[PATCH 08/10] perf values: Zero value buffers

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Thu Aug 24 2017 - 12:28:07 EST


We need to make sure the array of value pointers are zero
initialized, because we use them in realloc later on and
uninitialized non zero value will cause allocation error
and aborted execution.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/values.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/values.c b/tools/perf/util/values.c
index 2c4af02f08cd..3b56aeaa8cbb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/values.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/values.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int perf_read_values_init(struct perf_read_values *values)
values->threads_max = 16;
values->pid = malloc(values->threads_max * sizeof(*values->pid));
values->tid = malloc(values->threads_max * sizeof(*values->tid));
- values->value = malloc(values->threads_max * sizeof(*values->value));
+ values->value = zalloc(values->threads_max * sizeof(*values->value));
if (!values->pid || !values->tid || !values->value) {
pr_debug("failed to allocate read_values threads arrays");
goto out_free_pid;
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ static int perf_read_values__findnew_thread(struct perf_read_values *values,
}

i = values->threads;
- values->value[i] = malloc(values->counters_max * sizeof(**values->value));
+
+ values->value[i] = zalloc(values->counters_max * sizeof(**values->value));
if (!values->value[i]) {
pr_debug("failed to allocate read_values counters array");
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -130,12 +131,16 @@ static int perf_read_values__enlarge_counters(struct perf_read_values *values)

for (i = 0; i < values->threads; i++) {
u64 *value = realloc(values->value[i], counters_max * sizeof(**values->value));
+ int j;

if (!value) {
pr_debug("failed to enlarge read_values ->values array");
goto out_free_name;
}

+ for (j = values->counters_max; j < counters_max; j++)
+ value[j] = 0;
+
values->value[i] = value;
}

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2.9.5