3 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 65f39fdf821a..94f6ba16747f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
         u64                     *id;
         struct perf_counts      *counts;
         int                     idx;
-        int                     ids;
+        u32                     ids;
         struct hists            hists;
         char                    *name;
         struct event_format     *tp_format;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 77832b807eff..471b0c42db3f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ out_delete_evlist:
 }
 
 int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_tool *tool,
-                                struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+                                struct perf_event_attr *attr, u32 ids, u64 *id,
                                 perf_event__handler_t process)
 {
         union perf_event *ev;
@@ -2261,9 +2261,12 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_tool *tool,
         memcpy(ev->attr.id, id, ids * sizeof(u64));
 
         ev->attr.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR;
-        ev->attr.header.size = size;
+        ev->attr.header.size = (u16)size;
 
-        err = process(tool, ev, NULL, NULL);
+        if (ev->attr.header.size == size)
+                err = process(tool, ev, NULL, NULL);
+        else
+                err = -E2BIG;
 
         free(ev);
 
@@ -2292,7 +2295,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_tool *tool,
 int perf_event__process_attr(union perf_event *event,
                              struct perf_evlist **pevlist)
 {
-        unsigned int i, ids, n_ids;
+        u32 i, ids, n_ids;
         struct perf_evsel *evsel;
         struct perf_evlist *evlist = *pevlist;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index 2d42b3e1826f..24962e707e5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
 int build_id_cache__remove_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir);
 
 int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_tool *tool,
-                                struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+                                struct perf_event_attr *attr, u32 ids, u64 *id,
                                 perf_event__handler_t process);
 int perf_event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_tool *tool,
                                  struct perf_session *session,