fixes: https://github.com/iovisor/bpftrace/issues/21

src/ast/ast.cpp

 #include "ast.h"
 #include "parser.tab.hh"
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace bpftrace {
 namespace ast {
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ std::string opstr(Binop &binop)
     case bpftrace::Parser::token::BAND:  return "&";
     case bpftrace::Parser::token::BOR:   return "|";
     case bpftrace::Parser::token::BXOR:  return "^";
-    default: abort();
+    default:
+      std::cerr << "unknown binary operator" << std::endl;
+      abort();
   }
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +123,9 @@ std::string opstr(Unop &unop)
     case bpftrace::Parser::token::BNOT: return "~";
     case bpftrace::Parser::token::MINUS: return "-";
     case bpftrace::Parser::token::MUL:  return "dereference";
-    default: abort();
+    default:
+      std::cerr << "unknown union operator" << std::endl;
+      abort();
   }
 }
 

src/ast/codegen_llvm.cpp

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Builtin &builtin)
   }
   else
   {
+    std::cerr << "unknown builtin \"" << builtin.ident << "\"" << std::endl;
     abort();
   }
 }
@@ -462,7 +463,10 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Call &call)
     auto &reg_name = static_cast<String&>(*call.vargs->at(0)).str;
     int offset = arch::offset(reg_name);
     if (offset == -1)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "negative offset on reg() call" << std::endl;
       abort();
+    }
 
     AllocaInst *dst = b_.CreateAllocaBPF(call.type, call.func+"_"+reg_name);
     Value *src = b_.CreateGEP(ctx_, b_.getInt64(offset * sizeof(uintptr_t)));
@@ -677,7 +681,7 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Call &call)
 
   else
   {
-    std::cerr << "Error: missing codegen for function \"" << call.func << "\"" << std::endl;
+    std::cerr << "missing codegen for function \"" << call.func << "\"" << std::endl;
     abort();
   }
 }
@@ -738,6 +742,7 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Binop &binop)
         expr_ = b_.CreateStrcmp(val, string_literal, true);
         break;
       default:
+        std::cerr << "missing codegen to string operator \"" << opstr(binop) << "\"" << std::endl;
         abort();
     }
     b_.CreateLifetimeEnd(val);
@@ -771,9 +776,15 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Binop &binop)
       case bpftrace::Parser::token::BAND:  expr_ = b_.CreateAnd    (lhs, rhs); break;
       case bpftrace::Parser::token::BOR:   expr_ = b_.CreateOr     (lhs, rhs); break;
       case bpftrace::Parser::token::BXOR:  expr_ = b_.CreateXor    (lhs, rhs); break;
-      case bpftrace::Parser::token::LAND:  abort(); // Handled earlier
-      case bpftrace::Parser::token::LOR:   abort(); // Handled earlier
-      default: abort();
+      case bpftrace::Parser::token::LAND:
+        std::cerr << "\"" << opstr(binop) << "\" was handled earlier" << std::endl;
+        abort();
+      case bpftrace::Parser::token::LOR:
+        std::cerr << "\"" << opstr(binop) << "\" was handled earlier" << std::endl;
+        abort();
+      default:
+        std::cerr << "missing codegen (LLVM) to string operator \"" << opstr(binop) << "\"" << std::endl;
+        abort();
     }
   }
   expr_ = b_.CreateIntCast(expr_, b_.getInt64Ty(), false);
@@ -804,7 +815,9 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Unop &unop)
         b_.CreateLifetimeEnd(dst);
         break;
       }
-      default: abort();
+      default:
+        std::cerr << "missing codegen to union expression type" << std::endl;
+        abort();
     }
   }
   else if (type.type == Type::cast)
@@ -813,6 +826,7 @@ void CodegenLLVM::visit(Unop &unop)
   }
   else
   {
+    std::cerr << "missing codegen to union operator \"" << opstr(unop) << "\"" << std::endl;
     abort();
   }
 }

src/ast/irbuilderbpf.cpp

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ llvm::Type *IRBuilderBPF::GetType(const SizedType &stype)
         ty = getInt8Ty();
         break;
       default:
+        std::cerr << stype.size << " is not a valid type size for GetType" << std::endl;
         abort();
     }
   }

src/ast/semantic_analyser.cpp

@@ -880,7 +880,11 @@ int SemanticAnalyser::create_maps(bool debug)
 
     auto search_args = map_key_.find(map_name);
     if (search_args == map_key_.end())
+    {
+      std::cerr << "map key \"" << map_name << "\" not found" << std::endl;
       abort();
+    }
+
     auto &key = search_args->second;
 
     if (debug)
@@ -892,7 +896,11 @@ int SemanticAnalyser::create_maps(bool debug)
         // store lhist args to the bpftrace::Map
         auto map_args = map_args_.find(map_name);
         if (map_args == map_args_.end())
+        {
+          std::cerr << "map arg \"" << map_name << "\" not found" << std::endl;
           abort();
+        }
+
         Expression &min_arg = *map_args->second.at(1);
         Expression &max_arg = *map_args->second.at(2);
         Expression &step_arg = *map_args->second.at(3);

src/attached_probe.cpp

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ bpf_probe_attach_type attachtype(ProbeType t)
     case ProbeType::uprobe:    return BPF_PROBE_ENTRY;  break;
     case ProbeType::uretprobe: return BPF_PROBE_RETURN; break;
     case ProbeType::usdt:      return BPF_PROBE_ENTRY;  break;
-    default: abort();
+    default:
+      std::cerr << "invalid probe attachtype \"" << probetypeName(t) << "\"" << std::endl;
+      abort();
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +54,9 @@ bpf_prog_type progtype(ProbeType t)
     case ProbeType::interval:      return BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT; break;
     case ProbeType::software:   return BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT; break;
     case ProbeType::hardware:   return BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT; break;
-    default: abort();
+    default:
+      std::cerr << "program type not found" << std::endl;
+      abort();
   }
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ AttachedProbe::AttachedProbe(Probe &probe, std::tuple<uint8_t *, uintptr_t> func
       attach_hardware();
       break;
     default:
+      std::cerr << "invalid attached probe type \"" << probetypeName(probe_.type) << "\"" << std::endl;
       abort();
   }
 }
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ AttachedProbe::AttachedProbe(Probe &probe, std::tuple<uint8_t *, uintptr_t> func
       attach_usdt(pid);
       break;
     default:
+      std::cerr << "invalid attached probe type \"" << probetypeName(probe_.type) << "\"" << std::endl;
       abort();
   }
 }
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ AttachedProbe::~AttachedProbe()
     case ProbeType::hardware:
       break;
     default:
+      std::cerr << "invalid attached probe type \"" << probetypeName(probe_.type) << "\" at destructor" << std::endl;
       abort();
   }
   if (err)
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@ std::string AttachedProbe::eventprefix() const
     case BPF_PROBE_RETURN:
       return "r_";
     default:
+      std::cerr << "invalid eventprefix" << std::endl;
       abort();
   }
 }
@@ -177,6 +185,7 @@ std::string AttachedProbe::eventname() const
     case ProbeType::tracepoint:
       return probe_.attach_point;
     default:
+      std::cerr << "invalid eventname probe \"" << probetypeName(probe_.type) << "\"" << std::endl;
       abort();
   }
 }
@@ -284,6 +293,7 @@ static unsigned kernel_version(int attempt)
 
       return 0;
   }
+  std::cerr << "invalid kernel version" << std::endl;
   abort();
 }
 
@@ -472,6 +482,7 @@ void AttachedProbe::attach_profile()
   }
   else
   {
+    std::cerr << "invalid profile path \"" << probe_.path << "\"" << std::endl;
     abort();
   }
 
@@ -507,6 +518,7 @@ void AttachedProbe::attach_interval()
   }
   else
   {
+    std::cerr << "invalid interval path \"" << probe_.path << "\"" << std::endl;
     abort();
   }
 

src/bpftrace.cpp

@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ void perf_event_printer(void *cb_cookie, void *data, int size)
         system(buffer);
         break;
       default:
+        std::cerr << "printf() can only take up to 7 arguments (" << args.size() << ") provided" << std::endl;
         abort();
     }
 
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ void perf_event_printer(void *cb_cookie, void *data, int size)
         arg_values.at(3)->value(), arg_values.at(4)->value(), arg_values.at(5)->value());
       break;
     default:
+      std::cerr << "printf() can only take up to 7 arguments (" << args.size() << ") provided" << std::endl;
       abort();
   }
 }
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@ std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IPrintable>> BPFtrace::get_arg_values(const std::vec
                 *reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(arg_data+arg.offset)));
             break;
           default:
+            std::cerr << "get_arg_values: invalid integer size. 8, 4, 2 and byte supported. " << arg.type.size << "provided" << std::endl;
             abort();
         }
         break;
@@ -437,6 +440,7 @@ std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IPrintable>> BPFtrace::get_arg_values(const std::vec
               8)));
         break;
       default:
+        std::cerr << "invalid argument type" << std::endl;
         abort();
     }
   }
@@ -1680,8 +1684,12 @@ void BPFtrace::sort_by_key(std::vector<SizedType> key_args,
         });
       }
       else
+      {
+        std::cerr << "invalid integer argument size. 4 or 8  expected, but " << arg.size << " provided" << std::endl;
         abort();
       }
+
+    }
     else if (arg.type == Type::string)
     {
       std::stable_sort(values_by_key.begin(), values_by_key.end(), [&](auto &a, auto &b)

src/map.cpp

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Map::Map(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
   }
   else
   {
+    std::cerr << "invalid map type" << std::endl;
     abort();
   }
   mapfd_ = bpf_create_map(map_type, name.c_str(), key_size, value_size, max_entries, flags);
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ Map::Map(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
         name = "perf event";
         break;
       default:
+        std::cerr << "invalid map type" << std::endl;
         abort();
     }
 

src/mapkey.cpp

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ std::string MapKey::argument_value(BPFtrace &bpftrace,
     case Type::string:
       return std::string((char*)data);
   }
+  std::cerr << "invalid mapkey argument type" << std::endl;
   abort();
 }
 

src/types.cpp

@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ std::string typestr(Type t)
     case Type::inet:     return "inet";     break;
     case Type::cast:     return "cast";     break;
     case Type::probe:    return "probe";    break;
-    default: abort();
+    default:
+      std::cerr << "call or probe type not found" << std::endl;
+      abort();
   }
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +89,27 @@ std::string probetypeName(const std::string &probeName)
   return res;
 }
 
+std::string probetypeName(ProbeType t)
+{
+   switch (t)
+  {
+    case ProbeType::invalid:     return "invalid";     break;
+    case ProbeType::kprobe:      return "kprobe";      break;
+    case ProbeType::kretprobe:   return "kretprobe";   break;
+    case ProbeType::uprobe:      return "uprobe";      break;
+    case ProbeType::uretprobe:   return "uretprobe";   break;
+    case ProbeType::usdt:        return "usdt";        break;
+    case ProbeType::tracepoint:  return "tracepoint";  break;
+    case ProbeType::profile:     return "profile";     break;
+    case ProbeType::interval:    return "interval";    break;
+    case ProbeType::software:    return "software";    break;
+    case ProbeType::hardware:    return "hardware";    break;
+    default:
+      std::cerr << "probe type not found" << std::endl;
+      abort();
+  }
+}
+
 uint64_t asyncactionint(AsyncAction a)
 {
   return (uint64_t)a;

src/types.h

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ const std::vector<ProbeItem> PROBE_LIST =
 std::string typestr(Type t);
 ProbeType probetype(const std::string &type);
 std::string probetypeName(const std::string &type);
+std::string probetypeName(ProbeType t);
 
 class Probe
 {