linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] perf tools: Suggest using -f to override perf.data file ownership message

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:17:16 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, eranian@...gle.com, paulus@...ba.org,
	acme@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	peterz@...radead.org, efault@....de, namhyung@...nel.org,
	jolsa@...hat.com, fweisbec@...il.com, adrian.hunter@...el.com,
	dsahern@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de, dzickus@...hat.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf tools:
  Suggest using -f to override perf.data file ownership message

Commit-ID:  071266bf5b6a4f41250d2b26b000f1d2f9620afe
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/071266bf5b6a4f41250d2b26b000f1d2f9620afe
Author:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:40:11 -0300
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:40:11 -0300

perf tools: Suggest using -f to override perf.data file ownership message

  # id
  uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
  # ls -la perf.data
  -rw-------. 1 acme acme 20720 Jul  8 11:35 perf.data

Previously:

  # perf report
  file perf.data not owned by current user or root

Now:

  # perf report
  File perf.data not owned by current user or root (use -f to override)

Suggested-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-0j2wuuegnhv3gljbil8ld6kx@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/data.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index 55de44e..ee370a7f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int open_file_read(struct perf_data_file *file)
 		goto out_close;
 
 	if (!file->force && st.st_uid && (st.st_uid != geteuid())) {
-		pr_err("file %s not owned by current user or root\n",
+		pr_err("File %s not owned by current user or root (use -f to override)\n",
 		       file->path);
 		goto out_close;
 	}
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