[PATCH] perf intel-pt: Fix error with config term pt=0

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Tue Nov 27 2018 - 03:45:16 EST


Users should never use 'pt=0', but if they do it may give a meaningless
error:

$ perf record -e intel_pt/pt=0/u uname
Error:
The sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with 22 (Invalid argument) for
event (intel_pt/pt=0/u).

Fix that by forcing 'pt=1'.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index db0ba8caf5a2..af25a7824ee0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -524,10 +524,18 @@ static int intel_pt_validate_config(struct perf_pmu *intel_pt_pmu,
struct perf_evsel *evsel)
{
int err;
+ char c;

if (!evsel)
return 0;

+ /*
+ * If supported, force pass-through config term (pt=1) even if user
+ * sets pt=0, which avoids senseless kernel errors.
+ */
+ if (perf_pmu__scan_file(intel_pt_pmu, "format/pt", "%c", &c) == 1)
+ evsel->attr.config |= 1;
+
err = intel_pt_val_config_term(intel_pt_pmu, "caps/cycle_thresholds",
"cyc_thresh", "caps/psb_cyc",
evsel->attr.config);
--
2.17.1