Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] perf: Dynamically allocate buffer for event string

From: Google
Date: Thu Oct 10 2024 - 11:21:22 EST


On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 15:11:14 +0100
Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dynamically allocate and free buffer to support event name.

Sorry, but I don't see any benefit from this patch. This looks making
code more complex.

Thank you,

>
> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> index a17c9b8a7a79..cad11d95af4f 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> @@ -2834,6 +2834,9 @@ static void warn_uprobe_event_compat(struct probe_trace_event *tev)
> free(buf);
> }
>
> +/* Defined in kernel/trace/trace.h */
> +#define MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN 64
> +
> /* Set new name from original perf_probe_event and namelist */
> static int probe_trace_event__set_name(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
> struct perf_probe_event *pev,
> @@ -2841,9 +2844,13 @@ static int probe_trace_event__set_name(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
> bool allow_suffix)
> {
> const char *event, *group;
> - char buf[64];
> + char *buf;
> int ret;
>
> + buf = malloc(MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN);
> + if (!buf)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> /* If probe_event or trace_event already have the name, reuse it */
> if (pev->event && !pev->sdt)
> event = pev->event;
> @@ -2866,17 +2873,19 @@ static int probe_trace_event__set_name(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
> group = PERFPROBE_GROUP;
>
> /* Get an unused new event name */
> - ret = get_new_event_name(buf, sizeof(buf), event, namelist,
> + ret = get_new_event_name(buf, MAX_EVENT_NAME_LEN, event, namelist,
> tev->point.retprobe, allow_suffix);
> if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> + goto out;
>
> event = buf;
>
> tev->event = strdup(event);
> tev->group = strdup(group);
> - if (tev->event == NULL || tev->group == NULL)
> - return -ENOMEM;
> + if (tev->event == NULL || tev->group == NULL) {
> + ret = -ENOMEM;
> + goto out;
> + }
>
> /*
> * Add new event name to namelist if multiprobe event is NOT
> @@ -2885,7 +2894,10 @@ static int probe_trace_event__set_name(struct probe_trace_event *tev,
> */
> if (!multiprobe_event_is_supported())
> strlist__add(namelist, event);
> - return 0;
> +
> +out:
> + free(buf);
> + return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
> }
>
> static int __open_probe_file_and_namelist(bool uprobe,
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>


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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>