perf lock contention returns zero exit value even if the lock contention BPF setup failed.
# ./perf lock con -b true libbpf: kernel BTF is missing at '/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux', was CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF enabled? libbpf: failed to find '.BTF' ELF section in /lib/modules/6.13.0-rc3+/build/vmlinux libbpf: failed to find valid kernel BTF libbpf: kernel BTF is missing at '/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux', was CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF enabled? libbpf: failed to find '.BTF' ELF section in /lib/modules/6.13.0-rc3+/build/vmlinux libbpf: failed to find valid kernel BTF libbpf: Error loading vmlinux BTF: -ESRCH libbpf: failed to load object 'lock_contention_bpf' libbpf: failed to load BPF skeleton 'lock_contention_bpf': -ESRCH Failed to load lock-contention BPF skeleton lock contention BPF setup failed # echo $? 0 Fix this by saving the return code for lock_contention_prepare so that command exits with proper return code. Similarly set the return code properly for two other functions in builtin-lock, namely setup_output_field() and select_key(). Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <atraj...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- Changelog: v1 -> v2 Fixed return code in functions: setup_output_field() and select_key() as pointed out by Namhyung. tools/perf/builtin-lock.c | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c index 208c482daa56..94a2bc15a2fa 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c @@ -2049,7 +2049,8 @@ static int __cmd_contention(int argc, const char **argv) goto out_delete; } - if (lock_contention_prepare(&con) < 0) { + err = lock_contention_prepare(&con); + if (err < 0) { pr_err("lock contention BPF setup failed\n"); goto out_delete; } @@ -2070,10 +2071,14 @@ static int __cmd_contention(int argc, const char **argv) } } - if (setup_output_field(true, output_fields)) + err = setup_output_field(true, output_fields); + if (err) { + pr_err("Failed to setup output field\n"); goto out_delete; + } - if (select_key(true)) + err = select_key(true); + if (err) goto out_delete; if (symbol_conf.field_sep) { -- 2.43.5