From: Dmitry Safonov It's useless. Before: [tracing]# echo 'p:test /a:0x0' >> uprobe_events [tracing]# echo 'p:test a:0x0' >> uprobe_events -bash: echo: write error: No such file or directory [tracing]# echo 'p:test 1:0x0' >> uprobe_events -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument After: [tracing]# echo 'p:test 1:0x0' >> uprobe_events -bash: echo: write error: No such file or directory Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160825152110.25663-3-dsafonov@virtuozzo.com Acked-by: Srikar Dronamraju Acked-by: Oleg Nesterov Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt --- kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c index c53485441c88..a74f2d9ff379 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c @@ -427,10 +427,6 @@ static int create_trace_uprobe(int argc, char **argv) pr_info("Probe point is not specified.\n"); return -EINVAL; } - if (isdigit(argv[1][0])) { - pr_info("probe point must be have a filename.\n"); - return -EINVAL; - } arg = strchr(argv[1], ':'); if (!arg) { ret = -EINVAL; -- 2.8.1