[PATCH] perf data: Fix double free in perf_session__delete

From: Alexey Bayduraev
Date: Fri Feb 18 2022 - 06:30:18 EST


When perf_data__create_dir fails, it calls close_dir, but
perf_session__delete also calls close_dir and since dir.version and
dir.nr was initialized by perf_data__create_dir, a double free occurs.
This patch moves the initialization of dir.version and dir.nr after
successful initialization of dir.files, that prevents double freeing.
This behavior is already implemented in perf_data__open_dir. The patch
also adds a missing error message in case data directory creation fails.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Bayduraev <alexey.v.bayduraev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 4 +++-
tools/perf/util/data.c | 7 +++----
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 0bc6529814b2..0306d5911de2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,10 @@ static int record__mmap_evlist(struct record *rec,

if (record__threads_enabled(rec)) {
ret = perf_data__create_dir(&rec->data, evlist->core.nr_mmaps);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_err("Failed to create data directory: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return ret;
+ }
for (i = 0; i < evlist->core.nr_mmaps; i++) {
if (evlist->mmap)
evlist->mmap[i].file = &rec->data.dir.files[i];
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index f5d260b1df4d..15a4547d608e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ int perf_data__create_dir(struct perf_data *data, int nr)
if (!files)
return -ENOMEM;

- data->dir.version = PERF_DIR_VERSION;
- data->dir.files = files;
- data->dir.nr = nr;
-
for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
struct perf_data_file *file = &files[i];

@@ -62,6 +58,9 @@ int perf_data__create_dir(struct perf_data *data, int nr)
file->fd = ret;
}

+ data->dir.version = PERF_DIR_VERSION;
+ data->dir.files = files;
+ data->dir.nr = nr;
return 0;

out_err:
--
2.19.0