[PATCH 5/8] perf tools: Include file offset and event type name in skip messages

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

Date: Tue Jun 02 2026 - 20:03:45 EST


From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add the perf.data file offset and use perf_event__name() instead of raw
event type integers in the 'problem processing event, skipping it'
messages emitted by process_sample_event() callbacks across annotate,
c2c, diff, kmem, kvm, kwork, lock, report, script, and build-id.

This lets users cross-reference skipped events with 'perf report -D'
output. Also add explicit #include "util/event.h" and <inttypes.h>
where needed to avoid depending on transitive includes.

Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c | 5 +++--
tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c | 5 +++--
tools/perf/builtin-diff.c | 8 +++++---
tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c | 6 ++++--
tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 9 ++++++---
tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c | 4 +++-
tools/perf/builtin-lock.c | 6 ++++--
tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 9 ++++++---
tools/perf/builtin-script.c | 10 ++++++----
tools/perf/util/build-id.c | 5 +++--
10 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 5f450c8093c09210..b918f9eed5fd2441 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,

addr_location__init(&al);
if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_warning("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out_put;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
index 36f38694992386ad..d3503be9350c03bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
@@ -328,8 +328,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,

addr_location__init(&al);
if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_debug("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index b4ff863b304ca046..9592f44b6545bab6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -409,8 +409,9 @@ static int diff__process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,

addr_location__init(&al);
if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_warning("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out;
}
@@ -436,7 +437,8 @@ static int diff__process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
case COMPUTE_STREAM:
if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
NULL)) {
- pr_debug("problem adding hist entry, skipping event\n");
+ pr_debug("problem adding hist entry at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping event\n",
+ sample->file_offset);
goto out;
}
break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index 33585e353efe56cc..e1b2f5bc1ba8d887 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
#include "util/cpumap.h"

#include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/event.h"
#include "util/string2.h"
#include "util/util.h"

@@ -987,8 +988,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
sample->tid);

if (thread == NULL) {
- pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_debug("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
return -1;
}

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index dd2ed21596aa59f9..394302ebdb161077 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
#include "util/synthetic-events.h"
#include "util/top.h"
#include "util/data.h"
+#include "util/event.h"
#include "util/ordered-events.h"
#include "util/kvm-stat.h"
#include "util/util.h"
@@ -1141,14 +1142,16 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
return 0;

if (machine__resolve(machine, &kvm->al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_warning("Fail to resolve address location, skip sample.\n");
+ pr_warning("WARNING: at offset %#" PRIx64 ": fail to resolve address location, skipping sample\n",
+ sample->file_offset);
return 0;
}

thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, sample->pid, sample->tid);
if (thread == NULL) {
- pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_debug("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
return -1;
}

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c
index 99dc293a0744726e..110de3507d48160c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
#include "perf.h"

#include "util/data.h"
+#include "util/event.h"
#include "util/evlist.h"
#include "util/evsel.h"
#include "util/header.h"
@@ -897,7 +898,8 @@ static int timehist_exit_event(struct perf_kwork *kwork,

addr_location__init(&al);
if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_debug("Problem processing event, skipping it\n");
+ pr_debug("problem processing event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it\n",
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 94a8c35abb0bc991..5841d43be9718414 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
#include "util/tracepoint.h"

#include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/event.h"
#include "util/session.h"
#include "util/tool.h"
#include "util/data.h"
@@ -1433,8 +1434,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
sample->tid);

if (thread == NULL) {
- pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_debug("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
return -1;
}

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 973d97af85019e6e..cd052aa78132b65f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@

#include "perf.h"
#include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/event.h"
#include "util/evlist.h"
#include "util/evsel.h"
#include "util/evswitch.h"
@@ -284,8 +285,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,

addr_location__init(&al);
if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_debug("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out_put;
}
@@ -332,7 +334,8 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,

ret = hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, rep->max_stack, rep);
if (ret < 0)
- pr_debug("problem adding hist entry, skipping event\n");
+ pr_debug("problem adding hist entry at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping event\n",
+ sample->file_offset);
out_put:
addr_location__exit(&al);
return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 5124edf2b7a692b2..f4aa255fc3297f90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2693,8 +2693,9 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
goto out_put;

if (!al.thread && machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_err("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out_put;
}
@@ -2775,8 +2776,9 @@ static int process_deferred_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
goto out_put;

if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
- pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_err("problem processing %s (%u) event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), event->header.type,
+ sample->file_offset);
ret = -1;
goto out_put;
}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index af4d874f13810ffe..8c0a9ae932aa5798 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include "util.h" // lsdir(), mkdir_p(), rm_rf()
#include <dirent.h>
#include <errno.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ int build_id__mark_dso_hit(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
sample->tid);

if (thread == NULL) {
- pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
- event->header.type);
+ pr_err("problem processing %s event at offset %#" PRIx64 ", skipping it.\n",
+ perf_event__name(event->header.type), sample->file_offset);
return -1;
}

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