linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] perf: probe_finder: continue if atleast one probe point found

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Date:	Tue, 1 Mar 2016 02:34:35 -0800
From:	Joel Fernandes <agnel.joel@...il.com>
To:	平松雅巳 / HIRAMATU，MASAMI 
	<masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
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	Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC] perf: probe_finder: continue if atleast one probe point found

Hi Hiramatu,

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 8:29 PM, 平松雅巳 / HIRAMATU，MASAMI
<masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com> wrote:
> BTW,
>
> ./perf probe  \
>   -k ./vmlinux -s ./ -x /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 -a 'malloc $params'
>
> might help your case. $params is expanded to function parameters automatically
> and if there is no parameters, it is just ignored :)

Thanks, I agree this is a better approach.

How about an informative error letting the user know about it? Is the
below Ok? I can send a patch.

----x8--------
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 4ce5c5e..21f282a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -1247,8 +1247,12 @@ static int add_probe_trace_event(Dwarf_Die
*sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
                pf->tvar = &tev->args[i];
                /* Variable should be found from scope DIE */
                ret = find_variable(sc_die, pf);
-               if (ret != 0)
+               if (ret != 0) {
+                       pr_err("Variable couldn't be found, if probe
is on inline function,"
+                              "try '%s' or '%s' instead.\n",
+                              PROBE_ARG_PARAMS, PROBE_ARG_VARS);
                        break;
+               }
        }