[PATCH v2] perf annotate: Fix hashmap__new() error checking

From: Chen Ni

Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 23:02:42 EST


The hashmap__new() function never returns NULL, it returns error
pointers. Fix the error checking to match.

Additionally, set src->samples to NULL to prevent any later code from
accidentally using the error pointer.

Fixes: d3e7cad6f36d ("perf annotate: Add a hashmap for symbol histogram")
Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Chen Ni <nichen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Set src->samples to NULL on error
- Update commit message
---
tools/perf/util/annotate.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 2e3522905046..63f0ee9d4c03 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
#include "strbuf.h"
#include <regex.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/zalloc.h>
@@ -137,8 +138,10 @@ static int annotated_source__alloc_histograms(struct annotated_source *src,
return -1;

src->samples = hashmap__new(sym_hist_hash, sym_hist_equal, NULL);
- if (src->samples == NULL)
+ if (IS_ERR(src->samples)) {
zfree(&src->histograms);
+ src->samples = NULL;
+ }

return src->histograms ? 0 : -1;
}
--
2.25.1