Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Bigger kernel side changes:

   - Add backwards writing capability to the perf ring-buffer code,
     which is preparation for future advanced features like robust
     'overwrite support' and snapshot mode.  (Wang Nan)

   - Add pause and resume ioctls for the perf ringbuffer (Wang Nan)

   - x86 Intel cstate code cleanups and reorgnization (Thomas Gleixner)

   - x86 Intel uncore and CPU PMU driver updates (Kan Liang, Peter
     Zijlstra)

   - x86 AUX (Intel PT) related enhancements and updates (Alexander
     Shishkin)

   - x86 MSR PMU driver enhancements and updates (Huang Rui)

   - ... and lots of other changes spread out over 40+ commits.

  Biggest tooling side changes:

   - 'perf trace' features and enhancements.  (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

   - BPF tooling updates (Wang Nan)

   - 'perf sched' updates (Jiri Olsa)

   - 'perf probe' updates (Masami Hiramatsu)

   - ... plus 200+ other enhancements, fixes and cleanups to tools/

  The merge commits, the shortlog and the changelogs contain a lot more
  details"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (249 commits)
  perf/core: Disable the event on a truncated AUX record
  perf/x86/intel/pt: Generate PMI in the STOP region as well
  perf buildid-cache: Use lsdir() for looking up buildid caches
  perf symbols: Use lsdir() for the search in kcore cache directory
  perf tools: Use SBUILD_ID_SIZE where applicable
  perf tools: Fix lsdir to set errno correctly
  perf trace: Move seccomp args beautifiers to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf trace: Move flock op beautifier to tools/perf/trace/beauty/
  perf build: Add build-test for debug-frame on arm/arm64
  perf build: Add build-test for libunwind cross-platforms support
  perf script: Fix export of callchains with recursion in db-export
  perf script: Fix callchain addresses in db-export
  perf script: Fix symbol insertion behavior in db-export
  perf symbols: Add dso__insert_symbol function
  perf scripting python: Use Py_FatalError instead of die()
  perf tools: Remove xrealloc and ALLOC_GROW
  perf help: Do not use ALLOC_GROW in add_cmd_list
  perf pmu: Make pmu_formats_string to check return value of strbuf
  perf header: Make topology checkers to check return value of strbuf
  perf tools: Make alias handler to check return value of strbuf
  ...

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-help.c b/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
index bc1de9b8fd67..f9830c902b78 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 	struct child_process ec_process;
 	const char *argv_ec[] = { "emacsclient", "--version", NULL };
 	int version;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 	/* emacsclient prints its version number on stderr */
 	memset(&ec_process, 0, sizeof(ec_process));
@@ -71,7 +72,10 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to start emacsclient.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	strbuf_read(&buffer, ec_process.err, 20);
+	if (strbuf_read(&buffer, ec_process.err, 20) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read emacsclient version\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
 	close(ec_process.err);
 
 	/*
@@ -82,8 +86,7 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 
 	if (prefixcmp(buffer.buf, "emacsclient")) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse emacsclient version.\n");
-		strbuf_release(&buffer);
-		return -1;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	version = atoi(buffer.buf + strlen("emacsclient"));
@@ -92,12 +95,11 @@ static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
 		fprintf(stderr,
 			"emacsclient version '%d' too old (< 22).\n",
 			version);
-		strbuf_release(&buffer);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
+	} else
+		ret = 0;
+out:
 	strbuf_release(&buffer);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void exec_woman_emacs(const char *path, const char *page)