Re: [PATCH] perf parse: Copy string to perf_evsel_config_term

[Leo Yan]

Hi Jiri,

On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 04:12:41PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:

[...]

> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > index ed7c008b9c8b..5972acdd40d6 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > @@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ static int get_config_terms(struct list_head *head_config,
> >  			    struct list_head *head_terms __maybe_unused)
> >  {
> >  #define ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __name, __val)			\
> > -do {								\
> >  	struct perf_evsel_config_term *__t;			\
> >  								\
> >  	__t = zalloc(sizeof(*__t));				\
> > @@ -1229,9 +1228,19 @@ do {								\
> >  								\
> >  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&__t->list);				\
> >  	__t->type       = PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_ ## __type;	\
> > -	__t->val.__name = __val;				\
> >  	__t->weak	= term->weak;				\
> > -	list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms);			\
> > +	list_add_tail(&__t->list, head_terms)
> > +
> > +#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_VAL(__type, __name, __val)		\
> > +do {								\
> > +	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __name, __val);			\
> > +	__t->val.__name = __val;				\
> > +} while (0)
> > +
> > +#define ADD_CONFIG_TERM_STR(__type, __name, __val)		\
> > +do {								\
> > +	ADD_CONFIG_TERM(__type, __name, __val);			\
> > +	__t->val.__name = strdup(__val);			\
> 
> ok, I understand now.. we move the pointer to the perf_evsel_config_term,
> but release it after in parse_events_terms__purge
> 
> the change seems ok, but please check on the strdup return value
> and cleanup and return -ENOMEM if it fails in here

Thanks for suggestion.  Will do it.

Thanks,
Leo