func_hash->filter_hash, hash);
 
 	err = register_ftrace_function_nolock(&tmp_ops);
 	if (err)
-- 
2.55.0
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