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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c2
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.c18
-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/parse-events.h3
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
index 2d60114f1870..fa37ef79517a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ int metricgroup__parse_groups(const struct option *opt,
memset(&parse_error, 0, sizeof(struct parse_events_error));
ret = parse_events(perf_evlist, extra_events.buf, &parse_error);
if (ret) {
- pr_err("Cannot set up events %s\n", extra_events.buf);
+ parse_events_print_error(&parse_error, extra_events.buf);
goto out;
}
strbuf_release(&extra_events);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 75588920fccc..9183913a6174 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1219,11 +1219,17 @@ static int __parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
struct perf_pmu_info info;
struct perf_pmu *pmu;
struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+ struct parse_events_error *err = parse_state->error;
LIST_HEAD(config_terms);
pmu = perf_pmu__find(name);
- if (!pmu)
+ if (!pmu) {
+ if (asprintf(&err->str,
+ "Cannot find PMU `%s'. Missing kernel support?",
+ name) < 0)
+ err->str = NULL;
return -EINVAL;
+ }
if (pmu->default_config) {
memcpy(&attr, pmu->default_config,
@@ -1733,8 +1739,8 @@ static int get_term_width(void)
return ws.ws_col > MAX_WIDTH ? MAX_WIDTH : ws.ws_col;
}
-static void parse_events_print_error(struct parse_events_error *err,
- const char *event)
+void parse_events_print_error(struct parse_events_error *err,
+ const char *event)
{
const char *str = "invalid or unsupported event: ";
char _buf[MAX_WIDTH];
@@ -1789,8 +1795,6 @@ static void parse_events_print_error(struct parse_events_error *err,
zfree(&err->str);
zfree(&err->help);
}
-
- fprintf(stderr, "Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events\n");
}
#undef MAX_WIDTH
@@ -1802,8 +1806,10 @@ int parse_events_option(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
struct parse_events_error err = { .idx = 0, };
int ret = parse_events(evlist, str, &err);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
parse_events_print_error(&err, str);
+ fprintf(stderr, "Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events\n");
+ }
return ret;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 635135125111..3909ca0639f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ int is_valid_tracepoint(const char *event_string);
int valid_event_mount(const char *eventfs);
char *parse_events_formats_error_string(char *additional_terms);
+void parse_events_print_error(struct parse_events_error *err,
+ const char *event);
+
#ifdef HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
/*
* If the probe point starts with '%',