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From: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
	James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 5/6] perf kvm: Fix a memory leak in the usage string
Date: Wed,  1 Jul 2026 12:41:52 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260701194153.401218-6-namhyung@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260701194153.401218-1-namhyung@kernel.org>

The first element of the kvm_usage string is allocated dynamically by
parse_options_subcommand() if it's NULL.  Callers should free it after
use.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 20ea59e59a4b65ba..00baafb056032970 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -2135,6 +2135,7 @@ 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;
 
 	exclude_GH_default = true;
 	perf_host  = 0;
@@ -2152,18 +2153,18 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
 		file_name = get_filename_for_perf_kvm();
 
 	if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("record", argv[0]))
-		return __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
+		ret = __cmd_record(file_name, argc, argv);
 	else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("report", argv[0]))
-		return __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
+		ret = __cmd_report(file_name, argc, argv);
 	else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("diff", argv[0]))
-		return cmd_diff(argc, argv);
+		ret = cmd_diff(argc, argv);
 	else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "top"))
-		return __cmd_top(argc, argv);
+		ret = __cmd_top(argc, argv);
 	else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("buildid-list", argv[0]))
-		return __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
+		ret = __cmd_buildid_list(file_name, argc, argv);
 #if defined(HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT)
 	else if (strlen(argv[0]) > 2 && strstarts("stat", argv[0]))
-		return kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
+		ret = kvm_cmd_stat(file_name, argc, argv);
 #endif
 	else
 		usage_with_options(kvm_usage, kvm_options);
@@ -2171,5 +2172,5 @@ int cmd_kvm(int argc, const char **argv)
 	/* free usage string allocated by parse_options_subcommand */
 	free((void *)kvm_usage[0]);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.55.0.rc0.799.gd6f94ed593-goog


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-01 19:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-01 19:41 [PATCH v3 0/6] perf kvm: A small update in the default arch event Namhyung Kim
2026-07-01 19:41 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] perf kvm: Factor out kvm_need_default_arch_event() Namhyung Kim
2026-07-01 19:59   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-01 19:41 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] perf kvm: Check kvm_need_default_arch_event() early Namhyung Kim
2026-07-01 19:41 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] perf kvm: Kill STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT() Namhyung Kim
2026-07-01 19:41 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] perf kvm: Do not copy filename string Namhyung Kim
2026-07-01 19:41 ` Namhyung Kim [this message]
2026-07-01 19:41 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] perf test: Extend perf kvm tests to check default event Namhyung Kim
2026-07-01 20:11   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-02  4:09 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] perf kvm: A small update in the default arch event Ian Rogers

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