3 files changed, 11 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 196473b..1cae877 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -123,19 +123,6 @@ static int perf_session__add_hist_entry(struct perf_session *self,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int validate_chain(struct ip_callchain *chain, event_t *event)
-{
-	unsigned int chain_size;
-
-	chain_size = event->header.size;
-	chain_size -= (unsigned long)&event->ip.__more_data - (unsigned long)event;
-
-	if (chain->nr*sizeof(u64) > chain_size)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int add_event_total(struct perf_session *session,
 			   struct sample_data *data,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr)
@@ -171,7 +158,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
 
 		dump_printf("... chain: nr:%Lu\n", data.callchain->nr);
 
-		if (validate_chain(data.callchain, event) < 0) {
+		if (!ip_callchain__valid(data.callchain, event)) {
 			pr_debug("call-chain problem with event, "
 				 "skipping it.\n");
 			return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index db628af..ac14861 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 
 #include "callchain.h"
 
+bool ip_callchain__valid(struct ip_callchain *chain, event_t *event)
+{
+	unsigned int chain_size = event->header.size;
+	chain_size -= (unsigned long)&event->ip.__more_data - (unsigned long)event;
+	return chain->nr * sizeof(u64) <= chain_size;
+}
+
 #define chain_for_each_child(child, parent)	\
 	list_for_each_entry(child, &parent->children, brothers)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 8a7e8bb..0f4da09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
+#include "event.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 
@@ -58,4 +59,6 @@ static inline u64 cumul_hits(struct callchain_node *node)
 int register_callchain_param(struct callchain_param *param);
 int append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain,
 		 struct map_symbol *syms);
+
+bool ip_callchain__valid(struct ip_callchain *chain, event_t *event);
 #endif	/* __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H */