From: Masami Hiramatsu on
Copy type field if it is for raw parameters.
Without this fix, perf probe drops the type if user passes it
for raw parameters (e.g. %ax:u32 will be converted to %ax).

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt(a)hitachi.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra(a)chello.nl>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus(a)samba.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo(a)elte.hu>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme(a)redhat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec(a)gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel(a)vger.kernel.org
---

tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c | 8 ++++++--
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 840f1aa..b69d194 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -706,8 +706,12 @@ static int find_variable(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
pf->tvar->value = strdup(pf->pvar->var);
if (pf->tvar->value == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
- else
- return 0;
+ if (pf->pvar->type) {
+ pf->tvar->type = strdup(pf->pvar->type);
+ if (pf->tvar->type == NULL)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ return 0;
}

pr_debug("Searching '%s' variable in context.\n",


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Masami HIRAMATSU
2nd Research Dept.
Hitachi, Ltd., Systems Development Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt(a)hitachi.com
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