1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions

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;
 }