Re: [tip:perf/core] perf probe: Add --list option for listing currentprobe events

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Tue Dec 01 2009 - 23:54:16 EST


Wang Liming wrote:
> Hi Masami,
>
> tip-bot for Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> Commit-ID: 4de189fe6e5ad8241f6f8709d2e2ba4c3aeae33a
>> Gitweb:
>> http://git.kernel.org/tip/4de189fe6e5ad8241f6f8709d2e2ba4c3aeae33a
>> Author: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> AuthorDate: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:20:17 -0500
>> Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
>> CommitDate: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:20:02 +0100
>>
>> perf probe: Add --list option for listing current probe events
>>
>> Add --list option for listing currently defined probe events
>> in the kernel. This shows events in below format;
>>
>> [group:event] <perf-probe probe-definition>
>>
>> for example:
>>
>> [probe:schedule_0] schedule+30 cpu
>>
>> Note that source file/line information is not supported yet.
>> So even if you added a probe by line, it will be shown in
>> <symbol+offset>.
> ...
>> +
>> + /* Scan event and group name. */
>> + ret = sscanf(argv[0], "%c:%m[^/ \t]/%m[^ \t]",
>> + &pr, group, event);
> "%m" are typos?

No, %m is glibc extension of sscanf modifier, which allocate
memory for scanned string in sscanf. You can see "man sscanf"
if your glibc is not so old (hopefully..). Please refer below;

http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man3/scanf.3.html#NOTES

Anyway, thank you for reviewing!

>> + if (ret != 3)
>> + semantic_error("Failed to parse event name: %s", argv[0]);
>> + pr_debug("Group:%s Event:%s probe:%c\n", *group, *event, pr);
>> +
>> + if (!pp)
>> + goto end;
>> +
>> + pp->retprobe = (pr == 'r');
>> +
>> + /* Scan function name and offset */
>> + ret = sscanf(argv[1], "%m[^+]+%d", &pp->function, &pp->offset);
> the same error? fix attached below.
>
> --
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> index e42f3ac..8d46521 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> @@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ void parse_trace_kprobe_event(const char *str, char
> **group, char **event,
> semantic_error("Too less arguments.");
>
> /* Scan event and group name. */
> - ret = sscanf(argv[0], "%c:%m[^/ \t]/%m[^ \t]",
> - &pr, group, event);
> + ret = sscanf(argv[0], "%c:%s[^/ \t]/%s[^ \t]",
> + &pr, *group, *event);
> if (ret != 3)
> semantic_error("Failed to parse event name: %s", argv[0]);
> pr_debug("Group:%s Event:%s probe:%c\n", *group, *event, pr);
> @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void parse_trace_kprobe_event(const char *str, char
> **group, char **event,
> pp->retprobe = (pr == 'r');
>
> /* Scan function name and offset */
> - ret = sscanf(argv[1], "%m[^+]+%d", &pp->function, &pp->offset);
> + ret = sscanf(argv[1], "%s[^+]+%d", pp->function, &pp->offset);
> if (ret == 1)
> pp->offset = 0;
>
>
>
>

--
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx

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