linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf record: mmap output file

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Date:	Fri, 8 Nov 2013 10:34:55 +0100
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:	acme@...stprotocols.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...nel.org, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf record: mmap output file - v4

On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 09:23:25PM -0700, David Ahern wrote:

SNIP

>  
> +static void mmap_output_fini(struct perf_record *rec)
> +{
> +	off_t len;
> +	int fd;
> +
> +	if (!rec->mmap.use)
> +		return;
> +
> +	rec->mmap.use = false;
> +
> +	len = rec->session->header.data_offset + rec->bytes_written;
> +	fd = rec->file.fd;
> +
> +	munmap(rec->mmap.addr, rec->mmap.out_size);
> +	rec->mmap.addr = NULL;
> +
> +	if (ftruncate(fd, len) != 0)
> +		pr_err("ftruncate failed\n");

I think we should fail here and dont let the finishing
code run on probably corrupted file.

the code that process build IDs could even get stuck

jirka
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