Re: [PATCH] perf evsel: Fix incorrect handling of type _TERM_DRV_CFG

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Thu Jan 11 2018 - 09:51:29 EST


On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 01:46:51PM -0700, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> Commit ("d0565132605f perf evsel: Enable type checking for
> perf_evsel_config_term types") assumes PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_DRV_CFG
> isn't used and as such adds a BUG_ON().
>
> Since the enumeration type is used in macro ADD_CONFIG_TERM() the change
> break CoreSight trace acquisition.
>
> This patch restores the original code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>

thanks,
jirka

> ---
> tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> index a4d256ea0dc4..b22071a20cd1 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> @@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
> attr->write_backward = term->val.overwrite ? 1 : 0;
> break;
> case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_DRV_CFG:
> - BUG_ON(1);
> + break;
> default:
> break;
> }
> --
> 2.7.4
>