1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
index 22db3ce95e74..154db74dadbc 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -1237,9 +1237,8 @@ static int __create_synth_event(const char *name, const char *raw_fields)
 						  argv + consumed, &consumed,
 						  &field_version);
 			if (IS_ERR(field)) {
-				argv_free(argv);
 				ret = PTR_ERR(field);
-				goto err;
+				goto err_free_arg;
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -1262,18 +1261,19 @@ static int __create_synth_event(const char *name, const char *raw_fields)
 			if (cmd_version > 1 && n_fields_this_loop >= 1) {
 				synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, errpos(field_str));
 				ret = -EINVAL;
-				goto err;
+				goto err_free_arg;
 			}
 
 			fields[n_fields++] = field;
 			if (n_fields == SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX) {
 				synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_TOO_MANY_FIELDS, 0);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
-				goto err;
+				goto err_free_arg;
 			}
 
 			n_fields_this_loop++;
 		}
+		argv_free(argv);
 
 		if (consumed < argc) {
 			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
@@ -1281,7 +1281,6 @@ static int __create_synth_event(const char *name, const char *raw_fields)
 			goto err;
 		}
 
-		argv_free(argv);
 	}
 
 	if (n_fields == 0) {
@@ -1307,6 +1306,8 @@ static int __create_synth_event(const char *name, const char *raw_fields)
 	kfree(saved_fields);
 
 	return ret;
+ err_free_arg:
+	argv_free(argv);
  err:
 	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++)
 		free_synth_field(fields[i]);
@@ -1978,7 +1979,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_next_val);
 /**
  * synth_event_add_val - Add a named field's value to an open synth trace
  * @field_name: The name of the synthetic event field value to set
- * @val: The value to set the next field to
+ * @val: The value to set the named field to
  * @trace_state: A pointer to object tracking the piecewise trace state
  *
  * Set the value of the named field in an event that's been opened by
@@ -2053,6 +2054,13 @@ static int create_synth_event(const char *raw_command)
 
 	last_cmd_set(raw_command);
 
+	name = raw_command;
+
+	/* Don't try to process if not our system */
+	if (name[0] != 's' || name[1] != ':')
+		return -ECANCELED;
+	name += 2;
+
 	p = strpbrk(raw_command, " \t");
 	if (!p) {
 		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
@@ -2061,12 +2069,6 @@ static int create_synth_event(const char *raw_command)
 
 	fields = skip_spaces(p);
 
-	name = raw_command;
-
-	if (name[0] != 's' || name[1] != ':')
-		return -ECANCELED;
-	name += 2;
-
 	/* This interface accepts group name prefix */
 	if (strchr(name, '/')) {
 		len = str_has_prefix(name, SYNTH_SYSTEM "/");