[PATCH -tip v2 1/2] [CLEANUP] perf-probe: Expand given path to absolute path

[David Ahern]

On 12/26/13, 12:41 AM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> @@ -180,7 +181,20 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
>   		else
>   			return ret;
>
> -		params.target = str;
> +		/* Expand given path to absolute path, except for modulename */
> +		if (params.uprobes || strchr(str, '/')) {
> +			tmp = realpath(str, NULL);
> +			if (!tmp) {
> +				pr_warning("Failed to find the path of %s.\n",
> +					   str);

That error message will be misleading if it is generated. How about:
     Failed to get the absolute path of %s: %d\n", str, errno.

> +				return ret;
> +			}
> +		} else {
> +			tmp = strdup(str);
> +			if (!tmp)
> +				return -ENOMEM;
> +		}
> +		params.target = tmp;

When is params.target freed?

David