[PATCH] perf: RISC-V: check cpu_hw_evt before dereference in overflow IRQ

Paul Walmsley pjw at kernel.org
Fri Aug 7 17:45:00 PDT 2026


Hi,

On Fri, 7 Aug 2026, Xixin Liu wrote:

> The overflow IRQ handler dereferences cpu_hw_evt before the null check.
> Move the check first. Defensive only; the cookie is valid on the normal
> path today.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xixin Liu <liuxixin at kylinos.cn>

Could you please add a Fixes: tag?  Also, if it was written with LLM 
assistance, please add the appropriate Assisted-by: tag.

thanks 


- Paul



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