1 files changed, 39 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
index bbf69d248ec5..9f53020c3269 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
@@ -204,6 +204,44 @@ static unsigned long long adjust_signedness(unsigned long long value_int, int si
         return (value_int & value_mask) | ~value_mask;
 }
 
+static int string_set_value(struct bt_ctf_field *field, const char *string)
+{
+        char *buffer = NULL;
+        size_t len = strlen(string), i, p;
+        int err;
+
+        for (i = p = 0; i < len; i++, p++) {
+                if (isprint(string[i])) {
+                        if (!buffer)
+                                continue;
+                        buffer[p] = string[i];
+                } else {
+                        char numstr[5];
+
+                        snprintf(numstr, sizeof(numstr), "\\x%02x",
+                                 (unsigned int)(string[i]) & 0xff);
+
+                        if (!buffer) {
+                                buffer = zalloc(i + (len - i) * 4 + 2);
+                                if (!buffer) {
+                                        pr_err("failed to set unprintable string '%s'\n", string);
+                                        return bt_ctf_field_string_set_value(field, "UNPRINTABLE-STRING");
+                                }
+                                if (i > 0)
+                                        strncpy(buffer, string, i);
+                        }
+                        strncat(buffer + p, numstr, 4);
+                        p += 3;
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (!buffer)
+                return bt_ctf_field_string_set_value(field, string);
+        err = bt_ctf_field_string_set_value(field, buffer);
+        free(buffer);
+        return err;
+}
+
 static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
                                       struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class,
                                       struct bt_ctf_event *event,
@@ -270,8 +308,7 @@ static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
                 }
 
                 if (flags & FIELD_IS_STRING)
-                        ret = bt_ctf_field_string_set_value(field,
-                                        data + offset + i * len);
+                        ret = string_set_value(field, data + offset + i * len);
                 else {
                         unsigned long long value_int;