2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index eb524f91bffe..8ce62ef7f6c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 
         session = perf_session__new(file, false, NULL);
         if (session == NULL) {
-                pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
+                pr_err("Perf session creation failed.\n");
                 return -1;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index 1fbcd8bdc11b..55de44ecebef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -86,10 +86,17 @@ static int open_file_read(struct perf_data_file *file)
 
 static int open_file_write(struct perf_data_file *file)
 {
+        int fd;
+
         if (check_backup(file))
                 return -1;
 
-        return open(file->path, O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
+        fd = open(file->path, O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
+
+        if (fd < 0)
+                pr_err("failed to open %s : %s\n", file->path, strerror(errno));
+
+        return fd;
 }
 
 static int open_file(struct perf_data_file *file)