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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.c33
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 8e54bdb..b686269 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -721,15 +721,19 @@ parse_numeric_event(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
return EVT_FAILED;
}
-static enum event_result
+static int
parse_event_modifier(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
{
const char *str = *strp;
int exclude = 0;
int eu = 0, ek = 0, eh = 0, precise = 0;
- if (*str++ != ':')
+ if (!*str)
return 0;
+
+ if (*str++ != ':')
+ return -1;
+
while (*str) {
if (*str == 'u') {
if (!exclude)
@@ -750,14 +754,16 @@ parse_event_modifier(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
++str;
}
- if (str >= *strp + 2) {
- *strp = str;
- attr->exclude_user = eu;
- attr->exclude_kernel = ek;
- attr->exclude_hv = eh;
- attr->precise_ip = precise;
- return 1;
- }
+ if (str < *strp + 2)
+ return -1;
+
+ *strp = str;
+
+ attr->exclude_user = eu;
+ attr->exclude_kernel = ek;
+ attr->exclude_hv = eh;
+ attr->precise_ip = precise;
+
return 0;
}
@@ -800,7 +806,12 @@ parse_event_symbols(const struct option *opt, const char **str,
return EVT_FAILED;
modifier:
- parse_event_modifier(str, attr);
+ if (parse_event_modifier(str, attr) < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "invalid event modifier: '%s'\n", *str);
+ fprintf(stderr, "Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events and modifiers\n");
+
+ return EVT_FAILED;
+ }
return ret;
}
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