1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/parse-events.c b/parse-events.c
index 8e79723..d831db7 100644
--- a/parse-events.c
+++ b/parse-events.c
@@ -229,19 +229,14 @@ int pevent_pid_is_registered(struct pevent *pevent, int pid)
  * we must add this pid. This is much slower than when cmdlines
  * are added before the array is initialized.
  */
-static int add_new_comm(struct pevent *pevent, char *comm, int pid)
+static int add_new_comm(struct pevent *pevent, const char *comm, int pid)
 {
         struct cmdline *cmdlines = pevent->cmdlines;
         const struct cmdline *cmdline;
         struct cmdline key;
 
-        if (!comm)
-                die("malloc comm");
-
-        if (!pid) {
-                free(comm);
+        if (!pid)
                 return 0;
-        }
 
         /* avoid duplicates */
         key.pid = pid;
@@ -250,7 +245,6 @@ static int add_new_comm(struct pevent *pevent, char *comm, int pid)
                        sizeof(*pevent->cmdlines), cmdline_cmp);
         if (cmdline) {
                 errno = EEXIST;
-                free(comm);
                 return -1;
         }
 
@@ -261,7 +255,10 @@ static int add_new_comm(struct pevent *pevent, char *comm, int pid)
         }
 
         cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].pid = pid;
-        cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm = comm;
+        cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm = strdup(comm);
+        if (!cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm)
+                die("malloc comm");
+                
         if (cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm)
                 pevent->cmdline_count++;
 
@@ -285,7 +282,7 @@ int pevent_register_comm(struct pevent *pevent, const char *comm, int pid)
         struct cmdline_list *item;
 
         if (pevent->cmdlines)
-                return add_new_comm(pevent, strdup(comm), pid);
+                return add_new_comm(pevent, comm, pid);
 
         item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
         item->comm = strdup(comm);