From: Michalis Niarchos via B4 Relay <devnull+michael.niarchos.gmail.com@kernel.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Michalis Niarchos <michael.niarchos@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/3] perf tools: Fix memory leak in cmd_kvm()
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:51:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260803-perf-kvm-fixes-v3-3-e06268ec06fa@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260803-perf-kvm-fixes-v3-0-e06268ec06fa@gmail.com>
From: Michalis Niarchos <michael.niarchos@gmail.com>
The usage string is allocated by parse_options_subcommand() and freed
only on one return path. Using a single return point guarantees it is
freed on all occasions.
Signed-off-by: Michalis Niarchos <michael.niarchos@gmail.com>
---
tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 8e14d037d7d9..04cf9bd5b595 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -2132,6 +2132,7 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
const char *const kvm_subcommands[] = { "top", "record", "report", "diff",
"buildid-list", "stat", NULL };
const char *kvm_usage[] = { NULL, NULL };
+ int ret = 0;
exclude_GH_default = true;
perf_host = 0;
@@ -2148,25 +2149,34 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
if (!file_name)
file_name = get_filename_for_perf_kvm();
- if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("report", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0]))
- return cmd_diff(argc, argv);
- else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top"))
- return __cmd_top(argc, argv);
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
+ if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0])) {
+ ret = __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("report", argv[0])) {
+ ret = __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0])) {
+ ret = cmd_diff(argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top")) {
+ ret = __cmd_top(argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0])) {
+ ret = __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ }
#if defined(HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT)
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("stat", argv[0]))
- return kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
+ else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("stat", argv[0])) {
+ ret = kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ }
#endif
else
usage_with_options(kvm_usage, kvm_options);
+exit:
/* free usage string allocated by parse_options_subcommand */
free((void *)kvm_usage[0]);
- return 0;
+ return ret;
}
--
2.55.0
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Michalis Niarchos <michael.niarchos@gmail.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Michalis Niarchos <michael.niarchos@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/3] perf tools: Fix memory leak in cmd_kvm()
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:51:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260803-perf-kvm-fixes-v3-3-e06268ec06fa@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260803-perf-kvm-fixes-v3-0-e06268ec06fa@gmail.com>
The usage string is allocated by parse_options_subcommand() and freed
only on one return path. Using a single return point guarantees it is
freed on all occasions.
Signed-off-by: Michalis Niarchos <michael.niarchos@gmail.com>
---
tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 8e14d037d7d9..04cf9bd5b595 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -2132,6 +2132,7 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
const char *const kvm_subcommands[] = { "top", "record", "report", "diff",
"buildid-list", "stat", NULL };
const char *kvm_usage[] = { NULL, NULL };
+ int ret = 0;
exclude_GH_default = true;
perf_host = 0;
@@ -2148,25 +2149,34 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
if (!file_name)
file_name = get_filename_for_perf_kvm();
- if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("report", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0]))
- return cmd_diff(argc, argv);
- else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top"))
- return __cmd_top(argc, argv);
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0]))
- return __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
+ if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0])) {
+ ret = __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("report", argv[0])) {
+ ret = __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0])) {
+ ret = cmd_diff(argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top")) {
+ ret = __cmd_top(argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ } else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0])) {
+ ret = __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ }
#if defined(HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT)
- else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("stat", argv[0]))
- return kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
+ else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("stat", argv[0])) {
+ ret = kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
+ goto exit;
+ }
#endif
else
usage_with_options(kvm_usage, kvm_options);
+exit:
/* free usage string allocated by parse_options_subcommand */
free((void *)kvm_usage[0]);
- return 0;
+ return ret;
}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-03 13:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-03 13:51 [PATCH v3 0/3] perf tools: Fix memory issues Michalis Niarchos via B4 Relay
2026-08-03 13:51 ` Michalis Niarchos
2026-08-03 13:51 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] perf tools: Fix memory leak in cmd_kvm() Michalis Niarchos via B4 Relay
2026-08-03 13:51 ` Michalis Niarchos
2026-08-03 13:51 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] perf tools: Fix double free and memory leak issues Michalis Niarchos via B4 Relay
2026-08-03 13:51 ` Michalis Niarchos
2026-08-03 13:51 ` Michalis Niarchos via B4 Relay [this message]
2026-08-03 13:51 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] perf tools: Fix memory leak in cmd_kvm() Michalis Niarchos
2026-08-06 5:12 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] perf tools: Fix memory issues Namhyung Kim
2026-08-06 12:17 ` Michalis Niarchos
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