[PATCH 1/2] perf header: Fix bogus group name

[Namhyung Kim]

From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@xxxxxxx>

When processing event group descriptor in perf file header, we reuse
an allocated group name but forgot to prevent it from freeing.

Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/util/header.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 369c03648f88..559c516f1cec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2078,8 +2078,10 @@ static int process_group_desc(struct perf_file_section *section __maybe_unused,
 		if (evsel->idx == (int) desc[i].leader_idx) {
 			evsel->leader = evsel;
 			/* {anon_group} is a dummy name */
-			if (strcmp(desc[i].name, "{anon_group}"))
+			if (strcmp(desc[i].name, "{anon_group}")) {
 				evsel->group_name = desc[i].name;
+				desc[i].name = NULL;
+			}
 			evsel->nr_members = desc[i].nr_members;
 
 			if (i >= nr_groups || nr > 0) {
-- 
1.7.11.7

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