Commit-ID: 85df6f683efa457440eb922272fd5a71aa022ad4 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/85df6f683efa457440eb922272fd5a71aa022ad4 Author: Marti Raudsepp <marti@xxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:33:04 +0000 Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> CommitDate: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:31 +0100 perf tools: Notify user when unrecognized event is specified Previously no indication was given about what went wrong. Signed-off-by: Marti Raudsepp <marti@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx> LKML-Reference: <03ec9ee96f17cef05424.1256603584@localhost> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c index b097570..e9e6d5c 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c @@ -678,6 +678,8 @@ parse_event_symbols(const char **str, struct perf_event_attr *attr) 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: -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html