[PATCH v2 10/13] perf parse-events: Additional error reporting

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Tue Jun 27 2023 - 14:11:58 EST


When no events or PMUs match report an error for event_pmu:

Before:
```
$ perf stat -e 'asdfasdf' -a sleep 1
Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events

Usage: perf stat [<options>] [<command>]

-e, --event <event> event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events
```

After:
```
$ perf stat -e 'asdfasdf' -a sleep 1
event syntax error: 'asdfasdf'
\___ Bad event name

Unabled to find PMU or event on a PMU of 'asdfasdf'
Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events

Usage: perf stat [<options>] [<command>]

-e, --event <event> event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events
```

Fixes the inadvertent removal when hybrid parsing was modified.

Fixes: ("70c90e4a6b2f perf parse-events: Avoid scanning PMUs before parsing")
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/parse-events.y | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index f090a85c4518..a636a7db6e6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ PE_NAME opt_pmu_config
{
struct parse_events_state *parse_state = _parse_state;
struct list_head *list = NULL, *orig_terms = NULL, *terms= NULL;
- struct parse_events_error *error = parse_state->error;
char *pattern = NULL;

#define CLEANUP \
@@ -303,9 +302,6 @@ PE_NAME opt_pmu_config
free(pattern); \
} while(0)

- if (error)
- error->idx = @1.first_column;
-
if (parse_events_copy_term_list($2, &orig_terms)) {
CLEANUP;
YYNOMEM;
@@ -360,6 +356,14 @@ PE_NAME opt_pmu_config
$2 = NULL;
}
if (!ok) {
+ struct parse_events_error *error = parse_state->error;
+ char *help;
+
+ if (asprintf(&help, "Unabled to find PMU or event on a PMU of '%s'", $1) < 0)
+ help = NULL;
+ parse_events_error__handle(error, @1.first_column,
+ strdup("Bad event or PMU"),
+ help);
CLEANUP;
YYABORT;
}
@@ -376,9 +380,18 @@ PE_NAME sep_dc
int err;

err = parse_events_multi_pmu_add(_parse_state, $1, NULL, &list);
- free($1);
- if (err < 0)
+ if (err < 0) {
+ struct parse_events_state *parse_state = _parse_state;
+ struct parse_events_error *error = parse_state->error;
+ char *help;
+
+ if (asprintf(&help, "Unabled to find PMU or event on a PMU of '%s'", $1) < 0)
+ help = NULL;
+ parse_events_error__handle(error, @1.first_column, strdup("Bad event name"), help);
+ free($1);
PE_ABORT(err);
+ }
+ free($1);
$$ = list;
}

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