linux-kernel - [PATCH 10/11] perf config: Fix abnormal termination at perf_parse

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Date:	Mon,  6 Jun 2016 18:04:42 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] perf config: Fix abnormal termination at perf_parse_file()

From: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>

If a config file has wrong key-value pairs, the perf process will be
forcibly terminated by die() at perf_parse_file() called by
perf_config() so terminal settings can be crushed because of unusual
termination.

For example:

If user config file has a wrong value 'red;default' instead of a normal
value like 'red, default' for a key 'colors.top',

    # cat ~/.perfconfig
    [colors]
        medium = red;default # wrong value

and if running sub-command 'top',

    # perf top

perf process is dead by force and terminal setting is broken
with a messge like below.

    Fatal: bad config file line 2 in /root/.perfconfig

So fix it.
If perf_config() can return on failure without calling die()
at perf_parse_file(), this problem can be solved.
And if a config file has wrong values, show the error message
and then use default config values instead of wrong config values.

Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1465210380-26749-2-git-send-email-treeze.taeung@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/config.c | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index dad7d8272168..b50073741b80 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ static int perf_parse_file(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	die("bad config file line %d in %s", config_linenr, config_file_name);
+	pr_err("bad config file line %d in %s\n", config_linenr, config_file_name);
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int parse_unit_factor(const char *end, unsigned long *val)
@@ -479,16 +480,15 @@ static int perf_config_global(void)
 
 int perf_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 {
-	int ret = 0, found = 0;
+	int ret = -1;
 	const char *home = NULL;
 
 	/* Setting $PERF_CONFIG makes perf read _only_ the given config file. */
 	if (config_exclusive_filename)
 		return perf_config_from_file(fn, config_exclusive_filename, data);
 	if (perf_config_system() && !access(perf_etc_perfconfig(), R_OK)) {
-		ret += perf_config_from_file(fn, perf_etc_perfconfig(),
-					    data);
-		found += 1;
+		if (perf_config_from_file(fn, perf_etc_perfconfig(), data) < 0)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	home = getenv("HOME");
@@ -514,14 +514,12 @@ int perf_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 		if (!st.st_size)
 			goto out_free;
 
-		ret += perf_config_from_file(fn, user_config, data);
-		found += 1;
+		ret = perf_config_from_file(fn, user_config, data);
+
 out_free:
 		free(user_config);
 	}
 out:
-	if (found == 0)
-		return -1;
 	return ret;
 }
 
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2.5.5