1 files changed, 29 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c b/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
index 9fa75943f2ed..4b60ec03b0bb 100644
--- a/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/lib/subcmd/parse-options.c
@@ -633,11 +633,10 @@ int parse_options_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *o
 			const char *const subcommands[], const char *usagestr[], int flags)
 {
 	struct parse_opt_ctx_t ctx;
+	char *buf = NULL;
 
 	/* build usage string if it's not provided */
 	if (subcommands && !usagestr[0]) {
-		char *buf = NULL;
-
 		astrcatf(&buf, "%s %s [<options>] {", subcmd_config.exec_name, argv[0]);
 
 		for (int i = 0; subcommands[i]; i++) {
@@ -679,7 +678,10 @@ int parse_options_subcommand(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *o
 			astrcatf(&error_buf, "unknown switch `%c'", *ctx.opt);
 		usage_with_options(usagestr, options);
 	}
-
+	if (buf) {
+		usagestr[0] = NULL;
+		free(buf);
+	}
 	return parse_options_end(&ctx);
 }
 
@@ -806,18 +808,30 @@ static int option__cmp(const void *va, const void *vb)
 
 static struct option *options__order(const struct option *opts)
 {
-	int nr_opts = 0, nr_group = 0, len;
-	const struct option *o = opts;
-	struct option *opt, *ordered, *group;
-
-	for (o = opts; o->type != OPTION_END; o++)
-		++nr_opts;
-
-	len = sizeof(*o) * (nr_opts + 1);
-	ordered = malloc(len);
-	if (!ordered)
-		goto out;
-	memcpy(ordered, opts, len);
+	int nr_opts = 0, nr_group = 0, nr_parent = 0, len;
+	const struct option *o, *p = opts;
+	struct option *opt, *ordered = NULL, *group;
+
+	/* flatten the options that have parents */
+	for (p = opts; p != NULL; p = o->parent) {
+		for (o = p; o->type != OPTION_END; o++)
+			++nr_opts;
+
+		/*
+		 * the length is given by the number of options plus a null
+		 * terminator for the last loop iteration.
+		 */
+		len = sizeof(*o) * (nr_opts + !o->parent);
+		group = realloc(ordered, len);
+		if (!group)
+			goto out;
+		ordered = group;
+		memcpy(&ordered[nr_parent], p, sizeof(*o) * (nr_opts - nr_parent));
+
+		nr_parent = nr_opts;
+	}
+	/* copy the last OPTION_END */
+	memcpy(&ordered[nr_opts], o, sizeof(*o));
 
 	/* sort each option group individually */
 	for (opt = group = ordered; opt->type != OPTION_END; opt++) {