linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Improve error message when function not found

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Message-ID: <529E8421.3020602@hitachi.com>
Date:	Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:23:45 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
To:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:	acme@...stprotocols.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com" <yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Improve error message when function not
 found

(2013/12/04 0:15), David Ahern wrote:
> On 12/2/13, 10:12 PM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>>> That needs to be explicitly stated in the error message -- only global
>>> symbols may be given.
>>
>> Ah, I see. In that case, I think the "variable" is not a correct word,
>> the "symbol" is better, because perf probe can take tracing variable
>> arguments after the trace point definition. :)
> 
> Right, variable is not the correct word. So how about this:
> 
> "Failed to find requested symbol in %s. Is it a global symbol?"

Yeah, that's good for me now :)

Thank you,

-- 
Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com


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