perf probe: Allow of casting an array of char to string

Before casting a type of a variable to string, convert_variable_type()
confirms that the type is a pointer or an array. then if it is a pointer
to char, it is casted to string.  but in case of an array of char, it
isn't

Signed-off-by: H.C. Lee <hyc.lee@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CANFS6bb75e8a_UtyAD9yF73hfXDy0N8tSjDz=a+Vna=Y8ORMHg@mail.gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 1daf5c14e751..be0329394d56 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -413,12 +413,12 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
                                    dwarf_diename(vr_die), dwarf_diename(&type));
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
+                if (die_get_real_type(&type, &type) == NULL) {
+                        pr_warning("Failed to get a type"
+                                   " information.\n");
+                        return -ENOENT;
+                }
                 if (ret == DW_TAG_pointer_type) {
-                        if (die_get_real_type(&type, &type) == NULL) {
-                                pr_warning("Failed to get a type"
-                                           " information.\n");
-                                return -ENOENT;
-                        }
                         while (*ref_ptr)
                                 ref_ptr = &(*ref_ptr)->next;
                         /* Add new reference with offset +0 */