Improve the error message from write_output() to say what failed to write and give the error number.
Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hun...@intel.com> --- tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c index 92ca541..d269dfa 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int write_output(struct perf_record *rec, void *buf, size_t size) int ret = write(rec->output, buf, size); if (ret < 0) { - pr_err("failed to write\n"); + pr_err("failed to write perf data, error: %m\n"); return -1; } -- 1.7.11.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/