Re: [PATCH v2] perf: fix double free at function perf_hpp__reset_output_field

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Tue Apr 04 2017 - 11:51:15 EST


Em Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 12:34:59AM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
>
> On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 12:19 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
> <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Em Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 02:22:55PM +0800, changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx escreveu:
> >> From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Some perf_hpp_fmt both registered at field and sort list. For such
> >> instance, we only can free it when removed from the both lists. This
> >> function currently only used by self-test code, but still should fix
> >> it.
> >
> > Looks sane, applying,
> >
> > Jiri, Namhyung, please holler (or ack) if needed,
>
> Did you actually see the double free problem? AFAICS the old code

I assumed that he had seen it, in some self-test code, Changbin, can you
please show command output or further describe when this patch would be
necessary?

- Arnaldo

> removed a fmt from both list before free it. In the first loop, fmt that
> was linked to both output list and sort list will be remove. And the
> second loop frees fmt that was linked only to the sort list (IOW, it
> frees fmt that was not freed in the first loop).
>
> Thanks,
> Namhyung
>
>
> >
> > - Arnaldo
> >
> >> Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> v2: removed redundant Signed-off.
> >>
> >> ---
> >> tools/perf/ui/hist.c | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
> >> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
> >> index 5d632dc..f94b301 100644
> >> --- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
> >> +++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
> >> @@ -609,20 +609,25 @@ static void fmt_free(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt)
> >>
> >> void perf_hpp__reset_output_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list)
> >> {
> >> - struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, *tmp;
> >> + struct perf_hpp_fmt *field_fmt, *sort_fmt, *tmp1, *tmp2;
> >>
> >> /* reset output fields */
> >> - perf_hpp_list__for_each_format_safe(list, fmt, tmp) {
> >> - list_del_init(&fmt->list);
> >> - list_del_init(&fmt->sort_list);
> >> - fmt_free(fmt);
> >> + perf_hpp_list__for_each_format_safe(list, field_fmt, tmp1) {
> >> + list_del_init(&field_fmt->list);
> >> + /* reset sort keys */
> >> + perf_hpp_list__for_each_sort_list_safe(list, sort_fmt, tmp2) {
> >> + if (field_fmt == sort_fmt) {
> >> + list_del_init(&field_fmt->sort_list);
> >> + break;
> >> + }
> >> + }
> >> + fmt_free(field_fmt);
> >> }
> >>
> >> - /* reset sort keys */
> >> - perf_hpp_list__for_each_sort_list_safe(list, fmt, tmp) {
> >> - list_del_init(&fmt->list);
> >> - list_del_init(&fmt->sort_list);
> >> - fmt_free(fmt);
> >> + /* reset remaining sort keys */
> >> + perf_hpp_list__for_each_sort_list_safe(list, sort_fmt, tmp1) {
> >> + list_del_init(&sort_fmt->sort_list);
> >> + fmt_free(sort_fmt);
> >> }
> >> }
> >>
> >> --
> >> 2.7.4