Re: [PATCH] perf-script: check session->header.env.arch before using it

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Oct 27 2021 - 12:43:27 EST




On October 27, 2021 1:41:50 PM GMT-03:00, Song Liu <songliubraving@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>> On Oct 27, 2021, at 5:39 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Em Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 10:32:38PM -0700, Song Liu escreveu:
>>> When perf.data is not written cleanly, we would like to process existing
>>> data as much as possible (please see f_header.data.size == 0 condition
>>> in perf_session__read_header). However, perf.data with partial data may
>>> crash perf. Specifically, we see crash in perf-script for NULL
>>> session->header.env.arch.
>>>
>>> Fix this by checking session->header.env.arch before using it to determine
>>> native_arch. Also split the if condition so it is easier to read.
>>>
>>> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Signed-off-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@xxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> tools/perf/builtin-script.c | 13 +++++++++----
>>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
>>> index 6211d0b84b7a6..7821f6740ac1d 100644
>>> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
>>> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
>>> @@ -4039,12 +4039,17 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
>>> goto out_delete;
>>>
>>> uname(&uts);
>>> - if (data.is_pipe || /* assume pipe_mode indicates native_arch */
>>> - !strcmp(uts.machine, session->header.env.arch) ||
>>> - (!strcmp(uts.machine, "x86_64") &&
>>> - !strcmp(session->header.env.arch, "i386")))
>>> + if (data.is_pipe) /* assume pipe_mode indicates native_arch */
>>> native_arch = true;
>>>
>>> + if (session->header.env.arch) {
>>
>> Shouldn't the above be:
>>
>> else if (session->header.env.arch) {
>>
>> ?
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>Yes! That's better.
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>Do you want me to send v2 with the change?


No need, it's simple enough, I'll do it myself,

- Arnaldo
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>Thanks,
>Song
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>>> + if (!strcmp(uts.machine, session->header.env.arch))
>>> + native_arch = true;
>>> + else if (!strcmp(uts.machine, "x86_64") &&
>>> + !strcmp(session->header.env.arch, "i386"))
>>> + native_arch = true;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> script.session = session;
>>> script__setup_sample_type(&script);
>>>
>>> --
>>> 2.30.2
>>
>> --
>>
>> - Arnaldo
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