2 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index e2cebc053bd7..d7ebbd757543 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ static void atexit_header(void)
 {
         file_header.data_size += bytes_written;
 
-        pwrite(output, &file_header, sizeof(file_header), 0);
+        if (pwrite(output, &file_header, sizeof(file_header), 0) == -1)
+                perror("failed to write on file headers");
 }
 
 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
@@ -500,7 +501,11 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
         }
 
         if (!file_new) {
-                read(output, &file_header, sizeof(file_header));
+                if (read(output, &file_header, sizeof(file_header)) == -1) {
+                        perror("failed to read file headers");
+                        exit(-1);
+                }
+
                 lseek(output, file_header.data_size, SEEK_CUR);
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index de1b97845e9e..5eb5566f0c95 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,10 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
                 exit(0);
         }
 
-        read(input, &file_header, sizeof(file_header));
+        if (read(input, &file_header, sizeof(file_header)) == -1) {
+                perror("failed to read file headers");
+                exit(-1);
+        }
 
         if (sort__has_parent &&
             !(file_header.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {