[PATCH v1 1/2] perf sched: Avoid segv if tp_handler not set

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Sat Mar 21 2026 - 02:15:03 EST


Doing a `perf sched record` then `perf sched stats report` crashes as
the tp_handler isn't set. Add extra checks that tp_handler is set
before accessing through it.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-sched.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index d083e2bb7703..196f263ff667 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static int process_sched_wakeup_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
{
struct perf_sched *sched = container_of(tool, struct perf_sched, tool);

- if (sched->tp_handler->wakeup_event)
+ if (sched->tp_handler && sched->tp_handler->wakeup_event)
return sched->tp_handler->wakeup_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine);

return 0;
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ static int process_sched_switch_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
sched->nr_context_switch_bugs++;
}

- if (sched->tp_handler->switch_event)
+ if (sched->tp_handler && sched->tp_handler->switch_event)
err = sched->tp_handler->switch_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine);

sched->curr_pid[this_cpu] = next_pid;
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ static int process_sched_runtime_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
{
struct perf_sched *sched = container_of(tool, struct perf_sched, tool);

- if (sched->tp_handler->runtime_event)
+ if (sched->tp_handler && sched->tp_handler->runtime_event)
return sched->tp_handler->runtime_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine);

return 0;
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ static int perf_sched__process_fork_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
perf_event__process_fork(tool, event, sample, machine);

/* and then run additional processing needed for this command */
- if (sched->tp_handler->fork_event)
+ if (sched->tp_handler && sched->tp_handler->fork_event)
return sched->tp_handler->fork_event(sched, event, machine);

return 0;
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ static int process_sched_migrate_task_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
{
struct perf_sched *sched = container_of(tool, struct perf_sched, tool);

- if (sched->tp_handler->migrate_task_event)
+ if (sched->tp_handler && sched->tp_handler->migrate_task_event)
return sched->tp_handler->migrate_task_event(sched, evsel, sample, machine);

return 0;
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