[PATCH v2 1/2] tracing: Hold trace_types_lock when updating modules in persistent instances

From: David Carlier

Date: Fri Oct 16 2026 - 02:22:05 EST


trace_module_record() walks ftrace_trace_arrays from the module notifier
without trace_types_lock. A concurrent rmdir of an instance removes it
from the list and frees it under that lock, so a module load or unload
can walk into a freed trace_array.

Fixes: 5f3719f697c3 ("tracing: Update modules to persistent instances when loaded")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index e4a490d3d08c..d3ffbed9c44b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -9247,6 +9247,8 @@ static void trace_module_record(struct module *mod, bool add)
struct trace_array *tr;
unsigned long flags;

+ guard(mutex)(&trace_types_lock);
+
list_for_each_entry(tr, &ftrace_trace_arrays, list) {
flags = tr->flags & (TRACE_ARRAY_FL_BOOT | TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT);
/* Update any persistent trace array that has already been started */
--
2.55.0