linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET 0/7] perf tools: Check error during collapsing hist entries

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Message-ID: <20160125071219.GA23869@krava.brq.redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:12:19 +0100
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET 0/7] perf tools: Check error during collapsing hist
 entries

On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 01:37:55PM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 06:01:21PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 10:41:33PM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > This patchset checks error case during the process of collapsing hist
> > > entries.  It's a preparation of upcoming hierarchy patchset which adds
> > > more work in the collapsing path.  If there's an error during this
> > > stage, it'll stop processing and show warning to user.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Namhyung
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Namhyung Kim (7):
> > >   perf callchain: Check return value of add_child()
> > >   perf callchain: Check return value of fill_node()
> > >   perf callchain: Add enum match_result for match_chain()
> > >   perf callchain: Check return value of split_add_child()
> > >   perf callchain: Check return value of append_chain_children()
> > >   perf hists: Return error from hists__collapse_resort()
> > >   perf report: Check error during report__collapse_hists()
> > 
> > I saw 2 other functions allocating memory and not checked:
> >   callchain_cursor_append
> 
> Ok, but this function is basically for the 'addition' path.  Well it's
> also used by the 'collapsing' path but it never allocates new node
> since it reuses the existing ones.  I'll prepare a different patchset
> for the 'addition' path later..
> 
> 
> >   callchain_node__make_parent_list
> 
> It seems not called in the collapsing path.  It should be handled by
> a separate patchset.

ok, with the v2 for patch 3 

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>

thanks,
jirka