2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index 2e03b6d796d3..e76d715e4342 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -393,16 +393,21 @@ oprofile_write_reserve(struct op_entry *entry, struct pt_regs * const regs,
         return;
 
 fail:
+        entry->event = NULL;
         cpu_buf->sample_lost_overflow++;
 }
 
 int oprofile_add_data(struct op_entry *entry, unsigned long val)
 {
+        if (!entry->event)
+                return 0;
         return op_cpu_buffer_add_data(entry, val);
 }
 
 int oprofile_write_commit(struct op_entry *entry)
 {
+        if (!entry->event)
+                return -EINVAL;
         return op_cpu_buffer_write_commit(entry);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
index 63f81c44846a..272995d20293 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.h
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ static inline void op_cpu_buffer_reset(int cpu)
         cpu_buf->last_task = NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * op_cpu_buffer_add_data() and op_cpu_buffer_write_commit() may be
+ * called only if op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve() did not return NULL or
+ * entry->event != NULL, otherwise entry->size or entry->event will be
+ * used uninitialized.
+ */
+
 struct op_sample
 *op_cpu_buffer_write_reserve(struct op_entry *entry, unsigned long size);
 int op_cpu_buffer_write_commit(struct op_entry *entry);