[PATCH] libperf: fix alignment trap in perf stat

From: Gerald BAEZA
Date: Thu Aug 22 2019 - 09:44:58 EST


Following the patch 'perf stat: Fix --no-scale', an
alignment trap happens in process_counter_values()
on ARMv7 platforms due to the attempt to copy non
64 bits aligned double words (pointed by 'count')
via a NEON vectored instruction ('vld1' with 64
bits alignment constraint).

This patch sets a 64 bits alignment constraint on
'contents[]' field in 'struct xyarray' since the
'count' pointer used above points to such a
structure.

Signed-off-by: Gerald Baeza <gerald.baeza@xxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/lib/include/internal/xyarray.h | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/xyarray.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/xyarray.h
index 3bf70e4..51e35d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/xyarray.h
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/xyarray.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#ifndef __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_XYARRAY_H
#define __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_XYARRAY_H

+#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

struct xyarray {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ struct xyarray {
size_t entries;
size_t max_x;
size_t max_y;
- char contents[];
+ char contents[] __aligned(8);
};

struct xyarray *xyarray__new(int xlen, int ylen, size_t entry_size);
--
2.7.4