Re: [PATCH v2] perf: fix double free at function perf_hpp__reset_output_field

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Mon Apr 10 2017 - 04:39:57 EST


On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 12:19:40PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

SNIP

> > ---
> > tools/perf/ui/hist.c | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
> > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
> > index 5d632dc..f94b301 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
> > @@ -609,20 +609,25 @@ static void fmt_free(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt)
> >
> > void perf_hpp__reset_output_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list)
> > {
> > - struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, *tmp;
> > + struct perf_hpp_fmt *field_fmt, *sort_fmt, *tmp1, *tmp2;
> >
> > /* reset output fields */
> > - perf_hpp_list__for_each_format_safe(list, fmt, tmp) {
> > - list_del_init(&fmt->list);
> > - list_del_init(&fmt->sort_list);
> > - fmt_free(fmt);
> > + perf_hpp_list__for_each_format_safe(list, field_fmt, tmp1) {
> > + list_del_init(&field_fmt->list);
> > + /* reset sort keys */
> > + perf_hpp_list__for_each_sort_list_safe(list, sort_fmt, tmp2) {
> > + if (field_fmt == sort_fmt) {
> > + list_del_init(&field_fmt->sort_list);
> > + break;
> > + }
> > + }

I agree with Namhyung in here.. seems like the only thing you
added is to check if the field_fmt was also linked in as a sort
entry before you call list_del_init on it

which I think should be also done with list_empty function, but
more importantly I dont see a reason for that.. list_del_init
call should be fine on empty list

please describe the issue in more details, perhaps we'ew missing
something

jirka