Clarify probe registration documentation/errors

[lttng-ust.git] / include / lttng / ust-tracepoint-event.h

diff --git a/include/lttng/ust-tracepoint-event.h b/include/lttng/ust-tracepoint-event.h
index f6e3a5e87f98ca596adfe94cdfb3d2f626210bc8..777913aa58dc884f3557b7e027046f4d8bf8439b 100644 (file)
--- a/include/lttng/ust-tracepoint-event.h
+++ b/include/lttng/ust-tracepoint-event.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <urcu/compiler.h>
 #include <urcu/rculist.h>
 #include <lttng/ust-events.h>
@@ -697,7 +698,10 @@ _TP_COMBINE_TOKENS(__lttng_events_init__, TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER)(void)
         */
        _TP_COMBINE_TOKENS(__tracepoint_provider_check_, TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER)();
        ret = lttng_probe_register(&_TP_COMBINE_TOKENS(__probe_desc___, TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER));
-       assert(!ret);
+       if (ret) {
+               fprintf(stderr, "LTTng-UST: Error (%d) while registering tracepoint probe. Duplicate registration of tracepoint probes having the same name is not allowed.\n", ret);
+               abort();
+       }
 }
 
 static void lttng_ust_notrace __attribute__((destructor))