4 * Builtin report command: Analyze the perf.data input file,
5 * look up and read DSOs and symbol information and display
6 * a histogram of results, along various sorting keys.
10 #include "util/util.h"
12 #include "util/color.h"
13 #include <linux/list.h>
14 #include "util/cache.h"
15 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
16 #include "util/symbol.h"
17 #include "util/string.h"
18 #include "util/callchain.h"
19 #include "util/strlist.h"
20 #include "util/values.h"
23 #include "util/debug.h"
24 #include "util/header.h"
26 #include "util/parse-options.h"
27 #include "util/parse-events.h"
29 #include "util/data_map.h"
30 #include "util/thread.h"
31 #include "util/sort.h"
32 #include "util/hist.h"
34 static char const *input_name = "perf.data";
36 static char *dso_list_str, *comm_list_str, *sym_list_str,
38 static struct strlist *dso_list, *comm_list, *sym_list;
42 static int full_paths;
43 static int show_nr_samples;
45 static int show_threads;
46 static struct perf_read_values show_threads_values;
48 static char default_pretty_printing_style[] = "normal";
49 static char *pretty_printing_style = default_pretty_printing_style;
51 static int exclude_other = 1;
53 static char callchain_default_opt[] = "fractal,0.5";
58 static struct perf_header *header;
60 static u64 sample_type;
62 static size_t ipchain__fprintf_graph_line(FILE *fp, int depth, int depth_mask)
67 ret += fprintf(fp, "%s", " ");
69 for (i = 0; i < depth; i++)
70 if (depth_mask & (1 << i))
71 ret += fprintf(fp, "| ");
73 ret += fprintf(fp, " ");
75 ret += fprintf(fp, "\n");
80 ipchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_list *chain, int depth,
81 int depth_mask, int count, u64 total_samples,
87 ret += fprintf(fp, "%s", " ");
88 for (i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
89 if (depth_mask & (1 << i))
90 ret += fprintf(fp, "|");
92 ret += fprintf(fp, " ");
93 if (!count && i == depth - 1) {
96 percent = hits * 100.0 / total_samples;
97 ret += percent_color_fprintf(fp, "--%2.2f%%-- ", percent);
99 ret += fprintf(fp, "%s", " ");
102 ret += fprintf(fp, "%s\n", chain->sym->name);
104 ret += fprintf(fp, "%p\n", (void *)(long)chain->ip);
109 static struct symbol *rem_sq_bracket;
110 static struct callchain_list rem_hits;
112 static void init_rem_hits(void)
114 rem_sq_bracket = malloc(sizeof(*rem_sq_bracket) + 6);
115 if (!rem_sq_bracket) {
116 fprintf(stderr, "Not enough memory to display remaining hits\n");
120 strcpy(rem_sq_bracket->name, "[...]");
121 rem_hits.sym = rem_sq_bracket;
125 __callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
126 u64 total_samples, int depth, int depth_mask)
128 struct rb_node *node, *next;
129 struct callchain_node *child;
130 struct callchain_list *chain;
131 int new_depth_mask = depth_mask;
137 if (callchain_param.mode == CHAIN_GRAPH_REL)
138 new_total = self->children_hit;
140 new_total = total_samples;
142 remaining = new_total;
144 node = rb_first(&self->rb_root);
148 child = rb_entry(node, struct callchain_node, rb_node);
149 cumul = cumul_hits(child);
153 * The depth mask manages the output of pipes that show
154 * the depth. We don't want to keep the pipes of the current
155 * level for the last child of this depth.
156 * Except if we have remaining filtered hits. They will
157 * supersede the last child
159 next = rb_next(node);
160 if (!next && (callchain_param.mode != CHAIN_GRAPH_REL || !remaining))
161 new_depth_mask &= ~(1 << (depth - 1));
164 * But we keep the older depth mask for the line seperator
165 * to keep the level link until we reach the last child
167 ret += ipchain__fprintf_graph_line(fp, depth, depth_mask);
169 list_for_each_entry(chain, &child->val, list) {
170 if (chain->ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX)
172 ret += ipchain__fprintf_graph(fp, chain, depth,
177 ret += __callchain__fprintf_graph(fp, child, new_total,
179 new_depth_mask | (1 << depth));
183 if (callchain_param.mode == CHAIN_GRAPH_REL &&
184 remaining && remaining != new_total) {
189 new_depth_mask &= ~(1 << (depth - 1));
191 ret += ipchain__fprintf_graph(fp, &rem_hits, depth,
192 new_depth_mask, 0, new_total,
200 callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
203 struct callchain_list *chain;
207 list_for_each_entry(chain, &self->val, list) {
208 if (chain->ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX)
211 if (!i++ && sort_by_sym_first)
215 ret += fprintf(fp, " %s\n", chain->sym->name);
217 ret += fprintf(fp, " %p\n",
218 (void *)(long)chain->ip);
221 ret += __callchain__fprintf_graph(fp, self, total_samples, 1, 1);
227 callchain__fprintf_flat(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *self,
230 struct callchain_list *chain;
236 ret += callchain__fprintf_flat(fp, self->parent, total_samples);
239 list_for_each_entry(chain, &self->val, list) {
240 if (chain->ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX)
243 ret += fprintf(fp, " %s\n", chain->sym->name);
245 ret += fprintf(fp, " %p\n",
246 (void *)(long)chain->ip);
253 hist_entry_callchain__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self,
256 struct rb_node *rb_node;
257 struct callchain_node *chain;
260 rb_node = rb_first(&self->sorted_chain);
264 chain = rb_entry(rb_node, struct callchain_node, rb_node);
265 percent = chain->hit * 100.0 / total_samples;
266 switch (callchain_param.mode) {
268 ret += percent_color_fprintf(fp, " %6.2f%%\n",
270 ret += callchain__fprintf_flat(fp, chain, total_samples);
272 case CHAIN_GRAPH_ABS: /* Falldown */
273 case CHAIN_GRAPH_REL:
274 ret += callchain__fprintf_graph(fp, chain, total_samples);
279 ret += fprintf(fp, "\n");
280 rb_node = rb_next(rb_node);
287 hist_entry__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self, u64 total_samples)
289 struct sort_entry *se;
292 if (exclude_other && !self->parent)
296 ret = percent_color_fprintf(fp,
297 field_sep ? "%.2f" : " %6.2f%%",
298 (self->count * 100.0) / total_samples);
300 ret = fprintf(fp, field_sep ? "%lld" : "%12lld ", self->count);
302 if (show_nr_samples) {
304 fprintf(fp, "%c%lld", *field_sep, self->count);
306 fprintf(fp, "%11lld", self->count);
309 list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
313 fprintf(fp, "%s", field_sep ?: " ");
314 ret += se->print(fp, self, se->width ? *se->width : 0);
317 ret += fprintf(fp, "\n");
320 hist_entry_callchain__fprintf(fp, self, total_samples);
329 static void dso__calc_col_width(struct dso *self)
331 if (!col_width_list_str && !field_sep &&
332 (!dso_list || strlist__has_entry(dso_list, self->name))) {
333 unsigned int slen = strlen(self->name);
334 if (slen > dsos__col_width)
335 dsos__col_width = slen;
338 self->slen_calculated = 1;
341 static void thread__comm_adjust(struct thread *self)
343 char *comm = self->comm;
345 if (!col_width_list_str && !field_sep &&
346 (!comm_list || strlist__has_entry(comm_list, comm))) {
347 unsigned int slen = strlen(comm);
349 if (slen > comms__col_width) {
350 comms__col_width = slen;
351 threads__col_width = slen + 6;
356 static int thread__set_comm_adjust(struct thread *self, const char *comm)
358 int ret = thread__set_comm(self, comm);
363 thread__comm_adjust(self);
369 static struct symbol *
370 resolve_symbol(struct thread *thread, struct map **mapp, u64 *ipp)
372 struct map *map = mapp ? *mapp : NULL;
381 map = thread__find_map(thread, ip);
384 * We have to do this here as we may have a dso
385 * with no symbol hit that has a name longer than
386 * the ones with symbols sampled.
388 if (!sort_dso.elide && !map->dso->slen_calculated)
389 dso__calc_col_width(map->dso);
394 ip = map->map_ip(map, ip);
397 * If this is outside of all known maps,
398 * and is a negative address, try to look it
399 * up in the kernel dso, as it might be a
400 * vsyscall or vdso (which executes in user-mode).
402 * XXX This is nasty, we should have a symbol list in
403 * the "[vdso]" dso, but for now lets use the old
404 * trick of looking in the whole kernel symbol list.
406 if ((long long)ip < 0)
407 return kernel_maps__find_symbol(ip, mapp);
409 dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
410 map ? map->dso->long_name : "<not found>");
411 dump_printf(" ...... map: %Lx -> %Lx\n", *ipp, ip);
414 return map ? map->dso->find_symbol(map->dso, ip) : NULL;
417 static int call__match(struct symbol *sym)
419 if (sym->name && !regexec(&parent_regex, sym->name, 0, NULL, 0))
425 static struct symbol **resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
426 struct ip_callchain *chain,
427 struct symbol **parent)
429 u64 context = PERF_CONTEXT_MAX;
430 struct symbol **syms = NULL;
434 syms = calloc(chain->nr, sizeof(*syms));
436 fprintf(stderr, "Can't allocate memory for symbols\n");
441 for (i = 0; i < chain->nr; i++) {
442 u64 ip = chain->ips[i];
443 struct symbol *sym = NULL;
445 if (ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX) {
451 case PERF_CONTEXT_HV:
453 case PERF_CONTEXT_KERNEL:
454 sym = kernel_maps__find_symbol(ip, &map);
457 sym = resolve_symbol(thread, &map, &ip);
462 if (sort__has_parent && !*parent && call__match(sym))
474 * collect histogram counts
478 hist_entry__add(struct thread *thread, struct map *map,
479 struct symbol *sym, u64 ip, struct ip_callchain *chain,
480 char level, u64 count)
482 struct symbol **syms = NULL, *parent = NULL;
484 struct hist_entry *he;
486 if ((sort__has_parent || callchain) && chain)
487 syms = resolve_callchain(thread, map, chain, &parent);
489 he = __hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, parent,
490 ip, count, level, &hit);
499 callchain_init(&he->callchain);
500 append_chain(&he->callchain, chain, syms);
507 static size_t output__fprintf(FILE *fp, u64 total_samples)
509 struct hist_entry *pos;
510 struct sort_entry *se;
514 char *col_width = col_width_list_str;
515 int raw_printing_style;
517 raw_printing_style = !strcmp(pretty_printing_style, "raw");
521 fprintf(fp, "# Samples: %Ld\n", (u64)total_samples);
524 fprintf(fp, "# Overhead");
525 if (show_nr_samples) {
527 fprintf(fp, "%cSamples", *field_sep);
529 fputs(" Samples ", fp);
531 list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
535 fprintf(fp, "%c%s", *field_sep, se->header);
538 width = strlen(se->header);
540 if (col_width_list_str) {
542 *se->width = atoi(col_width);
543 col_width = strchr(col_width, ',');
548 width = *se->width = max(*se->width, width);
550 fprintf(fp, " %*s", width, se->header);
557 fprintf(fp, "# ........");
559 fprintf(fp, " ..........");
560 list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
570 width = strlen(se->header);
571 for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
579 for (nd = rb_first(&output_hists); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
580 pos = rb_entry(nd, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
581 ret += hist_entry__fprintf(fp, pos, total_samples);
584 if (sort_order == default_sort_order &&
585 parent_pattern == default_parent_pattern) {
587 fprintf(fp, "# (For a higher level overview, try: perf report --sort comm,dso)\n");
592 free(rem_sq_bracket);
595 perf_read_values_display(fp, &show_threads_values,
601 static int validate_chain(struct ip_callchain *chain, event_t *event)
603 unsigned int chain_size;
605 chain_size = event->header.size;
606 chain_size -= (unsigned long)&event->ip.__more_data - (unsigned long)event;
608 if (chain->nr*sizeof(u64) > chain_size)
615 process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
618 struct symbol *sym = NULL;
619 u64 ip = event->ip.ip;
621 struct map *map = NULL;
622 void *more_data = event->ip.__more_data;
623 struct ip_callchain *chain = NULL;
625 struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->ip.pid);
627 if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD) {
628 period = *(u64 *)more_data;
629 more_data += sizeof(u64);
632 dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
633 (void *)(offset + head),
634 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
636 event->ip.pid, event->ip.tid,
640 if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN) {
643 chain = (void *)more_data;
645 dump_printf("... chain: nr:%Lu\n", chain->nr);
647 if (validate_chain(chain, event) < 0) {
648 eprintf("call-chain problem with event, skipping it.\n");
653 for (i = 0; i < chain->nr; i++)
654 dump_printf("..... %2d: %016Lx\n", i, chain->ips[i]);
658 if (thread == NULL) {
659 eprintf("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
664 dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
666 if (comm_list && !strlist__has_entry(comm_list, thread->comm))
669 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
671 if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
673 sym = kernel_maps__find_symbol(ip, &map);
674 dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
675 map ? map->dso->long_name : "<not found>");
676 } else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
678 sym = resolve_symbol(thread, &map, &ip);
682 dump_printf(" ...... dso: [hypervisor]\n");
686 (!map || !map->dso ||
687 !(strlist__has_entry(dso_list, map->dso->short_name) ||
688 (map->dso->short_name != map->dso->long_name &&
689 strlist__has_entry(dso_list, map->dso->long_name)))))
692 if (sym_list && sym && !strlist__has_entry(sym_list, sym->name))
695 if (hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, ip,
696 chain, level, period)) {
697 eprintf("problem incrementing symbol count, skipping event\n");
707 process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
709 struct map *map = map__new(&event->mmap, cwd, cwdlen, 0, NULL, verbose);
710 struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->mmap.pid);
712 dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_MMAP %d/%d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
713 (void *)(offset + head),
714 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
717 (void *)(long)event->mmap.start,
718 (void *)(long)event->mmap.len,
719 (void *)(long)event->mmap.pgoff,
720 event->mmap.filename);
722 if (thread == NULL || map == NULL) {
723 dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_MMAP, skipping event.\n");
727 thread__insert_map(thread, map);
734 process_comm_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
736 struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->comm.pid);
738 dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_COMM: %s:%d\n",
739 (void *)(offset + head),
740 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
741 event->comm.comm, event->comm.pid);
743 if (thread == NULL ||
744 thread__set_comm_adjust(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
745 dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
754 process_task_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
756 struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->fork.pid);
757 struct thread *parent = threads__findnew(event->fork.ppid);
759 dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_%s: (%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n",
760 (void *)(offset + head),
761 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
762 event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_FORK ? "FORK" : "EXIT",
763 event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
764 event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
767 * A thread clone will have the same PID for both
770 if (thread == parent)
773 if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
776 if (!thread || !parent || thread__fork(thread, parent)) {
777 dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_FORK, skipping event.\n");
786 process_lost_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
788 dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_LOST: id:%Ld: lost:%Ld\n",
789 (void *)(offset + head),
790 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
794 total_lost += event->lost.lost;
800 process_read_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
802 struct perf_event_attr *attr;
804 attr = perf_header__find_attr(event->read.id, header);
807 const char *name = attr ? __event_name(attr->type, attr->config)
809 perf_read_values_add_value(&show_threads_values,
810 event->read.pid, event->read.tid,
816 dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_READ: %d %d %s %Lu\n",
817 (void *)(offset + head),
818 (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
821 attr ? __event_name(attr->type, attr->config)
828 static int sample_type_check(u64 type)
832 if (!(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
833 if (sort__has_parent) {
834 fprintf(stderr, "selected --sort parent, but no"
835 " callchain data. Did you call"
836 " perf record without -g?\n");
840 fprintf(stderr, "selected -g but no callchain data."
841 " Did you call perf record without"
845 } else if (callchain_param.mode != CHAIN_NONE && !callchain) {
847 if (register_callchain_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
848 fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain"
857 static struct perf_file_handler file_handler = {
858 .process_sample_event = process_sample_event,
859 .process_mmap_event = process_mmap_event,
860 .process_comm_event = process_comm_event,
861 .process_exit_event = process_task_event,
862 .process_fork_event = process_task_event,
863 .process_lost_event = process_lost_event,
864 .process_read_event = process_read_event,
865 .sample_type_check = sample_type_check,
869 static int __cmd_report(void)
874 idle = register_idle_thread();
875 thread__comm_adjust(idle);
878 perf_read_values_init(&show_threads_values);
880 register_perf_file_handler(&file_handler);
882 ret = mmap_dispatch_perf_file(&header, input_name, force, full_paths,
887 dump_printf(" IP events: %10ld\n", total);
888 dump_printf(" mmap events: %10ld\n", total_mmap);
889 dump_printf(" comm events: %10ld\n", total_comm);
890 dump_printf(" fork events: %10ld\n", total_fork);
891 dump_printf(" lost events: %10ld\n", total_lost);
892 dump_printf(" unknown events: %10ld\n", file_handler.total_unknown);
898 threads__fprintf(stdout);
901 dsos__fprintf(stdout);
904 output__resort(total);
905 output__fprintf(stdout, total);
908 perf_read_values_destroy(&show_threads_values);
914 parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt __used, const char *arg,
925 tok = strtok((char *)arg, ",");
929 /* get the output mode */
930 if (!strncmp(tok, "graph", strlen(arg)))
931 callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_ABS;
933 else if (!strncmp(tok, "flat", strlen(arg)))
934 callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_FLAT;
936 else if (!strncmp(tok, "fractal", strlen(arg)))
937 callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_REL;
939 else if (!strncmp(tok, "none", strlen(arg))) {
940 callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_NONE;
949 /* get the min percentage */
950 tok = strtok(NULL, ",");
954 callchain_param.min_percent = strtod(tok, &endptr);
959 if (register_callchain_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
960 fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain params\n");
966 //static const char * const report_usage[] = {
967 const char * const report_usage[] = {
968 "perf report [<options>] <command>",
972 static const struct option options[] = {
973 OPT_STRING('i', "input", &input_name, "file",
975 OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose,
976 "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
977 OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
978 "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
979 OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux_name, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
980 OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),
981 OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &modules,
982 "load module symbols - WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel"),
983 OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "show-nr-samples", &show_nr_samples,
984 "Show a column with the number of samples"),
985 OPT_BOOLEAN('T', "threads", &show_threads,
986 "Show per-thread event counters"),
987 OPT_STRING(0, "pretty", &pretty_printing_style, "key",
988 "pretty printing style key: normal raw"),
989 OPT_STRING('s', "sort", &sort_order, "key[,key2...]",
990 "sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent"),
991 OPT_BOOLEAN('P', "full-paths", &full_paths,
992 "Don't shorten the pathnames taking into account the cwd"),
993 OPT_STRING('p', "parent", &parent_pattern, "regex",
994 "regex filter to identify parent, see: '--sort parent'"),
995 OPT_BOOLEAN('x', "exclude-other", &exclude_other,
996 "Only display entries with parent-match"),
997 OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT('g', "call-graph", NULL, "output_type,min_percent",
998 "Display callchains using output_type and min percent threshold. "
999 "Default: fractal,0.5", &parse_callchain_opt, callchain_default_opt),
1000 OPT_STRING('d', "dsos", &dso_list_str, "dso[,dso...]",
1001 "only consider symbols in these dsos"),
1002 OPT_STRING('C', "comms", &comm_list_str, "comm[,comm...]",
1003 "only consider symbols in these comms"),
1004 OPT_STRING('S', "symbols", &sym_list_str, "symbol[,symbol...]",
1005 "only consider these symbols"),
1006 OPT_STRING('w', "column-widths", &col_width_list_str,
1008 "don't try to adjust column width, use these fixed values"),
1009 OPT_STRING('t', "field-separator", &field_sep, "separator",
1010 "separator for columns, no spaces will be added between "
1011 "columns '.' is reserved."),
1015 static void setup_sorting(void)
1017 char *tmp, *tok, *str = strdup(sort_order);
1019 for (tok = strtok_r(str, ", ", &tmp);
1020 tok; tok = strtok_r(NULL, ", ", &tmp)) {
1021 if (sort_dimension__add(tok) < 0) {
1022 error("Unknown --sort key: `%s'", tok);
1023 usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
1030 static void setup_list(struct strlist **list, const char *list_str,
1031 struct sort_entry *se, const char *list_name,
1035 *list = strlist__new(true, list_str);
1037 fprintf(stderr, "problems parsing %s list\n",
1041 if (strlist__nr_entries(*list) == 1) {
1042 fprintf(fp, "# %s: %s\n", list_name,
1043 strlist__entry(*list, 0)->s);
1049 int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
1053 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, report_usage, 0);
1057 if (parent_pattern != default_parent_pattern) {
1058 sort_dimension__add("parent");
1059 sort_parent.elide = 1;
1064 * Any (unrecognized) arguments left?
1067 usage_with_options(report_usage, options);
1071 setup_list(&dso_list, dso_list_str, &sort_dso, "dso", stdout);
1072 setup_list(&comm_list, comm_list_str, &sort_comm, "comm", stdout);
1073 setup_list(&sym_list, sym_list_str, &sort_sym, "symbol", stdout);
1075 if (field_sep && *field_sep == '.') {
1076 fputs("'.' is the only non valid --field-separator argument\n",
1081 return __cmd_report();