perf/x86/intel/lbr: Zero the xstate buffer on allocation
XRSTORS requires a valid xstate buffer to work correctly. XSAVES does not guarantee to write a fully valid buffer according to the SDM: "XSAVES does not write to any parts of the XSAVE header other than the XSTATE_BV and XCOMP_BV fields." XRSTORS triggers a #GP: "If bytes 63:16 of the XSAVE header are not all zero." It's dubious at best how this can work at all when the buffer is not zeroed before use. Allocate the buffers with __GFP_ZERO to prevent XRSTORS failure. Fixes: ce711ea3 ("perf/x86/intel/lbr: Support XSAVES/XRSTORS for LBR context switch") Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/87wnr0wo2z.ffs@nanos.tec.linutronix.de
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