2014-01-08 15:16:54

by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] perf tools: Improve the message of perf list for unexpected input.

Em Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:26:39AM -0500, Dongsheng Yang escreveu:
> Example:
> # perf list test
>
> List of pre-defined events (to be used in -e):
> # echo $?
> 0
>
> Verification:
> # perf list test
>
> No event for test.

?

Are we "testing" events?

The message is not clear, I can get some info from looking at the Usage,
but not from 'No event for test'.

At a minimum 'test' (whatevet invalid type/class is specified and found
to be invalid/unknown) should be quoted.

Perhaps the message should be along the lines of:

# perf list test

'test' is not a valid event type, please see the usage below for
acceptable ones.

> Usage:
> perf list [hw|sw|cache|tracepoint|pmu|event_glob]
> # echo $?
> 255
>
> Signed-off-by: Dongsheng Yang <[email protected]>
> ---
> tools/perf/builtin-list.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
> index 011195e..fed6792 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
> int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
> {
> int i;
> + unsigned int count = 0;
> const struct option list_options[] = {
> OPT_END()
> };
> @@ -41,26 +42,27 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
> if (i)
> putchar('\n');
> if (strncmp(argv[i], "tracepoint", 10) == 0)
> - print_tracepoint_events(NULL, NULL, false);
> + count += print_tracepoint_events(NULL, NULL, false);
> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "hw") == 0 ||
> strcmp(argv[i], "hardware") == 0)
> - print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
> + count += print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "sw") == 0 ||
> strcmp(argv[i], "software") == 0)
> - print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE);
> + count += print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE);
> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "cache") == 0 ||
> strcmp(argv[i], "hwcache") == 0)
> - print_hwcache_events(NULL, false);
> + count += print_hwcache_events(NULL, false);
> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "pmu") == 0)
> - print_pmu_events(NULL, false);
> + count += print_pmu_events(NULL, false);
> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--raw-dump") == 0)
> - print_events(NULL, true);
> + count += print_events(NULL, true);
> else {
> char *sep = strchr(argv[i], ':'), *s;
> int sep_idx;
>
> if (sep == NULL) {
> - print_events(argv[i], false);
> + if(!(count += print_events(argv[i], false)))
> + goto err_out;
> continue;
> }
> sep_idx = sep - argv[i];
> @@ -69,9 +71,16 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
> return -1;
>
> s[sep_idx] = '\0';
> - print_tracepoint_events(s, s + sep_idx + 1, false);
> + if (!(count += print_tracepoint_events(s, s + sep_idx + 1, false)))
> + goto err_out;
> free(s);
> }
> }
> +
> return 0;
> +
> +err_out:
> + pr_info("\nNo event for %s.\n", argv[i]);
> + pr_info("Usage:\n\t%s\n", list_usage[0]);
> + return -1;
> }
> --
> 1.8.2.1


2014-01-09 01:40:49

by Dongsheng Yang

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] perf tools: Improve the message of perf list for unexpected input.

On 01/08/2014 10:16 AM, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:26:39AM -0500, Dongsheng Yang escreveu:
>> Example:
>> # perf list test
>>
>> List of pre-defined events (to be used in -e):
>> # echo $?
>> 0
>>
>> Verification:
>> # perf list test
>>
>> No event for test.
> ?
>
> Are we "testing" events?
>
> The message is not clear, I can get some info from looking at the Usage,
> but not from 'No event for test'.
>
> At a minimum 'test' (whatevet invalid type/class is specified and found
> to be invalid/unknown) should be quoted.
>
> Perhaps the message should be along the lines of:
>
> # perf list test
>
> 'test' is not a valid event type, please see the usage below for
> acceptable ones.

Makes sense. I will update it.
>
>> Usage:
>> perf list [hw|sw|cache|tracepoint|pmu|event_glob]
>> # echo $?
>> 255
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dongsheng Yang <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> tools/perf/builtin-list.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
>> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
>> index 011195e..fed6792 100644
>> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
>> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
>> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
>> int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
>> {
>> int i;
>> + unsigned int count = 0;
>> const struct option list_options[] = {
>> OPT_END()
>> };
>> @@ -41,26 +42,27 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
>> if (i)
>> putchar('\n');
>> if (strncmp(argv[i], "tracepoint", 10) == 0)
>> - print_tracepoint_events(NULL, NULL, false);
>> + count += print_tracepoint_events(NULL, NULL, false);
>> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "hw") == 0 ||
>> strcmp(argv[i], "hardware") == 0)
>> - print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
>> + count += print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
>> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "sw") == 0 ||
>> strcmp(argv[i], "software") == 0)
>> - print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE);
>> + count += print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE);
>> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "cache") == 0 ||
>> strcmp(argv[i], "hwcache") == 0)
>> - print_hwcache_events(NULL, false);
>> + count += print_hwcache_events(NULL, false);
>> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "pmu") == 0)
>> - print_pmu_events(NULL, false);
>> + count += print_pmu_events(NULL, false);
>> else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--raw-dump") == 0)
>> - print_events(NULL, true);
>> + count += print_events(NULL, true);
>> else {
>> char *sep = strchr(argv[i], ':'), *s;
>> int sep_idx;
>>
>> if (sep == NULL) {
>> - print_events(argv[i], false);
>> + if(!(count += print_events(argv[i], false)))
>> + goto err_out;
>> continue;
>> }
>> sep_idx = sep - argv[i];
>> @@ -69,9 +71,16 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
>> return -1;
>>
>> s[sep_idx] = '\0';
>> - print_tracepoint_events(s, s + sep_idx + 1, false);
>> + if (!(count += print_tracepoint_events(s, s + sep_idx + 1, false)))
>> + goto err_out;
>> free(s);
>> }
>> }
>> +
>> return 0;
>> +
>> +err_out:
>> + pr_info("\nNo event for %s.\n", argv[i]);
>> + pr_info("Usage:\n\t%s\n", list_usage[0]);
>> + return -1;
>> }
>> --
>> 1.8.2.1
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