[PATCH v3 10/15] perf python: Zero initialize perf_data in pyrf_data__init
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Sun Aug 09 2026 - 03:20:08 EST
Replace path clearing with memset so the entire struct is zeroed,
preventing uninitialized fields from causing errors later.
Fixes: 4cd0142f7dec ("perf python: Add wrapper for perf_data file abstraction")
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/python.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 848912401c4f..c70b151428f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#include <Python.h>
#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <string.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <poll.h>
@@ -3627,7 +3628,7 @@ static int pyrf_data__init(struct pyrf_data *pdata, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw
if (pdata->data.open)
perf_data__close(&pdata->data);
free((char *)pdata->data.path);
- pdata->data.path = NULL;
+ memset(&pdata->data, 0, sizeof(pdata->data));
if (fd != -1) {
struct stat st;
--
2.55.0.679.g6767b8d81c-goog