tools/kvm_stat: print error on invalid regex
Entering an invalid regular expression did not produce any indication of an
error so far.
To reproduce, press 'f' and enter 'foo(' (with an unescaped bracket).
Signed-off-by: Stefan Raspl <raspl@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
diff --git a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
index 4e0f282c..08f8422 100755
--- a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
+++ b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
@@ -1176,6 +1176,7 @@
Asks for a valid regex and sets the fields filter accordingly.
"""
+ msg = ''
while True:
self.screen.erase()
self.screen.addstr(0, 0,
@@ -1184,6 +1185,7 @@
self.screen.addstr(2, 0,
"Current regex: {0}"
.format(self.stats.fields_filter))
+ self.screen.addstr(5, 0, msg)
self.screen.addstr(3, 0, "New regex: ")
curses.echo()
regex = self.screen.getstr().decode(ENCODING)
@@ -1198,6 +1200,7 @@
self.refresh_header()
return
except re.error:
+ msg = '"' + regex + '": Not a valid regular expression'
continue
def show_vm_selection_by_pid(self):
