linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 01/10] perf tools: fix path unpopulated in machine__create

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Message-ID: <20130925154548.GF2634@ghostprotocols.net>
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:45:48 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
To:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 01/10] perf tools: fix path unpopulated in
 machine__create_modules()

Em Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 01:22:09PM +0300, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
> In machine__create_modules() the 'path' char array
> was used in a call to symbol__restricted_filename()
> without always being populated.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/machine.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> index 933d14f..ddf917b 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> @@ -785,14 +785,14 @@ static int machine__create_modules(struct machine *machine)
>  	const char *modules;
>  	char path[PATH_MAX];
>  
> -	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
> +	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine)) {
>  		modules = symbol_conf.default_guest_modules;
> -	else {
> -		sprintf(path, "%s/proc/modules", machine->root_dir);
> +	} else {
> +		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/proc/modules", machine->root_dir);
>  		modules = path;
>  	}

While I don't dispute the above is an improvement, I think it is
unrelated to the fix described in the changeset comment, so I'm breaking
this patch into two and adding the strict fix to perf/urgent, the other
part (s/sprintf/snprintf/g) to perf/core, with respective explanation,

Thanks,

- Arnaldo

>  
> -	if (symbol__restricted_filename(path, "/proc/modules"))
> +	if (symbol__restricted_filename(modules, "/proc/modules"))
>  		return -1;
>  
>  	file = fopen(modules, "r");
> -- 
> 1.7.11.7
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