Re: [PATCH] bpftool: Fix NULL vs IS_ERR() checking for return value of hashmap__new

From: Andrii Nakryiko
Date: Mon Dec 13 2021 - 14:33:16 EST


On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 7:07 AM 林妙倩 <linmq006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Sorry, I forgot to do compile testing. I will test it and let you know.
>
> Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@xxxxxxxxx> 于2021年12月12日周日 13:18写道:
>>
>> The hashmap__new() function does not return NULL on errors. It returns
>> ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM). Using IS_ERR() to check the return value to fix this.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---

Please do test (not just compile test) and re-send all three patches
as one patch set instead of three independent patches. Thanks.


>> tools/bpf/bpftool/link.c | 2 +-
>> tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c | 2 +-
>> tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c | 2 +-
>> 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/link.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/link.c
>> index 2c258db0d352..0dc402a89cd8 100644
>> --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/link.c
>> +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/link.c
>> @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int do_show(int argc, char **argv)
>> if (show_pinned) {
>> link_table = hashmap__new(hash_fn_for_key_as_id,
>> equal_fn_for_key_as_id, NULL);
>> - if (!link_table) {
>> + if (IS_ERR(link_table)) {
>> p_err("failed to create hashmap for pinned paths");
>> return -1;
>> }
>> diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
>> index cae1f1119296..af83ae37d247 100644
>> --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
>> +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
>> @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int do_show(int argc, char **argv)
>> if (show_pinned) {
>> map_table = hashmap__new(hash_fn_for_key_as_id,
>> equal_fn_for_key_as_id, NULL);
>> - if (!map_table) {
>> + if (IS_ERR(map_table)) {
>> p_err("failed to create hashmap for pinned paths");
>> return -1;
>> }
>> diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c
>> index 56b598eee043..6c4767e97061 100644
>> --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c
>> +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c
>> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int build_obj_refs_table(struct hashmap **map, enum bpf_obj_type type)
>> libbpf_print_fn_t default_print;
>>
>> *map = hashmap__new(hash_fn_for_key_as_id, equal_fn_for_key_as_id, NULL);
>> - if (!*map) {
>> + if (IS_ERR(*map)) {
>> p_err("failed to create hashmap for PID references");
>> return -1;
>> }
>> --
>> 2.17.1
>>