1 files changed, 6 insertions, 48 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index b8d0a39b484e..de60dd4ee5d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static bool perf_evlist__equal(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 static int perf_record__open(struct perf_record *rec)
 {
-        char msg[128];
+        char msg[512];
         struct perf_evsel *pos;
         struct perf_evlist *evlist = rec->evlist;
         struct perf_session *session = rec->session;
@@ -234,60 +234,18 @@ static int perf_record__open(struct perf_record *rec)
         perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
 
         list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
-                struct perf_event_attr *attr = &pos->attr;
 try_again:
                 if (perf_evsel__open(pos, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads) < 0) {
-                        int err = errno;
-
-                        if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES) {
-                                ui__error_paranoid();
-                                rc = -err;
-                                goto out;
-                        } else if (err ==  ENODEV && opts->target.cpu_list) {
-                                pr_err("No such device - did you specify"
-                                       " an out-of-range profile CPU?\n");
-                                rc = -err;
-                                goto out;
-                        }
-
-                        if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, err, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
+                        if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, errno, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
                                 if (verbose)
                                         ui__warning("%s\n", msg);
                                 goto try_again;
                         }
 
-                        if (err == ENOENT) {
-                                ui__error("The %s event is not supported.\n",
-                                          perf_evsel__name(pos));
-                                rc = -err;
-                                goto out;
-                        } else if ((err == EOPNOTSUPP) && (attr->precise_ip)) {
-                                ui__error("\'precise\' request may not be supported. "
-                                          "Try removing 'p' modifier\n");
-                                rc = -err;
-                                goto out;
-                        }
-
-                        printf("\n");
-                        error("sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d "
-                              "(%s) for event %s. /bin/dmesg may provide "
-                              "additional information.\n",
-                              err, strerror(err), perf_evsel__name(pos));
-
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
-                        if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE &&
-                            err == EOPNOTSUPP) {
-                                pr_err("No hardware sampling interrupt available."
-                                       " No APIC? If so then you can boot the kernel"
-                                       " with the \"lapic\" boot parameter to"
-                                       " force-enable it.\n");
-                                rc = -err;
-                                goto out;
-                        }
-#endif
-
-                        pr_err("No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n");
-                        rc = -err;
+                        rc = -errno;
+                        perf_evsel__open_strerror(pos, &opts->target,
+                                                  errno, msg, sizeof(msg));
+                        ui__error("%s\n", msg);
                         goto out;
                 }
         }