linux-kernel - [PATCH] perf: dso_load - move name malloc to when needed

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:50:50 -0700
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	acme@...stprotocols.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] perf: dso_load - move name malloc to when needed

memory is currently leaked on some paths.
---
 tools/perf/util/symbol.c |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 61edfd0..e9c0c3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -775,10 +775,6 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 	else
 		machine = NULL;
 
-	name = malloc(PATH_MAX);
-	if (!name)
-		return -1;
-
 	dso->adjust_symbols = 0;
 
 	if (strncmp(dso->name, "/tmp/perf-", 10) == 0) {
@@ -802,6 +798,10 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 	if (machine)
 		root_dir = machine->root_dir;
 
+	name = malloc(PATH_MAX);
+	if (!name)
+		return -1;
+
 	/* Iterate over candidate debug images.
 	 * Keep track of "interesting" ones (those which have a symtab, dynsym,
 	 * and/or opd section) for processing.
-- 
1.7.10.1

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