1 files changed, 21 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
index 99ad759561de..78f62a733b9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/db-export.c
@@ -59,25 +59,17 @@ int db_export__machine(struct db_export *dbe, struct machine *machine)
 }
 
 int db_export__thread(struct db_export *dbe, struct thread *thread,
-		      struct machine *machine, struct comm *comm,
-		      struct thread *main_thread)
+		      struct machine *machine, struct thread *main_thread)
 {
 	u64 main_thread_db_id = 0;
-	int err;
 
 	if (thread->db_id)
 		return 0;
 
 	thread->db_id = ++dbe->thread_last_db_id;
 
-	if (main_thread) {
-		if (main_thread != thread && comm) {
-			err = db_export__comm_thread(dbe, comm, thread);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
+	if (main_thread)
 		main_thread_db_id = main_thread->db_id;
-	}
 
 	if (dbe->export_thread)
 		return dbe->export_thread(dbe, thread, main_thread_db_id,
@@ -303,15 +295,19 @@ int db_export__sample(struct db_export *dbe, union perf_event *event,
 
 	main_thread = thread__main_thread(al->machine, thread);
 	if (main_thread) {
-		comm = machine__thread_exec_comm(al->machine, main_thread);
 		/*
 		 * A thread has a reference to the main thread, so export the
 		 * main thread first.
 		 */
-		err = db_export__thread(dbe, main_thread, al->machine, comm,
+		err = db_export__thread(dbe, main_thread, al->machine,
 					main_thread);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_put;
+		/*
+		 * Export comm before exporting the non-main thread because
+		 * db_export__comm_thread() can be called further below.
+		 */
+		comm = machine__thread_exec_comm(al->machine, main_thread);
 		if (comm) {
 			err = db_export__exec_comm(dbe, comm, main_thread);
 			if (err)
@@ -321,10 +317,21 @@ int db_export__sample(struct db_export *dbe, union perf_event *event,
 	}
 
 	if (thread != main_thread) {
-		err = db_export__thread(dbe, thread, al->machine, comm,
-					main_thread);
+		/*
+		 * For a non-main thread, db_export__comm_thread() must be
+		 * called only if thread has not previously been exported.
+		 */
+		bool export_comm_thread = comm && !thread->db_id;
+
+		err = db_export__thread(dbe, thread, al->machine, main_thread);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_put;
+
+		if (export_comm_thread) {
+			err = db_export__comm_thread(dbe, comm, thread);
+			if (err)
+				goto out_put;
+		}
 	}
 
 	es.db_id = ++dbe->sample_last_db_id;