ret = parse_events__scanner(str, &parse_state, PE_START_EVENTS);
perf_pmu__parse_cleanup();
+
+ if (!ret && list_empty(&parse_state.list)) {
+ WARN_ONCE(true, "WARNING: event parser found nothing\n");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Add list to the evlist even with errors to allow callers to clean up.
+ */
+ perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &parse_state.list);
+
if (!ret) {
struct perf_evsel *last;
- if (list_empty(&parse_state.list)) {
- WARN_ONCE(true, "WARNING: event parser found nothing\n");
- return -1;
- }
-
- perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &parse_state.list);
evlist->nr_groups += parse_state.nr_groups;
last = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
last->cmdline_group_boundary = true;