On 2015/05/09 18:55, He Kuang wrote:
> Indicate to check variable location range in error message when we got
> failed to find the variable.
>
> Before this patch:
>
> $ perf probe --add 'generic_perform_write+118 bytes'
> Failed to find the location of bytes at this address.
> Perhaps, it has been optimized out.
> Error: Failed to add events.
>
> After this patch:
> $ perf probe --add 'generic_perform_write+118 bytes'
> Failed to find the location of bytes at this address.
> Perhaps, it has been optimized out.
> Use -V with --range option to show variable location range.
> Error: Failed to add events.
OK, this helps users :)
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu...@hitachi.com>
Thank you,
>
> Signed-off-by: He Kuang <heku...@huawei.com>
> ---
> tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
> index 30a1a1b..2b91323 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
> @@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ static int convert_variable(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, struct
> probe_finder *pf)
> &pf->sp_die, pf->tvar);
> if (ret == -ENOENT || ret == -EINVAL)
> pr_err("Failed to find the location of %s at this address.\n"
> - " Perhaps, it has been optimized out.\n", pf->pvar->var);
> + " Perhaps, it has been optimized out.\n"
> + " Use -V with --range option to show variable location
> range.\n",
> + pf->pvar->var);
> else if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
> pr_err("Sorry, we don't support this variable location yet.\n");
> else if (ret == 0 && pf->pvar->field) {
>
--
Masami HIRAMATSU
Linux Technology Research Center, System Productivity Research Dept.
Center for Technology Innovation - Systems Engineering
Hitachi, Ltd., Research & Development Group
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu...@hitachi.com
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