linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0 of 2] Two small UI tweaks to perf

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Message-ID: <20091027135211.GD32628@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:11 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Marti Raudsepp <marti@...fo.org>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0 of 2] Two small UI tweaks to perf


* Marti Raudsepp <marti@...fo.org> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Posting two small user interface tweaks to perf.
> 
> [PATCH 1 of 2] perf tools: notify user when unrecognized event is specified
> 
> When you specify an unknown --event, perf now outputs:
> 
>   invalid or unsupported event: 'foobar'
>   Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events

ok, agreed!

> [PATCH 2 of 2] perf tools: output 'perf list' to stdout not stderr
> 
> I certainly expected 'perf list' output to be sent to stdout. It's not errors
> or notices: the user asked for a list.

Certainly - i meant to fix this for some time - thanks for taking care 
of it.

	Ingo
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