pfm_strerror3
Return constant string describing error code
Usage
const char
*pfm_strerror(int
code);
Overview
This function returns a string which describes the libpfm error value in code. The string returned by the call is read-only.
The function must only be used with libpfm calls documented to return specific error codes. The value -1 is not considered a specific error code. Strings and pfm_pmu_t return values cannot be used with this function. Typically NULL is returned in case of error for string values, and PFM_PMU_NONE is returned for pfm_pmu_t values.
The function is also not designed to handle OS system call errors, i.e., errno values.
Return
The function returns a pointer to the constant string describing the error code. The string is in English. If code is invalid then a default error message is returned.
Errors
If the error code is invalid, then the function returns a pointer to a string which says "unknown error code".
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 8 (Jessie): the text shown here
- Debian 6.0 (Squeeze) to Debian 4.0 (Etch)