[PATCH] perf: write bpf_prog (infos|btfs)_cnt to data file

From: Thomas Falcon

Date: Fri Nov 07 2025 - 12:32:00 EST


With commit f0d0f978f3f58 ("perf header: Don't write empty BPF/BTF
info"), the write_bpf_( prog_info() | btf() ) functions exit
without writing anything if env->bpf_prog.(infos| btfs)_cnt is zero.

process_bpf_( prog_info() | btf() ), however, still expect a "count"
value to exist in the data file. If btf information is empty, for
example, process_bpf_btf will read garbage or some other data as the
number of btf nodes in the data file. As a result, the data file will
not be processed correctly.

Instead, write the count to the data file and exit if it is zero.

Fixes: f0d0f978f3f58 ("perf header: Don't write empty BPF/BTF info")
Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <thomas.falcon@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/header.c | 10 ++--------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index db2ad19fa50d..54968881481c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -1022,12 +1022,9 @@ static int write_bpf_prog_info(struct feat_fd *ff,

down_read(&env->bpf_progs.lock);

- if (env->bpf_progs.infos_cnt == 0)
- goto out;
-
ret = do_write(ff, &env->bpf_progs.infos_cnt,
sizeof(env->bpf_progs.infos_cnt));
- if (ret < 0)
+ if (ret < 0 || env->bpf_progs.infos_cnt == 0)
goto out;

root = &env->bpf_progs.infos;
@@ -1067,13 +1064,10 @@ static int write_bpf_btf(struct feat_fd *ff,

down_read(&env->bpf_progs.lock);

- if (env->bpf_progs.btfs_cnt == 0)
- goto out;
-
ret = do_write(ff, &env->bpf_progs.btfs_cnt,
sizeof(env->bpf_progs.btfs_cnt));

- if (ret < 0)
+ if (ret < 0 || env->bpf_progs.btfs_cnt == 0)
goto out;

root = &env->bpf_progs.btfs;
--
2.47.3