From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx> commit 640432e6bed08e9d5d2ba26856ba3f55008b07e3 upstream. Python 3.8 is requiring that arguments being packed as integers are also integers. Add int() accordingly. Before: $ perf record -e intel_pt//u uname $ perf script --itrace=bep -s ~/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py perf_data_db branches calls 2020-06-25 16:09:10.547256 Creating database... 2020-06-25 16:09:10.733185 Writing to intermediate files... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/ahunter/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py", line 1106, in synth_data cbr(id, raw_buf) File "/home/ahunter/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py", line 1058, in cbr value = struct.pack("!hiqiiiiii", 4, 8, id, 4, cbr, 4, MHz, 4, percent) struct.error: required argument is not an integer Fatal Python error: problem in Python trace event handler Python runtime state: initialized Current thread 0x00007f35d3695780 (most recent call first): <no Python frame> Aborted (core dumped) After: $ dropdb perf_data_db $ rm -rf perf_data_db-perf-data $ perf script --itrace=bep -s ~/libexec/perf-core/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py perf_data_db branches calls 2020-06-25 16:09:40.990267 Creating database... 2020-06-25 16:09:41.207009 Writing to intermediate files... 2020-06-25 16:09:41.270915 Copying to database... 2020-06-25 16:09:41.382030 Removing intermediate files... 2020-06-25 16:09:41.384630 Adding primary keys 2020-06-25 16:09:41.541894 Adding foreign keys 2020-06-25 16:09:41.677044 Dropping unused tables 2020-06-25 16:09:41.703761 Done Fixes: aba44287a224 ("perf scripts python: export-to-postgresql.py: Export Intel PT power and ptwrite events") Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Link: http://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200629091955.17090-2-adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py +++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py @@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ def cbr(id, raw_buf): cbr = data[0] MHz = (data[4] + 500) / 1000 percent = ((cbr * 1000 / data[2]) + 5) / 10 - value = struct.pack("!hiqiiiiii", 4, 8, id, 4, cbr, 4, MHz, 4, percent) + value = struct.pack("!hiqiiiiii", 4, 8, id, 4, cbr, 4, int(MHz), 4, int(percent)) cbr_file.write(value) def mwait(id, raw_buf):