[PATCH] perf trace: Fix IS_ERR() vs NULL check bug
From: wangguangju
Date: Thu Feb 26 2026 - 07:23:02 EST
From: wangguangju <wangguangju@xxxxxxxx>
The alloc_syscall_stats() function always returns an error pointer
(ERR_PTR) on failure.
So replace NULL check with IS_ERR() check after calling
delete_syscall_stats() function.
Signed-off-by: wangguangju <wangguangju@xxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 311d9da9896a..295b272c6c29 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ static void delete_syscall_stats(struct hashmap *syscall_stats)
struct hashmap_entry *pos;
size_t bkt;
- if (syscall_stats == NULL)
+ if (IS_ERR(syscall_stats))
return;
hashmap__for_each_entry(syscall_stats, pos, bkt)
--
2.43.0