On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 11:55:50AM +0530, Kajol Jain wrote: SNIP
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/expr.h b/tools/perf/util/expr.h > index 9377538f4097..d17664e628db 100644 > --- a/tools/perf/util/expr.h > +++ b/tools/perf/util/expr.h > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct parse_ctx { > struct parse_id ids[MAX_PARSE_ID]; > }; > > +int expr__runtimeparam; > void expr__ctx_init(struct parse_ctx *ctx); > void expr__add_id(struct parse_ctx *ctx, const char *id, double val); > int expr__parse(double *final_val, struct parse_ctx *ctx, const char *expr); > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/expr.l b/tools/perf/util/expr.l > index 1928f2a3dddc..ec4b00671f67 100644 > --- a/tools/perf/util/expr.l > +++ b/tools/perf/util/expr.l > @@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ static char *normalize(char *str) > *dst++ = '/'; > else if (*str == '\\') > *dst++ = *++str; > + else if (*str == '?') { > + > + int size = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%d", expr__runtimeparam); > + char * paramval = (char *)malloc(size); can't we agree that any reasonable number in here wouldn't cross 20 bytes in string or so and use buffer for that instead of that malloc exercise? thanks, jirka > + int i = 0; > + > + if(!paramval) > + *dst++ = '0'; > + else { > + sprintf(paramval, "%d", expr__runtimeparam); > + while(i < size) > + *dst++ = paramval[i++]; > + free(paramval); > + } > + } SNIP