linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/53 v2] perf tools: Fix mmap2 event allocation in synthesize code

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Date:	Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:51:07 +0800
From:	"Wangnan (F)" <wangnan0@...wei.com>
To:	平松雅巳 / HIRAMATU，MASAMI 
	<masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	"acme@...nel.org" <acme@...nel.org>
CC:	"jolsa@...nel.org" <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Zefan Li <lizefan@...wei.com>,
	"pi3orama@....com" <pi3orama@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/53 v2] perf tools: Fix mmap2 event allocation in synthesize
 code



On 2016/1/12 18:49, 平松雅巳 / HIRAMATU，MASAMI wrote:
>> From: Wang Nan [mailto:wangnan0@...wei.com]
>>
>> perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events() issues mmap2 events, but the
>> memory of that event is allocated using:
>>
>> mmap_event = malloc(sizeof(mmap_event->mmap) + machine->id_hdr_size);
>>
>> If path of mmap source file is long (near PATH_MAX), random crash
>> would happen. Should use sizeof(mmap_event->mmap2).
>>
>> Fix two memory allocations.
> Looks good to me. But hope to have another rename patch soon after this...

According to Arnaldo, we don't need rename patch. He think mmap_event
is okay. Right?

Thank you.