linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/7] perf probe: Improve error message for unknown member of data structure

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Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:46:00 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] perf probe: Improve error message for unknown member of data structure

From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>

Improve the error message if we can not find given member in the given
structure. Currently perf probe shows a wrong error message as below.

  -----
  # perf probe getname_flags:65 "result->BOGUS"
  result(type:filename) has no member BOGUS.
  Failed to find 'result' in this function.
    Error: Failed to add events. (-22)
  -----

The first message is correct, but the second one is not, since we didn't
fail to find a variable but fails to find the member of given variable.

  -----
  # perf probe getname_flags:65 "result->BOGUS"
  result(type:filename) has no member BOGUS.
    Error: Failed to add events. (-22)
  -----

With this patch, the error message shows only the first one.  And if we
really failed to find given variable, it tells us so.

  -----
  # perf probe getname_flags:65 "BOGUS"
  Failed to find 'BOGUS' in this function.
    Error: Failed to add events. (-2)
  -----

Reported-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140606071345.6788.23744.stgit@kbuild-fedora.novalocal
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 9d8eb26f0533..ce8faf47691a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -573,14 +573,13 @@ static int find_variable(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 	if (!die_find_variable_at(sc_die, pf->pvar->var, pf->addr, &vr_die)) {
 		/* Search again in global variables */
 		if (!die_find_variable_at(&pf->cu_die, pf->pvar->var, 0, &vr_die))
+			pr_warning("Failed to find '%s' in this function.\n",
+				   pf->pvar->var);
 			ret = -ENOENT;
 	}
 	if (ret >= 0)
 		ret = convert_variable(&vr_die, pf);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		pr_warning("Failed to find '%s' in this function.\n",
-			   pf->pvar->var);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
1.9.3

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