[PATCH v2 09/16] perf python: Validate CPU and thread maps in pyrf_evsel__open

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Wed Jun 24 2026 - 01:20:41 EST


Add explicit Py_TYPE checks to ensure the arguments passed are
actually of the correct pyrf_thread_map and pyrf_cpu_map types.

Fixes: 877108e42b1b ("perf tools: Initial python binding")
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/python.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index c6c729808a0f..4bf37e2afb18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -2108,11 +2108,21 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__open(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
&pcpus, &pthreads, &group, &inherit))
return NULL;

- if (pthreads != NULL && pthreads != Py_None)
+ if (pthreads != NULL && pthreads != Py_None) {
+ if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(pthreads, &pyrf_thread_map__type)) {
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "threads must be a thread_map");
+ return NULL;
+ }
threads = ((struct pyrf_thread_map *)pthreads)->threads;
+ }

- if (pcpus != NULL && pcpus != Py_None)
+ if (pcpus != NULL && pcpus != Py_None) {
+ if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(pcpus, &pyrf_cpu_map__type)) {
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "cpus must be a cpu_map");
+ return NULL;
+ }
cpus = ((struct pyrf_cpu_map *)pcpus)->cpus;
+ }

evsel->core.attr.inherit = inherit;
/*
--
2.55.0.rc0.799.gd6f94ed593-goog