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Message-ID: <20150527125021.GR17970@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 09:50:21 -0300
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, namhyung@...nel.org,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH perf/core 1/2] [RESEND] perf probe: Show the error reason
comes from invalid DSO
Em Wed, May 27, 2015 at 05:37:18PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> Show the reason of error when dso__load* failed. This shows
> when user gives wrong kernel image or wrong path.
> Without this, perf probe shows an obscure message.
> ----
> $ perf probe -k ~/kbin/linux-3.x86_64/vmlinux -L vfs_read
> Failed to find path of kernel module.
> Error: Failed to show lines.
> ----
> With this, perf shows appropriate error message.
> ----
> $ perf probe -k ~/kbin/linux-3.x86_64/vmlinux -L vfs_read
> Failed to find the path for kernel: Mismatching build id
> Error: Failed to show lines.
> ----
> And
> ----
> $ perf probe -k /non-exist/kernel/vmlinux -L vfs_read
> Failed to find the path for kernel: No such file or directory
> Error: Failed to show lines.
> ----
Its better than before, and I am applying it.
But please consider to change the message further, because when one
specifies the vmlinux file to use with -k/--vmlinux, the tool is not
trying to "find the path for kernel", it is trying to use a specific
vmlinux file.
I.e. the messages above are good if we do:
perf probe -L vfs_read
Here it _will_ try to find the path, as none was given.
So, when -k/--vmlinux is used, I suggest that the message be:
$ perf probe -k ~/kbin/linux-3.x86_64/vmlinux -L vfs_read
The kernel file "~/kbin/linux-3.x86_64/vmlinux" could not be used: Mismatching build id
Error: Failed to show lines.
And:
$ perf probe -k /non-exist/kernel/vmlinux -L vfs_read
The kernel file "/non-exist/kernel/vmlinux" could not be used: No such file or directory
Error: Failed to show lines.
Thanks!
- Arnaldo
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