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WARNING in __perf_event_overflow (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/05/08 09:57
Subsystems: perf
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Reported-by: syzbot+2524754f17993441bf66@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 328d, last: 20d
Cause bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
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[syzbot] [perf?] WARNING in __perf_event_overflow (2) 0 (2) 2025/10/07 16:18
[syzbot] Monthly perf report (Sep 2025) 0 (1) 2025/09/12 21:33
[syzbot] Monthly perf report (Aug 2025) 0 (1) 2025/08/08 07:28
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream WARNING in __perf_event_overflow perf -1 C done 9 1217d 1242d 22/29 fixed on 2023/02/24 13:50
Last patch testing requests (10)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/03/22 15:38 31m retest repro bpf OK log
2026/03/22 15:38 25m retest repro bpf OK log
2026/03/22 15:38 25m retest repro bpf OK log
2026/03/22 15:38 23m retest repro bpf OK log
2026/03/22 14:08 25m retest repro bpf-next OK log
2026/03/22 14:08 25m retest repro bpf-next OK log
2026/03/22 14:08 22m retest repro bpf-next OK log
2026/03/22 13:04 22m retest repro bpf OK log
2026/03/22 13:04 22m retest repro bpf OK log
2026/03/22 13:04 24m retest repro bpf OK log

Sample crash report:
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!atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&event->refcount)
WARNING: kernel/events/core.c:10447 at __perf_event_overflow+0xb9e/0xec0 kernel/events/core.c:10447, CPU#1: syz.0.113/6382
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6382 Comm: syz.0.113 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/24/2026
RIP: 0010:__perf_event_overflow+0xb9e/0xec0 kernel/events/core.c:10447
Code: 90 36 00 4d 89 3e 4c 8b 7c 24 10 e9 c2 fc ff ff e8 27 43 ce ff 49 bd 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df e9 08 fe ff ff e8 13 43 ce ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 21 ff ff ff e8 05 43 ce ff 48 c7 c7 e0 11 b7 8b e8 f9
RSP: 0018:ffffc900049ff840 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff81f6343d RBX: ffff88807b3ea6b0 RCX: ffff88802b2abd00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffc900049ff950 R08: ffff88807b3ea807 R09: 1ffff1100f67d500
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100f67d501 R12: ffff88807b3ea5b0
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff88807b3ea800 R15: 0000000000000000
FS:  00007fbae32da6c0(0000) GS:ffff8881257f5000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000076cce000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 perf_swevent_overflow kernel/events/core.c:10545 [inline]
 perf_swevent_event+0x323/0x650 kernel/events/core.c:-1
 do_perf_sw_event kernel/events/core.c:10685 [inline]
 ___perf_sw_event+0x4a6/0x730 kernel/events/core.c:10712
 __perf_sw_event+0xf9/0x1a0 kernel/events/core.c:10724
 perf_sw_event include/linux/perf_event.h:1596 [inline]
 do_user_addr_fault+0x12c4/0x1360 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1281
 handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline]
 exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527
 asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618
RIP: 0010:__put_user_4+0xd/0x20 arch/x86/lib/putuser.S:94
Code: 66 89 01 31 c9 0f 01 ca c3 cc cc cc cc 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 48 89 cb 48 c1 fb 3f 48 09 d9 0f 01 cb <89> 01 31 c9 0f 01 ca e9 87 72 03 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
RSP: 0018:ffffc900049ffe50 EFLAGS: 00050246
RAX: 0000000000000007 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8df3426e RDI: ffffffff8c073980
RBP: 0000000000000007 R08: ffffffff8213945f R09: ffff8880336e4cc0
R10: ffffc900049ffa08 R11: fffff5200093ff43 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000005
 __sys_socketpair+0xb7/0x560 net/socket.c:1797
 __do_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1863 [inline]
 __se_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1860 [inline]
 __x64_sys_socketpair+0x9b/0xb0 net/socket.c:1860
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fbae239aeb9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fbae32da028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000035
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fbae2615fa0 RCX: 00007fbae239aeb9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: 00007fbae2408c1f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fbae2616038 R14: 00007fbae2615fa0 R15: 00007ffcc4b9d3c8
 </TASK>
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Code disassembly (best guess):
   0:	66 89 01             	mov    %ax,(%rcx)
   3:	31 c9                	xor    %ecx,%ecx
   5:	0f 01 ca             	clac
   8:	c3                   	ret
   9:	cc                   	int3
   a:	cc                   	int3
   b:	cc                   	int3
   c:	cc                   	int3
   d:	90                   	nop
   e:	90                   	nop
   f:	90                   	nop
  10:	90                   	nop
  11:	90                   	nop
  12:	90                   	nop
  13:	90                   	nop
  14:	90                   	nop
  15:	90                   	nop
  16:	90                   	nop
  17:	90                   	nop
  18:	90                   	nop
  19:	90                   	nop
  1a:	90                   	nop
  1b:	90                   	nop
  1c:	90                   	nop
  1d:	48 89 cb             	mov    %rcx,%rbx
  20:	48 c1 fb 3f          	sar    $0x3f,%rbx
  24:	48 09 d9             	or     %rbx,%rcx
  27:	0f 01 cb             	stac
* 2a:	89 01                	mov    %eax,(%rcx) <-- trapping instruction
  2c:	31 c9                	xor    %ecx,%ecx
  2e:	0f 01 ca             	clac
  31:	e9 87 72 03 00       	jmp    0x372bd
  36:	90                   	nop
  37:	90                   	nop
  38:	90                   	nop
  39:	90                   	nop
  3a:	90                   	nop
  3b:	90                   	nop
  3c:	90                   	nop
  3d:	90                   	nop
  3e:	90                   	nop
  3f:	90                   	nop

Crashes (118):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/05 20:05 bpf 63804fed149a 4936e85c .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/13 22:57 bpf 3a8660878839 b6605ba8 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/26 03:06 bpf bf40f4b87761 0abd0691 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/10 15:50 bpf 6d78b4473cdb fdeaa69b .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/11 14:34 bpf-next 4c97c4b149a0 ff1712fe .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/01 06:35 bpf-next 98857d111c53 807a3b61 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/08/24 19:06 bpf-next 4223bf833c84 bf27483f .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/08/03 14:51 bpf-next f3af62b6cee8 7368264b .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/02/08 10:47 bpf 2687c848e578 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/02/06 14:45 bpf 63804fed149a 97745f52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/02/05 18:41 bpf 63804fed149a 4936e85c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/01/16 21:56 bpf c537e12daeec d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/01/11 11:34 bpf 9df5fad801c5 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/01/08 08:09 bpf 9df5fad801c5 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/12/15 01:32 bpf 1d528e794f3d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/19 07:15 bpf 7a0892d2836e ef766cd7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/15 09:14 bpf 7a0892d2836e f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/12 04:25 bpf e427054ae7bc 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/12 00:06 bpf e59a039119c3 e2beed91 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/04 17:57 bpf 71ca59e23445 d291dd2d .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/08/05 10:05 bpf 1b30d4441727 abdcb213 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/07/07 20:07 bpf bf4807c89d8f 4f67c4ae .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/28 21:22 bpf b4432656b36e 3d2f584d .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/25 14:26 bpf b4432656b36e ed351ea7 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/19 12:36 bpf b4432656b36e f41472b0 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/16 14:33 bpf b4432656b36e cfde8269 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/13 06:09 bpf b4432656b36e f6671af7 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/11 01:06 bpf b4432656b36e 77908e5f .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/03/08 12:38 bpf-next 6dd780f97381 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/03/06 20:43 bpf-next 6dd780f97381 41d8037d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/03/03 00:12 bpf-next 309d8808eef9 b9dd6534 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/02/26 15:45 bpf-next f620af11c27b ffa54287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2026/02/05 21:59 bpf-next 75cd3beb64d0 4936e85c .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/12/24 21:34 bpf-next f14cdb1367b9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/12/13 14:28 bpf-next 759377dab35e d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/22 05:04 bpf-next c42732087341 c31c1b0b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/16 19:51 bpf-next 4722981cca37 f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/16 09:56 bpf-next 4722981cca37 f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/14 11:05 bpf-next 93ce3bee311d 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/13 04:44 bpf-next 3249e8a17e62 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/12 19:10 bpf-next 026bcf9c286c 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/11/06 22:32 bpf-next b54a8e130c02 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/30 08:57 bpf-next e2e668bd8106 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/28 08:10 bpf-next f9db3a38224e fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/28 02:39 bpf-next ff880798de39 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/27 07:01 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/26 13:25 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/25 13:15 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/24 18:10 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/24 14:37 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/24 07:56 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/22 21:35 bpf-next e7586577b75f c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/20 10:55 bpf-next 7361c864852f 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/19 15:51 bpf-next 50de48a4dde7 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/18 16:11 bpf-next 48a97ffc6c82 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/18 05:26 bpf-next 48a97ffc6c82 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/17 11:29 bpf-next 48a97ffc6c82 7adf5298 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/16 10:28 bpf-next 48a97ffc6c82 19568248 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/15 18:08 bpf-next 48a97ffc6c82 19568248 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/14 16:55 bpf-next 39e9d5f63075 b6605ba8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/11 23:35 bpf-next 4c97c4b149a0 ff1712fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/09 13:10 bpf-next 56b4d162392d 7e2882b3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/08 14:00 bpf-next 56b4d162392d 7e2882b3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/07 16:17 bpf-next de7342228b73 8ef35d49 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/10/07 14:31 bpf-next de7342228b73 8ef35d49 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/29 19:46 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/29 18:17 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/29 02:11 bpf-next 4ef77dd584cf 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/09/03 22:27 bpf-next e4980fa64636 96a211bc .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/06/06 21:04 bpf-next 64a064ce33b1 f61267d4 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/06/02 16:07 bpf-next bb1556ec9464 b396b4bf .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/05 01:19 bpf-next f263336a41da b0714e37 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
2025/05/04 16:30 bpf-next f263336a41da b0714e37 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce WARNING in __perf_event_overflow
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.