Re: [PATCH] perf tools: Fix a problem when opening old perf.data with different byte order

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 03:40:42AM +, Wang Nan wrote: > Following error occurs when trying to use 'perf report' on x86_64 to > cross analysis a perf.data generated by an old perf on a big-endian > machine: > SNIP > - attr->branch_sample_type = bswap_64(attr->branch_sample_type); > -

[PATCH] perf tools: Fix a problem when opening old perf.data with different byte order

Following error occurs when trying to use 'perf report' on x86_64 to cross analysis a perf.data generated by an old perf on a big-endian machine: # perf report *** Error in `/home/w00229757/perf': free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x032c99f0 *** === Backtrace: = /lib64/lib