[PATCH 0/3] perf record: Fix segfault with '--timestamp-filename' option and pipe mode

[Yang Jihong]

When perf record uses '--timestamp-filename' option and pipe mode,
will occur segfault:

  # perf record --timestamp-filename -o- true 1>/dev/null
  [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
  [ perf record: Dump -.2024011813361681 ]
  perf: Segmentation fault
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Debug the core file by using the gdb:

  # gdb perf core.3706841
  <SNIP>
  [New LWP 3706841]
  [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
  Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
  Core was generated by `perf record --timestamp-filename -o- true'.
  Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
  #0  evsel__free_stat_priv (evsel=0x555ea56197af) at util/stat.c:145
  145             struct perf_stat_evsel *ps = evsel->stats;
  (gdb) bt
  #0  evsel__free_stat_priv (evsel=0x555ea56197af) at util/stat.c:145
  #1  evlist__free_stats (evlist=evlist@entry=0x555bf0dad1b0) at util/stat.c:215
  #2  0x0000555befd425e8 in evlist__delete (evlist=0x555bf0dad1b0) at util/evlist.c:175
  #3  0x0000555befd42785 in evlist__delete (evlist=<optimized out>) at util/evlist.c:181
  #4  0x0000555befc7f547 in cmd_record (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at builtin-record.c:4252
  #5  0x0000555befd27700 in run_builtin (p=p@entry=0x555bf05acf88 <commands+264>, argc=argc@entry=4, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffc2696a920) at perf.c:349
  #6  0x0000555befc68751 in handle_internal_command (argv=0x7ffc2696a920, argc=4) at perf.c:402
  #7  run_argv (argv=<synthetic pointer>, argcp=<synthetic pointer>) at perf.c:446
  #8  main (argc=4, argv=0x7ffc2696a920) at perf.c:562

It is found that the memory of the evsel is modified.
The reason is that perf_data__switch() not initialized 'new_filename',
as a result, it uses the on-stack variable. It happens that the evsel
address is stored here. 'new_filename' is freed later when uses
'--timestamp-filename' option. Therefore, segfault occurs in the evsel_delete().


1. patch1 fixes this problem.
2. patch2 to optimize the process, check conflict between
   '--timestamp-filename' option and the pipe mode before recording to
   avoid switch perf data.
3. patch3 fixes the code style problem by the way.


Yang Jihong (3):
  perf record: Fix possible incorrect free in record__switch_output()
  perf record: Check conflict between '--timestamp-filename' option and
    pipe mode before recording
  perf data: Minor code style alignment cleanup

 tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 14 ++++++++++----
 tools/perf/util/data.c      | 10 ++++------
 tools/perf/util/data.h      |  6 +++---
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

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