7 files changed, 31 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index a85936f09f3e..73b065022e27 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
 static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_sample_event   = process_sample_event,
         .process_comm_event     = event__process_comm,
-        .sample_type_check      = perf_session__has_traces,
 };
 
 static double fragmentation(unsigned long n_req, unsigned long n_alloc)
@@ -492,11 +491,14 @@ static void sort_result(void)
 
 static int __cmd_kmem(void)
 {
-        int err;
+        int err = -EINVAL;
         struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
         if (session == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
+        if (!perf_session__has_traces(session, "kmem record"))
+                goto out_delete;
+
         setup_pager();
         err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
         if (err != 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index db10c0e8ecae..08259184cedb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ static int process_read_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session __use
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int sample_type_check(struct perf_session *session)
+static int perf_session__setup_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
 {
-        if (!(session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
+        if (!(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
                 if (sort__has_parent) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "selected --sort parent, but no"
                                         " callchain data. Did you call"
                                         " perf record without -g?\n");
-                        return -1;
+                        return -EINVAL;
                 }
                 if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "selected -g but no callchain data."
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int sample_type_check(struct perf_session *session)
                         if (register_callchain_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
                                 fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain"
                                                 " params\n");
-                                return -1;
+                                return -EINVAL;
                         }
         }
 
@@ -191,13 +191,11 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_fork_event     = event__process_task,
         .process_lost_event     = event__process_lost,
         .process_read_event     = process_read_event,
-        .sample_type_check      = sample_type_check,
 };
 
-
 static int __cmd_report(void)
 {
-        int ret;
+        int ret = -EINVAL;
         struct perf_session *session;
 
         session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force);
@@ -207,6 +205,10 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
         if (show_threads)
                 perf_read_values_init(&show_threads_values);
 
+        ret = perf_session__setup_sample_type(session);
+        if (ret)
+                goto out_delete;
+
         ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
         if (ret)
                 goto out_delete;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index d65098c42990..e862e71f4e68 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1657,17 +1657,18 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_sample_event   = process_sample_event,
         .process_comm_event     = event__process_comm,
         .process_lost_event     = process_lost_event,
-        .sample_type_check      = perf_session__has_traces,
 };
 
 static int read_events(void)
 {
-        int err;
+        int err = -EINVAL;
         struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
         if (session == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
+        if (perf_session__has_traces(session, "record -R"))
+                err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
+
         perf_session__delete(session);
         return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index b42f337c17d9..825283794985 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -1034,17 +1034,19 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_fork_event     = process_fork_event,
         .process_exit_event     = process_exit_event,
         .process_sample_event   = queue_sample_event,
-        .sample_type_check      = perf_session__has_traces,
 };
 
 static int __cmd_timechart(void)
 {
         struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
-        int ret;
+        int ret = -EINVAL;
 
         if (session == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
+        if (!perf_session__has_traces(session, "timechart record"))
+                goto out_delete;
+
         ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
         if (ret)
                 goto out_delete;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index b0ba2ac37e2c..e94f34631585 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
 static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
         .process_sample_event   = process_sample_event,
         .process_comm_event     = event__process_comm,
-        .sample_type_check      = perf_session__has_traces,
 };
 
 static int __cmd_trace(struct perf_session *session)
@@ -580,6 +579,9 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
         if (session == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
+        if (!perf_session__has_traces(session, "record -R"))
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         if (generate_script_lang) {
                 struct stat perf_stat;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 60eab8b3ff34..bc84a5217955 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool forc
 
         if (mode == O_RDONLY && perf_session__open(self, force) < 0)
                 goto out_delete;
+
+        self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
 out:
         return self;
 out_free:
@@ -302,11 +304,6 @@ int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
         page_size = getpagesize();
 
         head = self->header.data_offset;
-        self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
-
-        err = -EINVAL;
-        if (ops->sample_type_check && ops->sample_type_check(self) < 0)
-                goto out_err;
 
         if (!ops->full_paths) {
                 char bf[PATH_MAX];
@@ -394,13 +391,12 @@ out_err:
         return err;
 }
 
-int perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self)
+bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self, const char *msg)
 {
         if (!(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW)) {
-                pr_err("No trace sample to read. Did you call perf record "
-                       "without -R?");
-                return -1;
+                pr_err("No trace sample to read. Did you call 'perf %s'?\n", msg);
+                return false;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        return true;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index a6951d2f700f..5771ccb3fe03 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ struct perf_event_ops {
         event_op        process_read_event;
         event_op        process_throttle_event;
         event_op        process_unthrottle_event;
-        int             (*sample_type_check)(struct perf_session *session);
         unsigned long   total_unknown;
         bool            full_paths;
 };
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ struct symbol **perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
                                                 struct ip_callchain *chain,
                                                 struct symbol **parent);
 
-int perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self);
+bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self, const char *msg);
 
 int perf_header__read_build_ids(int input, u64 offset, u64 file_size);