Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Kernel side updates:

   - Fix and enhance poll support (Jiri Olsa)

   - Re-enable inheritance optimization (Jiri Olsa)

   - Enhance Intel memory events support (Stephane Eranian)

   - Refactor the Intel uncore driver to be more maintainable (Zheng
     Yan)

   - Enhance and fix Intel CPU and uncore PMU drivers (Peter Zijlstra,
     Andi Kleen)

   - [ plus various smaller fixes/cleanups ]

  User visible tooling updates:

   - Add +field argument support for --field option, so that one can add
     fields to the default list of fields to show, ie now one can just
     do:

         perf report --fields +pid

     And the pid will appear in addition to the default fields (Jiri
     Olsa)

   - Add +field argument support for --sort option (Jiri Olsa)

   - Honour -w in the report tools (report, top), allowing to specify
     the widths for the histogram entries columns (Namhyung Kim)

   - Properly show submicrosecond times in 'perf kvm stat' (Christian
     Borntraeger)

   - Add beautifier for mremap flags param in 'trace' (Alex Snast)

   - perf script: Allow callchains if any event samples them

   - Don't truncate Intel style addresses in 'annotate' (Alex Converse)

   - Allow profiling when kptr_restrict == 1 for non root users, kernel
     samples will just remain unresolved (Andi Kleen)

   - Allow configuring default options for callchains in config file
     (Namhyung Kim)

   - Support operations for shared futexes.  (Davidlohr Bueso)

   - "perf kvm stat report" improvements by Alexander Yarygin:
       -  Save pid string in opts.target.pid
       -  Enable the target.system_wide flag
       -  Unify the title bar output

   - [ plus lots of other fixes and small improvements.  ]

  Tooling infrastructure changes:

   - Refactor unit and scale function parameters for PMU parsing
     routines (Matt Fleming)

   - Improve DSO long names lookup with rbtree, resulting in great
     speedup for workloads with lots of DSOs (Waiman Long)

   - We were not handling POLLHUP notifications for event file
     descriptors

     Fix it by filtering entries in the events file descriptor array
     after poll() returns, refcounting mmaps so that when the last fd
     pointing to a perf mmap goes away we do the unmap (Arnaldo Carvalho
     de Melo)

   - Intel PT prep work, from Adrian Hunter, including:
       - Let a user specify a PMU event without any config terms
       - Add perf-with-kcore script
       - Let default config be defined for a PMU
       - Add perf_pmu__scan_file()
       - Add a 'perf test' for tracking with sched_switch
       - Add 'flush' callback to scripting API

   - Use ring buffer consume method to look like other tools (Arnaldo
     Carvalho de Melo)

   - hists browser (used in top and report) refactorings, getting rid of
     unused variables and reducing source code size by handling similar
     cases in a fewer functions (Namhyung Kim).

   - Replace thread unsafe strerror() with strerror_r() accross the
     whole tools/perf/ tree (Masami Hiramatsu)

   - Rename ordered_samples to ordered_events and allow setting a queue
     size for ordering events (Jiri Olsa)

   - [ plus lots of fixes, cleanups and other improvements ]"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (198 commits)
  perf/x86: Tone down kernel messages when the PMU check fails in a virtual environment
  perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix minor race in box set up
  perf record: Fix error message for --filter option not coming after tracepoint
  perf tools: Fix build breakage on arm64 targets
  perf symbols: Improve DSO long names lookup speed with rbtree
  perf symbols: Encapsulate dsos list head into struct dsos
  perf bench futex: Sanitize -q option in requeue
  perf bench futex: Support operations for shared futexes
  perf trace: Fix mmap return address truncation to 32-bit
  perf tools: Refactor unit and scale function parameters
  perf tools: Fix line number in the config file error message
  perf tools: Convert {record,top}.call-graph option to call-graph.record-mode
  perf tools: Introduce perf_callchain_config()
  perf callchain: Move some parser functions to callchain.c
  perf tools: Move callchain config from record_opts to callchain_param
  perf hists browser: Fix callchain print bug on TUI
  perf tools: Use ACCESS_ONCE() instead of volatile cast
  perf tools: Modify error code for when perf_session__new() fails
  perf tools: Fix perf record as non root with kptr_restrict == 1
  perf stat: Fix --per-core on multi socket systems
  ...

56 files changed, 1972 insertions, 661 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 809b4c50beae..36437527dbb3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -232,9 +232,16 @@ static int mov__parse(struct ins_operands *ops)
 		return -1;
 
 	target = ++s;
+	comment = strchr(s, '#');
 
-	while (s[0] != '\0' && !isspace(s[0]))
-		++s;
+	if (comment != NULL)
+		s = comment - 1;
+	else
+		s = strchr(s, '\0') - 1;
+
+	while (s > target && isspace(s[0]))
+		--s;
+	s++;
 	prev = *s;
 	*s = '\0';
 
@@ -244,7 +251,6 @@ static int mov__parse(struct ins_operands *ops)
 	if (ops->target.raw == NULL)
 		goto out_free_source;
 
-	comment = strchr(s, '#');
 	if (comment == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -899,10 +905,8 @@ int symbol__annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize)
 	struct kcore_extract kce;
 	bool delete_extract = false;
 
-	if (filename) {
-		snprintf(symfs_filename, sizeof(symfs_filename), "%s%s",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, filename);
-	}
+	if (filename)
+		symbol__join_symfs(symfs_filename, filename);
 
 	if (filename == NULL) {
 		if (dso->has_build_id) {
@@ -922,8 +926,7 @@ fallback:
 		 * DSO is the same as when 'perf record' ran.
 		 */
 		filename = (char *)dso->long_name;
-		snprintf(symfs_filename, sizeof(symfs_filename), "%s%s",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, filename);
+		symbol__join_symfs(symfs_filename, filename);
 		free_filename = false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 7b176dd02e1a..5cf9e1b5989d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef int (*config_fn_t)(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int perf_default_config(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int perf_config(config_fn_t fn, void *);
 extern int perf_config_int(const char *, const char *);
+extern u64 perf_config_u64(const char *, const char *);
 extern int perf_config_bool(const char *, const char *);
 extern int config_error_nonbool(const char *);
 extern const char *perf_config_dirname(const char *, const char *);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 437ee09727e6..c84d3f8dcb75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -25,77 +25,172 @@
 
 __thread struct callchain_cursor callchain_cursor;
 
-int
-parse_callchain_report_opt(const char *arg)
+#ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
+static int get_stack_size(const char *str, unsigned long *_size)
 {
-	char *tok, *tok2;
 	char *endptr;
+	unsigned long size;
+	unsigned long max_size = round_down(USHRT_MAX, sizeof(u64));
 
-	symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
+	size = strtoul(str, &endptr, 0);
 
-	if (!arg)
+	do {
+		if (*endptr)
+			break;
+
+		size = round_up(size, sizeof(u64));
+		if (!size || size > max_size)
+			break;
+
+		*_size = size;
 		return 0;
 
-	tok = strtok((char *)arg, ",");
-	if (!tok)
-		return -1;
+	} while (0);
 
-	/* get the output mode */
-	if (!strncmp(tok, "graph", strlen(arg))) {
-		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_ABS;
+	pr_err("callchain: Incorrect stack dump size (max %ld): %s\n",
+	       max_size, str);
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT */
 
-	} else if (!strncmp(tok, "flat", strlen(arg))) {
-		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_FLAT;
-	} else if (!strncmp(tok, "fractal", strlen(arg))) {
-		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_REL;
-	} else if (!strncmp(tok, "none", strlen(arg))) {
-		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_NONE;
-		symbol_conf.use_callchain = false;
-		return 0;
-	} else {
-		return -1;
-	}
+int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg)
+{
+	char *tok, *name, *saveptr = NULL;
+	char *buf;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	/* We need buffer that we know we can write to. */
+	buf = malloc(strlen(arg) + 1);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	strcpy(buf, arg);
+
+	tok = strtok_r((char *)buf, ",", &saveptr);
+	name = tok ? : (char *)buf;
+
+	do {
+		/* Framepointer style */
+		if (!strncmp(name, "fp", sizeof("fp"))) {
+			if (!strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr)) {
+				callchain_param.record_mode = CALLCHAIN_FP;
+				ret = 0;
+			} else
+				pr_err("callchain: No more arguments "
+				       "needed for -g fp\n");
+			break;
 
-	/* get the min percentage */
-	tok = strtok(NULL, ",");
-	if (!tok)
-		goto setup;
+#ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
+		/* Dwarf style */
+		} else if (!strncmp(name, "dwarf", sizeof("dwarf"))) {
+			const unsigned long default_stack_dump_size = 8192;
 
-	callchain_param.min_percent = strtod(tok, &endptr);
-	if (tok == endptr)
-		return -1;
+			ret = 0;
+			callchain_param.record_mode = CALLCHAIN_DWARF;
+			callchain_param.dump_size = default_stack_dump_size;
 
-	/* get the print limit */
-	tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
-	if (!tok2)
-		goto setup;
+			tok = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
+			if (tok) {
+				unsigned long size = 0;
 
-	if (tok2[0] != 'c') {
-		callchain_param.print_limit = strtoul(tok2, &endptr, 0);
-		tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
-		if (!tok2)
-			goto setup;
+				ret = get_stack_size(tok, &size);
+				callchain_param.dump_size = size;
+			}
+#endif /* HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT */
+		} else {
+			pr_err("callchain: Unknown --call-graph option "
+			       "value: %s\n", arg);
+			break;
+		}
+
+	} while (0);
+
+	free(buf);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int parse_callchain_mode(const char *value)
+{
+	if (!strncmp(value, "graph", strlen(value))) {
+		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_ABS;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!strncmp(value, "flat", strlen(value))) {
+		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_FLAT;
+		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strncmp(value, "fractal", strlen(value))) {
+		callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_REL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
 
-	/* get the call chain order */
-	if (!strncmp(tok2, "caller", strlen("caller")))
+static int parse_callchain_order(const char *value)
+{
+	if (!strncmp(value, "caller", strlen(value))) {
 		callchain_param.order = ORDER_CALLER;
-	else if (!strncmp(tok2, "callee", strlen("callee")))
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!strncmp(value, "callee", strlen(value))) {
 		callchain_param.order = ORDER_CALLEE;
-	else
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
 
-	/* Get the sort key */
-	tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
-	if (!tok2)
-		goto setup;
-	if (!strncmp(tok2, "function", strlen("function")))
+static int parse_callchain_sort_key(const char *value)
+{
+	if (!strncmp(value, "function", strlen(value))) {
 		callchain_param.key = CCKEY_FUNCTION;
-	else if (!strncmp(tok2, "address", strlen("address")))
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!strncmp(value, "address", strlen(value))) {
 		callchain_param.key = CCKEY_ADDRESS;
-	else
-		return -1;
-setup:
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int
+parse_callchain_report_opt(const char *arg)
+{
+	char *tok;
+	char *endptr;
+	bool minpcnt_set = false;
+
+	symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
+
+	if (!arg)
+		return 0;
+
+	while ((tok = strtok((char *)arg, ",")) != NULL) {
+		if (!strncmp(tok, "none", strlen(tok))) {
+			callchain_param.mode = CHAIN_NONE;
+			symbol_conf.use_callchain = false;
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (!parse_callchain_mode(tok) ||
+		    !parse_callchain_order(tok) ||
+		    !parse_callchain_sort_key(tok)) {
+			/* parsing ok - move on to the next */
+		} else if (!minpcnt_set) {
+			/* try to get the min percent */
+			callchain_param.min_percent = strtod(tok, &endptr);
+			if (tok == endptr)
+				return -1;
+			minpcnt_set = true;
+		} else {
+			/* try print limit at last */
+			callchain_param.print_limit = strtoul(tok, &endptr, 0);
+			if (tok == endptr)
+				return -1;
+		}
+
+		arg = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (callchain_register_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
 		pr_err("Can't register callchain params\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -103,6 +198,47 @@ setup:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int perf_callchain_config(const char *var, const char *value)
+{
+	char *endptr;
+
+	if (prefixcmp(var, "call-graph."))
+		return 0;
+	var += sizeof("call-graph.") - 1;
+
+	if (!strcmp(var, "record-mode"))
+		return parse_callchain_record_opt(value);
+#ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
+	if (!strcmp(var, "dump-size")) {
+		unsigned long size = 0;
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = get_stack_size(value, &size);
+		callchain_param.dump_size = size;
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+#endif
+	if (!strcmp(var, "print-type"))
+		return parse_callchain_mode(value);
+	if (!strcmp(var, "order"))
+		return parse_callchain_order(value);
+	if (!strcmp(var, "sort-key"))
+		return parse_callchain_sort_key(value);
+	if (!strcmp(var, "threshold")) {
+		callchain_param.min_percent = strtod(value, &endptr);
+		if (value == endptr)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(var, "print-limit")) {
+		callchain_param.print_limit = strtod(value, &endptr);
+		if (value == endptr)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void
 rb_insert_callchain(struct rb_root *root, struct callchain_node *chain,
 		    enum chain_mode mode)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index da43619d6173..2a1f5a46543a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ enum chain_key {
 };
 
 struct callchain_param {
+	bool			enabled;
+	enum perf_call_graph_mode record_mode;
+	u32			dump_size;
 	enum chain_mode 	mode;
 	u32			print_limit;
 	double			min_percent;
@@ -154,7 +157,6 @@ static inline void callchain_cursor_advance(struct callchain_cursor *cursor)
 struct option;
 struct hist_entry;
 
-int record_parse_callchain(const char *arg, struct record_opts *opts);
 int record_parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 int record_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 
@@ -166,7 +168,9 @@ int fill_callchain_info(struct addr_location *al, struct callchain_cursor_node *
 			bool hide_unresolved);
 
 extern const char record_callchain_help[];
+int parse_callchain_record_opt(const char *arg);
 int parse_callchain_report_opt(const char *arg);
+int perf_callchain_config(const char *var, const char *value);
 
 static inline void callchain_cursor_snapshot(struct callchain_cursor *dest,
 					     struct callchain_cursor *src)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
index c5d05ec17220..47b78b3f0325 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+#include <sched.h>
 #include "util.h"
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "cloexec.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 static unsigned long flag = PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC;
 
@@ -9,15 +11,30 @@ static int perf_flag_probe(void)
 {
 	/* use 'safest' configuration as used in perf_evsel__fallback() */
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
-		.type = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+		.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
 		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+		.exclude_kernel = 1,
 	};
 	int fd;
 	int err;
+	int cpu;
+	pid_t pid = -1;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
-	/* check cloexec flag */
-	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1,
-				 PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC);
+	cpu = sched_getcpu();
+	if (cpu < 0)
+		cpu = 0;
+
+	while (1) {
+		/* check cloexec flag */
+		fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, pid, cpu, -1,
+					 PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC);
+		if (fd < 0 && pid == -1 && errno == EACCES) {
+			pid = 0;
+			continue;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
 	err = errno;
 
 	if (fd >= 0) {
@@ -25,17 +42,17 @@ static int perf_flag_probe(void)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	WARN_ONCE(err != EINVAL,
+	WARN_ONCE(err != EINVAL && err != EBUSY,
 		  "perf_event_open(..., PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC) failed with unexpected error %d (%s)\n",
-		  err, strerror(err));
+		  err, strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 
 	/* not supported, confirm error related to PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC */
-	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1, 0);
+	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, pid, cpu, -1, 0);
 	err = errno;
 
-	if (WARN_ONCE(fd < 0,
+	if (WARN_ONCE(fd < 0 && err != EBUSY,
 		      "perf_event_open(..., 0) failed unexpectedly with error %d (%s)\n",
-		      err, strerror(err)))
+		      err, strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf))))
 		return -1;
 
 	close(fd);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 87b8672eb413..f4654183d391 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -335,3 +335,19 @@ int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...)
 	va_end(args);
 	return value_color_snprintf(bf, size, fmt, percent);
 }
+
+int percent_color_len_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	int len;
+	double percent;
+	const char *color;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	len = va_arg(args, int);
+	percent = va_arg(args, double);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	color = get_percent_color(percent);
+	return color_snprintf(bf, size, color, fmt, len, percent);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.h b/tools/perf/util/color.h
index 7ff30a62a132..0a594b8a0c26 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color, size_t count, const char *buf);
 int value_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, double value);
 int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...);
+int percent_color_len_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...);
 int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent);
 const char *get_percent_color(double percent);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.c b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
index f9e777629e21..b2bb59df65e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static struct comm_str *comm_str__findnew(const char *str, struct rb_root *root)
 	return new;
 }
 
-struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp)
+struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp, bool exec)
 {
 	struct comm *comm = zalloc(sizeof(*comm));
 
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp)
 		return NULL;
 
 	comm->start = timestamp;
+	comm->exec = exec;
 
 	comm->comm_str = comm_str__findnew(str, &comm_str_root);
 	if (!comm->comm_str) {
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp)
 	return comm;
 }
 
-int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp)
+int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp, bool exec)
 {
 	struct comm_str *new, *old = comm->comm_str;
 
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp)
 	comm_str__put(old);
 	comm->comm_str = new;
 	comm->start = timestamp;
+	if (exec)
+		comm->exec = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.h b/tools/perf/util/comm.h
index fac5bd51befc..51c10ab257f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.h
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ struct comm {
 	struct comm_str *comm_str;
 	u64 start;
 	struct list_head list;
+	bool exec;
 };
 
 void comm__free(struct comm *comm);
-struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp);
+struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp, bool exec);
 const char *comm__str(const struct comm *comm);
-int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp);
+int comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp,
+		   bool exec);
 
 #endif  /* __PERF_COMM_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 1e5e2e5af6b1..57ff826f150b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ static int perf_parse_file(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 	const unsigned char *bomptr = utf8_bom;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		int c = get_next_char();
+		int line, c = get_next_char();
+
 		if (bomptr && *bomptr) {
 			/* We are at the file beginning; skip UTF8-encoded BOM
 			 * if present. Sane editors won't put this in on their
@@ -261,8 +262,16 @@ static int perf_parse_file(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 		if (!isalpha(c))
 			break;
 		var[baselen] = tolower(c);
-		if (get_value(fn, data, var, baselen+1) < 0)
+
+		/*
+		 * The get_value function might or might not reach the '\n',
+		 * so saving the current line number for error reporting.
+		 */
+		line = config_linenr;
+		if (get_value(fn, data, var, baselen+1) < 0) {
+			config_linenr = line;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	die("bad config file line %d in %s", config_linenr, config_file_name);
 }
@@ -286,6 +295,21 @@ static int parse_unit_factor(const char *end, unsigned long *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int perf_parse_llong(const char *value, long long *ret)
+{
+	if (value && *value) {
+		char *end;
+		long long val = strtoll(value, &end, 0);
+		unsigned long factor = 1;
+
+		if (!parse_unit_factor(end, &factor))
+			return 0;
+		*ret = val * factor;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int perf_parse_long(const char *value, long *ret)
 {
 	if (value && *value) {
@@ -307,6 +331,15 @@ static void die_bad_config(const char *name)
 	die("bad config value for '%s'", name);
 }
 
+u64 perf_config_u64(const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+	long long ret = 0;
+
+	if (!perf_parse_llong(value, &ret))
+		die_bad_config(name);
+	return (u64) ret;
+}
+
 int perf_config_int(const char *name, const char *value)
 {
 	long ret = 0;
@@ -372,6 +405,9 @@ int perf_default_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	if (!prefixcmp(var, "ui."))
 		return perf_ui_config(var, value);
 
+	if (!prefixcmp(var, "call-graph."))
+		return perf_callchain_config(var, value);
+
 	/* Add other config variables here. */
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index 29d720cf5844..1921942fc2e0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ static int open_file_read(struct perf_data_file *file)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	int fd;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	fd = open(file->path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		int err = errno;
 
-		pr_err("failed to open %s: %s", file->path, strerror(err));
+		pr_err("failed to open %s: %s", file->path,
+			strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		if (err == ENOENT && !strcmp(file->path, "perf.data"))
 			pr_err("  (try 'perf record' first)");
 		pr_err("\n");
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ static int open_file_read(struct perf_data_file *file)
 static int open_file_write(struct perf_data_file *file)
 {
 	int fd;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	if (check_backup(file))
 		return -1;
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ static int open_file_write(struct perf_data_file *file)
 	fd = open(file->path, O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
 
 	if (fd < 0)
-		pr_err("failed to open %s : %s\n", file->path, strerror(errno));
+		pr_err("failed to open %s : %s\n", file->path,
+			strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 
 	return fd;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 71d419362634..ba357f3226c6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "target.h"
 
+#define NSECS_PER_SEC  1000000000ULL
+#define NSECS_PER_USEC 1000ULL
+
 int verbose;
 bool dump_trace = false, quiet = false;
+int debug_ordered_events;
 
 static int _eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
@@ -42,6 +46,35 @@ int eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, ...)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int __eprintf_time(u64 t, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	u64 secs, usecs, nsecs = t;
+
+	secs   = nsecs / NSECS_PER_SEC;
+	nsecs -= secs  * NSECS_PER_SEC;
+	usecs  = nsecs / NSECS_PER_USEC;
+
+	ret = fprintf(stderr, "[%13" PRIu64 ".%06" PRIu64 "] ",
+		      secs, usecs);
+	ret += vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int eprintf_time(int level, int var, u64 t, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	va_list args;
+
+	if (var >= level) {
+		va_start(args, fmt);
+		ret = __eprintf_time(t, fmt, args);
+		va_end(args);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Overloading libtraceevent standard info print
  * function, display with -v in perf.
@@ -110,7 +143,8 @@ static struct debug_variable {
 	const char *name;
 	int *ptr;
 } debug_variables[] = {
-	{ .name = "verbose", .ptr = &verbose },
+	{ .name = "verbose",		.ptr = &verbose },
+	{ .name = "ordered-events",	.ptr = &debug_ordered_events},
 	{ .name = NULL, }
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index 89fb6b0f7ab2..be264d6f3b30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define __PERF_DEBUG_H
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "event.h"
 #include "../ui/helpline.h"
 #include "../ui/progress.h"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 
 extern int verbose;
 extern bool quiet, dump_trace;
+extern int debug_ordered_events;
 
 #ifndef pr_fmt
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) fmt
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ extern bool quiet, dump_trace;
 #define pr_debug3(fmt, ...) pr_debugN(3, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define pr_debug4(fmt, ...) pr_debugN(4, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define pr_time_N(n, var, t, fmt, ...) \
+	eprintf_time(n, var, t, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define pr_oe_time(t, fmt, ...)  pr_time_N(1, debug_ordered_events, t, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_oe_time2(t, fmt, ...) pr_time_N(2, debug_ordered_events, t, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define STRERR_BUFSIZE	128	/* For the buffer size of strerror_r */
+
 int dump_printf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void trace_event(union perf_event *event);
 
@@ -38,6 +48,7 @@ int ui__warning(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void pr_stat(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 int eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
+int eprintf_time(int level, int var, u64 t, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 5)));
 
 int perf_debug_option(const char *str);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 90d02c661dd4..0247acfdfaca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ int dso__read_binary_type_filename(const struct dso *dso,
 {
 	char build_id_hex[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 1];
 	int ret = 0;
+	size_t len;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__DEBUGLINK: {
@@ -60,26 +61,25 @@ int dso__read_binary_type_filename(const struct dso *dso,
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__FEDORA_DEBUGINFO:
-		snprintf(filename, size, "%s/usr/lib/debug%s.debug",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, dso->long_name);
+		len = __symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, "/usr/lib/debug");
+		snprintf(filename + len, size - len, "%s.debug", dso->long_name);
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__UBUNTU_DEBUGINFO:
-		snprintf(filename, size, "%s/usr/lib/debug%s",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, dso->long_name);
+		len = __symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, "/usr/lib/debug");
+		snprintf(filename + len, size - len, "%s", dso->long_name);
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__OPENEMBEDDED_DEBUGINFO:
 	{
 		const char *last_slash;
-		size_t len;
 		size_t dir_size;
 
 		last_slash = dso->long_name + dso->long_name_len;
 		while (last_slash != dso->long_name && *last_slash != '/')
 			last_slash--;
 
-		len = scnprintf(filename, size, "%s", symbol_conf.symfs);
+		len = __symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, "");
 		dir_size = last_slash - dso->long_name + 2;
 		if (dir_size > (size - len)) {
 			ret = -1;
@@ -100,26 +100,24 @@ int dso__read_binary_type_filename(const struct dso *dso,
 		build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id,
 				  sizeof(dso->build_id),
 				  build_id_hex);
-		snprintf(filename, size,
-			 "%s/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/%.2s/%s.debug",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, build_id_hex, build_id_hex + 2);
+		len = __symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, "/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/");
+		snprintf(filename + len, size - len, "%.2s/%s.debug",
+			 build_id_hex, build_id_hex + 2);
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__VMLINUX:
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_VMLINUX:
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYSTEM_PATH_DSO:
-		snprintf(filename, size, "%s%s",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, dso->long_name);
+		__symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, dso->long_name);
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KMODULE:
-		snprintf(filename, size, "%s%s%s", symbol_conf.symfs,
-			 root_dir, dso->long_name);
+		path__join3(filename, size, symbol_conf.symfs,
+			    root_dir, dso->long_name);
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYSTEM_PATH_KMODULE:
-		snprintf(filename, size, "%s%s", symbol_conf.symfs,
-			 dso->long_name);
+		__symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, dso->long_name);
 		break;
 
 	case DSO_BINARY_TYPE__KCORE:
@@ -164,13 +162,15 @@ static void close_first_dso(void);
 static int do_open(char *name)
 {
 	int fd;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	do {
 		fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
 		if (fd >= 0)
 			return fd;
 
-		pr_debug("dso open failed, mmap: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		pr_debug("dso open failed, mmap: %s\n",
+			 strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		if (!dso__data_open_cnt || errno != EMFILE)
 			break;
 
@@ -532,10 +532,12 @@ static ssize_t cached_read(struct dso *dso, u64 offset, u8 *data, ssize_t size)
 static int data_file_size(struct dso *dso)
 {
 	struct stat st;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	if (!dso->data.file_size) {
 		if (fstat(dso->data.fd, &st)) {
-			pr_err("dso mmap failed, fstat: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			pr_err("dso mmap failed, fstat: %s\n",
+				strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 			return -1;
 		}
 		dso->data.file_size = st.st_size;
@@ -651,6 +653,65 @@ struct dso *dso__kernel_findnew(struct machine *machine, const char *name,
 	return dso;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Find a matching entry and/or link current entry to RB tree.
+ * Either one of the dso or name parameter must be non-NULL or the
+ * function will not work.
+ */
+static struct dso *dso__findlink_by_longname(struct rb_root *root,
+					     struct dso *dso, const char *name)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
+	struct rb_node  *parent = NULL;
+
+	if (!name)
+		name = dso->long_name;
+	/*
+	 * Find node with the matching name
+	 */
+	while (*p) {
+		struct dso *this = rb_entry(*p, struct dso, rb_node);
+		int rc = strcmp(name, this->long_name);
+
+		parent = *p;
+		if (rc == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * In case the new DSO is a duplicate of an existing
+			 * one, print an one-time warning & put the new entry
+			 * at the end of the list of duplicates.
+			 */
+			if (!dso || (dso == this))
+				return this;	/* Find matching dso */
+			/*
+			 * The core kernel DSOs may have duplicated long name.
+			 * In this case, the short name should be different.
+			 * Comparing the short names to differentiate the DSOs.
+			 */
+			rc = strcmp(dso->short_name, this->short_name);
+			if (rc == 0) {
+				pr_err("Duplicated dso name: %s\n", name);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		if (rc < 0)
+			p = &parent->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &parent->rb_right;
+	}
+	if (dso) {
+		/* Add new node and rebalance tree */
+		rb_link_node(&dso->rb_node, parent, p);
+		rb_insert_color(&dso->rb_node, root);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct dso *
+dso__find_by_longname(const struct rb_root *root, const char *name)
+{
+	return dso__findlink_by_longname((struct rb_root *)root, NULL, name);
+}
+
 void dso__set_long_name(struct dso *dso, const char *name, bool name_allocated)
 {
 	if (name == NULL)
@@ -753,6 +814,7 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		dso->a2l_fails = 1;
 		dso->kernel = DSO_TYPE_USER;
 		dso->needs_swap = DSO_SWAP__UNSET;
+		RB_CLEAR_NODE(&dso->rb_node);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dso->node);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dso->data.open_entry);
 	}
@@ -763,6 +825,10 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 void dso__delete(struct dso *dso)
 {
 	int i;
+
+	if (!RB_EMPTY_NODE(&dso->rb_node))
+		pr_err("DSO %s is still in rbtree when being deleted!\n",
+		       dso->long_name);
 	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
 		symbols__delete(&dso->symbols[i]);
 
@@ -849,35 +915,34 @@ bool __dsos__read_build_ids(struct list_head *head, bool with_hits)
 	return have_build_id;
 }
 
-void dsos__add(struct list_head *head, struct dso *dso)
+void dsos__add(struct dsos *dsos, struct dso *dso)
 {
-	list_add_tail(&dso->node, head);
+	list_add_tail(&dso->node, &dsos->head);
+	dso__findlink_by_longname(&dsos->root, dso, NULL);
 }
 
-struct dso *dsos__find(const struct list_head *head, const char *name, bool cmp_short)
+struct dso *dsos__find(const struct dsos *dsos, const char *name,
+		       bool cmp_short)
 {
 	struct dso *pos;
 
 	if (cmp_short) {
-		list_for_each_entry(pos, head, node)
+		list_for_each_entry(pos, &dsos->head, node)
 			if (strcmp(pos->short_name, name) == 0)
 				return pos;
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, head, node)
-		if (strcmp(pos->long_name, name) == 0)
-			return pos;
-	return NULL;
+	return dso__find_by_longname(&dsos->root, name);
 }
 
-struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct list_head *head, const char *name)
+struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct dsos *dsos, const char *name)
 {
-	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(head, name, false);
+	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(dsos, name, false);
 
 	if (!dso) {
 		dso = dso__new(name);
 		if (dso != NULL) {
-			dsos__add(head, dso);
+			dsos__add(dsos, dso);
 			dso__set_basename(dso);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index 5e463c0964d4..acb651acc7fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -90,8 +90,18 @@ struct dso_cache {
 	char data[0];
 };
 
+/*
+ * DSOs are put into both a list for fast iteration and rbtree for fast
+ * long name lookup.
+ */
+struct dsos {
+	struct list_head head;
+	struct rb_root	 root;	/* rbtree root sorted by long name */
+};
+
 struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
+	struct rb_node	 rb_node;	/* rbtree node sorted by long name */
 	struct rb_root	 symbols[MAP__NR_TYPES];
 	struct rb_root	 symbol_names[MAP__NR_TYPES];
 	void		 *a2l;
@@ -224,10 +234,10 @@ struct map *dso__new_map(const char *name);
 struct dso *dso__kernel_findnew(struct machine *machine, const char *name,
 				const char *short_name, int dso_type);
 
-void dsos__add(struct list_head *head, struct dso *dso);
-struct dso *dsos__find(const struct list_head *head, const char *name,
+void dsos__add(struct dsos *dsos, struct dso *dso);
+struct dso *dsos__find(const struct dsos *dsos, const char *name,
 		       bool cmp_short);
-struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct list_head *head, const char *name);
+struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct dsos *dsos, const char *name);
 bool __dsos__read_build_ids(struct list_head *head, bool with_hits);
 
 size_t __dsos__fprintf_buildid(struct list_head *head, FILE *fp,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 1398c83d896d..4af6b279e34a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -558,13 +558,17 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct map *map;
 	struct kmap *kmap;
 	int err;
+	union perf_event *event;
+
+	if (machine->vmlinux_maps[0] == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
 	/*
 	 * We should get this from /sys/kernel/sections/.text, but till that is
 	 * available use this, and after it is use this as a fallback for older
 	 * kernels.
 	 */
-	union perf_event *event = zalloc((sizeof(event->mmap) +
-					  machine->id_hdr_size));
+	event = zalloc((sizeof(event->mmap) + machine->id_hdr_size));
 	if (event == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory synthesizing mmap event "
 			 "for kernel modules\n");
@@ -784,9 +788,9 @@ try_again:
 		 * "[vdso]" dso, but for now lets use the old trick of looking
 		 * in the whole kernel symbol list.
 		 */
-		if ((long long)al->addr < 0 &&
-		    cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER &&
-		    machine && mg != &machine->kmaps) {
+		if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER && machine &&
+		    mg != &machine->kmaps &&
+		    machine__kernel_ip(machine, al->addr)) {
 			mg = &machine->kmaps;
 			load_map = true;
 			goto try_again;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 94d6976180da..7eb7107731ec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ struct perf_sample {
 	u32 cpu;
 	u32 raw_size;
 	u64 data_src;
+	u32 flags;
+	u16 insn_len;
 	void *raw_data;
 	struct ip_callchain *callchain;
 	struct branch_stack *branch_stack;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 814e954c1318..3cebc9a8d52e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
 
+static void perf_evlist__mmap_put(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
+static void __perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
+
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 #define SID(e, x, y) xyarray__entry(e->sample_id, x, y)
 
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ void perf_evlist__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&evlist->heads[i]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evlist->entries);
 	perf_evlist__set_maps(evlist, cpus, threads);
+	fdarray__init(&evlist->pollfd, 64);
 	evlist->workload.pid = -1;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ static void perf_evlist__purge(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 void perf_evlist__exit(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	zfree(&evlist->mmap);
-	zfree(&evlist->pollfd);
+	fdarray__exit(&evlist->pollfd);
 }
 
 void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@ void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry)
 {
 	list_add_tail(&entry->node, &evlist->entries);
 	entry->idx = evlist->nr_entries;
+	entry->tracking = !entry->idx;
 
 	if (!evlist->nr_entries++)
 		perf_evlist__set_id_pos(evlist);
@@ -265,17 +270,27 @@ int perf_evlist__add_newtp(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int perf_evlist__nr_threads(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				   struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		return 1;
+	else
+		return thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
+}
+
 void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
-	int nr_threads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
+	int nr_threads;
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
 		evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 			if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos) || !pos->fd)
 				continue;
+			nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, pos);
 			for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++)
 				ioctl(FD(pos, cpu, thread),
 				      PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
@@ -288,12 +303,13 @@ void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	int cpu, thread;
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
-	int nr_threads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
+	int nr_threads;
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
 		evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 			if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos) || !pos->fd)
 				continue;
+			nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, pos);
 			for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++)
 				ioctl(FD(pos, cpu, thread),
 				      PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
@@ -305,12 +321,14 @@ int perf_evlist__disable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			       struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	int cpu, thread, err;
+	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
+	int nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, evsel);
 
 	if (!evsel->fd)
 		return 0;
 
-	for (cpu = 0; cpu < evlist->cpus->nr; cpu++) {
-		for (thread = 0; thread < evlist->threads->nr; thread++) {
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
+		for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
 			err = ioctl(FD(evsel, cpu, thread),
 				    PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
 			if (err)
@@ -324,12 +342,14 @@ int perf_evlist__enable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	int cpu, thread, err;
+	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
+	int nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, evsel);
 
 	if (!evsel->fd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	for (cpu = 0; cpu < evlist->cpus->nr; cpu++) {
-		for (thread = 0; thread < evlist->threads->nr; thread++) {
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
+		for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
 			err = ioctl(FD(evsel, cpu, thread),
 				    PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
 			if (err)
@@ -339,21 +359,111 @@ int perf_evlist__enable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+static int perf_evlist__enable_event_cpu(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					 struct perf_evsel *evsel, int cpu)
+{
+	int thread, err;
+	int nr_threads = perf_evlist__nr_threads(evlist, evsel);
+
+	if (!evsel->fd)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
+		err = ioctl(FD(evsel, cpu, thread),
+			    PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int perf_evlist__enable_event_thread(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+					    int thread)
+{
+	int cpu, err;
+	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
+
+	if (!evsel->fd)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
+		err = ioctl(FD(evsel, cpu, thread), PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, 0);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__enable_event_idx(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				  struct perf_evsel *evsel, int idx)
+{
+	bool per_cpu_mmaps = !cpu_map__empty(evlist->cpus);
+
+	if (per_cpu_mmaps)
+		return perf_evlist__enable_event_cpu(evlist, evsel, idx);
+	else
+		return perf_evlist__enable_event_thread(evlist, evsel, idx);
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	int nr_cpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
 	int nr_threads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
-	int nfds = nr_cpus * nr_threads * evlist->nr_entries;
-	evlist->pollfd = malloc(sizeof(struct pollfd) * nfds);
-	return evlist->pollfd != NULL ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+	int nfds = 0;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		if (evsel->system_wide)
+			nfds += nr_cpus;
+		else
+			nfds += nr_cpus * nr_threads;
+	}
+
+	if (fdarray__available_entries(&evlist->pollfd) < nfds &&
+	    fdarray__grow(&evlist->pollfd, nfds) < 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __perf_evlist__add_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int fd, int idx)
+{
+	int pos = fdarray__add(&evlist->pollfd, fd, POLLIN | POLLERR | POLLHUP);
+	/*
+	 * Save the idx so that when we filter out fds POLLHUP'ed we can
+	 * close the associated evlist->mmap[] entry.
+	 */
+	if (pos >= 0) {
+		evlist->pollfd.priv[pos].idx = idx;
+
+		fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+	}
+
+	return pos;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__add_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int fd)
+{
+	return __perf_evlist__add_pollfd(evlist, fd, -1);
+}
+
+static void perf_evlist__munmap_filtered(struct fdarray *fda, int fd)
+{
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = container_of(fda, struct perf_evlist, pollfd);
+
+	perf_evlist__mmap_put(evlist, fda->priv[fd].idx);
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__filter_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, short revents_and_mask)
+{
+	return fdarray__filter(&evlist->pollfd, revents_and_mask,
+			       perf_evlist__munmap_filtered);
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__add_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int fd)
+int perf_evlist__poll(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int timeout)
 {
-	fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-	evlist->pollfd[evlist->nr_fds].fd = fd;
-	evlist->pollfd[evlist->nr_fds].events = POLLIN;
-	evlist->nr_fds++;
+	return fdarray__poll(&evlist->pollfd, timeout);
 }
 
 static void perf_evlist__id_hash(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
@@ -566,14 +676,36 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	return event;
 }
 
+static bool perf_mmap__empty(struct perf_mmap *md)
+{
+	return perf_mmap__read_head(md) != md->prev;
+}
+
+static void perf_evlist__mmap_get(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	++evlist->mmap[idx].refcnt;
+}
+
+static void perf_evlist__mmap_put(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	BUG_ON(evlist->mmap[idx].refcnt == 0);
+
+	if (--evlist->mmap[idx].refcnt == 0)
+		__perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, idx);
+}
+
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 {
+	struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
+
 	if (!evlist->overwrite) {
-		struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
 		unsigned int old = md->prev;
 
 		perf_mmap__write_tail(md, old);
 	}
+
+	if (md->refcnt == 1 && perf_mmap__empty(md))
+		perf_evlist__mmap_put(evlist, idx);
 }
 
 static void __perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
@@ -581,6 +713,7 @@ static void __perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	if (evlist->mmap[idx].base != NULL) {
 		munmap(evlist->mmap[idx].base, evlist->mmap_len);
 		evlist->mmap[idx].base = NULL;
+		evlist->mmap[idx].refcnt = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -614,6 +747,20 @@ struct mmap_params {
 static int __perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx,
 			       struct mmap_params *mp, int fd)
 {
+	/*
+	 * The last one will be done at perf_evlist__mmap_consume(), so that we
+	 * make sure we don't prevent tools from consuming every last event in
+	 * the ring buffer.
+	 *
+	 * I.e. we can get the POLLHUP meaning that the fd doesn't exist
+	 * anymore, but the last events for it are still in the ring buffer,
+	 * waiting to be consumed.
+	 *
+	 * Tools can chose to ignore this at their own discretion, but the
+	 * evlist layer can't just drop it when filtering events in
+	 * perf_evlist__filter_pollfd().
+	 */
+	evlist->mmap[idx].refcnt = 2;
 	evlist->mmap[idx].prev = 0;
 	evlist->mmap[idx].mask = mp->mask;
 	evlist->mmap[idx].base = mmap(NULL, evlist->mmap_len, mp->prot,
@@ -625,7 +772,6 @@ static int __perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	perf_evlist__add_pollfd(evlist, fd);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -636,7 +782,12 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx,
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
-		int fd = FD(evsel, cpu, thread);
+		int fd;
+
+		if (evsel->system_wide && thread)
+			continue;
+
+		fd = FD(evsel, cpu, thread);
 
 		if (*output == -1) {
 			*output = fd;
@@ -645,6 +796,13 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx,
 		} else {
 			if (ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, *output) != 0)
 				return -1;
+
+			perf_evlist__mmap_get(evlist, idx);
+		}
+
+		if (__perf_evlist__add_pollfd(evlist, fd, idx) < 0) {
+			perf_evlist__mmap_put(evlist, idx);
+			return -1;
 		}
 
 		if ((evsel->attr.read_format & PERF_FORMAT_ID) &&
@@ -804,7 +962,7 @@ int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 	if (evlist->mmap == NULL && perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(evlist) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (evlist->pollfd == NULL && perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(evlist) < 0)
+	if (evlist->pollfd.entries == NULL && perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(evlist) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	evlist->overwrite = overwrite;
@@ -1061,6 +1219,8 @@ int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct target *tar
 	}
 
 	if (!evlist->workload.pid) {
+		int ret;
+
 		if (pipe_output)
 			dup2(2, 1);
 
@@ -1078,8 +1238,22 @@ int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct target *tar
 		/*
 		 * Wait until the parent tells us to go.
 		 */
-		if (read(go_pipe[0], &bf, 1) == -1)
-			perror("unable to read pipe");
+		ret = read(go_pipe[0], &bf, 1);
+		/*
+		 * The parent will ask for the execvp() to be performed by
+		 * writing exactly one byte, in workload.cork_fd, usually via
+		 * perf_evlist__start_workload().
+		 *
+		 * For cancelling the workload without actuallin running it,
+		 * the parent will just close workload.cork_fd, without writing
+		 * anything, i.e. read will return zero and we just exit()
+		 * here.
+		 */
+		if (ret != 1) {
+			if (ret == -1)
+				perror("unable to read pipe");
+			exit(ret);
+		}
 
 		execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv);
 
@@ -1202,7 +1376,7 @@ int perf_evlist__strerror_open(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused,
 			       int err, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	int printed, value;
-	char sbuf[128], *emsg = strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf));
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE], *emsg = strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf));
 
 	switch (err) {
 	case EACCES:
@@ -1250,3 +1424,19 @@ void perf_evlist__to_front(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 	list_splice(&move, &evlist->entries);
 }
+
+void perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				     struct perf_evsel *tracking_evsel)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	if (tracking_evsel->tracking)
+		return;
+
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel != tracking_evsel)
+			evsel->tracking = false;
+	}
+
+	tracking_evsel->tracking = true;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index f5173cd63693..bd312b01e876 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __PERF_EVLIST_H 1
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <api/fd/array.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "event.h"
@@ -17,9 +18,15 @@ struct record_opts;
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS 8
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE (1 << PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS)
 
+/**
+ * struct perf_mmap - perf's ring buffer mmap details
+ *
+ * @refcnt - e.g. code using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT to share this
+ */
 struct perf_mmap {
 	void		 *base;
 	int		 mask;
+	int		 refcnt;
 	unsigned int	 prev;
 	char		 event_copy[PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE];
 };
@@ -29,7 +36,6 @@ struct perf_evlist {
 	struct hlist_head heads[PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE];
 	int		 nr_entries;
 	int		 nr_groups;
-	int		 nr_fds;
 	int		 nr_mmaps;
 	size_t		 mmap_len;
 	int		 id_pos;
@@ -40,8 +46,8 @@ struct perf_evlist {
 		pid_t	pid;
 	} workload;
 	bool		 overwrite;
+	struct fdarray	 pollfd;
 	struct perf_mmap *mmap;
-	struct pollfd	 *pollfd;
 	struct thread_map *threads;
 	struct cpu_map	  *cpus;
 	struct perf_evsel *selected;
@@ -82,7 +88,11 @@ perf_evlist__find_tracepoint_by_name(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 void perf_evlist__id_add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			 int cpu, int thread, u64 id);
 
-void perf_evlist__add_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int fd);
+int perf_evlist__add_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int fd);
+int perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+int perf_evlist__filter_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, short revents_and_mask);
+
+int perf_evlist__poll(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int timeout);
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
@@ -122,6 +132,8 @@ int perf_evlist__disable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			       struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 int perf_evlist__enable_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+int perf_evlist__enable_event_idx(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				  struct perf_evsel *evsel, int idx);
 
 void perf_evlist__set_selected(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			       struct perf_evsel *evsel);
@@ -262,4 +274,7 @@ void perf_evlist__to_front(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 #define evlist__for_each_safe(evlist, tmp, evsel) \
 	__evlist__for_each_safe(&(evlist)->entries, tmp, evsel)
 
+void perf_evlist__set_tracking_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				     struct perf_evsel *tracking_evsel);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 21a373ebea22..e0868a901c4a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		      struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
 	evsel->idx	   = idx;
+	evsel->tracking	   = !idx;
 	evsel->attr	   = *attr;
 	evsel->leader	   = evsel;
 	evsel->unit	   = "";
@@ -502,20 +503,19 @@ int perf_evsel__group_desc(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *buf, size_t size)
 }
 
 static void
-perf_evsel__config_callgraph(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			     struct record_opts *opts)
+perf_evsel__config_callgraph(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	bool function = perf_evsel__is_function_event(evsel);
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
 
 	perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CALLCHAIN);
 
-	if (opts->call_graph == CALLCHAIN_DWARF) {
+	if (callchain_param.record_mode == CALLCHAIN_DWARF) {
 		if (!function) {
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, REGS_USER);
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, STACK_USER);
 			attr->sample_regs_user = PERF_REGS_MASK;
-			attr->sample_stack_user = opts->stack_dump_size;
+			attr->sample_stack_user = callchain_param.dump_size;
 			attr->exclude_callchain_user = 1;
 		} else {
 			pr_info("Cannot use DWARF unwind for function trace event,"
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
-	int track = !evsel->idx; /* only the first counter needs these */
+	int track = evsel->tracking;
 	bool per_cpu = opts->target.default_per_cpu && !opts->target.per_thread;
 
 	attr->sample_id_all = perf_missing_features.sample_id_all ? 0 : 1;
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 		attr->mmap_data = track;
 	}
 
-	if (opts->call_graph_enabled && !evsel->no_aux_samples)
-		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel, opts);
+	if (callchain_param.enabled && !evsel->no_aux_samples)
+		perf_evsel__config_callgraph(evsel);
 
 	if (target__has_cpu(&opts->target))
 		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CPU);
@@ -633,9 +633,12 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 	if (opts->period)
 		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, PERIOD);
 
-	if (!perf_missing_features.sample_id_all &&
-	    (opts->sample_time || !opts->no_inherit ||
-	     target__has_cpu(&opts->target) || per_cpu))
+	/*
+	 * When the user explicitely disabled time don't force it here.
+	 */
+	if (opts->sample_time &&
+	    (!perf_missing_features.sample_id_all &&
+	    (!opts->no_inherit || target__has_cpu(&opts->target) || per_cpu)))
 		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, TIME);
 
 	if (opts->raw_samples && !evsel->no_aux_samples) {
@@ -692,6 +695,10 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
+
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		nthreads = 1;
+
 	evsel->fd = xyarray__new(ncpus, nthreads, sizeof(int));
 
 	if (evsel->fd) {
@@ -710,6 +717,9 @@ static int perf_evsel__run_ioctl(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthrea
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
 
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		nthreads = 1;
+
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < ncpus; cpu++) {
 		for (thread = 0; thread < nthreads; thread++) {
 			int fd = FD(evsel, cpu, thread),
@@ -740,6 +750,9 @@ int perf_evsel__enable(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
 
 int perf_evsel__alloc_id(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
 {
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		nthreads = 1;
+
 	evsel->sample_id = xyarray__new(ncpus, nthreads, sizeof(struct perf_sample_id));
 	if (evsel->sample_id == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -784,6 +797,9 @@ void perf_evsel__close_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
 
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		nthreads = 1;
+
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < ncpus; cpu++)
 		for (thread = 0; thread < nthreads; ++thread) {
 			close(FD(evsel, cpu, thread));
@@ -872,6 +888,9 @@ int __perf_evsel__read(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	int cpu, thread;
 	struct perf_counts_values *aggr = &evsel->counts->aggr, count;
 
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		nthreads = 1;
+
 	aggr->val = aggr->ena = aggr->run = 0;
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < ncpus; cpu++) {
@@ -994,13 +1013,18 @@ static size_t perf_event_attr__fprintf(struct perf_event_attr *attr, FILE *fp)
 static int __perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 			      struct thread_map *threads)
 {
-	int cpu, thread;
+	int cpu, thread, nthreads;
 	unsigned long flags = PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC;
 	int pid = -1, err;
 	enum { NO_CHANGE, SET_TO_MAX, INCREASED_MAX } set_rlimit = NO_CHANGE;
 
+	if (evsel->system_wide)
+		nthreads = 1;
+	else
+		nthreads = threads->nr;
+
 	if (evsel->fd == NULL &&
-	    perf_evsel__alloc_fd(evsel, cpus->nr, threads->nr) < 0)
+	    perf_evsel__alloc_fd(evsel, cpus->nr, nthreads) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (evsel->cgrp) {
@@ -1024,10 +1048,10 @@ retry_sample_id:
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cpus->nr; cpu++) {
 
-		for (thread = 0; thread < threads->nr; thread++) {
+		for (thread = 0; thread < nthreads; thread++) {
 			int group_fd;
 
-			if (!evsel->cgrp)
+			if (!evsel->cgrp && !evsel->system_wide)
 				pid = threads->map[thread];
 
 			group_fd = get_group_fd(evsel, cpu, thread);
@@ -1100,7 +1124,7 @@ out_close:
 			close(FD(evsel, cpu, thread));
 			FD(evsel, cpu, thread) = -1;
 		}
-		thread = threads->nr;
+		thread = nthreads;
 	} while (--cpu >= 0);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2002,6 +2026,8 @@ bool perf_evsel__fallback(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int err,
 int perf_evsel__open_strerror(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct target *target,
 			      int err, char *msg, size_t size)
 {
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+
 	switch (err) {
 	case EPERM:
 	case EACCES:
@@ -2036,13 +2062,20 @@ int perf_evsel__open_strerror(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct target *target,
 	"No APIC? If so then you can boot the kernel with the \"lapic\" boot parameter to force-enable it.");
 #endif
 		break;
+	case EBUSY:
+		if (find_process("oprofiled"))
+			return scnprintf(msg, size,
+	"The PMU counters are busy/taken by another profiler.\n"
+	"We found oprofile daemon running, please stop it and try again.");
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
 	return scnprintf(msg, size,
-	"The sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s) for event (%s).  \n"
+	"The sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s) for event (%s).\n"
 	"/bin/dmesg may provide additional information.\n"
 	"No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n",
-			 err, strerror(err), perf_evsel__name(evsel));
+			 err, strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)),
+			 perf_evsel__name(evsel));
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index d7f93ce0ebc1..7bc314be6a7b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 	bool 			needs_swap;
 	bool			no_aux_samples;
 	bool			immediate;
+	bool			system_wide;
+	bool			tracking;
 	/* parse modifier helper */
 	int			exclude_GH;
 	int			nr_members;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 158c787ce0c4..ce0de00399da 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ static int machine__hit_all_dsos(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = __dsos__hit_all(&machine->kernel_dsos);
+	err = __dsos__hit_all(&machine->kernel_dsos.head);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return __dsos__hit_all(&machine->user_dsos);
+	return __dsos__hit_all(&machine->user_dsos.head);
 }
 
 int dsos__hit_all(struct perf_session *session)
@@ -288,11 +288,12 @@ static int machine__write_buildid_table(struct machine *machine, int fd)
 		umisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER;
 	}
 
-	err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&machine->kernel_dsos, machine,
+	err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&machine->kernel_dsos.head, machine,
 					  machine->pid, kmisc, fd);
 	if (err == 0)
-		err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&machine->user_dsos, machine,
-						  machine->pid, umisc, fd);
+		err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&machine->user_dsos.head,
+						  machine, machine->pid, umisc,
+						  fd);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -455,9 +456,10 @@ static int __dsos__cache_build_ids(struct list_head *head,
 
 static int machine__cache_build_ids(struct machine *machine, const char *debugdir)
 {
-	int ret = __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->kernel_dsos, machine,
+	int ret = __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->kernel_dsos.head, machine,
 					  debugdir);
-	ret |= __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->user_dsos, machine, debugdir);
+	ret |= __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->user_dsos.head, machine,
+				       debugdir);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -483,8 +485,10 @@ static int perf_session__cache_build_ids(struct perf_session *session)
 
 static bool machine__read_build_ids(struct machine *machine, bool with_hits)
 {
-	bool ret = __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->kernel_dsos, with_hits);
-	ret |= __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->user_dsos, with_hits);
+	bool ret;
+
+	ret  = __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->kernel_dsos.head, with_hits);
+	ret |= __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->user_dsos.head, with_hits);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1548,7 +1552,7 @@ static int __event_process_build_id(struct build_id_event *bev,
 				    struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	int err = -1;
-	struct list_head *head;
+	struct dsos *dsos;
 	struct machine *machine;
 	u16 misc;
 	struct dso *dso;
@@ -1563,22 +1567,22 @@ static int __event_process_build_id(struct build_id_event *bev,
 	switch (misc) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL:
 		dso_type = DSO_TYPE_KERNEL;
-		head = &machine->kernel_dsos;
+		dsos = &machine->kernel_dsos;
 		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL:
 		dso_type = DSO_TYPE_GUEST_KERNEL;
-		head = &machine->kernel_dsos;
+		dsos = &machine->kernel_dsos;
 		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER:
 	case PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER:
 		dso_type = DSO_TYPE_USER;
-		head = &machine->user_dsos;
+		dsos = &machine->user_dsos;
 		break;
 	default:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dso = __dsos__findnew(head, filename);
+	dso = __dsos__findnew(dsos, filename);
 	if (dso != NULL) {
 		char sbuild_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 1];
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 30df6187ee02..86569fa3651d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -277,6 +277,28 @@ void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel)
 	}
 }
 
+void hists__delete_entries(struct hists *hists)
+{
+	struct rb_node *next = rb_first(&hists->entries);
+	struct hist_entry *n;
+
+	while (next) {
+		n = rb_entry(next, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
+		next = rb_next(&n->rb_node);
+
+		rb_erase(&n->rb_node, &hists->entries);
+
+		if (sort__need_collapse)
+			rb_erase(&n->rb_node_in, &hists->entries_collapsed);
+
+		--hists->nr_entries;
+		if (!n->filtered)
+			--hists->nr_non_filtered_entries;
+
+		hist_entry__free(n);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * histogram, sorted on item, collects periods
  */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 742f49a85725..8c9c70e18cbb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog);
 
 void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel);
+void hists__delete_entries(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__output_recalc_col_len(struct hists *hists, int max_rows);
 
 u64 hists__total_period(struct hists *hists);
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ struct perf_hpp {
 };
 
 struct perf_hpp_fmt {
+	const char *name;
 	int (*header)(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
 		      struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 	int (*width)(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
@@ -207,6 +209,8 @@ struct perf_hpp_fmt {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct list_head sort_list;
 	bool elide;
+	int len;
+	int user_len;
 };
 
 extern struct list_head perf_hpp__list;
@@ -261,17 +265,19 @@ static inline bool perf_hpp__should_skip(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 }
 
 void perf_hpp__reset_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct hists *hists);
+void perf_hpp__reset_sort_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct hists *hists);
+void perf_hpp__set_user_width(const char *width_list_str);
 
 typedef u64 (*hpp_field_fn)(struct hist_entry *he);
 typedef int (*hpp_callback_fn)(struct perf_hpp *hpp, bool front);
 typedef int (*hpp_snprint_fn)(struct perf_hpp *hpp, const char *fmt, ...);
 
-int __hpp__fmt(struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he,
-	       hpp_field_fn get_field, const char *fmt,
-	       hpp_snprint_fn print_fn, bool fmt_percent);
-int __hpp__fmt_acc(struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he,
-		   hpp_field_fn get_field, const char *fmt,
-		   hpp_snprint_fn print_fn, bool fmt_percent);
+int hpp__fmt(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
+	     struct hist_entry *he, hpp_field_fn get_field,
+	     const char *fmtstr, hpp_snprint_fn print_fn, bool fmt_percent);
+int hpp__fmt_acc(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
+		 struct hist_entry *he, hpp_field_fn get_field,
+		 const char *fmtstr, hpp_snprint_fn print_fn, bool fmt_percent);
 
 static inline void advance_hpp(struct perf_hpp *hpp, int inc)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h b/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h
index 0b5a8cd2ee79..cf1d7913783b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ struct perf_kvm_stat {
 	u64 lost_events;
 	u64 duration;
 
-	const char *pid_str;
 	struct intlist *pid_list;
 
 	struct rb_root result;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 16bba9fff2c8..b7d477fbda02 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *machine, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid)
 {
 	map_groups__init(&machine->kmaps);
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&machine->rb_node);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&machine->user_dsos);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&machine->kernel_dsos);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&machine->user_dsos.head);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&machine->kernel_dsos.head);
 
 	machine->threads = RB_ROOT;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&machine->dead_threads);
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *machine, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid)
 
 	machine->symbol_filter = NULL;
 	machine->id_hdr_size = 0;
+	machine->comm_exec = false;
+	machine->kernel_start = 0;
 
 	machine->root_dir = strdup(root_dir);
 	if (machine->root_dir == NULL)
@@ -70,11 +72,12 @@ out_delete:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void dsos__delete(struct list_head *dsos)
+static void dsos__delete(struct dsos *dsos)
 {
 	struct dso *pos, *n;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, dsos, node) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &dsos->head, node) {
+		RB_CLEAR_NODE(&pos->rb_node);
 		list_del(&pos->node);
 		dso__delete(pos);
 	}
@@ -179,6 +182,19 @@ void machines__set_symbol_filter(struct machines *machines,
 	}
 }
 
+void machines__set_comm_exec(struct machines *machines, bool comm_exec)
+{
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+
+	machines->host.comm_exec = comm_exec;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(&machines->guests); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		struct machine *machine = rb_entry(nd, struct machine, rb_node);
+
+		machine->comm_exec = comm_exec;
+	}
+}
+
 struct machine *machines__find(struct machines *machines, pid_t pid)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &machines->guests.rb_node;
@@ -398,17 +414,31 @@ struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid,
 	return __machine__findnew_thread(machine, pid, tid, false);
 }
 
+struct comm *machine__thread_exec_comm(struct machine *machine,
+				       struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (machine->comm_exec)
+		return thread__exec_comm(thread);
+	else
+		return thread__comm(thread);
+}
+
 int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
 							event->comm.pid,
 							event->comm.tid);
+	bool exec = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_COMM_EXEC;
+
+	if (exec)
+		machine->comm_exec = true;
 
 	if (dump_trace)
 		perf_event__fprintf_comm(event, stdout);
 
-	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm, sample->time)) {
+	if (thread == NULL ||
+	    __thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm, sample->time, exec)) {
 		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -448,23 +478,23 @@ struct map *machine__new_module(struct machine *machine, u64 start,
 size_t machines__fprintf_dsos(struct machines *machines, FILE *fp)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
-	size_t ret = __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.kernel_dsos, fp) +
-		     __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.user_dsos, fp);
+	size_t ret = __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.kernel_dsos.head, fp) +
+		     __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.user_dsos.head, fp);
 
 	for (nd = rb_first(&machines->guests); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct machine *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct machine, rb_node);
-		ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->kernel_dsos, fp);
-		ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->user_dsos, fp);
+		ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->kernel_dsos.head, fp);
+		ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->user_dsos.head, fp);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-size_t machine__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct machine *machine, FILE *fp,
+size_t machine__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct machine *m, FILE *fp,
 				     bool (skip)(struct dso *dso, int parm), int parm)
 {
-	return __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&machine->kernel_dsos, fp, skip, parm) +
-	       __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&machine->user_dsos, fp, skip, parm);
+	return __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&m->kernel_dsos.head, fp, skip, parm) +
+	       __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&m->user_dsos.head, fp, skip, parm);
 }
 
 size_t machines__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct machines *machines, FILE *fp,
@@ -565,8 +595,8 @@ const char *ref_reloc_sym_names[] = {"_text", "_stext", NULL};
  * Returns the name of the start symbol in *symbol_name. Pass in NULL as
  * symbol_name if it's not that important.
  */
-static u64 machine__get_kernel_start_addr(struct machine *machine,
-					  const char **symbol_name)
+static u64 machine__get_running_kernel_start(struct machine *machine,
+					     const char **symbol_name)
 {
 	char filename[PATH_MAX];
 	int i;
@@ -593,7 +623,7 @@ static u64 machine__get_kernel_start_addr(struct machine *machine,
 int __machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel)
 {
 	enum map_type type;
-	u64 start = machine__get_kernel_start_addr(machine, NULL);
+	u64 start = machine__get_running_kernel_start(machine, NULL);
 
 	for (type = 0; type < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++type) {
 		struct kmap *kmap;
@@ -912,7 +942,7 @@ int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct dso *kernel = machine__get_kernel(machine);
 	const char *name;
-	u64 addr = machine__get_kernel_start_addr(machine, &name);
+	u64 addr = machine__get_running_kernel_start(machine, &name);
 	if (!addr)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -965,7 +995,7 @@ static bool machine__uses_kcore(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct dso *dso;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine->kernel_dsos, node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine->kernel_dsos.head, node) {
 		if (dso__is_kcore(dso))
 			return true;
 	}
@@ -1285,6 +1315,16 @@ static void ip__resolve_data(struct machine *machine, struct thread *thread,
 
 	thread__find_addr_location(thread, machine, m, MAP__VARIABLE, addr,
 				   &al);
+	if (al.map == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * some shared data regions have execute bit set which puts
+		 * their mapping in the MAP__FUNCTION type array.
+		 * Check there as a fallback option before dropping the sample.
+		 */
+		thread__find_addr_location(thread, machine, m, MAP__FUNCTION, addr,
+					   &al);
+	}
+
 	ams->addr = addr;
 	ams->al_addr = al.addr;
 	ams->sym = al.sym;
@@ -1531,3 +1571,25 @@ int machine__set_current_tid(struct machine *machine, int cpu, pid_t pid,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct map *map = machine__kernel_map(machine, MAP__FUNCTION);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * The only addresses above 2^63 are kernel addresses of a 64-bit
+	 * kernel.  Note that addresses are unsigned so that on a 32-bit system
+	 * all addresses including kernel addresses are less than 2^32.  In
+	 * that case (32-bit system), if the kernel mapping is unknown, all
+	 * addresses will be assumed to be in user space - see
+	 * machine__kernel_ip().
+	 */
+	machine->kernel_start = 1ULL << 63;
+	if (map) {
+		err = map__load(map, machine->symbol_filter);
+		if (map->start)
+			machine->kernel_start = map->start;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index b972824e6294..2b651a7f5d0d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include "map.h"
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "event.h"
 
 struct addr_location;
@@ -26,15 +27,17 @@ struct machine {
 	struct rb_node	  rb_node;
 	pid_t		  pid;
 	u16		  id_hdr_size;
+	bool		  comm_exec;
 	char		  *root_dir;
 	struct rb_root	  threads;
 	struct list_head  dead_threads;
 	struct thread	  *last_match;
 	struct vdso_info  *vdso_info;
-	struct list_head  user_dsos;
-	struct list_head  kernel_dsos;
+	struct dsos	  user_dsos;
+	struct dsos	  kernel_dsos;
 	struct map_groups kmaps;
 	struct map	  *vmlinux_maps[MAP__NR_TYPES];
+	u64		  kernel_start;
 	symbol_filter_t	  symbol_filter;
 	pid_t		  *current_tid;
 };
@@ -45,8 +48,26 @@ struct map *machine__kernel_map(struct machine *machine, enum map_type type)
 	return machine->vmlinux_maps[type];
 }
 
+int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine);
+
+static inline u64 machine__kernel_start(struct machine *machine)
+{
+	if (!machine->kernel_start)
+		machine__get_kernel_start(machine);
+	return machine->kernel_start;
+}
+
+static inline bool machine__kernel_ip(struct machine *machine, u64 ip)
+{
+	u64 kernel_start = machine__kernel_start(machine);
+
+	return ip >= kernel_start;
+}
+
 struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid,
 				    pid_t tid);
+struct comm *machine__thread_exec_comm(struct machine *machine,
+				       struct thread *thread);
 
 int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample);
@@ -88,6 +109,7 @@ char *machine__mmap_name(struct machine *machine, char *bf, size_t size);
 
 void machines__set_symbol_filter(struct machines *machines,
 				 symbol_filter_t symbol_filter);
+void machines__set_comm_exec(struct machines *machines, bool comm_exec);
 
 struct machine *machine__new_host(void);
 int machine__init(struct machine *machine, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 31b8905dd863..b7090596ac50 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static inline int is_anon_memory(const char *filename)
 static inline int is_no_dso_memory(const char *filename)
 {
 	return !strncmp(filename, "[stack", 6) ||
+	       !strncmp(filename, "/SYSV",5)   ||
 	       !strcmp(filename, "[heap]");
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..706ce1a66169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include "ordered-events.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#define pr_N(n, fmt, ...) \
+	eprintf(n, debug_ordered_events, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define pr(fmt, ...) pr_N(1, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+static void queue_event(struct ordered_events *oe, struct ordered_event *new)
+{
+	struct ordered_event *last = oe->last;
+	u64 timestamp = new->timestamp;
+	struct list_head *p;
+
+	++oe->nr_events;
+	oe->last = new;
+
+	pr_oe_time2(timestamp, "queue_event nr_events %u\n", oe->nr_events);
+
+	if (!last) {
+		list_add(&new->list, &oe->events);
+		oe->max_timestamp = timestamp;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * last event might point to some random place in the list as it's
+	 * the last queued event. We expect that the new event is close to
+	 * this.
+	 */
+	if (last->timestamp <= timestamp) {
+		while (last->timestamp <= timestamp) {
+			p = last->list.next;
+			if (p == &oe->events) {
+				list_add_tail(&new->list, &oe->events);
+				oe->max_timestamp = timestamp;
+				return;
+			}
+			last = list_entry(p, struct ordered_event, list);
+		}
+		list_add_tail(&new->list, &last->list);
+	} else {
+		while (last->timestamp > timestamp) {
+			p = last->list.prev;
+			if (p == &oe->events) {
+				list_add(&new->list, &oe->events);
+				return;
+			}
+			last = list_entry(p, struct ordered_event, list);
+		}
+		list_add(&new->list, &last->list);
+	}
+}
+
+#define MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER	(64 * 1024 / sizeof(struct ordered_event))
+static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe)
+{
+	struct list_head *cache = &oe->cache;
+	struct ordered_event *new = NULL;
+
+	if (!list_empty(cache)) {
+		new = list_entry(cache->next, struct ordered_event, list);
+		list_del(&new->list);
+	} else if (oe->buffer) {
+		new = oe->buffer + oe->buffer_idx;
+		if (++oe->buffer_idx == MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER)
+			oe->buffer = NULL;
+	} else if (oe->cur_alloc_size < oe->max_alloc_size) {
+		size_t size = MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER * sizeof(*new);
+
+		oe->buffer = malloc(size);
+		if (!oe->buffer)
+			return NULL;
+
+		pr("alloc size %" PRIu64 "B (+%zu), max %" PRIu64 "B\n",
+		   oe->cur_alloc_size, size, oe->max_alloc_size);
+
+		oe->cur_alloc_size += size;
+		list_add(&oe->buffer->list, &oe->to_free);
+
+		/* First entry is abused to maintain the to_free list. */
+		oe->buffer_idx = 2;
+		new = oe->buffer + 1;
+	} else {
+		pr("allocation limit reached %" PRIu64 "B\n", oe->max_alloc_size);
+	}
+
+	return new;
+}
+
+struct ordered_event *
+ordered_events__new(struct ordered_events *oe, u64 timestamp)
+{
+	struct ordered_event *new;
+
+	new = alloc_event(oe);
+	if (new) {
+		new->timestamp = timestamp;
+		queue_event(oe, new);
+	}
+
+	return new;
+}
+
+void ordered_events__delete(struct ordered_events *oe, struct ordered_event *event)
+{
+	list_move(&event->list, &oe->cache);
+	oe->nr_events--;
+}
+
+static int __ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s,
+				   struct perf_tool *tool)
+{
+	struct ordered_events *oe = &s->ordered_events;
+	struct list_head *head = &oe->events;
+	struct ordered_event *tmp, *iter;
+	struct perf_sample sample;
+	u64 limit = oe->next_flush;
+	u64 last_ts = oe->last ? oe->last->timestamp : 0ULL;
+	bool show_progress = limit == ULLONG_MAX;
+	struct ui_progress prog;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!tool->ordered_events || !limit)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (show_progress)
+		ui_progress__init(&prog, oe->nr_events, "Processing time ordered events...");
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, head, list) {
+		if (session_done())
+			return 0;
+
+		if (iter->timestamp > limit)
+			break;
+
+		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(s->evlist, iter->event, &sample);
+		if (ret)
+			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
+		else {
+			ret = perf_session__deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
+							  iter->file_offset);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+
+		ordered_events__delete(oe, iter);
+		oe->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
+
+		if (show_progress)
+			ui_progress__update(&prog, 1);
+	}
+
+	if (list_empty(head))
+		oe->last = NULL;
+	else if (last_ts <= limit)
+		oe->last = list_entry(head->prev, struct ordered_event, list);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s, struct perf_tool *tool,
+			  enum oe_flush how)
+{
+	struct ordered_events *oe = &s->ordered_events;
+	static const char * const str[] = {
+		"NONE",
+		"FINAL",
+		"ROUND",
+		"HALF ",
+	};
+	int err;
+
+	switch (how) {
+	case OE_FLUSH__FINAL:
+		oe->next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
+		break;
+
+	case OE_FLUSH__HALF:
+	{
+		struct ordered_event *first, *last;
+		struct list_head *head = &oe->events;
+
+		first = list_entry(head->next, struct ordered_event, list);
+		last = oe->last;
+
+		/* Warn if we are called before any event got allocated. */
+		if (WARN_ONCE(!last || list_empty(head), "empty queue"))
+			return 0;
+
+		oe->next_flush  = first->timestamp;
+		oe->next_flush += (last->timestamp - first->timestamp) / 2;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	case OE_FLUSH__ROUND:
+	case OE_FLUSH__NONE:
+	default:
+		break;
+	};
+
+	pr_oe_time(oe->next_flush, "next_flush - ordered_events__flush PRE  %s, nr_events %u\n",
+		   str[how], oe->nr_events);
+	pr_oe_time(oe->max_timestamp, "max_timestamp\n");
+
+	err = __ordered_events__flush(s, tool);
+
+	if (!err) {
+		if (how == OE_FLUSH__ROUND)
+			oe->next_flush = oe->max_timestamp;
+
+		oe->last_flush_type = how;
+	}
+
+	pr_oe_time(oe->next_flush, "next_flush - ordered_events__flush POST %s, nr_events %u\n",
+		   str[how], oe->nr_events);
+	pr_oe_time(oe->last_flush, "last_flush\n");
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->events);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->cache);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->to_free);
+	oe->max_alloc_size = (u64) -1;
+	oe->cur_alloc_size = 0;
+}
+
+void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe)
+{
+	while (!list_empty(&oe->to_free)) {
+		struct ordered_event *event;
+
+		event = list_entry(oe->to_free.next, struct ordered_event, list);
+		list_del(&event->list);
+		free(event);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b2f20542a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#ifndef __ORDERED_EVENTS_H
+#define __ORDERED_EVENTS_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include "tool.h"
+
+struct perf_session;
+
+struct ordered_event {
+	u64			timestamp;
+	u64			file_offset;
+	union perf_event	*event;
+	struct list_head	list;
+};
+
+enum oe_flush {
+	OE_FLUSH__NONE,
+	OE_FLUSH__FINAL,
+	OE_FLUSH__ROUND,
+	OE_FLUSH__HALF,
+};
+
+struct ordered_events {
+	u64			last_flush;
+	u64			next_flush;
+	u64			max_timestamp;
+	u64			max_alloc_size;
+	u64			cur_alloc_size;
+	struct list_head	events;
+	struct list_head	cache;
+	struct list_head	to_free;
+	struct ordered_event	*buffer;
+	struct ordered_event	*last;
+	int			buffer_idx;
+	unsigned int		nr_events;
+	enum oe_flush		last_flush_type;
+};
+
+struct ordered_event *ordered_events__new(struct ordered_events *oe, u64 timestamp);
+void ordered_events__delete(struct ordered_events *oe, struct ordered_event *event);
+int ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s, struct perf_tool *tool,
+			  enum oe_flush how);
+void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe);
+void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe);
+
+static inline
+void ordered_events__set_alloc_size(struct ordered_events *oe, u64 size)
+{
+	oe->max_alloc_size = size;
+}
+#endif /* __ORDERED_EVENTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 1e15df10a88c..d76aa30cb1fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "header.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 #include <api/fs/debugfs.h>
 #include "parse-events-bison.h"
 #define YY_EXTRA_TYPE int
@@ -633,18 +634,28 @@ int parse_events_add_pmu(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 			 char *name, struct list_head *head_config)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	struct perf_pmu_info info;
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
-	const char *unit;
-	double scale;
 
 	pmu = perf_pmu__find(name);
 	if (!pmu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+	if (pmu->default_config) {
+		memcpy(&attr, pmu->default_config,
+		       sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
+	} else {
+		memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+	}
+
+	if (!head_config) {
+		attr.type = pmu->type;
+		evsel = __add_event(list, idx, &attr, NULL, pmu->cpus);
+		return evsel ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
-	if (perf_pmu__check_alias(pmu, head_config, &unit, &scale))
+	if (perf_pmu__check_alias(pmu, head_config, &info))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
@@ -659,8 +670,8 @@ int parse_events_add_pmu(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 	evsel = __add_event(list, idx, &attr, pmu_event_name(head_config),
 			    pmu->cpus);
 	if (evsel) {
-		evsel->unit = unit;
-		evsel->scale = scale;
+		evsel->unit = info.unit;
+		evsel->scale = info.scale;
 	}
 
 	return evsel ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
@@ -973,7 +984,7 @@ int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 
 	if (last == NULL || last->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
-			"-F option should follow a -e tracepoint option\n");
+			"--filter option should follow a -e tracepoint option\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1006,9 +1017,11 @@ void print_tracepoint_events(const char *subsys_glob, const char *event_glob,
 	struct dirent *sys_next, *evt_next, sys_dirent, evt_dirent;
 	char evt_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 	char dir_path[MAXPATHLEN];
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(tracing_events_path)) {
-		printf("  [ Tracepoints not available: %s ]\n", strerror(errno));
+		printf("  [ Tracepoints not available: %s ]\n",
+			strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 0bc87ba46bf3..55fab6ad609a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ PE_NAME '/' event_config '/'
 	parse_events__free_terms($3);
 	$$ = list;
 }
+|
+PE_NAME '/' '/'
+{
+	struct parse_events_evlist *data = _data;
+	struct list_head *list;
+
+	ALLOC_LIST(list);
+	ABORT_ON(parse_events_add_pmu(list, &data->idx, $1, NULL));
+	$$ = list;
+}
 
 value_sym:
 PE_VALUE_SYM_HW
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 7a811eb61f75..93a41ca96b8e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <api/fs/fs.h>
 #include <locale.h>
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@
 
 struct perf_pmu_alias {
 	char *name;
-	struct list_head terms;
-	struct list_head list;
+	struct list_head terms; /* HEAD struct parse_events_term -> list */
+	struct list_head list;  /* ELEM */
 	char unit[UNIT_MAX_LEN+1];
 	double scale;
 };
@@ -208,6 +210,19 @@ static int perf_pmu__new_alias(struct list_head *list, char *dir, char *name, FI
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool pmu_alias_info_file(char *name)
+{
+	size_t len;
+
+	len = strlen(name);
+	if (len > 5 && !strcmp(name + len - 5, ".unit"))
+		return true;
+	if (len > 6 && !strcmp(name + len - 6, ".scale"))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * Process all the sysfs attributes located under the directory
  * specified in 'dir' parameter.
@@ -216,7 +231,6 @@ static int pmu_aliases_parse(char *dir, struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct dirent *evt_ent;
 	DIR *event_dir;
-	size_t len;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	event_dir = opendir(dir);
@@ -232,13 +246,9 @@ static int pmu_aliases_parse(char *dir, struct list_head *head)
 			continue;
 
 		/*
-		 * skip .unit and .scale info files
-		 * parsed in perf_pmu__new_alias()
+		 * skip info files parsed in perf_pmu__new_alias()
 		 */
-		len = strlen(name);
-		if (len > 5 && !strcmp(name + len - 5, ".unit"))
-			continue;
-		if (len > 6 && !strcmp(name + len - 6, ".scale"))
+		if (pmu_alias_info_file(name))
 			continue;
 
 		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", dir, name);
@@ -387,6 +397,12 @@ static struct cpu_map *pmu_cpumask(const char *name)
 	return cpus;
 }
 
+struct perf_event_attr *__attribute__((weak))
+perf_pmu__get_default_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
@@ -421,6 +437,9 @@ static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
 	pmu->name = strdup(name);
 	pmu->type = type;
 	list_add_tail(&pmu->list, &pmus);
+
+	pmu->default_config = perf_pmu__get_default_config(pmu);
+
 	return pmu;
 }
 
@@ -479,28 +498,24 @@ pmu_find_format(struct list_head *formats, char *name)
 }
 
 /*
- * Returns value based on the format definition (format parameter)
+ * Sets value based on the format definition (format parameter)
  * and unformated value (value parameter).
- *
- * TODO maybe optimize a little ;)
  */
-static __u64 pmu_format_value(unsigned long *format, __u64 value)
+static void pmu_format_value(unsigned long *format, __u64 value, __u64 *v,
+			     bool zero)
 {
 	unsigned long fbit, vbit;
-	__u64 v = 0;
 
 	for (fbit = 0, vbit = 0; fbit < PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS; fbit++) {
 
 		if (!test_bit(fbit, format))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!(value & (1llu << vbit++)))
-			continue;
-
-		v |= (1llu << fbit);
+		if (value & (1llu << vbit++))
+			*v |= (1llu << fbit);
+		else if (zero)
+			*v &= ~(1llu << fbit);
 	}
-
-	return v;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -509,7 +524,8 @@ static __u64 pmu_format_value(unsigned long *format, __u64 value)
  */
 static int pmu_config_term(struct list_head *formats,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr,
-			   struct parse_events_term *term)
+			   struct parse_events_term *term,
+			   bool zero)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu_format *format;
 	__u64 *vp;
@@ -548,18 +564,19 @@ static int pmu_config_term(struct list_head *formats,
 	 * non-hardcoded terms, here's the place to translate
 	 * them into value.
 	 */
-	*vp |= pmu_format_value(format->bits, term->val.num);
+	pmu_format_value(format->bits, term->val.num, vp, zero);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int perf_pmu__config_terms(struct list_head *formats,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr,
-			   struct list_head *head_terms)
+			   struct list_head *head_terms,
+			   bool zero)
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(term, head_terms, list)
-		if (pmu_config_term(formats, attr, term))
+		if (pmu_config_term(formats, attr, term, zero))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -573,8 +590,10 @@ int perf_pmu__config_terms(struct list_head *formats,
 int perf_pmu__config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 		     struct list_head *head_terms)
 {
+	bool zero = !!pmu->default_config;
+
 	attr->type = pmu->type;
-	return perf_pmu__config_terms(&pmu->format, attr, head_terms);
+	return perf_pmu__config_terms(&pmu->format, attr, head_terms, zero);
 }
 
 static struct perf_pmu_alias *pmu_find_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
@@ -634,7 +653,7 @@ static int check_unit_scale(struct perf_pmu_alias *alias,
  * defined for the alias
  */
 int perf_pmu__check_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_terms,
-			  const char **unit, double *scale)
+			  struct perf_pmu_info *info)
 {
 	struct parse_events_term *term, *h;
 	struct perf_pmu_alias *alias;
@@ -644,8 +663,8 @@ int perf_pmu__check_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_terms,
 	 * Mark unit and scale as not set
 	 * (different from default values, see below)
 	 */
-	*unit   = NULL;
-	*scale  = 0.0;
+	info->unit   = NULL;
+	info->scale  = 0.0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, head_terms, list) {
 		alias = pmu_find_alias(pmu, term);
@@ -655,7 +674,7 @@ int perf_pmu__check_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_terms,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		ret = check_unit_scale(alias, unit, scale);
+		ret = check_unit_scale(alias, &info->unit, &info->scale);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -668,11 +687,11 @@ int perf_pmu__check_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_terms,
 	 * set defaults as for evsel
 	 * unit cannot left to NULL
 	 */
-	if (*unit == NULL)
-		*unit   = "";
+	if (info->unit == NULL)
+		info->unit   = "";
 
-	if (*scale == 0.0)
-		*scale  = 1.0;
+	if (info->scale == 0.0)
+		info->scale  = 1.0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -794,3 +813,39 @@ bool pmu_have_event(const char *pname, const char *name)
 	}
 	return false;
 }
+
+static FILE *perf_pmu__open_file(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *sysfs;
+
+	sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
+	if (!sysfs)
+		return NULL;
+
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
+		 "%s" EVENT_SOURCE_DEVICE_PATH "%s/%s", sysfs, pmu->name, name);
+
+	if (stat(path, &st) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return fopen(path, "r");
+}
+
+int perf_pmu__scan_file(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name, const char *fmt,
+			...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	FILE *file;
+	int ret = EOF;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	file = perf_pmu__open_file(pmu, name);
+	if (file) {
+		ret = vfscanf(file, fmt, args);
+		fclose(file);
+	}
+	va_end(args);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index c14a543ce1f3..fe90a012c003 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -13,13 +13,21 @@ enum {
 
 #define PERF_PMU_FORMAT_BITS 64
 
+struct perf_event_attr;
+
 struct perf_pmu {
 	char *name;
 	__u32 type;
+	struct perf_event_attr *default_config;
 	struct cpu_map *cpus;
-	struct list_head format;
-	struct list_head aliases;
-	struct list_head list;
+	struct list_head format;  /* HEAD struct perf_pmu_format -> list */
+	struct list_head aliases; /* HEAD struct perf_pmu_alias -> list */
+	struct list_head list;    /* ELEM */
+};
+
+struct perf_pmu_info {
+	const char *unit;
+	double scale;
 };
 
 struct perf_pmu *perf_pmu__find(const char *name);
@@ -27,9 +35,10 @@ int perf_pmu__config(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 		     struct list_head *head_terms);
 int perf_pmu__config_terms(struct list_head *formats,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr,
-			   struct list_head *head_terms);
+			   struct list_head *head_terms,
+			   bool zero);
 int perf_pmu__check_alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu, struct list_head *head_terms,
-			  const char **unit, double *scale);
+			  struct perf_pmu_info *info);
 struct list_head *perf_pmu__alias(struct perf_pmu *pmu,
 				  struct list_head *head_terms);
 int perf_pmu_wrap(void);
@@ -45,5 +54,11 @@ struct perf_pmu *perf_pmu__scan(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
 void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only);
 bool pmu_have_event(const char *pname, const char *name);
 
+int perf_pmu__scan_file(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *name, const char *fmt,
+			...) __attribute__((format(scanf, 3, 4)));
+
 int perf_pmu__test(void);
+
+struct perf_event_attr *perf_pmu__get_default_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu);
+
 #endif /* __PMU_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 9a0a1839a377..c150ca4343eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int init_symbol_maps(bool user_only)
 	int ret;
 
 	symbol_conf.sort_by_name = true;
-	ret = symbol__init();
+	ret = symbol__init(NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Failed to init symbol map.\n");
 		goto out;
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ static struct dso *kernel_get_module_dso(const char *module)
 	const char *vmlinux_name;
 
 	if (module) {
-		list_for_each_entry(dso, &host_machine->kernel_dsos, node) {
+		list_for_each_entry(dso, &host_machine->kernel_dsos.head,
+				    node) {
 			if (strncmp(dso->short_name + 1, module,
 				    dso->short_name_len - 2) == 0)
 				goto found;
@@ -258,21 +259,33 @@ static void clear_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs, int ntevs)
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_SUPPORT
 
 /* Open new debuginfo of given module */
-static struct debuginfo *open_debuginfo(const char *module)
+static struct debuginfo *open_debuginfo(const char *module, bool silent)
 {
 	const char *path = module;
+	struct debuginfo *ret;
 
 	if (!module || !strchr(module, '/')) {
 		path = kernel_get_module_path(module);
 		if (!path) {
-			pr_err("Failed to find path of %s module.\n",
-			       module ?: "kernel");
+			if (!silent)
+				pr_err("Failed to find path of %s module.\n",
+				       module ?: "kernel");
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
-	return debuginfo__new(path);
+	ret = debuginfo__new(path);
+	if (!ret && !silent) {
+		pr_warning("The %s file has no debug information.\n", path);
+		if (!module || !strtailcmp(path, ".ko"))
+			pr_warning("Rebuild with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y, ");
+		else
+			pr_warning("Rebuild with -g, ");
+		pr_warning("or install an appropriate debuginfo package.\n");
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
+
 static int get_text_start_address(const char *exec, unsigned long *address)
 {
 	Elf *elf;
@@ -333,15 +346,13 @@ static int find_perf_probe_point_from_dwarf(struct probe_trace_point *tp,
 	pr_debug("try to find information at %" PRIx64 " in %s\n", addr,
 		 tp->module ? : "kernel");
 
-	dinfo = open_debuginfo(tp->module);
+	dinfo = open_debuginfo(tp->module, verbose == 0);
 	if (dinfo) {
 		ret = debuginfo__find_probe_point(dinfo,
 						 (unsigned long)addr, pp);
 		debuginfo__delete(dinfo);
-	} else {
-		pr_debug("Failed to open debuginfo at 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", addr);
+	} else
 		ret = -ENOENT;
-	}
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		pp->retprobe = tp->retprobe;
@@ -457,13 +468,11 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	struct debuginfo *dinfo;
 	int ntevs, ret = 0;
 
-	dinfo = open_debuginfo(target);
+	dinfo = open_debuginfo(target, !need_dwarf);
 
 	if (!dinfo) {
-		if (need_dwarf) {
-			pr_warning("Failed to open debuginfo file.\n");
+		if (need_dwarf)
 			return -ENOENT;
-		}
 		pr_debug("Could not open debuginfo. Try to use symbols.\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -565,7 +574,7 @@ static int get_real_path(const char *raw_path, const char *comp_dir,
 
 static int __show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
 {
-	char buf[LINEBUF_SIZE];
+	char buf[LINEBUF_SIZE], sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	const char *color = show_num ? "" : PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
 	const char *prefix = NULL;
 
@@ -585,7 +594,8 @@ static int __show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
 	return 1;
 error:
 	if (ferror(fp)) {
-		pr_warning("File read error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		pr_warning("File read error: %s\n",
+			   strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -618,13 +628,12 @@ static int __show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
 	FILE *fp;
 	int ret;
 	char *tmp;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	/* Search a line range */
-	dinfo = open_debuginfo(module);
-	if (!dinfo) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to open debuginfo file.\n");
+	dinfo = open_debuginfo(module, false);
+	if (!dinfo)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	}
 
 	ret = debuginfo__find_line_range(dinfo, lr);
 	debuginfo__delete(dinfo);
@@ -656,7 +665,7 @@ static int __show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
 	fp = fopen(lr->path, "r");
 	if (fp == NULL) {
 		pr_warning("Failed to open %s: %s\n", lr->path,
-			   strerror(errno));
+			   strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		return -errno;
 	}
 	/* Skip to starting line number */
@@ -689,11 +698,11 @@ end:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
+int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module, bool user)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = init_symbol_maps(false);
+	ret = init_symbol_maps(user);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	ret = __show_line_range(lr, module);
@@ -768,13 +777,12 @@ int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
 	int i, ret = 0;
 	struct debuginfo *dinfo;
 
-	ret = init_symbol_maps(false);
+	ret = init_symbol_maps(pevs->uprobes);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	dinfo = open_debuginfo(module);
+	dinfo = open_debuginfo(module, false);
 	if (!dinfo) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to open debuginfo file.\n");
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -815,7 +823,8 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 }
 
 int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr __maybe_unused,
-		    const char *module __maybe_unused)
+		    const char *module __maybe_unused,
+		    bool user __maybe_unused)
 {
 	pr_warning("Debuginfo-analysis is not supported.\n");
 	return -ENOSYS;
@@ -1405,8 +1414,7 @@ int synthesize_perf_probe_arg(struct perf_probe_arg *pa, char *buf, size_t len)
 
 	return tmp - buf;
 error:
-	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe argument: %s\n",
-		 strerror(-ret));
+	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe argument: %d\n", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1455,8 +1463,7 @@ static char *synthesize_perf_probe_point(struct perf_probe_point *pp)
 
 	return buf;
 error:
-	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe point: %s\n",
-		 strerror(-ret));
+	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe point: %d\n", ret);
 	free(buf);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1780,10 +1787,11 @@ static void clear_probe_trace_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev)
 	memset(tev, 0, sizeof(*tev));
 }
 
-static void print_warn_msg(const char *file, bool is_kprobe)
+static void print_open_warning(int err, bool is_kprobe)
 {
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
-	if (errno == ENOENT) {
+	if (err == -ENOENT) {
 		const char *config;
 
 		if (!is_kprobe)
@@ -1791,25 +1799,43 @@ static void print_warn_msg(const char *file, bool is_kprobe)
 		else
 			config = "CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS";
 
-		pr_warning("%s file does not exist - please rebuild kernel"
-				" with %s.\n", file, config);
-	} else
-		pr_warning("Failed to open %s file: %s\n", file,
-				strerror(errno));
+		pr_warning("%cprobe_events file does not exist"
+			   " - please rebuild kernel with %s.\n",
+			   is_kprobe ? 'k' : 'u', config);
+	} else if (err == -ENOTSUP)
+		pr_warning("Debugfs is not mounted.\n");
+	else
+		pr_warning("Failed to open %cprobe_events: %s\n",
+			   is_kprobe ? 'k' : 'u',
+			   strerror_r(-err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+}
+
+static void print_both_open_warning(int kerr, int uerr)
+{
+	/* Both kprobes and uprobes are disabled, warn it. */
+	if (kerr == -ENOTSUP && uerr == -ENOTSUP)
+		pr_warning("Debugfs is not mounted.\n");
+	else if (kerr == -ENOENT && uerr == -ENOENT)
+		pr_warning("Please rebuild kernel with CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS "
+			   "or/and CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS.\n");
+	else {
+		char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+		pr_warning("Failed to open kprobe events: %s.\n",
+			   strerror_r(-kerr, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+		pr_warning("Failed to open uprobe events: %s.\n",
+			   strerror_r(-uerr, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+	}
 }
 
-static int open_probe_events(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite,
-				bool is_kprobe)
+static int open_probe_events(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite)
 {
 	char buf[PATH_MAX];
 	const char *__debugfs;
 	int ret;
 
 	__debugfs = debugfs_find_mountpoint();
-	if (__debugfs == NULL) {
-		pr_warning("Debugfs is not mounted.\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
+	if (__debugfs == NULL)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 
 	ret = e_snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", __debugfs, trace_file);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
@@ -1820,19 +1846,19 @@ static int open_probe_events(const char *trace_file, bool readwrite,
 			ret = open(buf, O_RDONLY, 0);
 
 		if (ret < 0)
-			print_warn_msg(buf, is_kprobe);
+			ret = -errno;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int open_kprobe_events(bool readwrite)
 {
-	return open_probe_events("tracing/kprobe_events", readwrite, true);
+	return open_probe_events("tracing/kprobe_events", readwrite);
 }
 
 static int open_uprobe_events(bool readwrite)
 {
-	return open_probe_events("tracing/uprobe_events", readwrite, false);
+	return open_probe_events("tracing/uprobe_events", readwrite);
 }
 
 /* Get raw string list of current kprobe_events  or uprobe_events */
@@ -1857,7 +1883,7 @@ static struct strlist *get_probe_trace_command_rawlist(int fd)
 			p[idx] = '\0';
 		ret = strlist__add(sl, buf);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_debug("strlist__add failed: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+			pr_debug("strlist__add failed (%d)\n", ret);
 			strlist__delete(sl);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -1916,7 +1942,7 @@ static int __show_perf_probe_events(int fd, bool is_kprobe)
 
 	rawlist = get_probe_trace_command_rawlist(fd);
 	if (!rawlist)
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	strlist__for_each(ent, rawlist) {
 		ret = parse_probe_trace_command(ent->s, &tev);
@@ -1940,27 +1966,34 @@ static int __show_perf_probe_events(int fd, bool is_kprobe)
 /* List up current perf-probe events */
 int show_perf_probe_events(void)
 {
-	int fd, ret;
+	int kp_fd, up_fd, ret;
 
 	setup_pager();
-	fd = open_kprobe_events(false);
-
-	if (fd < 0)
-		return fd;
 
 	ret = init_symbol_maps(false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = __show_perf_probe_events(fd, true);
-	close(fd);
+	kp_fd = open_kprobe_events(false);
+	if (kp_fd >= 0) {
+		ret = __show_perf_probe_events(kp_fd, true);
+		close(kp_fd);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
-	fd = open_uprobe_events(false);
-	if (fd >= 0) {
-		ret = __show_perf_probe_events(fd, false);
-		close(fd);
+	up_fd = open_uprobe_events(false);
+	if (kp_fd < 0 && up_fd < 0) {
+		print_both_open_warning(kp_fd, up_fd);
+		ret = kp_fd;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (up_fd >= 0) {
+		ret = __show_perf_probe_events(up_fd, false);
+		close(up_fd);
+	}
+out:
 	exit_symbol_maps();
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1976,6 +2009,8 @@ static struct strlist *get_probe_trace_event_names(int fd, bool include_group)
 
 	memset(&tev, 0, sizeof(tev));
 	rawlist = get_probe_trace_command_rawlist(fd);
+	if (!rawlist)
+		return NULL;
 	sl = strlist__new(true, NULL);
 	strlist__for_each(ent, rawlist) {
 		ret = parse_probe_trace_command(ent->s, &tev);
@@ -2005,6 +2040,7 @@ static int write_probe_trace_event(int fd, struct probe_trace_event *tev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	char *buf = synthesize_probe_trace_command(tev);
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	if (!buf) {
 		pr_debug("Failed to synthesize probe trace event.\n");
@@ -2016,7 +2052,7 @@ static int write_probe_trace_event(int fd, struct probe_trace_event *tev)
 		ret = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			pr_warning("Failed to write event: %s\n",
-				   strerror(errno));
+				   strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 	}
 	free(buf);
 	return ret;
@@ -2030,7 +2066,7 @@ static int get_new_event_name(char *buf, size_t len, const char *base,
 	/* Try no suffix */
 	ret = e_snprintf(buf, len, "%s", base);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_debug("snprintf() failed: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+		pr_debug("snprintf() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	if (!strlist__has_entry(namelist, buf))
@@ -2046,7 +2082,7 @@ static int get_new_event_name(char *buf, size_t len, const char *base,
 	for (i = 1; i < MAX_EVENT_INDEX; i++) {
 		ret = e_snprintf(buf, len, "%s_%d", base, i);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_debug("snprintf() failed: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+			pr_debug("snprintf() failed: %d\n", ret);
 			return ret;
 		}
 		if (!strlist__has_entry(namelist, buf))
@@ -2075,8 +2111,11 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	else
 		fd = open_kprobe_events(true);
 
-	if (fd < 0)
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		print_open_warning(fd, !pev->uprobes);
 		return fd;
+	}
+
 	/* Get current event names */
 	namelist = get_probe_trace_event_names(fd, false);
 	if (!namelist) {
@@ -2408,7 +2447,8 @@ static int __del_trace_probe_event(int fd, struct str_node *ent)
 	printf("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
 	return 0;
 error:
-	pr_warning("Failed to delete event: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+	pr_warning("Failed to delete event: %s\n",
+		   strerror_r(-ret, buf, sizeof(buf)));
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2449,15 +2489,18 @@ int del_perf_probe_events(struct strlist *dellist)
 
 	/* Get current event names */
 	kfd = open_kprobe_events(true);
-	if (kfd < 0)
-		return kfd;
+	if (kfd >= 0)
+		namelist = get_probe_trace_event_names(kfd, true);
 
-	namelist = get_probe_trace_event_names(kfd, true);
 	ufd = open_uprobe_events(true);
-
 	if (ufd >= 0)
 		unamelist = get_probe_trace_event_names(ufd, true);
 
+	if (kfd < 0 && ufd < 0) {
+		print_both_open_warning(kfd, ufd);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	if (namelist == NULL && unamelist == NULL)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 776c9347a3b6..e01e9943139f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ extern int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
 				 bool force_add);
 extern int del_perf_probe_events(struct strlist *dellist);
 extern int show_perf_probe_events(void);
-extern int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module);
+extern int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module,
+			   bool user);
 extern int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
 			       int max_probe_points, const char *module,
 			       struct strfilter *filter, bool externs);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index dca9145d704c..c7918f83b300 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
 	struct probe_trace_arg_ref **ref_ptr = &tvar->ref;
 	Dwarf_Die type;
 	char buf[16];
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	int bsize, boffs, total;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ formatted:
 		if (ret >= 16)
 			ret = -E2BIG;
 		pr_warning("Failed to convert variable type: %s\n",
-			   strerror(-ret));
+			   strerror_r(-ret, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		return ret;
 	}
 	tvar->type = strdup(buf);
@@ -608,14 +609,18 @@ static int convert_to_trace_point(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, Dwfl_Module *mod,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Get an appropriate symbol from symtab */
-	symbol = dwfl_module_addrsym(mod, paddr, &sym, NULL);
+	symbol = dwarf_diename(sp_die);
 	if (!symbol) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to find symbol at 0x%lx\n",
-			   (unsigned long)paddr);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		/* Try to get the symbol name from symtab */
+		symbol = dwfl_module_addrsym(mod, paddr, &sym, NULL);
+		if (!symbol) {
+			pr_warning("Failed to find symbol at 0x%lx\n",
+				   (unsigned long)paddr);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+		eaddr = sym.st_value;
 	}
-	tp->offset = (unsigned long)(paddr - sym.st_value);
+	tp->offset = (unsigned long)(paddr - eaddr);
 	tp->address = (unsigned long)paddr;
 	tp->symbol = strdup(symbol);
 	if (!tp->symbol)
@@ -779,10 +784,12 @@ static int find_lazy_match_lines(struct intlist *list,
 	size_t line_len;
 	ssize_t len;
 	int count = 0, linenum = 1;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	fp = fopen(fname, "r");
 	if (!fp) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to open %s: %s\n", fname, strerror(errno));
+		pr_warning("Failed to open %s: %s\n", fname,
+			   strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		return -errno;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 12aa9b0d0ba1..3dda85ca50c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__poll(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|i", kwlist, &timeout))
 		return NULL;
 
-	n = poll(evlist->pollfd, evlist->nr_fds, timeout);
+	n = perf_evlist__poll(evlist, timeout);
 	if (n < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
 		return NULL;
@@ -753,9 +753,9 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__get_pollfd(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
         PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_fds; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < evlist->pollfd.nr; ++i) {
 		PyObject *file;
-		FILE *fp = fdopen(evlist->pollfd[i].fd, "r");
+		FILE *fp = fdopen(evlist->pollfd.entries[i].fd, "r");
 
 		if (fp == NULL)
 			goto free_list;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index fe8079edbdc1..cf69325b985f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ static int perf_do_probe_api(setup_probe_fn_t fn, int cpu, const char *str)
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	unsigned long flags = perf_event_open_cloexec_flag();
 	int err = -EAGAIN, fd;
+	static pid_t pid = -1;
 
 	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
 	if (!evlist)
@@ -24,14 +25,22 @@ static int perf_do_probe_api(setup_probe_fn_t fn, int cpu, const char *str)
 
 	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
-	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr, -1, cpu, -1, flags);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		goto out_delete;
+	while (1) {
+		fd = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			if (pid == -1 && errno == EACCES) {
+				pid = 0;
+				continue;
+			}
+			goto out_delete;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
 	close(fd);
 
 	fn(evsel);
 
-	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr, -1, cpu, -1, flags);
+	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		if (errno == EINVAL)
 			err = -EINVAL;
@@ -47,7 +56,7 @@ out_delete:
 
 static bool perf_probe_api(setup_probe_fn_t fn)
 {
-	const char *try[] = {"cycles:u", "instructions:u", "cpu-clock", NULL};
+	const char *try[] = {"cycles:u", "instructions:u", "cpu-clock:u", NULL};
 	struct cpu_map *cpus;
 	int cpu, ret, i = 0;
 
@@ -106,7 +115,7 @@ void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts)
 
 	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		perf_evsel__config(evsel, opts);
-		if (!evsel->idx && use_comm_exec)
+		if (evsel->tracking && use_comm_exec)
 			evsel->attr.comm_exec = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -201,6 +210,7 @@ bool perf_evlist__can_select_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *str)
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	int err, fd, cpu;
 	bool ret = false;
+	pid_t pid = -1;
 
 	temp_evlist = perf_evlist__new();
 	if (!temp_evlist)
@@ -221,12 +231,20 @@ bool perf_evlist__can_select_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *str)
 		cpu = evlist->cpus->map[0];
 	}
 
-	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr, -1, cpu, -1,
-				 perf_event_open_cloexec_flag());
-	if (fd >= 0) {
-		close(fd);
-		ret = true;
+	while (1) {
+		fd = sys_perf_event_open(&evsel->attr, pid, cpu, -1,
+					 perf_event_open_cloexec_flag());
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			if (pid == -1 && errno == EACCES) {
+				pid = 0;
+				continue;
+			}
+			goto out_delete;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
+	close(fd);
+	ret = true;
 
 out_delete:
 	perf_evlist__delete(temp_evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/run-command.c b/tools/perf/util/run-command.c
index da8e9b285f51..34622b53e733 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/run-command.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/run-command.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 static inline void close_pair(int fd[2])
 {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 {
 	int need_in, need_out, need_err;
 	int fdin[2], fdout[2], fderr[2];
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	/*
 	 * In case of errors we must keep the promise to close FDs
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 
 		if (cmd->dir && chdir(cmd->dir))
 			die("exec %s: cd to %s failed (%s)", cmd->argv[0],
-			    cmd->dir, strerror(errno));
+			    cmd->dir, strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		if (cmd->env) {
 			for (; *cmd->env; cmd->env++) {
 				if (strchr(*cmd->env, '='))
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ int start_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 
 static int wait_or_whine(pid_t pid)
 {
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
+
 	for (;;) {
 		int status, code;
 		pid_t waiting = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
@@ -160,7 +164,8 @@ static int wait_or_whine(pid_t pid)
 		if (waiting < 0) {
 			if (errno == EINTR)
 				continue;
-			error("waitpid failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+			error("waitpid failed (%s)",
+			      strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 			return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID;
 		}
 		if (waiting != pid)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index b2dba9c0a3a1..0a01bac4ce02 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -432,6 +432,11 @@ error:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int perl_flush_script(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Stop trace script
  */
@@ -633,6 +638,7 @@ static int perl_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
 struct scripting_ops perl_scripting_ops = {
 	.name = "Perl",
 	.start_script = perl_start_script,
+	.flush_script = perl_flush_script,
 	.stop_script = perl_stop_script,
 	.process_event = perl_process_event,
 	.generate_script = perl_generate_script,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index cbce2545da45..56ba07cce549 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -73,6 +73,35 @@ static void pydict_set_item_string_decref(PyObject *dict, const char *key, PyObj
 	Py_DECREF(val);
 }
 
+static PyObject *get_handler(const char *handler_name)
+{
+	PyObject *handler;
+
+	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, handler_name);
+	if (handler && !PyCallable_Check(handler))
+		return NULL;
+	return handler;
+}
+
+static void call_object(PyObject *handler, PyObject *args, const char *die_msg)
+{
+	PyObject *retval;
+
+	retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, args);
+	if (retval == NULL)
+		handler_call_die(die_msg);
+	Py_DECREF(retval);
+}
+
+static void try_call_object(const char *handler_name, PyObject *args)
+{
+	PyObject *handler;
+
+	handler = get_handler(handler_name);
+	if (handler)
+		call_object(handler, args, handler_name);
+}
+
 static void define_value(enum print_arg_type field_type,
 			 const char *ev_name,
 			 const char *field_name,
@@ -80,7 +109,7 @@ static void define_value(enum print_arg_type field_type,
 			 const char *field_str)
 {
 	const char *handler_name = "define_flag_value";
-	PyObject *handler, *t, *retval;
+	PyObject *t;
 	unsigned long long value;
 	unsigned n = 0;
 
@@ -98,13 +127,7 @@ static void define_value(enum print_arg_type field_type,
 	PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, PyInt_FromLong(value));
 	PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, PyString_FromString(field_str));
 
-	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, handler_name);
-	if (handler && PyCallable_Check(handler)) {
-		retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, t);
-		if (retval == NULL)
-			handler_call_die(handler_name);
-		Py_DECREF(retval);
-	}
+	try_call_object(handler_name, t);
 
 	Py_DECREF(t);
 }
@@ -127,7 +150,7 @@ static void define_field(enum print_arg_type field_type,
 			 const char *delim)
 {
 	const char *handler_name = "define_flag_field";
-	PyObject *handler, *t, *retval;
+	PyObject *t;
 	unsigned n = 0;
 
 	if (field_type == PRINT_SYMBOL)
@@ -145,13 +168,7 @@ static void define_field(enum print_arg_type field_type,
 	if (field_type == PRINT_FLAGS)
 		PyTuple_SetItem(t, n++, PyString_FromString(delim));
 
-	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, handler_name);
-	if (handler && PyCallable_Check(handler)) {
-		retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, t);
-		if (retval == NULL)
-			handler_call_die(handler_name);
-		Py_DECREF(retval);
-	}
+	try_call_object(handler_name, t);
 
 	Py_DECREF(t);
 }
@@ -362,7 +379,7 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 				      struct thread *thread,
 				      struct addr_location *al)
 {
-	PyObject *handler, *retval, *context, *t, *obj, *callchain;
+	PyObject *handler, *context, *t, *obj, *callchain;
 	PyObject *dict = NULL;
 	static char handler_name[256];
 	struct format_field *field;
@@ -387,9 +404,7 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 
 	sprintf(handler_name, "%s__%s", event->system, event->name);
 
-	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, handler_name);
-	if (handler && !PyCallable_Check(handler))
-		handler = NULL;
+	handler = get_handler(handler_name);
 	if (!handler) {
 		dict = PyDict_New();
 		if (!dict)
@@ -450,19 +465,9 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		Py_FatalError("error resizing Python tuple");
 
 	if (handler) {
-		retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, t);
-		if (retval == NULL)
-			handler_call_die(handler_name);
-		Py_DECREF(retval);
+		call_object(handler, t, handler_name);
 	} else {
-		handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, "trace_unhandled");
-		if (handler && PyCallable_Check(handler)) {
-
-			retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, t);
-			if (retval == NULL)
-				handler_call_die("trace_unhandled");
-			Py_DECREF(retval);
-		}
+		try_call_object("trace_unhandled", t);
 		Py_DECREF(dict);
 	}
 
@@ -474,7 +479,7 @@ static void python_process_general_event(struct perf_sample *sample,
 					 struct thread *thread,
 					 struct addr_location *al)
 {
-	PyObject *handler, *retval, *t, *dict, *callchain, *dict_sample;
+	PyObject *handler, *t, *dict, *callchain, *dict_sample;
 	static char handler_name[64];
 	unsigned n = 0;
 
@@ -496,8 +501,8 @@ static void python_process_general_event(struct perf_sample *sample,
 
 	snprintf(handler_name, sizeof(handler_name), "%s", "process_event");
 
-	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, handler_name);
-	if (!handler || !PyCallable_Check(handler))
+	handler = get_handler(handler_name);
+	if (!handler)
 		goto exit;
 
 	pydict_set_item_string_decref(dict, "ev_name", PyString_FromString(perf_evsel__name(evsel)));
@@ -539,10 +544,7 @@ static void python_process_general_event(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	if (_PyTuple_Resize(&t, n) == -1)
 		Py_FatalError("error resizing Python tuple");
 
-	retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, t);
-	if (retval == NULL)
-		handler_call_die(handler_name);
-	Py_DECREF(retval);
+	call_object(handler, t, handler_name);
 exit:
 	Py_DECREF(dict);
 	Py_DECREF(t);
@@ -566,36 +568,24 @@ static void python_process_event(union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 
 static int run_start_sub(void)
 {
-	PyObject *handler, *retval;
-	int err = 0;
-
 	main_module = PyImport_AddModule("__main__");
 	if (main_module == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	Py_INCREF(main_module);
 
 	main_dict = PyModule_GetDict(main_module);
-	if (main_dict == NULL) {
-		err = -1;
+	if (main_dict == NULL)
 		goto error;
-	}
 	Py_INCREF(main_dict);
 
-	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, "trace_begin");
-	if (handler == NULL || !PyCallable_Check(handler))
-		goto out;
+	try_call_object("trace_begin", NULL);
 
-	retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, NULL);
-	if (retval == NULL)
-		handler_call_die("trace_begin");
+	return 0;
 
-	Py_DECREF(retval);
-	return err;
 error:
 	Py_XDECREF(main_dict);
 	Py_XDECREF(main_module);
-out:
-	return err;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -649,28 +639,23 @@ error:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int python_flush_script(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Stop trace script
  */
 static int python_stop_script(void)
 {
-	PyObject *handler, *retval;
-	int err = 0;
+	try_call_object("trace_end", NULL);
 
-	handler = PyDict_GetItemString(main_dict, "trace_end");
-	if (handler == NULL || !PyCallable_Check(handler))
-		goto out;
-
-	retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, NULL);
-	if (retval == NULL)
-		handler_call_die("trace_end");
-	Py_DECREF(retval);
-out:
 	Py_XDECREF(main_dict);
 	Py_XDECREF(main_module);
 	Py_Finalize();
 
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int python_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
@@ -843,6 +828,7 @@ static int python_generate_script(struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile)
 struct scripting_ops python_scripting_ops = {
 	.name = "Python",
 	.start_script = python_start_script,
+	.flush_script = python_flush_script,
 	.stop_script = python_stop_script,
 	.process_event = python_process_event,
 	.generate_script = python_generate_script,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 88dfef70c13d..883406f4b381 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "asm/bug.h"
 
 static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *session)
 {
@@ -66,6 +67,25 @@ static void perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *session)
 	machines__destroy_kernel_maps(&session->machines);
 }
 
+static bool perf_session__has_comm_exec(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel->attr.comm_exec)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void perf_session__set_comm_exec(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	bool comm_exec = perf_session__has_comm_exec(session);
+
+	machines__set_comm_exec(&session->machines, comm_exec);
+}
+
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 				       bool repipe, struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
@@ -75,9 +95,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 		goto out;
 
 	session->repipe = repipe;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_samples.samples);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_samples.sample_cache);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_samples.to_free);
+	ordered_events__init(&session->ordered_events);
 	machines__init(&session->machines);
 
 	if (file) {
@@ -91,6 +109,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 				goto out_close;
 
 			perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(session);
+			perf_session__set_comm_exec(session);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -100,13 +119,13 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 		 * kernel MMAP event, in perf_event__process_mmap().
 		 */
 		if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(session) < 0)
-			goto out_delete;
+			pr_warning("Cannot read kernel map\n");
 	}
 
 	if (tool && tool->ordering_requires_timestamps &&
-	    tool->ordered_samples && !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist)) {
+	    tool->ordered_events && !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist)) {
 		dump_printf("WARNING: No sample_id_all support, falling back to unordered processing\n");
-		tool->ordered_samples = false;
+		tool->ordered_events = false;
 	}
 
 	return session;
@@ -238,7 +257,7 @@ void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 	if (tool->build_id == NULL)
 		tool->build_id = process_finished_round_stub;
 	if (tool->finished_round == NULL) {
-		if (tool->ordered_samples)
+		if (tool->ordered_events)
 			tool->finished_round = process_finished_round;
 		else
 			tool->finished_round = process_finished_round_stub;
@@ -444,87 +463,6 @@ static perf_event__swap_op perf_event__swap_ops[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]	  = NULL,
 };
 
-struct sample_queue {
-	u64			timestamp;
-	u64			file_offset;
-	union perf_event	*event;
-	struct list_head	list;
-};
-
-static void perf_session_free_sample_buffers(struct perf_session *session)
-{
-	struct ordered_samples *os = &session->ordered_samples;
-
-	while (!list_empty(&os->to_free)) {
-		struct sample_queue *sq;
-
-		sq = list_entry(os->to_free.next, struct sample_queue, list);
-		list_del(&sq->list);
-		free(sq);
-	}
-}
-
-static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
-				      union perf_event *event,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_tool *tool,
-				      u64 file_offset);
-
-static int flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
-		       struct perf_tool *tool)
-{
-	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
-	struct list_head *head = &os->samples;
-	struct sample_queue *tmp, *iter;
-	struct perf_sample sample;
-	u64 limit = os->next_flush;
-	u64 last_ts = os->last_sample ? os->last_sample->timestamp : 0ULL;
-	bool show_progress = limit == ULLONG_MAX;
-	struct ui_progress prog;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!tool->ordered_samples || !limit)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (show_progress)
-		ui_progress__init(&prog, os->nr_samples, "Processing time ordered events...");
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, head, list) {
-		if (session_done())
-			return 0;
-
-		if (iter->timestamp > limit)
-			break;
-
-		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(s->evlist, iter->event, &sample);
-		if (ret)
-			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
-		else {
-			ret = perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
-							 iter->file_offset);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
-
-		os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
-		list_del(&iter->list);
-		list_add(&iter->list, &os->sample_cache);
-		os->nr_samples--;
-
-		if (show_progress)
-			ui_progress__update(&prog, 1);
-	}
-
-	if (list_empty(head)) {
-		os->last_sample = NULL;
-	} else if (last_ts <= limit) {
-		os->last_sample =
-			list_entry(head->prev, struct sample_queue, list);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * When perf record finishes a pass on every buffers, it records this pseudo
  * event.
@@ -568,99 +506,43 @@ static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				  union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	int ret = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
-	if (!ret)
-		session->ordered_samples.next_flush = session->ordered_samples.max_timestamp;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/* The queue is ordered by time */
-static void __queue_event(struct sample_queue *new, struct perf_session *s)
-{
-	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
-	struct sample_queue *sample = os->last_sample;
-	u64 timestamp = new->timestamp;
-	struct list_head *p;
-
-	++os->nr_samples;
-	os->last_sample = new;
-
-	if (!sample) {
-		list_add(&new->list, &os->samples);
-		os->max_timestamp = timestamp;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * last_sample might point to some random place in the list as it's
-	 * the last queued event. We expect that the new event is close to
-	 * this.
-	 */
-	if (sample->timestamp <= timestamp) {
-		while (sample->timestamp <= timestamp) {
-			p = sample->list.next;
-			if (p == &os->samples) {
-				list_add_tail(&new->list, &os->samples);
-				os->max_timestamp = timestamp;
-				return;
-			}
-			sample = list_entry(p, struct sample_queue, list);
-		}
-		list_add_tail(&new->list, &sample->list);
-	} else {
-		while (sample->timestamp > timestamp) {
-			p = sample->list.prev;
-			if (p == &os->samples) {
-				list_add(&new->list, &os->samples);
-				return;
-			}
-			sample = list_entry(p, struct sample_queue, list);
-		}
-		list_add(&new->list, &sample->list);
-	}
+	return ordered_events__flush(session, tool, OE_FLUSH__ROUND);
 }
 
-#define MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER	(64 * 1024 / sizeof(struct sample_queue))
-
 int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
-				    struct perf_sample *sample, u64 file_offset)
+			     struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     u64 file_offset)
 {
-	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
-	struct list_head *sc = &os->sample_cache;
+	struct ordered_events *oe = &s->ordered_events;
 	u64 timestamp = sample->time;
-	struct sample_queue *new;
+	struct ordered_event *new;
 
 	if (!timestamp || timestamp == ~0ULL)
 		return -ETIME;
 
-	if (timestamp < s->ordered_samples.last_flush) {
-		printf("Warning: Timestamp below last timeslice flush\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (timestamp < oe->last_flush) {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "Timestamp below last timeslice flush\n");
+
+		pr_oe_time(timestamp,      "out of order event");
+		pr_oe_time(oe->last_flush, "last flush, last_flush_type %d\n",
+			   oe->last_flush_type);
+
+		/* We could get out of order messages after forced flush. */
+		if (oe->last_flush_type != OE_FLUSH__HALF)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!list_empty(sc)) {
-		new = list_entry(sc->next, struct sample_queue, list);
-		list_del(&new->list);
-	} else if (os->sample_buffer) {
-		new = os->sample_buffer + os->sample_buffer_idx;
-		if (++os->sample_buffer_idx == MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER)
-			os->sample_buffer = NULL;
-	} else {
-		os->sample_buffer = malloc(MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER * sizeof(*new));
-		if (!os->sample_buffer)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		list_add(&os->sample_buffer->list, &os->to_free);
-		os->sample_buffer_idx = 2;
-		new = os->sample_buffer + 1;
+	new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp);
+	if (!new) {
+		ordered_events__flush(s, tool, OE_FLUSH__HALF);
+		new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp);
 	}
 
-	new->timestamp = timestamp;
+	if (!new)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	new->file_offset = file_offset;
 	new->event = event;
-
-	__queue_event(new, s);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -920,11 +802,10 @@ perf_session__deliver_sample(struct perf_session *session,
 					    &sample->read.one, machine);
 }
 
-static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
-				      union perf_event *event,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_tool *tool,
-				      u64 file_offset)
+int perf_session__deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample,
+				struct perf_tool *tool, u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	struct machine *machine;
@@ -1005,8 +886,10 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
 		err = tool->attr(tool, event, &session->evlist);
-		if (err == 0)
+		if (err == 0) {
 			perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(session);
+			perf_session__set_comm_exec(session);
+		}
 		return err;
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
 		/*
@@ -1036,6 +919,61 @@ static void event_swap(union perf_event *event, bool sample_id_all)
 		swap(event, sample_id_all);
 }
 
+int perf_session__peek_event(struct perf_session *session, off_t file_offset,
+			     void *buf, size_t buf_sz,
+			     union perf_event **event_ptr,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	union perf_event *event;
+	size_t hdr_sz, rest;
+	int fd;
+
+	if (session->one_mmap && !session->header.needs_swap) {
+		event = file_offset - session->one_mmap_offset +
+			session->one_mmap_addr;
+		goto out_parse_sample;
+	}
+
+	if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(session->file))
+		return -1;
+
+	fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
+	hdr_sz = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
+
+	if (buf_sz < hdr_sz)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (lseek(fd, file_offset, SEEK_SET) == (off_t)-1 ||
+	    readn(fd, &buf, hdr_sz) != (ssize_t)hdr_sz)
+		return -1;
+
+	event = (union perf_event *)buf;
+
+	if (session->header.needs_swap)
+		perf_event_header__bswap(&event->header);
+
+	if (event->header.size < hdr_sz)
+		return -1;
+
+	rest = event->header.size - hdr_sz;
+
+	if (readn(fd, &buf, rest) != (ssize_t)rest)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (session->header.needs_swap)
+		event_swap(event, perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist));
+
+out_parse_sample:
+
+	if (sample && event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_USER_TYPE_START &&
+	    perf_evlist__parse_sample(session->evlist, event, sample))
+		return -1;
+
+	*event_ptr = event;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static s64 perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				       union perf_event *event,
 				       struct perf_tool *tool,
@@ -1062,15 +1000,15 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (tool->ordered_samples) {
-		ret = perf_session_queue_event(session, event, &sample,
+	if (tool->ordered_events) {
+		ret = perf_session_queue_event(session, event, tool, &sample,
 					       file_offset);
 		if (ret != -ETIME)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	return perf_session_deliver_event(session, event, &sample, tool,
-					  file_offset);
+	return perf_session__deliver_event(session, event, &sample, tool,
+					   file_offset);
 }
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *hdr)
@@ -1222,12 +1160,11 @@ more:
 		goto more;
 done:
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
-	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
-	err = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
+	err = ordered_events__flush(session, tool, OE_FLUSH__FINAL);
 out_err:
 	free(buf);
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
+	ordered_events__free(&session->ordered_events);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1368,12 +1305,11 @@ more:
 
 out:
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
-	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
-	err = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
+	err = ordered_events__flush(session, tool, OE_FLUSH__FINAL);
 out_err:
 	ui_progress__finish();
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
+	ordered_events__free(&session->ordered_events);
 	session->one_mmap = false;
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 0321013bd9fd..ffb440462008 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -9,26 +9,13 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "data.h"
+#include "ordered-events.h"
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
-struct sample_queue;
 struct ip_callchain;
 struct thread;
 
-struct ordered_samples {
-	u64			last_flush;
-	u64			next_flush;
-	u64			max_timestamp;
-	struct list_head	samples;
-	struct list_head	sample_cache;
-	struct list_head	to_free;
-	struct sample_queue	*sample_buffer;
-	struct sample_queue	*last_sample;
-	int			sample_buffer_idx;
-	unsigned int		nr_samples;
-};
-
 struct perf_session {
 	struct perf_header	header;
 	struct machines		machines;
@@ -39,7 +26,7 @@ struct perf_session {
 	bool			one_mmap;
 	void			*one_mmap_addr;
 	u64			one_mmap_offset;
-	struct ordered_samples	ordered_samples;
+	struct ordered_events	ordered_events;
 	struct perf_data_file	*file;
 };
 
@@ -58,6 +45,11 @@ void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session);
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *hdr);
 
+int perf_session__peek_event(struct perf_session *session, off_t file_offset,
+			     void *buf, size_t buf_sz,
+			     union perf_event **event_ptr,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample);
+
 int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				   u64 data_offset, u64 data_size, u64 size,
 				   struct perf_tool *tool);
@@ -65,10 +57,16 @@ int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				 struct perf_tool *tool);
 
 int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample, u64 file_offset);
+			     struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     u64 file_offset);
 
 void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool);
 
+int perf_session__deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample,
+				struct perf_tool *tool, u64 file_offset);
+
 int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *session,
 				    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				    struct thread *thread,
@@ -128,5 +126,5 @@ int __perf_session__set_tracepoints_handlers(struct perf_session *session,
 
 extern volatile int session_done;
 
-#define session_done()	(*(volatile int *)(&session_done))
+#define session_done()	ACCESS_ONCE(session_done)
 #endif /* __PERF_SESSION_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 14e5a039bc45..289df9d1e65a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ static int hist_entry__thread_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				       size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
 	const char *comm = thread__comm_str(he->thread);
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*s:%5d", width - 6,
-			       comm ?: "", he->thread->tid);
+
+	width = max(7U, width) - 6;
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%5d:%-*.*s", he->thread->tid,
+			       width, width, comm ?: "");
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_thread = {
-	.se_header	= "Command:  Pid",
+	.se_header	= "  Pid:Command",
 	.se_cmp		= sort__thread_cmp,
 	.se_snprintf	= hist_entry__thread_snprintf,
 	.se_width_idx	= HISTC_THREAD,
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ sort__comm_sort(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 static int hist_entry__comm_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				     size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*s", width, comm__str(he->comm));
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, comm__str(he->comm));
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_comm = {
@@ -152,10 +154,10 @@ static int _hist_entry__dso_snprintf(struct map *map, char *bf,
 	if (map && map->dso) {
 		const char *dso_name = !verbose ? map->dso->short_name :
 			map->dso->long_name;
-		return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, dso_name);
+		return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, dso_name);
 	}
 
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, "[unknown]");
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, "[unknown]");
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__dso_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
@@ -257,7 +259,10 @@ static int _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(struct map *map, struct symbol *sym,
 				       width - ret, "");
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	if (ret > width)
+		bf[width] = '\0';
+
+	return width;
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__sym_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
@@ -302,10 +307,9 @@ sort__srcline_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__srcline_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
-					size_t size,
-					unsigned int width __maybe_unused)
+					size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%s", he->srcline);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*.*-s", width, width, he->srcline);
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_srcline = {
@@ -332,7 +336,7 @@ sort__parent_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 static int hist_entry__parent_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				       size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width,
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width,
 			      he->parent ? he->parent->name : "[other]");
 }
 
@@ -354,7 +358,7 @@ sort__cpu_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 static int hist_entry__cpu_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				    size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*d", width, he->cpu);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*.*d", width, width, he->cpu);
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_cpu = {
@@ -484,7 +488,7 @@ static int hist_entry__mispredict_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 	else if (he->branch_info->flags.mispred)
 		out = "Y";
 
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, out);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, out);
 }
 
 /* --sort daddr_sym */
@@ -1194,7 +1198,7 @@ bool perf_hpp__same_sort_entry(struct perf_hpp_fmt *a, struct perf_hpp_fmt *b)
 	return hse_a->se == hse_b->se;
 }
 
-void perf_hpp__reset_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct hists *hists)
+void perf_hpp__reset_sort_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct hists *hists)
 {
 	struct hpp_sort_entry *hse;
 
@@ -1202,20 +1206,21 @@ void perf_hpp__reset_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct hists *hists)
 		return;
 
 	hse = container_of(fmt, struct hpp_sort_entry, hpp);
-	hists__new_col_len(hists, hse->se->se_width_idx,
-			   strlen(hse->se->se_header));
+	hists__new_col_len(hists, hse->se->se_width_idx, strlen(fmt->name));
 }
 
 static int __sort__hpp_header(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	struct hpp_sort_entry *hse;
-	size_t len;
+	size_t len = fmt->user_len;
 
 	hse = container_of(fmt, struct hpp_sort_entry, hpp);
-	len = hists__col_len(&evsel->hists, hse->se->se_width_idx);
 
-	return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%-*s", len, hse->se->se_header);
+	if (!len)
+		len = hists__col_len(&evsel->hists, hse->se->se_width_idx);
+
+	return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%-*.*s", len, len, fmt->name);
 }
 
 static int __sort__hpp_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,
@@ -1223,20 +1228,26 @@ static int __sort__hpp_width(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,
 			     struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	struct hpp_sort_entry *hse;
+	size_t len = fmt->user_len;
 
 	hse = container_of(fmt, struct hpp_sort_entry, hpp);
 
-	return hists__col_len(&evsel->hists, hse->se->se_width_idx);
+	if (!len)
+		len = hists__col_len(&evsel->hists, hse->se->se_width_idx);
+
+	return len;
 }
 
 static int __sort__hpp_entry(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
 			     struct hist_entry *he)
 {
 	struct hpp_sort_entry *hse;
-	size_t len;
+	size_t len = fmt->user_len;
 
 	hse = container_of(fmt, struct hpp_sort_entry, hpp);
-	len = hists__col_len(he->hists, hse->se->se_width_idx);
+
+	if (!len)
+		len = hists__col_len(he->hists, hse->se->se_width_idx);
 
 	return hse->se->se_snprintf(he, hpp->buf, hpp->size, len);
 }
@@ -1253,6 +1264,7 @@ __sort_dimension__alloc_hpp(struct sort_dimension *sd)
 	}
 
 	hse->se = sd->entry;
+	hse->hpp.name = sd->entry->se_header;
 	hse->hpp.header = __sort__hpp_header;
 	hse->hpp.width = __sort__hpp_width;
 	hse->hpp.entry = __sort__hpp_entry;
@@ -1265,6 +1277,8 @@ __sort_dimension__alloc_hpp(struct sort_dimension *sd)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hse->hpp.list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hse->hpp.sort_list);
 	hse->hpp.elide = false;
+	hse->hpp.len = 0;
+	hse->hpp.user_len = 0;
 
 	return hse;
 }
@@ -1432,14 +1446,49 @@ static const char *get_default_sort_order(void)
 	return default_sort_orders[sort__mode];
 }
 
+static int setup_sort_order(void)
+{
+	char *new_sort_order;
+
+	/*
+	 * Append '+'-prefixed sort order to the default sort
+	 * order string.
+	 */
+	if (!sort_order || is_strict_order(sort_order))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (sort_order[1] == '\0') {
+		error("Invalid --sort key: `+'");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We allocate new sort_order string, but we never free it,
+	 * because it's checked over the rest of the code.
+	 */
+	if (asprintf(&new_sort_order, "%s,%s",
+		     get_default_sort_order(), sort_order + 1) < 0) {
+		error("Not enough memory to set up --sort");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	sort_order = new_sort_order;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __setup_sorting(void)
 {
 	char *tmp, *tok, *str;
-	const char *sort_keys = sort_order;
+	const char *sort_keys;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	ret = setup_sort_order();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	sort_keys = sort_order;
 	if (sort_keys == NULL) {
-		if (field_order) {
+		if (is_strict_order(field_order)) {
 			/*
 			 * If user specified field order but no sort order,
 			 * we'll honor it and not add default sort orders.
@@ -1625,23 +1674,36 @@ static void reset_dimensions(void)
 		memory_sort_dimensions[i].taken = 0;
 }
 
+bool is_strict_order(const char *order)
+{
+	return order && (*order != '+');
+}
+
 static int __setup_output_field(void)
 {
-	char *tmp, *tok, *str;
-	int ret = 0;
+	char *tmp, *tok, *str, *strp;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (field_order == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	reset_dimensions();
 
-	str = strdup(field_order);
+	strp = str = strdup(field_order);
 	if (str == NULL) {
 		error("Not enough memory to setup output fields");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	for (tok = strtok_r(str, ", ", &tmp);
+	if (!is_strict_order(field_order))
+		strp++;
+
+	if (!strlen(strp)) {
+		error("Invalid --fields key: `+'");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (tok = strtok_r(strp, ", ", &tmp);
 			tok; tok = strtok_r(NULL, ", ", &tmp)) {
 		ret = output_field_add(tok);
 		if (ret == -EINVAL) {
@@ -1653,6 +1715,7 @@ static int __setup_output_field(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
 	free(str);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index 041f0c9cea2b..c03e4ff8beff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -218,4 +218,5 @@ void perf_hpp__set_elide(int idx, bool elide);
 
 int report_parse_ignore_callees_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 
+bool is_strict_order(const char *order);
 #endif	/* __PERF_SORT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index d75349979e65..1e23a5bfb044 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "symbol.h"
+#include "machine.h"
 #include "vdso.h"
 #include <symbol/kallsyms.h>
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -680,6 +681,11 @@ static u64 ref_reloc(struct kmap *kmap)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool want_demangle(bool is_kernel_sym)
+{
+	return is_kernel_sym ? symbol_conf.demangle_kernel : symbol_conf.demangle;
+}
+
 int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		  struct symsrc *syms_ss, struct symsrc *runtime_ss,
 		  symbol_filter_t filter, int kmodule)
@@ -712,6 +718,14 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		symbols__delete(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
 
 	if (!syms_ss->symtab) {
+		/*
+		 * If the vmlinux is stripped, fail so we will fall back
+		 * to using kallsyms. The vmlinux runtime symbols aren't
+		 * of much use.
+		 */
+		if (dso->kernel)
+			goto out_elf_end;
+
 		syms_ss->symtab  = syms_ss->dynsym;
 		syms_ss->symshdr = syms_ss->dynshdr;
 	}
@@ -736,7 +750,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	if (symstrs == NULL)
 		goto out_elf_end;
 
-	sec_strndx = elf_getscn(elf, ehdr.e_shstrndx);
+	sec_strndx = elf_getscn(runtime_ss->elf, runtime_ss->ehdr.e_shstrndx);
 	if (sec_strndx == NULL)
 		goto out_elf_end;
 
@@ -916,7 +930,11 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 				}
 				curr_dso->symtab_type = dso->symtab_type;
 				map_groups__insert(kmap->kmaps, curr_map);
-				dsos__add(&dso->node, curr_dso);
+				/*
+				 * The new DSO should go to the kernel DSOS
+				 */
+				dsos__add(&map->groups->machine->kernel_dsos,
+					  curr_dso);
 				dso__set_loaded(curr_dso, map->type);
 			} else
 				curr_dso = curr_map->dso;
@@ -938,9 +956,12 @@ new_symbol:
 		 * DWARF DW_compile_unit has this, but we don't always have access
 		 * to it...
 		 */
-		if (symbol_conf.demangle) {
-			demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, elf_name,
-						 DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI);
+		if (want_demangle(dso->kernel || kmodule)) {
+			int demangle_flags = DMGL_NO_OPTS;
+			if (verbose)
+				demangle_flags = DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI;
+
+			demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, elf_name, demangle_flags);
 			if (demangled != NULL)
 				elf_name = demangled;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index eb06746b06b2..be84f7a9838b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "machine.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "strlist.h"
+#include "header.h"
 
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ struct symbol_conf symbol_conf = {
 	.try_vmlinux_path	= true,
 	.annotate_src		= true,
 	.demangle		= true,
+	.demangle_kernel	= false,
 	.cumulate_callchain	= true,
 	.show_hist_headers	= true,
 	.symfs			= "",
@@ -523,10 +525,15 @@ struct process_kallsyms_args {
 	struct dso *dso;
 };
 
+/*
+ * These are symbols in the kernel image, so make sure that
+ * sym is from a kernel DSO.
+ */
 bool symbol__is_idle(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	const char * const idle_symbols[] = {
 		"cpu_idle",
+		"cpu_startup_entry",
 		"intel_idle",
 		"default_idle",
 		"native_safe_halt",
@@ -1468,8 +1475,7 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	if (vmlinux[0] == '/')
 		snprintf(symfs_vmlinux, sizeof(symfs_vmlinux), "%s", vmlinux);
 	else
-		snprintf(symfs_vmlinux, sizeof(symfs_vmlinux), "%s%s",
-			 symbol_conf.symfs, vmlinux);
+		symbol__join_symfs(symfs_vmlinux, vmlinux);
 
 	if (dso->kernel == DSO_TYPE_GUEST_KERNEL)
 		symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_VMLINUX;
@@ -1745,12 +1751,13 @@ static void vmlinux_path__exit(void)
 	zfree(&vmlinux_path);
 }
 
-static int vmlinux_path__init(void)
+static int vmlinux_path__init(struct perf_session_env *env)
 {
 	struct utsname uts;
 	char bf[PATH_MAX];
+	char *kernel_version;
 
-	vmlinux_path = malloc(sizeof(char *) * 5);
+	vmlinux_path = malloc(sizeof(char *) * 6);
 	if (vmlinux_path == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1763,25 +1770,37 @@ static int vmlinux_path__init(void)
 		goto out_fail;
 	++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
 
-	/* only try running kernel version if no symfs was given */
+	/* only try kernel version if no symfs was given */
 	if (symbol_conf.symfs[0] != 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (uname(&uts) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	if (env) {
+		kernel_version = env->os_release;
+	} else {
+		if (uname(&uts) < 0)
+			goto out_fail;
 
-	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/boot/vmlinux-%s", uts.release);
+		kernel_version = uts.release;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/boot/vmlinux-%s", kernel_version);
 	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
 		goto out_fail;
 	++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
-	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/lib/modules/%s/build/vmlinux", uts.release);
+	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-%s",
+		 kernel_version);
+	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
+	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
+		goto out_fail;
+        ++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
+	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/lib/modules/%s/build/vmlinux", kernel_version);
 	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
 		goto out_fail;
 	++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
 	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/%s/vmlinux",
-		 uts.release);
+		 kernel_version);
 	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
 		goto out_fail;
@@ -1827,7 +1846,7 @@ static bool symbol__read_kptr_restrict(void)
 	return value;
 }
 
-int symbol__init(void)
+int symbol__init(struct perf_session_env *env)
 {
 	const char *symfs;
 
@@ -1842,7 +1861,7 @@ int symbol__init(void)
 		symbol_conf.priv_size += (sizeof(struct symbol_name_rb_node) -
 					  sizeof(struct symbol));
 
-	if (symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path && vmlinux_path__init() < 0)
+	if (symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path && vmlinux_path__init(env) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (symbol_conf.field_sep && *symbol_conf.field_sep == '.') {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index e7295e93cff9..bec4b7bd09de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
 #include <libelf.h>
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ extern Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 #endif
 
 #ifndef DMGL_PARAMS
+#define DMGL_NO_OPTS     0              /* For readability... */
 #define DMGL_PARAMS      (1 << 0)       /* Include function args */
 #define DMGL_ANSI        (1 << 1)       /* Include const, volatile, etc */
 #endif
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ struct symbol_conf {
 			annotate_src,
 			event_group,
 			demangle,
+			demangle_kernel,
 			filter_relative,
 			show_hist_headers;
 	const char	*vmlinux_name,
@@ -143,6 +146,14 @@ struct symbol_conf {
 };
 
 extern struct symbol_conf symbol_conf;
+
+static inline int __symbol__join_symfs(char *bf, size_t size, const char *path)
+{
+	return path__join(bf, size, symbol_conf.symfs, path);
+}
+
+#define symbol__join_symfs(bf, path) __symbol__join_symfs(bf, sizeof(bf), path)
+
 extern int vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
 extern char **vmlinux_path;
 
@@ -253,7 +264,8 @@ int modules__parse(const char *filename, void *arg,
 int filename__read_debuglink(const char *filename, char *debuglink,
 			     size_t size);
 
-int symbol__init(void);
+struct perf_session_env;
+int symbol__init(struct perf_session_env *env);
 void symbol__exit(void);
 void symbol__elf_init(void);
 struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len, u8 binding, const char *name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 12c7a253a63c..a9df7f2c6dc9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
 			goto err_thread;
 
 		snprintf(comm_str, 32, ":%d", tid);
-		comm = comm__new(comm_str, 0);
+		comm = comm__new(comm_str, 0, false);
 		free(comm_str);
 		if (!comm)
 			goto err_thread;
@@ -81,19 +81,33 @@ struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread)
 	return list_first_entry(&thread->comm_list, struct comm, list);
 }
 
+struct comm *thread__exec_comm(const struct thread *thread)
+{
+	struct comm *comm, *last = NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(comm, &thread->comm_list, list) {
+		if (comm->exec)
+			return comm;
+		last = comm;
+	}
+
+	return last;
+}
+
 /* CHECKME: time should always be 0 if event aren't ordered */
-int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *str, u64 timestamp)
+int __thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *str, u64 timestamp,
+		       bool exec)
 {
 	struct comm *new, *curr = thread__comm(thread);
 	int err;
 
 	/* Override latest entry if it had no specific time coverage */
-	if (!curr->start) {
-		err = comm__override(curr, str, timestamp);
+	if (!curr->start && !curr->exec) {
+		err = comm__override(curr, str, timestamp, exec);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	} else {
-		new = comm__new(str, timestamp);
+		new = comm__new(str, timestamp, exec);
 		if (!new)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		list_add(&new->list, &thread->comm_list);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 716b7723cce2..8c75fa774706 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -38,9 +38,17 @@ static inline void thread__exited(struct thread *thread)
 	thread->dead = true;
 }
 
-int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm, u64 timestamp);
+int __thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm, u64 timestamp,
+		       bool exec);
+static inline int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm,
+				   u64 timestamp)
+{
+	return __thread__set_comm(thread, comm, timestamp, false);
+}
+
 int thread__comm_len(struct thread *thread);
 struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread);
+struct comm *thread__exec_comm(const struct thread *thread);
 const char *thread__comm_str(const struct thread *thread);
 void thread__insert_map(struct thread *thread, struct map *map);
 int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent, u64 timestamp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.h b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
index 4385816d3d49..f11636966a0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/tool.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct perf_tool {
 	event_op2	tracing_data;
 	event_op2	finished_round,
 			build_id;
-	bool		ordered_samples;
+	bool		ordered_events;
 	bool		ordering_requires_timestamps;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
index 57aaccc1692e..5c9bdd1591a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 
 struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
 
+static int flush_script_unsupported(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int stop_script_unsupported(void)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ static int python_generate_script_unsupported(struct pevent *pevent
 struct scripting_ops python_scripting_unsupported_ops = {
 	.name = "Python",
 	.start_script = python_start_script_unsupported,
+	.flush_script = flush_script_unsupported,
 	.stop_script = stop_script_unsupported,
 	.process_event = process_event_unsupported,
 	.generate_script = python_generate_script_unsupported,
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ static int perl_generate_script_unsupported(struct pevent *pevent
 struct scripting_ops perl_scripting_unsupported_ops = {
 	.name = "Perl",
 	.start_script = perl_start_script_unsupported,
+	.flush_script = flush_script_unsupported,
 	.stop_script = stop_script_unsupported,
 	.process_event = process_event_unsupported,
 	.generate_script = perl_generate_script_unsupported,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 7b6d68688327..52aaa19e1eb1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct perf_session;
 struct scripting_ops {
 	const char *name;
 	int (*start_script) (const char *script, int argc, const char **argv);
+	int (*flush_script) (void);
 	int (*stop_script) (void);
 	void (*process_event) (union perf_event *event,
 			       struct perf_sample *sample,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index e52e7461911b..24e8d871b74e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <byteswap.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 /*
  * XXX We need to find a better place for these things...
@@ -282,6 +283,18 @@ void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
 	ws->ws_col = 80;
 }
 
+void set_term_quiet_input(struct termios *old)
+{
+	struct termios tc;
+
+	tcgetattr(0, old);
+	tc = *old;
+	tc.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+	tc.c_cc[VMIN] = 0;
+	tc.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+	tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &tc);
+}
+
 static void set_tracing_events_path(const char *mountpoint)
 {
 	snprintf(tracing_events_path, sizeof(tracing_events_path), "%s/%s",
@@ -443,6 +456,7 @@ int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
 	size_t size = 0, alloc_size = 0;
 	void *bf = NULL, *nbf;
 	int fd, n, err = 0;
+	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
 	fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
@@ -463,8 +477,8 @@ int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep)
 		n = read(fd, bf + size, alloc_size - size);
 		if (n < 0) {
 			if (size) {
-				pr_warning("read failed %d: %s\n",
-					   errno, strerror(errno));
+				pr_warning("read failed %d: %s\n", errno,
+					 strerror_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 				err = 0;
 			} else
 				err = -errno;
@@ -536,3 +550,39 @@ void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size)
 		++m;
 	}
 }
+
+bool find_process(const char *name)
+{
+	size_t len = strlen(name);
+	DIR *dir;
+	struct dirent *d;
+	int ret = -1;
+
+	dir = opendir(procfs__mountpoint());
+	if (!dir)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Walk through the directory. */
+	while (ret && (d = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		char path[PATH_MAX];
+		char *data;
+		size_t size;
+
+		if ((d->d_type != DT_DIR) ||
+		     !strcmp(".", d->d_name) ||
+		     !strcmp("..", d->d_name))
+			continue;
+
+		scnprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s/comm",
+			  procfs__mountpoint(), d->d_name);
+
+		if (filename__read_str(path, &data, &size))
+			continue;
+
+		ret = strncmp(name, data, len);
+		free(data);
+	}
+
+	closedir(dir);
+	return ret ? false : true;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 66864364ccb4..80bfdaa0e2a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
 #define _ALL_SOURCE 1
 #define _BSD_SOURCE 1
+/* glibc 2.20 deprecates _BSD_SOURCE in favour of _DEFAULT_SOURCE */
+#define _DEFAULT_SOURCE 1
 #define HAS_BOOL
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -64,16 +66,18 @@
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <utime.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <sys/ttydefaults.h>
 #include <api/fs/debugfs.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <termios.h>
 
 extern const char *graph_line;
 extern const char *graph_dotted_line;
@@ -307,6 +311,7 @@ extern unsigned int page_size;
 extern int cacheline_size;
 
 void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws);
+void set_term_quiet_input(struct termios *old);
 
 struct parse_tag {
 	char tag;
@@ -317,6 +322,21 @@ unsigned long parse_tag_value(const char *str, struct parse_tag *tags);
 
 #define SRCLINE_UNKNOWN  ((char *) "??:0")
 
+static inline int path__join(char *bf, size_t size,
+			     const char *path1, const char *path2)
+{
+	return scnprintf(bf, size, "%s%s%s", path1, path1[0] ? "/" : "", path2);
+}
+
+static inline int path__join3(char *bf, size_t size,
+			      const char *path1, const char *path2,
+			      const char *path3)
+{
+	return scnprintf(bf, size, "%s%s%s%s%s",
+			 path1, path1[0] ? "/" : "",
+			 path2, path2[0] ? "/" : "", path3);
+}
+
 struct dso;
 
 char *get_srcline(struct dso *dso, unsigned long addr);
@@ -330,4 +350,5 @@ void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size);
 void mem_bswap_32(void *src, int byte_size);
 
 const char *get_filename_for_perf_kvm(void);
+bool find_process(const char *name);
 #endif /* GIT_COMPAT_UTIL_H */