4 files changed, 22 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 984d99a8fdc5..67a8aebc67ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2349,6 +2349,7 @@ static int new_term(struct parse_events_term **_term,
 
 int parse_events_term__num(struct parse_events_term **term,
 			   int type_term, char *config, u64 num,
+			   bool no_value,
 			   void *loc_term_, void *loc_val_)
 {
 	YYLTYPE *loc_term = loc_term_;
@@ -2358,6 +2359,7 @@ int parse_events_term__num(struct parse_events_term **term,
 		.type_val  = PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM,
 		.type_term = type_term,
 		.config    = config,
+		.no_value  = no_value,
 		.err_term  = loc_term ? loc_term->first_column : 0,
 		.err_val   = loc_val  ? loc_val->first_column  : 0,
 	};
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index da246a3ddb69..1af6a267c21b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ struct parse_events_term {
 	int type_term;
 	struct list_head list;
 	bool used;
+	bool no_value;
 
 	/* error string indexes for within parsed string */
 	int err_term;
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ void parse_events__shrink_config_terms(void);
 int parse_events__is_hardcoded_term(struct parse_events_term *term);
 int parse_events_term__num(struct parse_events_term **term,
 			   int type_term, char *config, u64 num,
+			   bool novalue,
 			   void *loc_term, void *loc_val);
 int parse_events_term__str(struct parse_events_term **term,
 			   int type_term, char *config, char *str,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index a14b47ab3879..30f018ea1370 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ PE_KERNEL_PMU_EVENT sep_dc
 			if (!strcasecmp(alias->name, $1)) {
 				ALLOC_LIST(head);
 				ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					$1, 1, &@1, NULL));
+					$1, 1, false, &@1, NULL));
 				list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
 
 				if (!parse_events_add_pmu(data, list,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ PE_PMU_EVENT_PRE '-' PE_PMU_EVENT_SUF sep_dc
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(head);
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					&pmu_name, 1, &@1, NULL));
+					&pmu_name, 1, false, &@1, NULL));
 	list_add_tail(&term->list, head);
 
 	ALLOC_LIST(list);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ PE_NAME '=' PE_VALUE
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					$1, $3, &@1, &@3));
+					$1, $3, false, &@1, &@3));
 	$$ = term;
 }
 |
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ PE_NAME
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					$1, 1, &@1, NULL));
+					$1, 1, true, &@1, NULL));
 	$$ = term;
 }
 |
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ PE_TERM '=' PE_VALUE
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, (int)$1, NULL, $3, &@1, &@3));
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, (int)$1, NULL, $3, false, &@1, &@3));
 	$$ = term;
 }
 |
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ PE_TERM
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
-	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, (int)$1, NULL, 1, &@1, NULL));
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, (int)$1, NULL, 1, true, &@1, NULL));
 	$$ = term;
 }
 |
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ PE_NAME array '=' PE_VALUE
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
 	ABORT_ON(parse_events_term__num(&term, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_USER,
-					$1, $4, &@1, &@4));
+					$1, $4, false, &@1, &@4));
 	term->array = $2;
 	$$ = term;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 49bfee0e3d9e..63cb46cb9b0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -834,9 +834,18 @@ static int pmu_config_term(struct list_head *formats,
 	 * Either directly use a numeric term, or try to translate string terms
 	 * using event parameters.
 	 */
-	if (term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM)
+	if (term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NUM) {
+		if (term->no_value &&
+		    bitmap_weight(format->bits, PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS) > 1) {
+			if (err) {
+				err->idx = term->err_val;
+				err->str = strdup("no value assigned for term");
+			}
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		val = term->val.num;
-	else if (term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STR) {
+	} else if (term->type_val == PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STR) {
 		if (strcmp(term->val.str, "?")) {
 			if (verbose) {
 				pr_info("Invalid sysfs entry %s=%s\n",