Re: [PATCH v2] perf probe: convert_name_to_addr() allocated the wrongsize buffers for names

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Thu Oct 18 2012 - 04:31:09 EST


(2012/10/18 10:17), Hyeoncheol Lee wrote:
> The function allocated wrong size buffers for names
>
> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hyeoncheol Lee <hyc.lee@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!


> ---
> v2: - Added a comment for MAX_ADDRNAME_LEN
>
> tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> index 49a256e..661bbdf 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> @@ -2274,6 +2274,14 @@ int show_available_funcs(const char *target, struct strfilter *_filter,
> }
>
> /*
> + * MAX_ADDRNAME_LEN is the maximum length of a function name for uprobe_events
> + * Because each half byte is encoded in one hex character,
> + * sizeof(type)*2 is the maximum length of hexadecimal number of the type.
> + * Another 3 bytes are for "0x" and a null character
> + */
> +#define MAX_ADDRNAME_LEN (3 + sizeof(unsigned long long) * 2)
> +
> +/*
> * uprobe_events only accepts address:
> * Convert function and any offset to address
> */
> @@ -2332,7 +2340,7 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
> if (!pev->group) {
> char *ptr1, *ptr2, *exec_copy;
>
> - pev->group = zalloc(sizeof(char *) * 64);
> + pev->group = zalloc(sizeof(char) * 64);
> exec_copy = strdup(exec);
> if (!exec_copy) {
> ret = -ENOMEM;
> @@ -2352,14 +2360,15 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
> free(exec_copy);
> }
> free(pp->function);
> - pp->function = zalloc(sizeof(char *) * MAX_PROBE_ARGS);
> + pp->function = zalloc(sizeof(char) * MAX_ADDRNAME_LEN);
> if (!pp->function) {
> ret = -ENOMEM;
> pr_warning("Failed to allocate memory by zalloc.\n");
> goto out;
> }
> - e_snprintf(pp->function, MAX_PROBE_ARGS, "0x%llx", vaddr);
> - ret = 0;
> + ret = e_snprintf(pp->function, MAX_ADDRNAME_LEN, "0x%llx", vaddr);
> + if (ret > 0)
> + ret = 0;
>
> out:
> if (map) {
>


--
Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx


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