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From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
To: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: acme@ghostprotocols.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"yrl.pp-manager.tt@hitachi.com" <yrl.pp-manager.tt@hitachi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Improve error message when function not found
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:23:45 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <529E8421.3020602@hitachi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <529DF5A9.1000509@gmail.com>

(2013/12/04 0:15), David Ahern wrote:
> 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?"

Yeah, that's good for me now :)

Thank you,

-- 
Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com



      reply	other threads:[~2013-12-04  1:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-02  0:07 [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Improve error message when function not found David Ahern
2013-12-02  0:07 ` [PATCH 2/2] perf probe: Allow user to specify address within executable David Ahern
2013-12-02  5:53   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-02  6:15   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-02 14:49     ` David Ahern
2013-12-02 17:55       ` David Ahern
2013-12-03  9:24         ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-03 15:58           ` David Ahern
2013-12-04  1:22             ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-04  1:44               ` David Ahern
2013-12-04  7:39                 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-08 17:50                   ` David Ahern
2013-12-02  5:59 ` [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Improve error message when function not found Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-02 14:52   ` David Ahern
2013-12-03  5:12     ` Masami Hiramatsu
2013-12-03 15:15       ` David Ahern
2013-12-04  1:23         ` Masami Hiramatsu [this message]

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