linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 07/40] perf stat: Avoid segv on counter->name

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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:11:49 -0400
From:   "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Ahmad Yasin <ahmad.yasin@...el.com>,
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        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 07/40] perf stat: Avoid segv on counter->name



On 2023-04-26 3:00 a.m., Ian Rogers wrote:
> Switch to use evsel__name that doesn't return NULL for hardware and
> similar events.

This one should be backport to 6.4. It helps to fix the Segmentation
fault with default mode.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2b8768bf-de24-946f-62da-6ed171a5c324@linux.intel.com/


> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>

Thanks,
Kan

> ---
>  tools/perf/util/stat-display.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
> index 6b46bbb3d322..71dd6cb83918 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
> @@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static void uniquify_event_name(struct evsel *counter)
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	if (counter->uniquified_name || counter->use_config_name ||
> -	    !counter->pmu_name || !strncmp(counter->name, counter->pmu_name,
> +	    !counter->pmu_name || !strncmp(evsel__name(counter), counter->pmu_name,
>  					   strlen(counter->pmu_name)))
>  		return;
>