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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/probe-event.c11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index a78c8d59a555..3a7649835ec9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ void exit_probe_symbol_maps(void)
static struct ref_reloc_sym *kernel_get_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **pmap)
{
- /* kmap->ref_reloc_sym should be set if host_machine is initialized */
struct kmap *kmap;
struct map *map = machine__kernel_map(host_machine);
@@ -819,7 +818,10 @@ post_process_kernel_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs,
reloc_sym = kernel_get_ref_reloc_sym(&map);
if (!reloc_sym) {
- pr_warning("Relocated base symbol is not found!\n");
+ pr_warning("Relocated base symbol is not found! "
+ "Check /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict\n"
+ "and /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid. "
+ "Or run as privileged perf user.\n\n");
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -3025,7 +3027,10 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
(!pp->retprobe || kretprobe_offset_is_supported())) {
reloc_sym = kernel_get_ref_reloc_sym(NULL);
if (!reloc_sym) {
- pr_warning("Relocated base symbol is not found!\n");
+ pr_warning("Relocated base symbol is not found! "
+ "Check /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict\n"
+ "and /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid. "
+ "Or run as privileged perf user.\n\n");
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
}