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-rw-r--r--tools/perf/util/probe-event.c9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 0030f9b9bf7e..a1b8d9649ca7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -472,9 +472,12 @@ static struct debuginfo *open_debuginfo(const char *module, struct nsinfo *nsi,
strcpy(reason, "(unknown)");
} else
dso__strerror_load(dso, reason, STRERR_BUFSIZE);
- if (!silent)
- pr_err("Failed to find the path for %s: %s\n",
- module ?: "kernel", reason);
+ if (!silent) {
+ if (module)
+ pr_err("Module %s is not loaded, please specify its full path name.\n", module);
+ else
+ pr_err("Failed to find the path for the kernel: %s\n", reason);
+ }
return NULL;
}
path = dso->long_name;