If the user specifies an invalid field modifier for a hist trigger, the current code correctly flags that as an error, but doesn't tell the user what happened. Fix this by invoking hist_err() with an appropriate message when invalid modifiers are specified. Before: # echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.junkusecs' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_wakeup/trigger -su: echo: write error: Invalid argument # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_wakeup/hist After: # echo 'hist:keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.junkusecs' >> /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_wakeup/trigger -su: echo: write error: Invalid argument # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/sched/sched_wakeup/hist ERROR: Invalid field modifier: junkusecs Last command: keys=pid:ts0=common_timestamp.junkusecs Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c index f231fa2..b9061ed 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c @@ -2466,6 +2466,7 @@ static struct hist_field *parse_var_ref(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data, else if (strcmp(modifier, "usecs") == 0) *flags |= HIST_FIELD_FL_TIMESTAMP_USECS; else { + hist_err("Invalid field modifier: ", modifier); field = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); goto out; } -- 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html