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SubjectRe: [PATCH perf/core 2/2] perf-probe: Check the orphaned -x option
On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 07:25:42PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> To avoid probing in unintended binary, the orphaned -x option
> must be checked and warned.
>
> Without this patch, following command sets up the probe in
> the kernel.
> -----
> # perf probe -a strcpy -x ./perf
> Added new event:
> probe:strcpy (on strcpy)
>
> You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
>
> perf record -e probe:strcpy -aR sleep 1
> -----
>
> But in this case, it seems that the user may want to probe
> in the perf binary. With this patch, perf-probe correctly
> handles the orphaned -x.
> -----
> # perf probe -a strcpy -x ./perf
> Error: -x/-m must follow the probe definitions.
> ...
> -----
>
> Reported-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>

works nicely, thanks a lot!

Tested-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>

jirka


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