[PATCH v1] perf report: Skip unsupported new event types

[PATCH v1] perf report: Skip unsupported new event types

[Chun-Tse Shao]

`perf report` currently halts with an error when encountering
unsupported new event types (`event.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX`).
This patch modifies the behavior to skip these samples and continue
processing the remaining events.

Signed-off-by: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@google.com>
Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
 tools/perf/util/session.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 60fb9997ea0d..d58fc1ed2fdf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1639,8 +1639,13 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	if (session->header.needs_swap)
 		event_swap(event, evlist__sample_id_all(evlist));
 
-	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX) {
+		/* This perf is outdated and does not support the latest event type. */
+		ui__warning("Unsupported type %u, please considering update perf.\n",
+			    event->header.type);
+		/* Skip the supported event by returning its size. */
+		return event->header.size;
+	}
 
 	events_stats__inc(&evlist->stats, event->header.type);
 
-- 
2.49.0.472.ge94155a9ec-goog

Re: [PATCH v1] perf report: Skip unsupported new event types

[Namhyung Kim]

Hello,

On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 04:01:57PM -0700, Chun-Tse Shao wrote:
> `perf report` currently halts with an error when encountering
> unsupported new event types (`event.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX`).
> This patch modifies the behavior to skip these samples and continue
> processing the remaining events.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@google.com>
> Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
> Suggested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/session.c | 9 +++++++--
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
> index 60fb9997ea0d..d58fc1ed2fdf 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
> @@ -1639,8 +1639,13 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
>  	if (session->header.needs_swap)
>  		event_swap(event, evlist__sample_id_all(evlist));
>  
> -	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX) {
> +		/* This perf is outdated and does not support the latest event type. */
> +		ui__warning("Unsupported type %u, please considering update perf.\n",
> +			    event->header.type);
> +		/* Skip the supported event by returning its size. */
> +		return event->header.size;

Please make sure if the size is 8-byte aligned.

Thanks,
Namhyung


> +	}
>  
>  	events_stats__inc(&evlist->stats, event->header.type);
>  
> -- 
> 2.49.0.472.ge94155a9ec-goog
>