perf probe: Fix use of kernel image path given by 'k' option

Users were not being able to have the explicitely specified vmlinux
pathname used, instead a search on the vmlinux path was always being
made.

Reported-by: Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: 2nddept-manager@sdl.hitachi.co.jp
Cc: Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>
Cc: Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
LPU-Reference: <m3hbelydz8.fsf_-_@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Franck Bui-Huu <fbuihuu@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 2e000c068cc5..add163c9f0e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
              !params.show_lines))
                 usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
 
+        /*
+         * Only consider the user's kernel image path if given.
+         */
+        symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name == NULL);
+
         if (params.list_events) {
                 if (params.mod_events) {
                         pr_err("  Error: Don't use --list with --add/--del.\n");