[PATCH -tip 1/3] [BUGFIX] perf-probe: Release allocatedprobe_trace_event if failed

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Thu Jan 16 2014 - 04:41:15 EST


To fix a memory leak, release all allocated probe_trace_event
on the error path of try_to_find_probe_trace_events.

Reported-by: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index a4ee6b4..579b655 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static int e_snprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
static char *synthesize_perf_probe_point(struct perf_probe_point *pp);
static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
const char *exec);
+static void clear_probe_trace_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev);
static struct machine machine;

/* Initialize symbol maps and path of vmlinux/modules */
@@ -407,6 +408,14 @@ static int add_module_to_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs,
return ret;
}

+static void clear_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs, int ntevs)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ntevs; i++)
+ clear_probe_trace_event(tevs + i);
+}
+
/* Try to find perf_probe_event with debuginfo */
static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
struct probe_trace_event **tevs,
@@ -442,6 +451,10 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
ret = add_module_to_probe_trace_events(*tevs,
ntevs, target);
}
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ clear_probe_trace_events(*tevs, ntevs);
+ zfree(tevs);
+ }
return ret < 0 ? ret : ntevs;
}



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