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On 12/2/13, 10:12 PM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> That needs to be explicitly stated in the error message -- only global
>> symbols may be given.
> 
> Ah, I see. In that case, I think the "variable" is not a correct word,
> the "symbol" is better, because perf probe can take tracing variable
> arguments after the trace point definition. :)

Right, variable is not the correct word. So how about this:

"Failed to find requested symbol in %s. Is it a global symbol?"

David