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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 92bd7fafcce6..93fe72a9dc0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,8 @@ error:
* Setup one of config[12] attr members based on the
* user input data - term parameter.
*/
-static int pmu_config_term(struct list_head *formats,
+static int pmu_config_term(const char *pmu_name,
+ struct list_head *formats,
struct perf_event_attr *attr,
struct parse_events_term *term,
struct list_head *head_terms,
@@ -1082,16 +1083,24 @@ static int pmu_config_term(struct list_head *formats,
format = pmu_find_format(formats, term->config);
if (!format) {
- if (verbose > 0)
- printf("Invalid event/parameter '%s'\n", term->config);
+ char *pmu_term = pmu_formats_string(formats);
+ char *unknown_term;
+ char *help_msg;
+
+ if (asprintf(&unknown_term,
+ "unknown term '%s' for pmu '%s'",
+ term->config, pmu_name) < 0)
+ unknown_term = NULL;
+ help_msg = parse_events_formats_error_string(pmu_term);
if (err) {
- char *pmu_term = pmu_formats_string(formats);
-
parse_events__handle_error(err, term->err_term,
- strdup("unknown term"),
- parse_events_formats_error_string(pmu_term));
- free(pmu_term);
+ unknown_term,
+ help_msg);
+ } else {
+ pr_debug("%s (%s)\n", unknown_term, help_msg);
+ free(unknown_term);
}
+ free(pmu_term);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -1168,7 +1177,7 @@ static int pmu_config_term(struct list_head *formats,
return 0;
}
-int perf_pmu__config_terms(struct list_head *formats,
+int perf_pmu__config_terms(const char *pmu_name, struct list_head *formats,
struct perf_event_attr *attr,
struct list_head *head_terms,
bool zero, struct parse_events_error *err)
@@ -1176,7 +1185,7 @@ int perf_pmu__config_terms(struct list_head *formats,
struct parse_events_term *term;
list_for_each_entry(term, head_terms, list) {
- if (pmu_config_term(formats, attr, term, head_terms,
+ if (pmu_config_term(pmu_name, formats, attr, term, head_terms,
zero, err))
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -1196,8 +1205,8 @@ int perf_pmu__config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
bool zero = !!pmu->default_config;
attr->type = pmu->type;
- return perf_pmu__config_terms(&pmu->format, attr, head_terms,
- zero, err);
+ return perf_pmu__config_terms(pmu->name, &pmu->format, attr,
+ head_terms, zero, err);
}
static struct perf_pmu_alias *pmu_find_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu,