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Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo f53f5c2437 perf c2c: Fix error masking, OOM, and unchecked caller errors in hpp_list__parse()
hpp_list__parse() has three bugs:

1. The PARSE_LIST macro resets ret = 0 at the start of each invocation,
   so an error from output parsing is silently overwritten when the sort
   parsing block runs.  The function returns success with partially
   initialized state.

2. When the caller passes a non-NULL output_ or sort_ string, but
   strdup() returns NULL due to OOM, NULL is passed to PARSE_LIST which
   treats it as empty input (the "if (!_list) break" branch).  No error
   is returned.

3. When the called _fn function fails and returns something other than
   -ESRCH or -EINVAL (-ENOMEM, for instance) it was not bailing out of
   the strtok loop.

Fix them by checking strdup() return values before proceeding and adding
a cleanup label so that ret from each PARSE_LIST call is checked before
the next runs, preserving the first error.

The early exits now skip perf_hpp__setup_output_field(), which means
c2c_hists__reinit() can return a non-zero value in cases that previously
always succeeded silently.  Both callers discarded its return:
resort_cl_cb() continued into hists__collapse_resort() on a broken list,
and perf_c2c__report() proceeded with uninitialised hists.  Fix the full
chain: check and propagate the error in resort_cl_cb() -- hists__iterate_cb()
already stops iteration and returns the callback error -- and check both
c2c_hists__reinit() and hists__iterate_cb() in perf_c2c__report().

Also turn PARSE_LIST into a function, using a switch to catch other
errors, converting the called functions to return an appropriate errno
instead of -1 on failure.

Also make the two callers that iterate sort_dimension__add() and
output_field_add() handle the newly propagated errors: setup_sort_list()
and setup_output_list() only checked for -EINVAL and -ESRCH, so an
-ENOMEM from a failed allocation was silently overwritten by the next
loop iteration.  Break out of the loop and propagate any other error.

The hpp_list__parse() fixes were developed with AI assistance from
Claude:claude-sonnet-4.6, and the setup_sort_list()/setup_output_list()
caller fixes with AI assistance from Opencode:mimo-v2.5-free and
Opencode:DeepSeek-V4-Flash-free.

Fixes: 2d388bd0c9 ("perf c2c report: Add stdio output support")
Reported-by: sashiko-bot <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4.6
Assisted-by: Opencode:mimo-v2.5-free
Assisted-by: Opencode:DeepSeek-V4-Flash-free
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
History 2026-08-05 21:50:45 -07:00
arch RISC-V: 2026-07-21 08:26:21 -07:00
block block: fix aligning of bounced dio read bios 2026-07-16 06:11:37 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto crypto: aes - Fix conditions for selecting MAC dependencies 2026-07-09 11:06:22 -04:00
Documentation perf hisi-ptt: Fix PTT trace TLP header parsing 2026-07-31 15:48:12 -07:00
drivers hwmon fixes for v7.2-rc5 2026-07-21 08:34:39 -07:00
fs for-7.2-rc4-tag 2026-07-21 08:06:24 -07:00
include for-7.2-rc4-tag 2026-07-21 08:06:24 -07:00
init mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-06-21 13:20:19 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.2-20260717 2026-07-19 09:24:32 -07:00
ipc kernel-7.2-rc1.misc 2026-06-15 03:05:50 +05:30
kernel tracing/eprobe: Fix exact system name matching in eprobe_dyn_event_match() 2026-07-21 10:23:21 +09:00
lib This push contains the following changes: 2026-07-20 12:55:50 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
net BPF fixes: 2026-07-17 12:55:24 -07:00
rust Rust changes for v7.2 (addendum) 2026-06-24 15:11:08 -07:00
samples tracing fixes for 7.2: 2026-07-12 09:46:37 -07:00
scripts scripts/sorttable: Handle RISC-V patchable ftrace entries 2026-06-25 13:15:03 -06:00
security selinux/stable-7.2 PR 20260717 2026-07-17 11:04:46 -07:00
sound ALSA: usb-audio: Add delay quirk for iBasso DC-Elite 2026-07-13 17:06:20 +02:00
tools perf c2c: Fix error masking, OOM, and unchecked caller errors in hpp_list__parse() 2026-08-05 21:50:45 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt KVM/arm64 fixes for 7.2, take #2 2026-07-15 12:13:30 +02:00
.clang-format clang-format: fix formatting of guard() and scoped_guard() statements 2026-05-28 21:24:41 -07:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-04-02 16:48:25 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS CREDITS: Add Wolfram Sang 2026-07-14 16:34:04 +02:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS 12 hotfixes. 8 are cc:stable and the remainder address post-7.1 issues or 2026-07-20 13:04:47 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.2-rc4 2026-07-19 13:54:41 -07:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst