[tip:perf/urgent] perf probe: Fix coredump introduced by probe module option

From: tip-bot for Jovi Zhang
Date: Wed Aug 10 2011 - 04:25:46 EST


Commit-ID: ce27a443d17dccf613079a7147cf0d220bc4ec82
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/ce27a443d17dccf613079a7147cf0d220bc4ec82
Author: Jovi Zhang <bookjovi@xxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:08:08 +0800
Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 09:35:41 -0300

perf probe: Fix coredump introduced by probe module option

perf will coredump if the user doesn't give the "-m" option in probe
command, this patch fixes it.

[root@localhost perf]# ./perf probe --add='PROBE'
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1311602888-2389-1-git-send-email-bookjovi@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Jovi Zhang <bookjovi@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 12 ++++++++----
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index b82d54f..1c7bfa5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -1820,11 +1820,15 @@ static int convert_to_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto error;
}
- tev->point.module = strdup(module);
- if (tev->point.module == NULL) {
- ret = -ENOMEM;
- goto error;
+
+ if (module) {
+ tev->point.module = strdup(module);
+ if (tev->point.module == NULL) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto error;
+ }
}
+
tev->point.offset = pev->point.offset;
tev->point.retprobe = pev->point.retprobe;
tev->nargs = pev->nargs;
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/