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From: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@linux.ibm.com>
To: acme@kernel.org, jolsa@kernel.org, adrian.hunter@intel.com,
	mpetlan@redhat.com, tmricht@linux.ibm.com, maddy@linux.ibm.com,
	irogers@google.com, namhyung@kernel.org
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	atrajeev@linux.ibm.com, hbathini@linux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Tejas.Manhas1@ibm.com, Tanushree.Shah@ibm.com,
	shivani@linux.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH V4 1/2] tools/perf: Fix the check for parameterized field in event term
Date: Mon,  4 May 2026 21:12:04 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260504154205.21394-1-atrajeev@linux.ibm.com> (raw)

The format_alias() function in util/pmu.c has a check to
detect whether the event has parameterized field ( =? ).
The string alias->terms contains the event and if the event
has user configurable parameter, there will be presence of
sub string "=?" in the alias->terms.

Snippet of code:

 /* Paramemterized events have the parameters shown. */
       if (strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
               /* No parameters. */
               snprintf(buf, len, "%.*s/%s/", (int)pmu_name_len, pmu->name, alias->name);

if "strstr" contains the substring, it returns a pointer
and hence enters the above check which is not the expected
check. And hence "perf list" doesn't have the parameterized
fields in the result.

Fix this check to use:

if (!strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {

With this change, perf list shows the events correctly with
the strings showing parameters.

Before the fix:

 # ./perf list|grep -w PM_PAU_CYC
  hv_24x7/PM_PAU_CYC/                                [Kernel PMU event]

With this fix:

 # ./perf list|grep -w PM_PAU_CYC
  hv_24x7/PM_PAU_CYC,chip=?/                         [Kernel PMU event]

Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev@linux.ibm.com>
---
Changelog:
v3 -> v4:
Updated commit message to show real example
addressing review comment from Namhyung.

v2 -> v3:
Split the strstr correction in a single patch

 tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 23337d2fa281..0b8d58543f17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ static char *format_alias(char *buf, int len, const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 						   skip_duplicate_pmus);
 
 	/* Paramemterized events have the parameters shown. */
-	if (strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
+	if (!strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
 		/* No parameters. */
 		snprintf(buf, len, "%.*s/%s/", (int)pmu_name_len, pmu->name, alias->name);
 		return buf;
-- 
2.47.3


             reply	other threads:[~2026-05-04 15:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-04 15:42 Athira Rajeev [this message]
2026-05-04 15:42 ` [PATCH V4 2/2] tools/perf: Use scnprintf in buffer offset calculations Athira Rajeev
2026-05-13  1:02   ` Ian Rogers
2026-06-04 22:02   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-05-12  8:52 ` [PATCH V4 1/2] tools/perf: Fix the check for parameterized field in event term Venkat
2026-05-13  0:57   ` Ian Rogers
2026-05-21  6:37 ` Athira Rajeev
2026-06-04 15:12   ` Athira Rajeev
2026-06-04 21:52 ` Namhyung Kim

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