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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 5fb8723c7128..1cb3436276d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -757,8 +757,10 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
al.map == machine->vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION] &&
RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&al.map->dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION])) {
if (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name) {
- ui__warning("The %s file can't be used.\n%s",
- symbol_conf.vmlinux_name, msg);
+ char serr[256];
+ dso__strerror_load(al.map->dso, serr, sizeof(serr));
+ ui__warning("The %s file can't be used: %s\n%s",
+ symbol_conf.vmlinux_name, serr, msg);
} else {
ui__warning("A vmlinux file was not found.\n%s",
msg);