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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index c643ed669ef9..2cb74343de3e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ try_again:
}
printf("\n");
- error("sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s). /bin/dmesg may provide additional information.\n",
- err, strerror(err));
+ 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 &&
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