linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fixes: cfc8874a485 ("perf script: Process cpu/threads maps")

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Date:	Wed, 9 Mar 2016 09:02:46 +0100
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	Chris Phlipot <cphlipot0@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fixes: cfc8874a485 ("perf script: Process
 cpu/threads maps")

On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 09:11:54PM -0800, Chris Phlipot wrote:
> fix the perf script python database export crash.
> Remove the union in evsel so that the database id and priv pointer can be
> used simultainously without conflicting and crashing.
> 
> Detailed Description for the fixed bug follows:
> 
> perf script crashes with a segmentaiton fault on user space tool version
> 4.5.rc7.ge2857b when using the python database export API. It works
> properly in 4.4 and prior versions.
> 
> the crash fist appeared in
> cfc8874a485 ("perf script: Process cpu/threads maps")

ouch, missed this one..

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

thanks,
jirka