[Bug 2152194] Re: perf_cpu_map__merge fails to compile on ppc46el, s390x on noble linux

Firstly reported (and corrected) by @Stefan Bader (smb) on hwe-next-7.0 ** Project changed: kernel-sru-workflow => linux ** Project changed: linux => linux (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: Bgg, Bmail, Nb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2152194 Title: perf_cpu_map__merge fails to compile on ppc46el, s390x on noble linux Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux source package in Noble: New Bug description: For some odd reason trying to pass an "(int) * (size_t)" to malloc is throwing an exception in the argument checking for malloc. This only happens on s390x and ppc64el. This results in the following compilation error: tools/lib/perf/cpumap.c, function perf_cpu_map__merge (line 464): cpumap.c:464:20: error: argument 1 range [18446744065119617024, 18446744073709551612] exceeds maximum object size 9223372036854775807 [-Werror=alloc-size-larger-than=] 464 | tmp_cpus = malloc(tmp_len * sizeof(struct perf_cpu)); To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2152194/+subscriptions