linux-kernel - [tip:perf/urgent] perf header: Fix bogus group name

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Message-ID: <tip-210e812f036736aeda097d9a6ef84b1f2b334bae@git.kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:55:23 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Namhyung Kim <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, paulus@...ba.org,
	eranian@...gle.com, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, namhyung.kim@....com, namhyung@...nel.org,
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Subject: [tip:perf/urgent] perf header: Fix bogus group name

Commit-ID:  210e812f036736aeda097d9a6ef84b1f2b334bae
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/210e812f036736aeda097d9a6ef84b1f2b334bae
Author:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>
AuthorDate: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:20:43 +0900
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:33:57 -0300

perf header: Fix bogus group name

When processing event group descriptor in perf file header, we reuse an
allocated group name but forgot to prevent it from freeing.

Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1384741244-7271-1-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/header.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 369c036..559c516 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2078,8 +2078,10 @@ static int process_group_desc(struct perf_file_section *section __maybe_unused,
 		if (evsel->idx == (int) desc[i].leader_idx) {
 			evsel->leader = evsel;
 			/* {anon_group} is a dummy name */
-			if (strcmp(desc[i].name, "{anon_group}"))
+			if (strcmp(desc[i].name, "{anon_group}")) {
 				evsel->group_name = desc[i].name;
+				desc[i].name = NULL;
+			}
 			evsel->nr_members = desc[i].nr_members;
 
 			if (i >= nr_groups || nr > 0) {
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