2 files changed, 35 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 0739b12675f..eda0a2488c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ static enum event_type read_token_item(char **tok)
 static int test_type(enum event_type type, enum event_type expect)
 {
         if (type != expect) {
-                die("Error: expected type %d but read %d",
+                warning("Error: expected type %d but read %d",
                     expect, type);
                 return -1;
         }
@@ -624,13 +624,13 @@ static int test_type_token(enum event_type type, char *token,
                     enum event_type expect, const char *expect_tok)
 {
         if (type != expect) {
-                die("Error: expected type %d but read %d",
+                warning("Error: expected type %d but read %d",
                     expect, type);
                 return -1;
         }
 
         if (strcmp(token, expect_tok) != 0) {
-                die("Error: expected '%s' but read '%s'",
+                warning("Error: expected '%s' but read '%s'",
                     expect_tok, token);
                 return -1;
         }
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ static int __read_expected(enum event_type expect, const char *str, int newline_
 
         free_token(token);
 
-        return 0;
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static int read_expected(enum event_type expect, const char *str)
@@ -1258,12 +1258,12 @@ process_op(struct event *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
                 type = process_array(event, arg, tok);
 
         } else {
-                die("unknown op '%s'", token);
+                warning("unknown op '%s'", token);
+                event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
                 /* the arg is now the left side */
                 return EVENT_NONE;
         }
 
-
         if (type == EVENT_OP) {
                 int prio;
 
@@ -2873,7 +2873,7 @@ void print_event(int cpu, void *data, int size, unsigned long long nsecs,
 
         event = trace_find_event(type);
         if (!event) {
-                printf("ug! no event found for type %d\n", type);
+                warning("ug! no event found for type %d", type);
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -2887,6 +2887,12 @@ void print_event(int cpu, void *data, int size, unsigned long long nsecs,
                comm, pid,  cpu,
                secs, nsecs, event->name);
 
+        if (event->flags & EVENT_FL_FAILED) {
+                printf("EVENT '%s' FAILED TO PARSE\n",
+                       event->name);
+                return;
+        }
+
         pretty_print(data, size, event);
         printf("\n");
 }
@@ -3120,12 +3126,16 @@ int parse_event_file(char *buf, unsigned long size, char *sys)
                 die("failed to read event id");
 
         ret = event_read_format(event);
-        if (ret < 0)
-                die("failed to read event format");
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                warning("failed to read event format for %s", event->name);
+                goto event_failed;
+        }
 
         ret = event_read_print(event);
-        if (ret < 0)
-                die("failed to read event print fmt");
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                warning("failed to read event print fmt for %s", event->name);
+                goto event_failed;
+        }
 
         event->system = strdup(sys);
 
@@ -3135,6 +3145,12 @@ int parse_event_file(char *buf, unsigned long size, char *sys)
 
         add_event(event);
         return 0;
+
+ event_failed:
+        event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+        /* still add it even if it failed */
+        add_event(event);
+        return -1;
 }
 
 void parse_set_info(int nr_cpus, int long_sz)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index da77e073c86..29821acc8db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -139,12 +139,14 @@ struct event {
 };
 
 enum {
-        EVENT_FL_ISFTRACE       = 1,
-        EVENT_FL_ISPRINT        = 2,
-        EVENT_FL_ISBPRINT       = 4,
-        EVENT_FL_ISFUNC         = 8,
-        EVENT_FL_ISFUNCENT      = 16,
-        EVENT_FL_ISFUNCRET      = 32,
+        EVENT_FL_ISFTRACE       = 0x01,
+        EVENT_FL_ISPRINT        = 0x02,
+        EVENT_FL_ISBPRINT       = 0x04,
+        EVENT_FL_ISFUNC         = 0x08,
+        EVENT_FL_ISFUNCENT      = 0x10,
+        EVENT_FL_ISFUNCRET      = 0x20,
+
+        EVENT_FL_FAILED         = 0x80000000
 };
 
 struct record {