[PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Fix non root execution for post processing a trace file.

From: Doug Smythies
Date: Tue Dec 18 2018 - 02:34:25 EST


This script is supposed to be allowed to run with regular user privileges
if a previously captured trace is being post processed.

Commit fbe313884d7ddd73ce457473cbdf3763f5b1d3da
tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Free the trace buffer memory
introduced a bug that breaks that option.

Commit 35459105deb26430653a7299a86bc66fb4dd5773
tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Add optional setting of trace buffer memory allocation
moved the code but kept the bug.

This patch fixes the issue.

Signed-off-by: Doug Smythies <dsmythies@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py b/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py
index 84e2b64..2fa3c57 100755
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py
@@ -585,9 +585,9 @@ current_max_cpu = 0

read_trace_data(filename)

-clear_trace_file()
-# Free the memory
if interval:
+ clear_trace_file()
+ # Free the memory
free_trace_buffer()

if graph_data_present == False:
--
2.7.4