llcstat: print a nicer error message when hardware events are missing

Hardware events such as CACHE_MISSES and CACHE_REFERENCES are usually
not available on virtual machine. Print a more useful message when
this happen.

tools/llcstat.py

@@ -78,12 +78,16 @@
  exit()
 
 b = BPF(text=bpf_text)
-b.attach_perf_event(
- ev_type=PerfType.HARDWARE, ev_config=PerfHWConfig.CACHE_MISSES,
- fn_name="on_cache_miss", sample_period=args.sample_period)
-b.attach_perf_event(
- ev_type=PerfType.HARDWARE, ev_config=PerfHWConfig.CACHE_REFERENCES,
- fn_name="on_cache_ref", sample_period=args.sample_period)
+try:
+ b.attach_perf_event(
+ ev_type=PerfType.HARDWARE, ev_config=PerfHWConfig.CACHE_MISSES,
+ fn_name="on_cache_miss", sample_period=args.sample_period)
+ b.attach_perf_event(
+ ev_type=PerfType.HARDWARE, ev_config=PerfHWConfig.CACHE_REFERENCES,
+ fn_name="on_cache_ref", sample_period=args.sample_period)
+except:
+ print("Failed to attach to a hardware event. Is this a virtual machine?")
+ exit()
 
 print("Running for {} seconds or hit Ctrl-C to end.".format(args.duration))