linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] perf tools: Fix dso__data_read

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Date:	Wed, 20 May 2015 18:35:46 +0300
From:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
CC:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] perf tools: Fix dso__data_read_offset() file opening

On 20/05/2015 6:11 p.m., Namhyung Kim wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:12:10AM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>> On 20/05/15 09:34, Namhyung Kim wrote:
>>>   {
>>>   	enum dso_binary_type binary_type_data[] = {
>>>   		DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILD_ID_CACHE,
>>> @@ -457,14 +449,6 @@ int dso__data_fd(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
>>>   	};
>>>   	int i = 0;
>>>
>>> -	if (dso->data.status == DSO_DATA_STATUS_ERROR)
>>> -		return -1;
>>
>> Please retain this check. It is needed to prevent repeatedly
>> trying to open files that aren't there.
>
> I just move it out of the function, so it'll be checked before
> entering this function without lock.

data_file_size() isn't doing that though. It just calls try_to_open_dso()

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