1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
index d4b0bac80dc8..767de4f1e8ee 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
@@ -161,11 +161,13 @@ add_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter, int id)
         if (filter_type)
                 return filter_type;
 
-        filter->event_filters = realloc(filter->event_filters,
-                                        sizeof(*filter->event_filters) *
-                                        (filter->filters + 1));
-        if (!filter->event_filters)
-                die("Could not allocate filter");
+        filter_type = realloc(filter->event_filters,
+                              sizeof(*filter->event_filters) *
+                              (filter->filters + 1));
+        if (!filter_type)
+                return NULL;
+
+        filter->event_filters = filter_type;
 
         for (i = 0; i < filter->filters; i++) {
                 if (filter->event_filters[i].event_id > id)
@@ -1180,6 +1182,12 @@ static int filter_event(struct event_filter *filter,
         }
 
         filter_type = add_filter_type(filter, event->id);
+        if (filter_type == NULL) {
+                show_error(error_str, "failed to add a new filter: %s",
+                           filter_str ? filter_str : "true");
+                return -1;
+        }
+
         if (filter_type->filter)
                 free_arg(filter_type->filter);
         filter_type->filter = arg;
@@ -1417,6 +1425,9 @@ static int copy_filter_type(struct event_filter *filter,
                         arg->boolean.value = 0;
 
                 filter_type = add_filter_type(filter, event->id);
+                if (filter_type == NULL)
+                        return -1;
+
                 filter_type->filter = arg;
 
                 free(str);