linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] perf, tools, record: Remove misleading error suggestion

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Message-Id: <20180406203812.3087-4-andi@firstfloor.org>
Date:   Fri,  6 Apr 2018 13:38:11 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:     acme@...nel.org
Cc:     jolsa@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] perf, tools, record: Remove misleading error suggestion

From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

When perf record encounters an error setting up an event it suggests
to enable CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS. This is misleading because:
- Usually it is enabled (it is really hard to disable on x86)
- The problem is usually somewhere else, e.g. the CPU is not supported
or an invalid configuration has been used.

Remove the misleading suggestion.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 1ac8d9236efd..66b62570c855 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -2894,8 +2894,7 @@ int perf_evsel__open_strerror(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct target *target,
 
 	return scnprintf(msg, size,
 	"The sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s) for event (%s).\n"
-	"/bin/dmesg may provide additional information.\n"
-	"No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?",
+	"/bin/dmesg | grep -i perf may provide additional information.\n",
 			 err, str_error_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)),
 			 perf_evsel__name(evsel));
 }
-- 
2.14.3