linux-kernel - [PATCH -tip/perf/core ] perf probe: Allow of casting an array of char to string

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Date:	Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:54 +0900
From:	Hyeoncheol Lee <hyc.lee@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH -tip/perf/core ] perf probe: Allow of casting an array of char
 to string

Before casting a type of a variable to string,
convert_variable_type() confirms that the type is a pointer or
an array. then if it is a pointer to char, it is casted to string.
but in case of an array of char, it isn't

Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: H.C. Lee <hyc.lee@...il.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c |   10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index d448984..94a00de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -413,12 +413,12 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
                                   dwarf_diename(vr_die), dwarf_diename(&type));
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
+               if (die_get_real_type(&type, &type) == NULL) {
+                       pr_warning("Failed to get a type"
+                                  " information.\n");
+                       return -ENOENT;
+               }
                if (ret == DW_TAG_pointer_type) {
-                       if (die_get_real_type(&type, &type) == NULL) {
-                               pr_warning("Failed to get a type"
-                                          " information.\n");
-                               return -ENOENT;
-                       }
                        while (*ref_ptr)
                                ref_ptr = &(*ref_ptr)->next;
                        /* Add new reference with offset +0 */
--
1.7.1
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