linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH perf/core v13 02/15] perf probe: Show all cached probes

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jul 2016 11:03:29 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Hemant Kumar <hemant@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Brendan Gregg <brendan.d.gregg@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH perf/core v13 02/15] perf probe: Show all cached probes

On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 10:51:04 -0300
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org> wrote:

> Em Fri, Jul 01, 2016 at 05:03:26PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> > From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
> > 
> > perf probe --list shows all cached probes when --cache
> > is given. Each caches are shown with on which binary that
> > probed. e.g.
> >   -----
> >   # perf probe --cache vfs_read \$params
> 
> This one works:
> 
> # perf probe --cache vfs_read \$params
> Added new event:
>   probe:vfs_read       (on vfs_read with $params)
> 
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
> 
> 	perf record -e probe:vfs_read -aR sleep 1
> 
> #
> 
> >   # perf probe --cache -x /lib64/libc-2.17.so getaddrinfo \$params
> 
> But this one doesn't and provides a funny message:
> 
> [root@...et perf]# perf probe --cache -x /lib64/libc-2.23.so getaddrinfo \$params
> Failed to write event: Invalid argument
> Please upgrade your kernel to at least 3.14 to have access to feature $params
>   Error: Failed to add events.

Ah, OK, $params requires debuginfo. It this error message is not correct.
I'll send a fix soon.

Thanks!!


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>