Re: [PATCH V2 01/10] perf tools: fix path unpopulated inmachine__create_modules()

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Sep 25 2013 - 11:45:58 EST


Em Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 01:22:09PM +0300, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
> In machine__create_modules() the 'path' char array
> was used in a call to symbol__restricted_filename()
> without always being populated.
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/machine.c | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> index 933d14f..ddf917b 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
> @@ -785,14 +785,14 @@ static int machine__create_modules(struct machine *machine)
> const char *modules;
> char path[PATH_MAX];
>
> - if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
> + if (machine__is_default_guest(machine)) {
> modules = symbol_conf.default_guest_modules;
> - else {
> - sprintf(path, "%s/proc/modules", machine->root_dir);
> + } else {
> + snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/proc/modules", machine->root_dir);
> modules = path;
> }

While I don't dispute the above is an improvement, I think it is
unrelated to the fix described in the changeset comment, so I'm breaking
this patch into two and adding the strict fix to perf/urgent, the other
part (s/sprintf/snprintf/g) to perf/core, with respective explanation,

Thanks,

- Arnaldo

>
> - if (symbol__restricted_filename(path, "/proc/modules"))
> + if (symbol__restricted_filename(modules, "/proc/modules"))
> return -1;
>
> file = fopen(modules, "r");
> --
> 1.7.11.7
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