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Date:	Sat, 22 Feb 2014 10:00:02 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Masami Hiramatsu <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	dave.long@...aro.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	namhyung@...nel.org, masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, dsahern@...il.com,
	oleg@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf probe:
  Remove incorrect symbol check for --list

Commit-ID:  f49540b17c1c6fa5a0734cc1d8b57614fd2036be
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/f49540b17c1c6fa5a0734cc1d8b57614fd2036be
Author:     Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
AuthorDate: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 05:32:06 +0000
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:34:50 -0300

perf probe: Remove incorrect symbol check for --list

Remove unneeded symbol check for --list option.

This code actually checks whether the given symbol exists in the kernel.
But this is incorrect for online kernel/module and offline module too:

 - For online kernel/module, the kprobes itself already
  ensured the symbol exist in the kernel.
 - For offline module, this code can't access the offlined
  modules. Ignore it.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: "David A. Long" <dave.long@...aro.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140206053206.29635.7453.stgit@kbuild-fedora.yrl.intra.hitachi.co.jp
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 9aa7783..a4649e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -739,14 +739,6 @@ out:
 static int kprobe_convert_to_perf_probe(struct probe_trace_point *tp,
 					struct perf_probe_point *pp)
 {
-	struct symbol *sym;
-
-	sym = __find_kernel_function_by_name(tp->symbol, NULL);
-	if (!sym) {
-		pr_err("Failed to find symbol %s in kernel.\n", tp->symbol);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
 	return convert_to_perf_probe_point(tp, pp);
 }
 
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