linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/6] perf probe: Fix regression of variable finder

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Date:	Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:37:06 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] perf probe: Fix regression of variable finder

From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>

Fix to call convert_variable() if previous call does not fail.

To call convert_variable, it ensures "ret" is 0. However, since
"ret" has the return value of synthesize_perf_probe_arg() which
always returns positive value if it succeeded, perf probe doesn't
call convert_variable(). This will cause a SEGV when we add an
event with arguments.

This has to be fixed as it ensures "ret" is greater than 0
(or not negative).

This regression has been introduced by my previous patch, f182e3e1.

Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20110820053922.3286.65805.stgit@fedora15
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 555fc38..5d73262 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int find_variable(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 		if (!die_find_variable_at(&pf->cu_die, pf->pvar->var, 0, &vr_die))
 			ret = -ENOENT;
 	}
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret >= 0)
 		ret = convert_variable(&vr_die, pf);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-- 
1.6.2.5

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