[PATCH] tools/perf: Fix the check for parameterized field in event term

Athira Rajeev atrajeev at linux.ibm.com
Sat Mar 14 19:33:04 AEDT 2026


The format_alias() function in util/pmu.c has a check to
detect whether the event has parameterized field ( =? ).
The string alias->terms contains the event and if the event
has user configurable parameter, there will be presence of
sub string "=?" in the alias->terms.

Snippet of code:

  /* Paramemterized events have the parameters shown. */
        if (strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
                /* No parameters. */
                snprintf(buf, len, "%.*s/%s/", (int)pmu_name_len, pmu->name, alias->name);

if "strstr" contains the substring, it returns a pointer
and hence enters the above check which is not the expected
check. And hence "perf list" doesn't have the parameterized
fields in the result.

Fix this check to use:

if (!strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {

With this change, perf list shows the events correctly with
the strings showing parameters.

Signed-off-by: Athira Rajeev <atrajeev at linux.ibm.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 23337d2fa281..0b8d58543f17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ static char *format_alias(char *buf, int len, const struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 						   skip_duplicate_pmus);
 
 	/* Paramemterized events have the parameters shown. */
-	if (strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
+	if (!strstr(alias->terms, "=?")) {
 		/* No parameters. */
 		snprintf(buf, len, "%.*s/%s/", (int)pmu_name_len, pmu->name, alias->name);
 		return buf;
-- 
2.47.3



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