perf parse-events: Improve error message for bad numbers
authorIan Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:15:27 +0000 (23:15 -0700)
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:07:20 +0000 (22:07 -0300)
commitba5c371edfd05411522c1fefb00e92b54c08c9db
tree6f22a9eb5a808249d6f6857d290abd9820c3be49
parent4e5484b4bfd53d4d12933ab9b19da66909f1598e
perf parse-events: Improve error message for bad numbers

Use the error handler from the parse_state to give a more informative
error message.

Before:

  $ perf stat -e 'cycles/period=99999999999999999999/' true
  event syntax error: 'cycles/period=99999999999999999999/'
                                    \___ parser error
  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 'cycles/period=99999999999999999999/' true
  event syntax error: 'cycles/period=99999999999999999999/'
                                    \___ parser error

  event syntax error: '..les/period=99999999999999999999/'
                                    \___ Bad base 10 number "99999999999999999999"
  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

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Tested-by: Atish Patra <atishp@rivosinc.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Beeman Strong <beeman@rivosinc.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@arm.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240416061533.921723-12-irogers@google.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
tools/perf/util/parse-events.l