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Date:	Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:27:52 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Namhyung Kim <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	mingo@...nel.org, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, namhyung.kim@....com,
	namhyung@...nel.org, jolsa@...hat.com, fweisbec@...il.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:perf/core] tools lib traceevent: Get rid of malloc_or_die()
  in show_error()

Commit-ID:  9451a2fd78c785445afe0f6966b2043c3ee187ca
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/9451a2fd78c785445afe0f6966b2043c3ee187ca
Author:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
AuthorDate: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:36:04 +0900
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:30:21 -0300

tools lib traceevent: Get rid of malloc_or_die() in show_error()

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1386833777-3790-2-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
index ab402fb..d4b0bac 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
@@ -56,7 +56,21 @@ static void show_error(char **error_str, const char *fmt, ...)
 	index = pevent_get_input_buf_ptr();
 	len = input ? strlen(input) : 0;
 
-	error = malloc_or_die(MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE + (len*2) + 3);
+	error = malloc(MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE + (len*2) + 3);
+	if (error == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * Maybe it's due to len is too long.
+		 * Retry without the input buffer part.
+		 */
+		len = 0;
+
+		error = malloc(MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE);
+		if (error == NULL) {
+			/* no memory */
+			*error_str = NULL;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (len) {
 		strcpy(error, input);
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