linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/4] tools lib traceevent: Check return value of realloc()

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Date:	Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:34:24 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
Cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] tools lib traceevent: Check return value of realloc()

From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>

If realloc() fails, it'll leak the buffer.  Also increate buffer size
only if the allocation succeeded.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
---
 tools/lib/traceevent/trace-seq.c | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/trace-seq.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/trace-seq.c
index 976ad2a146b3..57405652f26d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/trace-seq.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/trace-seq.c
@@ -79,10 +79,16 @@ void trace_seq_destroy(struct trace_seq *s)
 
 static void expand_buffer(struct trace_seq *s)
 {
-	s->buffer_size += TRACE_SEQ_BUF_SIZE;
-	s->buffer = realloc(s->buffer, s->buffer_size);
-	if (!s->buffer)
+	char *buf;
+
+	buf = realloc(s->buffer, s->buffer_size + TRACE_SEQ_BUF_SIZE);
+	if (!buf) {
 		s->state = TRACE_SEQ__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	s->buffer = buf;
+	s->buffer_size += TRACE_SEQ_BUF_SIZE;
 }
 
 /**
-- 
1.7.11.7

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