[PATCH v2] perf debug: List available options when no variable is specified

[PATCH v2] perf debug: List available options when no variable is specified

[Yang Jihong]

Minor help message improvement for `perf --debug`

Before:

  # perf --debug
  No variable specified for --debug.

   Usage: perf [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]

After:

  # perf --debug
  No variable specified for --debug, available options: verbose,ordered-events,stderr,data-convert,perf-event-open

   Usage: perf [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]

Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@huawei.com>
---

Changes since v1:
 - Provide helper to iterate debug_opts and print name instead of adding a new variable.

 tools/perf/perf.c       |  6 +++++-
 tools/perf/util/debug.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/debug.h |  1 +
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index d3fc8090413c..f29c3ef818a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
 			exit(0);
 		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--debug")) {
 			if (*argc < 2) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "No variable specified for --debug.\n");
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					"No variable specified for --debug, available options: ");
+				perf_debug_fprint_options(stderr);
+				fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
 				usage(perf_usage_string);
 			}
 			if (perf_debug_option((*argv)[1]))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 88378c4c5dd9..a014e6198d41 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -246,6 +246,19 @@ int perf_debug_option(const char *str)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void perf_debug_fprint_options(FILE *file)
+{
+	struct sublevel_option *opt = debug_opts;
+
+	if (!file)
+		return;
+
+	while (opt->name) {
+		fprintf(file, "%s%s", opt == debug_opts ? "" : ",", opt->name);
+		opt++;
+	}
+}
+
 int perf_quiet_option(void)
 {
 	struct sublevel_option *opt = &debug_opts[0];
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index f99468a7f681..17294834cdb4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int eprintf_time(int level, int var, u64 t, const char *fmt, ...) __printf(4, 5)
 int veprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 
 int perf_debug_option(const char *str);
+void perf_debug_fprint_options(FILE *file);
 void debug_set_file(FILE *file);
 void debug_set_display_time(bool set);
 void perf_debug_setup(void);
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH v2] perf debug: List available options when no variable is specified

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

Em Wed, Nov 01, 2023 at 06:45:43AM +0000, Yang Jihong escreveu:
> Minor help message improvement for `perf --debug`
 
> Before:
 
>   # perf --debug
>   No variable specified for --debug.
 
>    Usage: perf [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]
 
> After:
 
>   # perf --debug
>   No variable specified for --debug, available options: verbose,ordered-events,stderr,data-convert,perf-event-open
> 
>    Usage: perf [--version] [--help] [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]

Acked-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

- Arnaldo
 
> Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@huawei.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes since v1:
>  - Provide helper to iterate debug_opts and print name instead of adding a new variable.