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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index df713a5d1e26..99d36ac77c08 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -375,9 +375,13 @@ static int find_alternative_probe_point(struct debuginfo *dinfo,
/* Find the address of given function */
map__for_each_symbol_by_name(map, pp->function, sym) {
- if (uprobes)
+ if (uprobes) {
address = sym->start;
- else
+ if (sym->type == STT_GNU_IFUNC)
+ pr_warning("Warning: The probe function (%s) is a GNU indirect function.\n"
+ "Consider identifying the final function used at run time and set the probe directly on that.\n",
+ pp->function);
+ } else
address = map->unmap_ip(map, sym->start) - map->reloc;
break;
}
@@ -2968,6 +2972,16 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
for (j = 0; j < num_matched_functions; j++) {
sym = syms[j];
+ /* There can be duplicated symbols in the map */
+ for (i = 0; i < j; i++)
+ if (sym->start == syms[i]->start) {
+ pr_debug("Found duplicated symbol %s @ %" PRIx64 "\n",
+ sym->name, sym->start);
+ break;
+ }
+ if (i != j)
+ continue;
+
tev = (*tevs) + ret;
tp = &tev->point;
if (ret == num_matched_functions) {