From: Marti Raudsepp <marti@juffo.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Marti Raudsepp <marti@juffo.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>,
Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1 of 2] perf tools: notify user when unrecognized event is specified
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:33:04 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <03ec9ee96f17cef05424.1256603584@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <patchbomb.1256603583@localhost>
Previously no indication was given about what went wrong.
Signed-off-by: Marti Raudsepp <marti@juffo.org>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
if (ret != EVT_FAILED)
goto modifier;
+ fprintf(stderr, "invalid or unsupported event: '%s'\n", *str);
+ fprintf(stderr, "Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events\n");
return EVT_FAILED;
modifier:
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-10-27 0:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-10-27 0:33 [PATCH 0 of 2] Two small UI tweaks to perf Marti Raudsepp
2009-10-27 0:33 ` Marti Raudsepp [this message]
2009-10-27 13:54 ` [tip:perf/core] perf tools: Notify user when unrecognized event is specified tip-bot for Marti Raudsepp
2009-10-27 0:33 ` [PATCH 2 of 2] perf tools: output 'perf list' to stdout not stderr Marti Raudsepp
2009-10-27 13:54 ` [tip:perf/core] perf tools: Output " tip-bot for Marti Raudsepp
2009-10-27 13:52 ` [PATCH 0 of 2] Two small UI tweaks to perf Ingo Molnar
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