[PATCH v2 5/6] perf kvm: Fix a memory leak in the usage string
From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Tue Jun 23 2026 - 15:17:51 EST
The first element of the kvm_usage string is allocated dynamically by
parse_options_subcommand() if it's NULL. Callers should free it after
use.
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 4200bf899b51c2a9..15a1fb8075de6602 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -2135,6 +2135,7 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
const char *const kvm_subcommands[] = { "top", "record", "report", "diff",
"buildid-list", "stat", NULL };
const char *kvm_usage[] = { NULL, NULL };
+ int ret;
exclude_GH_default = true;
perf_host = 0;
@@ -2153,29 +2154,31 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
if (!file_name) {
pr_err("Failed to allocate memory for filename\n");
- return -ENOMEM;
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
}
}
if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
+ ret = __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("report", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
+ ret = __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0]))
- return cmd_diff(argc, argv);
+ ret = cmd_diff(argc, argv);
else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top"))
- return __cmd_top(argc, argv);
+ ret = __cmd_top(argc, argv);
else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
+ ret = __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
#if defined(HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT)
else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("stat", argv[0]))
- return kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
+ ret = kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
#endif
else
usage_with_options(kvm_usage, kvm_options);
+out:
/* free usage string allocated by parse_options_subcommand */
free((void *)kvm_usage[0]);
- return 0;
+ return ret;
}
--
2.55.0.rc0.799.gd6f94ed593-goog