linux-kernel - [PATCH 05/11] perf script: Show proper message when failed list scripts

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Date:	Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:46:21 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>,
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] perf script: Show proper message when failed list scripts

From: He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>

Perf shows the usage message when perf scripts folder failed to open,
which misleads users to let them think the command is being mistyped.

This patch shows a proper message and guides users to check the
PERF_EXEC_PATH environment variable in that case.

Before:

  $ perf script --list

  Usage: perf script [<options>]
   or: perf script [<options>] record <script> [<record-options>] <command>
   or: perf script [<options>] report <script> [script-args]
   or: perf script [<options>] <script> [<record-options>] <command>
   or: perf script [<options>] <top-script> [script-args]

      -l, --list            list available scripts

After:

  $ perf script --list
  open(/home/user/perf-core/scripts) failed.
  Check for "PERF_EXEC_PATH" env to set scripts dir.

Signed-off-by: He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1470309943-153909-1-git-send-email-hekuang@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-script.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 9c640a8081c7..45c51eb6cab4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1690,8 +1690,13 @@ static int list_available_scripts(const struct option *opt __maybe_unused,
 	snprintf(scripts_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/scripts", get_argv_exec_path());
 
 	scripts_dir = opendir(scripts_path);
-	if (!scripts_dir)
-		return -1;
+	if (!scripts_dir) {
+		fprintf(stdout,
+			"open(%s) failed.\n"
+			"Check \"PERF_EXEC_PATH\" env to set scripts dir.\n",
+			scripts_path);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
 
 	for_each_lang(scripts_path, scripts_dir, lang_dirent) {
 		snprintf(lang_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/bin", scripts_path,
-- 
2.7.4