linux-kernel - [tip:perf/urgent] perf symbols: Check for valid dso before creating map

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jun 2012 00:07:53 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject: [tip:perf/urgent] perf symbols:
  Check for valid dso before creating map

Commit-ID:  378474e4b23183002f1791b294a4440b6b7df36a
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/378474e4b23183002f1791b294a4440b6b7df36a
Author:     Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
AuthorDate: Thu, 31 May 2012 17:16:56 +0530
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Thu, 31 May 2012 12:08:22 -0300

perf symbols: Check for valid dso before creating map

dso__new() can return NULL. Hence verify dso before creating a new map.

Signed-off-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
Cc: Anton Arapov <anton@...hat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20120531114656.23691.54223.sendpatchset@srdronam.in.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/symbol.c |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 9d04dcd..3e2e5ea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -2817,8 +2817,11 @@ int machine__load_vmlinux_path(struct machine *machine, enum map_type type,
 
 struct map *dso__new_map(const char *name)
 {
+	struct map *map = NULL;
 	struct dso *dso = dso__new(name);
-	struct map *map = map__new2(0, dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
+
+	if (dso)
+		map = map__new2(0, dso, MAP__FUNCTION);
 
 	return map;
 }
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