1 files changed, 24 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index cc75a3cef388..95d91a0b23af 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ static void handler_call_die(const char *handler_name)
         Py_FatalError("problem in Python trace event handler");
 }
 
+/*
+ * Insert val into into the dictionary and decrement the reference counter.
+ * This is necessary for dictionaries since PyDict_SetItemString() does not 
+ * steal a reference, as opposed to PyTuple_SetItem().
+ */
+static void pydict_set_item_string_decref(PyObject *dict, const char *key, PyObject *val)
+{
+        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, key, val);
+        Py_DECREF(val);
+}
+
 static void define_value(enum print_arg_type field_type,
                          const char *ev_name,
                          const char *field_name,
@@ -279,11 +290,11 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(union perf_event *perf_event
                 PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, PyInt_FromLong(pid));
                 PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, PyString_FromString(comm));
         } else {
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "common_cpu", PyInt_FromLong(cpu));
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "common_s", PyInt_FromLong(s));
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "common_ns", PyInt_FromLong(ns));
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "common_pid", PyInt_FromLong(pid));
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "common_comm", PyString_FromString(comm));
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "common_cpu", PyInt_FromLong(cpu));
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "common_s", PyInt_FromLong(s));
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "common_ns", PyInt_FromLong(ns));
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "common_pid", PyInt_FromLong(pid));
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "common_comm", PyString_FromString(comm));
         }
         for (field = event->format.fields; field; field = field->next) {
                 if (field->flags & FIELD_IS_STRING) {
@@ -313,7 +324,7 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(union perf_event *perf_event
                 if (handler)
                         PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, obj);
                 else
-                        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, field->name, obj);
+                        pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, field->name, obj);
 
         }
         if (!handler)
@@ -370,21 +381,21 @@ static void python_process_general_event(union perf_event *perf_event
         if (!handler || !PyCallable_Check(handler))
                 goto exit;
 
-        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "ev_name", PyString_FromString(perf_evsel__name(evsel)));
-        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "attr", PyString_FromStringAndSize(
+        pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "ev_name", PyString_FromString(perf_evsel__name(evsel)));
+        pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "attr", PyString_FromStringAndSize(
                         (const char *)&evsel->attr, sizeof(evsel->attr)));
-        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "sample", PyString_FromStringAndSize(
+        pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "sample", PyString_FromStringAndSize(
                         (const char *)sample, sizeof(*sample)));
-        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "raw_buf", PyString_FromStringAndSize(
+        pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "raw_buf", PyString_FromStringAndSize(
                         (const char *)sample->raw_data, sample->raw_size));
-        PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "comm",
+        pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "comm",
                         PyString_FromString(thread->comm));
         if (al->map) {
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "dso",
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "dso",
                         PyString_FromString(al->map->dso->name));
         }
         if (al->sym) {
-                PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "symbol",
+                pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "symbol",
                         PyString_FromString(al->sym->name));
         }