4 files changed, 63 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 8f963a193a5d..52b2d165453a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #define PERFPROBE_GROUP "probe"
 
 bool probe_event_dry_run;	/* Dry run flag */
-struct probe_conf probe_conf;
+struct probe_conf probe_conf = { .magic_num = DEFAULT_PROBE_MAGIC_NUM };
 
 #define semantic_error(msg ...) pr_err("Semantic error :" msg)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 96a319cd2378..4f0eb3a20c36 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ struct probe_conf {
 	bool	no_inlines;
 	bool	cache;
 	int	max_probes;
+	unsigned long	magic_num;
 };
 extern struct probe_conf probe_conf;
 extern bool probe_event_dry_run;
 
+#define DEFAULT_PROBE_MAGIC_NUM	0xdeade12d	/* u32: 3735937325 */
+
 struct symbol;
 
 /* kprobe-tracer and uprobe-tracer tracing point */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 33e90054ad84..38d6cd22779f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -536,6 +536,14 @@ next:
 		return 0;
 }
 
+static void print_var_not_found(const char *varname)
+{
+	pr_err("Failed to find the location of the '%s' variable at this address.\n"
+	       " Perhaps it has been optimized out.\n"
+	       " Use -V with the --range option to show '%s' location range.\n",
+		varname, varname);
+}
+
 /* Show a variables in kprobe event format */
 static int convert_variable(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 {
@@ -547,11 +555,11 @@ static int convert_variable(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 
 	ret = convert_variable_location(vr_die, pf->addr, pf->fb_ops,
 					&pf->sp_die, pf->machine, pf->tvar);
+	if (ret == -ENOENT && pf->skip_empty_arg)
+		/* This can be found in other place. skip it */
+		return 0;
 	if (ret == -ENOENT || ret == -EINVAL) {
-		pr_err("Failed to find the location of the '%s' variable at this address.\n"
-		       " Perhaps it has been optimized out.\n"
-		       " Use -V with the --range option to show '%s' location range.\n",
-		       pf->pvar->var, pf->pvar->var);
+		print_var_not_found(pf->pvar->var);
 	} else if (ret == -ENOTSUP)
 		pr_err("Sorry, we don't support this variable location yet.\n");
 	else if (ret == 0 && pf->pvar->field) {
@@ -598,6 +606,8 @@ static int find_variable(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 		/* Search again in global variables */
 		if (!die_find_variable_at(&pf->cu_die, pf->pvar->var,
 						0, &vr_die)) {
+			if (pf->skip_empty_arg)
+				return 0;
 			pr_warning("Failed to find '%s' in this function.\n",
 				   pf->pvar->var);
 			ret = -ENOENT;
@@ -1384,6 +1394,44 @@ end:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int fill_empty_trace_arg(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
+				struct probe_trace_event *tevs, int ntevs)
+{
+	char **valp;
+	char *type;
+	int i, j, ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pev->nargs; i++) {
+		type = NULL;
+		for (j = 0; j < ntevs; j++) {
+			if (tevs[j].args[i].value) {
+				type = tevs[j].args[i].type;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (j == ntevs) {
+			print_var_not_found(pev->args[i].var);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+		for (j = 0; j < ntevs; j++) {
+			valp = &tevs[j].args[i].value;
+			if (*valp)
+				continue;
+
+			ret = asprintf(valp, "\\%lx", probe_conf.magic_num);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+			/* Note that type can be NULL */
+			if (type) {
+				tevs[j].args[i].type = strdup(type);
+				if (!tevs[j].args[i].type)
+					return -ENOMEM;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Find probe_trace_events specified by perf_probe_event from debuginfo */
 int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				 struct perf_probe_event *pev,
@@ -1402,7 +1450,13 @@ int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 	tf.tevs = *tevs;
 	tf.ntevs = 0;
 
+	if (pev->nargs != 0 && immediate_value_is_supported())
+		tf.pf.skip_empty_arg = true;
+
 	ret = debuginfo__find_probes(dbg, &tf.pf);
+	if (ret >= 0 && tf.pf.skip_empty_arg)
+		ret = fill_empty_trace_arg(pev, tf.tevs, tf.ntevs);
+
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < tf.ntevs; i++)
 			clear_probe_trace_event(&tf.tevs[i]);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
index 670c477bf8cf..11be10080613 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct probe_finder {
 	unsigned int		machine;	/* Target machine arch */
 	struct perf_probe_arg	*pvar;		/* Current target variable */
 	struct probe_trace_arg	*tvar;		/* Current result variable */
+	bool			skip_empty_arg;	/* Skip non-exist args */
 };
 
 struct trace_event_finder {