8c427cc2fa
Fix to show a parse error for bad type (non-string) for $comm/$COMM and
immediate-string. With this fix, error_log file shows appropriate error
message as below.
/sys/kernel/tracing # echo 'p vfs_read $comm:u32' >> kprobe_events
sh: write error: Invalid argument
/sys/kernel/tracing # echo 'p vfs_read \"hoge":u32' >> kprobe_events
sh: write error: Invalid argument
/sys/kernel/tracing # cat error_log
[ 30.144183] trace_kprobe: error: $comm and immediate-string only accepts string type
Command: p vfs_read $comm:u32
^
[ 62.618500] trace_kprobe: error: $comm and immediate-string only accepts string type
Command: p vfs_read \"hoge":u32
^
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/170602215411.215583.2238016352271091852.stgit@devnote2/
Fixes: 3dd1f7f24f8c ("tracing: probeevent: Fix to make the type of $comm string")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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