perf ordered_events: Prevent crossing max_alloc_size
Stephane reported a possible issue in the ordered events code, which could lead to allocating more memory than guarded by max_alloc_size. He also suggested the fix to properly check that the new size is below the max_alloc_size limit. Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Suggested-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com> Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com> Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180907102455.7030-2-jolsa@kernel.orgSigned-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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