perf script: Improve error msg when no first/last sample time found

The following message will be returned to user when executing 'perf
script --time' if perf data file doesn't contain the first/last sample
time.

"HINT: no first/last sample time found in perf data.
 Please use latest perf binary to execute 'perf record'
 (if '--buildid-all' is enabled, needs to set '--timestamp-boundary')."

Signed-off-by: Jin Yao <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <[email protected]>
Cc: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>
Cc: Kan Liang <[email protected]>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]>

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 08bc818f371b8858a63cbc47fb72f1377ee64aad..ac781916e51e2af97964314d5e949e0d3605088b 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -3449,7 +3449,9 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
        if (perf_time__parse_str(script.ptime_range, script.time_str) != 0) {
                if (session->evlist->first_sample_time == 0 &&
                    session->evlist->last_sample_time == 0) {
-                       pr_err("No first/last sample time in perf data\n");
+                       pr_err("HINT: no first/last sample time found in perf data.\n"
+                              "Please use latest perf binary to execute 'perf record'\n"
+                              "(if '--buildid-all' is enabled, please set '--timestamp-boundary').\n");
                        err = -EINVAL;
                        goto out_delete;
                }