perf tools: Correct size given to memset
Memset should be given the size of the structure, not the size
of the pointer.
The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows:
(http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
// <smpl>
@@
type T;
T *x;
expression E;
@@
memset(x, E, sizeof(
+ *
x))
// </smpl>
Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
LKML-Reference: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0912092026000.1870@ask.diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 6ffe9d6..c5c32be 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@
goto out_free;
field = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*field));
- memset(field, 0, sizeof(field));
+ memset(field, 0, sizeof(*field));
value = arg_eval(arg);
field->value = strdup(value);