[PATCH 1/8] perf sched: Make sure it frees the usage string

Namhyung Kim posted 8 patches 3 months, 1 week ago
[PATCH 1/8] perf sched: Make sure it frees the usage string
Posted by Namhyung Kim 3 months, 1 week ago
The parse_options_subcommand() allocates the usage string based on the
given subcommands.  So it should reach the end of the function to free
the string to prevent memory leaks.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-sched.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 26ece6e9bfd167b3..b7bbfad0ed600eee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -3902,9 +3902,9 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
 	 * Aliased to 'perf script' for now:
 	 */
 	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "script")) {
-		return cmd_script(argc, argv);
+		ret = cmd_script(argc, argv);
 	} else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0])) {
-		return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
+		ret = __cmd_record(argc, argv);
 	} else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("latency", argv[0])) {
 		sched.tp_handler = &lat_ops;
 		if (argc > 1) {
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
 				usage_with_options(latency_usage, latency_options);
 		}
 		setup_sorting(&sched, latency_options, latency_usage);
-		return perf_sched__lat(&sched);
+		ret = perf_sched__lat(&sched);
 	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "map")) {
 		if (argc) {
 			argc = parse_options(argc, argv, map_options, map_usage, 0);
@@ -3924,13 +3924,14 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
 				sched.map.task_names = strlist__new(sched.map.task_name, NULL);
 				if (sched.map.task_names == NULL) {
 					fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse task names\n");
-					return -1;
+					ret = -1;
+					goto out;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		sched.tp_handler = &map_ops;
 		setup_sorting(&sched, latency_options, latency_usage);
-		return perf_sched__map(&sched);
+		ret = perf_sched__map(&sched);
 	} else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("replay", argv[0])) {
 		sched.tp_handler = &replay_ops;
 		if (argc) {
@@ -3938,7 +3939,7 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
 			if (argc)
 				usage_with_options(replay_usage, replay_options);
 		}
-		return perf_sched__replay(&sched);
+		ret = perf_sched__replay(&sched);
 	} else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "timehist")) {
 		if (argc) {
 			argc = parse_options(argc, argv, timehist_options,
@@ -3954,19 +3955,19 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
 				parse_options_usage(NULL, timehist_options, "w", true);
 			if (sched.show_next)
 				parse_options_usage(NULL, timehist_options, "n", true);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = symbol__validate_sym_arguments();
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		return perf_sched__timehist(&sched);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = perf_sched__timehist(&sched);
 	} else {
 		usage_with_options(sched_usage, sched_options);
 	}
 
+out:
 	/* free usage string allocated by parse_options_subcommand */
 	free((void *)sched_usage[0]);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.50.0.727.gbf7dc18ff4-goog
Re: [PATCH 1/8] perf sched: Make sure it frees the usage string
Posted by Ian Rogers 3 months ago
On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> The parse_options_subcommand() allocates the usage string based on the
> given subcommands.  So it should reach the end of the function to free
> the string to prevent memory leaks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>

Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>

Thanks,
Ian

> ---
>  tools/perf/builtin-sched.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
> index 26ece6e9bfd167b3..b7bbfad0ed600eee 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
> @@ -3902,9 +3902,9 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
>          * Aliased to 'perf script' for now:
>          */
>         if (!strcmp(argv[0], "script")) {
> -               return cmd_script(argc, argv);
> +               ret = cmd_script(argc, argv);
>         } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0])) {
> -               return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
> +               ret = __cmd_record(argc, argv);
>         } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("latency", argv[0])) {
>                 sched.tp_handler = &lat_ops;
>                 if (argc > 1) {
> @@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
>                                 usage_with_options(latency_usage, latency_options);
>                 }
>                 setup_sorting(&sched, latency_options, latency_usage);
> -               return perf_sched__lat(&sched);
> +               ret = perf_sched__lat(&sched);
>         } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "map")) {
>                 if (argc) {
>                         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, map_options, map_usage, 0);
> @@ -3924,13 +3924,14 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
>                                 sched.map.task_names = strlist__new(sched.map.task_name, NULL);
>                                 if (sched.map.task_names == NULL) {
>                                         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse task names\n");
> -                                       return -1;
> +                                       ret = -1;
> +                                       goto out;
>                                 }
>                         }
>                 }
>                 sched.tp_handler = &map_ops;
>                 setup_sorting(&sched, latency_options, latency_usage);
> -               return perf_sched__map(&sched);
> +               ret = perf_sched__map(&sched);
>         } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("replay", argv[0])) {
>                 sched.tp_handler = &replay_ops;
>                 if (argc) {
> @@ -3938,7 +3939,7 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
>                         if (argc)
>                                 usage_with_options(replay_usage, replay_options);
>                 }
> -               return perf_sched__replay(&sched);
> +               ret = perf_sched__replay(&sched);
>         } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "timehist")) {
>                 if (argc) {
>                         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, timehist_options,
> @@ -3954,19 +3955,19 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
>                                 parse_options_usage(NULL, timehist_options, "w", true);
>                         if (sched.show_next)
>                                 parse_options_usage(NULL, timehist_options, "n", true);
> -                       return -EINVAL;
> +                       ret = -EINVAL;
> +                       goto out;
>                 }
>                 ret = symbol__validate_sym_arguments();
> -               if (ret)
> -                       return ret;
> -
> -               return perf_sched__timehist(&sched);
> +               if (!ret)
> +                       ret = perf_sched__timehist(&sched);
>         } else {
>                 usage_with_options(sched_usage, sched_options);
>         }
>
> +out:
>         /* free usage string allocated by parse_options_subcommand */
>         free((void *)sched_usage[0]);
>
> -       return 0;
> +       return ret;
>  }
> --
> 2.50.0.727.gbf7dc18ff4-goog
>