perf probe: Fix use of kernel image path given by 'k' option
Users were not being able to have the explicitely specified vmlinux
pathname used, instead a search on the vmlinux path was always being
made.
Reported-by: Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: 2nddept-manager@sdl.hitachi.co.jp
Cc: Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>
Cc: Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
LPU-Reference: <m3hbelydz8.fsf_-_@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Franck Bui-Huu <fbuihuu@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 2e000c0..add163c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@
!params.show_lines))
usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
+ /*
+ * Only consider the user's kernel image path if given.
+ */
+ symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name == NULL);
+
if (params.list_events) {
if (params.mod_events) {
pr_err(" Error: Don't use --list with --add/--del.\n");