1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index db628af6d20d..ac148613afe8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 
 #include "callchain.h"
 
+bool ip_callchain__valid(struct ip_callchain *chain, event_t *event)
+{
+        unsigned int chain_size = event->header.size;
+        chain_size -= (unsigned long)&event->ip.__more_data - (unsigned long)event;
+        return chain->nr * sizeof(u64) <= chain_size;
+}
+
 #define chain_for_each_child(child, parent)     \
         list_for_each_entry(child, &parent->children, brothers)