Merge branch 'perf/core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux-2.6 into perf/core

23 files changed, 277 insertions, 144 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
index 6a9ec2b3531..74d7481ed7a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-diff.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ OPTIONS
 --force::
        Don't complain, do it.
 
+--symfs=<directory>::
+        Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
index 4e232327698..86b797a35aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-probe.txt
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ LINE SYNTAX
 -----------
 Line range is described by following syntax.
 
- "FUNC[:RLN[+NUM|-RLN2]]|SRC:ALN[+NUM|-ALN2]"
+ "FUNC[:RLN[+NUM|-RLN2]]|SRC[:ALN[+NUM|-ALN2]]"
 
 FUNC specifies the function name of showing lines. 'RLN' is the start line
 number from function entry line, and 'RLN2' is the end line number. As same as
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index fefea77ec6e..8ba03d6e539 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --force::
         Don't complain, do it.
 
+--symfs=<directory>::
+        Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-stat[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt
index 4b1788355ec..d7b79e2ba2a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ OPTIONS
 --process::
         Select the processes to display, by name or PID
 
+--symfs=<directory>::
+        Look for files with symbols relative to this directory.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 569a2761b90..c056cdc0691 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
 	.mmap	= event__process_mmap,
 	.comm	= event__process_comm,
 	.fork	= event__process_task,
+	.ordered_samples = true,
+	.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 };
 
 static int __cmd_annotate(void)
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(void)
 	int ret;
 	struct perf_session *session;
 
-	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false);
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false, &event_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
index 44a47e13bd6..3b06f9ca263 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ static int __cmd_buildid_list(void)
 	int err = -1;
 	struct perf_session *session;
 
-	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false);
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false,
+				    &build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 5e1a043aae0..3153e492dbc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
 	.exit	= event__process_task,
 	.fork	= event__process_task,
 	.lost	= event__process_lost,
+	.ordered_samples = true,
+	.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 };
 
 static void perf_session__insert_hist_entry_by_name(struct rb_root *root,
@@ -142,8 +144,8 @@ static int __cmd_diff(void)
 	int ret, i;
 	struct perf_session *session[2];
 
-	session[0] = perf_session__new(input_old, O_RDONLY, force, false);
-	session[1] = perf_session__new(input_new, O_RDONLY, force, false);
+	session[0] = perf_session__new(input_old, O_RDONLY, force, false, &event_ops);
+	session[1] = perf_session__new(input_new, O_RDONLY, force, false, &event_ops);
 	if (session[0] == NULL || session[1] == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 	OPT_STRING('t', "field-separator", &symbol_conf.field_sep, "separator",
 		   "separator for columns, no spaces will be added between "
 		   "columns '.' is reserved."),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "symfs", &symbol_conf.symfs, "directory",
+		    "Look for files with symbols relative to this directory"),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 4b66b857941..0c78ffa7bf6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int __cmd_inject(void)
 		inject_ops.tracing_data	= event__repipe_tracing_data;
 	}
 
-	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, false, true);
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, false, true, &inject_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index c9620ff6496..def7ddc2fd4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ static void sort_result(void)
 static int __cmd_kmem(void)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false);
+	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY,
+							 0, false, &event_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index b41b4492b1c..b9c6e543297 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ static struct perf_event_ops eops = {
 
 static int read_events(void)
 {
-	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false);
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false, &eops);
 	if (!session)
 		die("Initializing perf session failed\n");
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index e9be6ae87a2..5149e3deb7b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu)
 	if (system_wide)
 		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
 
-	if (sample_time)
+	if (sample_time || system_wide || !no_inherit || cpu_list)
 		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
 
 	if (raw_samples) {
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ try_again:
 				 * Old kernel, no attr->sample_id_type_all field
 				 */
 				sample_id_all_avail = false;
+				if (!sample_time && !raw_samples)
+					attr->sample_type &= ~PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+
 				goto retry_sample_id;
 			}
 
@@ -572,7 +575,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	session = perf_session__new(output_name, O_WRONLY,
-				    write_mode == WRITE_FORCE, false);
+				    write_mode == WRITE_FORCE, false, NULL);
 	if (session == NULL) {
 		pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index b6a2a899aa8..75183a4518e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
 	.event_type = event__process_event_type,
 	.tracing_data = event__process_tracing_data,
 	.build_id = event__process_build_id,
+	.ordered_samples = true,
+	.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 };
 
 extern volatile int session_done;
@@ -308,7 +310,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
 
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 
-	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false);
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false, &event_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -481,6 +483,8 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 		   "columns '.' is reserved."),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('U', "hide-unresolved", &hide_unresolved,
 		    "Only display entries resolved to a symbol"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "symfs", &symbol_conf.symfs, "directory",
+		    "Look for files with symbols relative to this directory"),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index c7753940aea..7a4ebeb8b01 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,8 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
 static int read_events(void)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false);
+	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY,
+							 0, false, &event_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 54f1ea808db..6ef65c04ab9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 	if (!script_name)
 		setup_pager();
 
-	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false);
+	session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false, &event_ops);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index d2fc46103f8..d75084bccdb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -937,7 +937,8 @@ static struct perf_event_ops event_ops = {
 
 static int __cmd_timechart(void)
 {
-	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, 0, false);
+	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY,
+							 0, false, &event_ops);
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (session == NULL)
@@ -1021,6 +1022,8 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK('p', "process", NULL, "process",
 		      "process selector. Pass a pid or process name.",
 		       parse_process),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "symfs", &symbol_conf.symfs, "directory",
+		    "Look for files with symbols relative to this directory"),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 0515ce9d3d3..ae15f046c40 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(void)
 	 * FIXME: perf_session__new should allow passing a O_MMAP, so that all this
 	 * mmap reading, etc is encapsulated in it. Use O_WRONLY for now.
 	 */
-	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(NULL, O_WRONLY, false, false);
+	struct perf_session *session = perf_session__new(NULL, O_WRONLY, false, false, NULL);
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index a3b84160c42..d5036700a43 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1092,6 +1092,12 @@ int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *self, struct list_head *head,
 	FILE *file;
 	int err = 0;
 	u64 len;
+	char symfs_filename[PATH_MAX];
+
+	if (filename) {
+		snprintf(symfs_filename, sizeof(symfs_filename), "%s%s",
+			 symbol_conf.symfs, filename);
+	}
 
 	if (filename == NULL) {
 		if (dso->has_build_id) {
@@ -1100,9 +1106,9 @@ int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *self, struct list_head *head,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		goto fallback;
-	} else if (readlink(filename, command, sizeof(command)) < 0 ||
+	} else if (readlink(symfs_filename, command, sizeof(command)) < 0 ||
 		   strstr(command, "[kernel.kallsyms]") ||
-		   access(filename, R_OK)) {
+		   access(symfs_filename, R_OK)) {
 		free(filename);
 fallback:
 		/*
@@ -1111,6 +1117,8 @@ fallback:
 		 * DSO is the same as when 'perf record' ran.
 		 */
 		filename = dso->long_name;
+		snprintf(symfs_filename, sizeof(symfs_filename), "%s%s",
+			 symbol_conf.symfs, filename);
 		free_filename = false;
 	}
 
@@ -1137,7 +1145,7 @@ fallback:
 		 "objdump --start-address=0x%016Lx --stop-address=0x%016Lx -dS -C %s|grep -v %s|expand",
 		 map__rip_2objdump(map, sym->start),
 		 map__rip_2objdump(map, sym->end),
-		 filename, filename);
+		 symfs_filename, filename);
 
 	pr_debug("Executing: %s\n", command);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 3b6a5297bf1..099336ed34b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int init_vmlinux(void)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (machine__create_kernel_maps(&machine) < 0) {
-		pr_debug("machine__create_kernel_maps ");
+		pr_debug("machine__create_kernel_maps() failed.\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ static int open_vmlinux(const char *module)
 {
 	const char *path = kernel_get_module_path(module);
 	if (!path) {
-		pr_err("Failed to find path of %s module", module ?: "kernel");
+		pr_err("Failed to find path of %s module.\n",
+		       module ?: "kernel");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	pr_debug("Try to open %s\n", path);
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 		pr_warning("Warning: No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
 			"please rebuild kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
 		if (!need_dwarf) {
-			pr_debug("Trying to use symbols.\nn");
+			pr_debug("Trying to use symbols.\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -286,42 +287,49 @@ static int get_real_path(const char *raw_path, const char *comp_dir,
 #define LINEBUF_SIZE 256
 #define NR_ADDITIONAL_LINES 2
 
-static int show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
+static int __show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
 {
 	char buf[LINEBUF_SIZE];
-	const char *color = PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
+	const char *color = show_num ? "" : PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
+	const char *prefix = NULL;
 
-	if (fgets(buf, LINEBUF_SIZE, fp) == NULL)
-		goto error;
-	if (!skip) {
-		if (show_num)
-			fprintf(stdout, "%7d  %s", l, buf);
-		else
-			color_fprintf(stdout, color, "         %s", buf);
-	}
-
-	while (strlen(buf) == LINEBUF_SIZE - 1 &&
-	       buf[LINEBUF_SIZE - 2] != '\n') {
+	do {
 		if (fgets(buf, LINEBUF_SIZE, fp) == NULL)
 			goto error;
-		if (!skip) {
-			if (show_num)
-				fprintf(stdout, "%s", buf);
-			else
-				color_fprintf(stdout, color, "%s", buf);
+		if (skip)
+			continue;
+		if (!prefix) {
+			prefix = show_num ? "%7d  " : "         ";
+			color_fprintf(stdout, color, prefix, l);
 		}
-	}
+		color_fprintf(stdout, color, "%s", buf);
 
-	return 0;
+	} while (strchr(buf, '\n') == NULL);
+
+	return 1;
 error:
-	if (feof(fp))
+	if (ferror(fp)) {
 		pr_warning("Source file is shorter than expected.\n");
-	else
-		pr_warning("File read error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	return -1;
+static int _show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
+{
+	int rv = __show_one_line(fp, l, skip, show_num);
+	if (rv == 0) {
+		pr_warning("Source file is shorter than expected.\n");
+		rv = -1;
+	}
+	return rv;
 }
 
+#define show_one_line_with_num(f,l)	_show_one_line(f,l,false,true)
+#define show_one_line(f,l)		_show_one_line(f,l,false,false)
+#define skip_one_line(f,l)		_show_one_line(f,l,true,false)
+#define show_one_line_or_eof(f,l)	__show_one_line(f,l,false,false)
+
 /*
  * Show line-range always requires debuginfo to find source file and
  * line number.
@@ -370,7 +378,7 @@ int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
 		fprintf(stdout, "<%s:%d>\n", lr->function,
 			lr->start - lr->offset);
 	else
-		fprintf(stdout, "<%s:%d>\n", lr->file, lr->start);
+		fprintf(stdout, "<%s:%d>\n", lr->path, lr->start);
 
 	fp = fopen(lr->path, "r");
 	if (fp == NULL) {
@@ -379,26 +387,30 @@ int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
 		return -errno;
 	}
 	/* Skip to starting line number */
-	while (l < lr->start && ret >= 0)
-		ret = show_one_line(fp, l++, true, false);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto end;
+	while (l < lr->start) {
+		ret = skip_one_line(fp, l++);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto end;
+	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ln, &lr->line_list, list) {
-		while (ln->line > l && ret >= 0)
-			ret = show_one_line(fp, (l++) - lr->offset,
-					    false, false);
-		if (ret >= 0)
-			ret = show_one_line(fp, (l++) - lr->offset,
-					    false, true);
+		for (; ln->line > l; l++) {
+			ret = show_one_line(fp, l - lr->offset);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto end;
+		}
+		ret = show_one_line_with_num(fp, l++ - lr->offset);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto end;
 	}
 
 	if (lr->end == INT_MAX)
 		lr->end = l + NR_ADDITIONAL_LINES;
-	while (l <= lr->end && !feof(fp) && ret >= 0)
-		ret = show_one_line(fp, (l++) - lr->offset, false, false);
+	while (l <= lr->end) {
+		ret = show_one_line_or_eof(fp, l++ - lr->offset);
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			break;
+	}
 end:
 	fclose(fp);
 	return ret;
@@ -457,7 +469,7 @@ int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
 
 	fd = open_vmlinux(module);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		pr_warning("Failed to open debuginfo file.\n");
+		pr_warning("Failed to open debug information file.\n");
 		return fd;
 	}
 
@@ -517,56 +529,87 @@ int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs __unused,
 }
 #endif
 
+static int parse_line_num(char **ptr, int *val, const char *what)
+{
+	const char *start = *ptr;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	*val = strtol(*ptr, ptr, 0);
+	if (errno || *ptr == start) {
+		semantic_error("'%s' is not a valid number.\n", what);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Stuff 'lr' according to the line range described by 'arg'.
+ * The line range syntax is described by:
+ *
+ *         SRC[:SLN[+NUM|-ELN]]
+ *         FNC[:SLN[+NUM|-ELN]]
+ */
 int parse_line_range_desc(const char *arg, struct line_range *lr)
 {
-	const char *ptr;
-	char *tmp;
-	/*
-	 * <Syntax>
-	 * SRC:SLN[+NUM|-ELN]
-	 * FUNC[:SLN[+NUM|-ELN]]
-	 */
-	ptr = strchr(arg, ':');
-	if (ptr) {
-		lr->start = (int)strtoul(ptr + 1, &tmp, 0);
-		if (*tmp == '+') {
-			lr->end = lr->start + (int)strtoul(tmp + 1, &tmp, 0);
-			lr->end--;	/*
-					 * Adjust the number of lines here.
-					 * If the number of lines == 1, the
-					 * the end of line should be equal to
-					 * the start of line.
-					 */
-		} else if (*tmp == '-')
-			lr->end = (int)strtoul(tmp + 1, &tmp, 0);
-		else
-			lr->end = INT_MAX;
+	char *range, *name = strdup(arg);
+	int err;
+
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	lr->start = 0;
+	lr->end = INT_MAX;
+
+	range = strchr(name, ':');
+	if (range) {
+		*range++ = '\0';
+
+		err = parse_line_num(&range, &lr->start, "start line");
+		if (err)
+			goto err;
+
+		if (*range == '+' || *range == '-') {
+			const char c = *range++;
+
+			err = parse_line_num(&range, &lr->end, "end line");
+			if (err)
+				goto err;
+
+			if (c == '+') {
+				lr->end += lr->start;
+				/*
+				 * Adjust the number of lines here.
+				 * If the number of lines == 1, the
+				 * the end of line should be equal to
+				 * the start of line.
+				 */
+				lr->end--;
+			}
+		}
+
 		pr_debug("Line range is %d to %d\n", lr->start, lr->end);
+
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (lr->start > lr->end) {
 			semantic_error("Start line must be smaller"
 				       " than end line.\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
+			goto err;
 		}
-		if (*tmp != '\0') {
-			semantic_error("Tailing with invalid character '%d'.\n",
-				       *tmp);
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (*range != '\0') {
+			semantic_error("Tailing with invalid str '%s'.\n", range);
+			goto err;
 		}
-		tmp = strndup(arg, (ptr - arg));
-	} else {
-		tmp = strdup(arg);
-		lr->end = INT_MAX;
 	}
 
-	if (tmp == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (strchr(tmp, '.'))
-		lr->file = tmp;
+	if (strchr(name, '.'))
+		lr->file = name;
 	else
-		lr->function = tmp;
+		lr->function = name;
 
 	return 0;
+err:
+	free(name);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /* Check the name is good for event/group */
@@ -690,39 +733,40 @@ static int parse_perf_probe_point(char *arg, struct perf_probe_event *pev)
 
 	/* Exclusion check */
 	if (pp->lazy_line && pp->line) {
-		semantic_error("Lazy pattern can't be used with line number.");
+		semantic_error("Lazy pattern can't be used with"
+			       " line number.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (pp->lazy_line && pp->offset) {
-		semantic_error("Lazy pattern can't be used with offset.");
+		semantic_error("Lazy pattern can't be used with offset.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (pp->line && pp->offset) {
-		semantic_error("Offset can't be used with line number.");
+		semantic_error("Offset can't be used with line number.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!pp->line && !pp->lazy_line && pp->file && !pp->function) {
 		semantic_error("File always requires line number or "
-			       "lazy pattern.");
+			       "lazy pattern.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (pp->offset && !pp->function) {
-		semantic_error("Offset requires an entry function.");
+		semantic_error("Offset requires an entry function.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (pp->retprobe && !pp->function) {
-		semantic_error("Return probe requires an entry function.");
+		semantic_error("Return probe requires an entry function.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if ((pp->offset || pp->line || pp->lazy_line) && pp->retprobe) {
 		semantic_error("Offset/Line/Lazy pattern can't be used with "
-			       "return probe.");
+			       "return probe.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -996,7 +1040,7 @@ 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",
+	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe argument: %s\n",
 		 strerror(-ret));
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1046,7 +1090,7 @@ static char *synthesize_perf_probe_point(struct perf_probe_point *pp)
 
 	return buf;
 error:
-	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe point: %s",
+	pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe point: %s\n",
 		 strerror(-ret));
 	if (buf)
 		free(buf);
@@ -1787,7 +1831,7 @@ static int del_trace_probe_event(int fd, const char *group,
 
 	ret = e_snprintf(buf, 128, "%s:%s", group, event);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pr_err("Failed to copy event.");
+		pr_err("Failed to copy event.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 3991d73d1cf..90b629226bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ static_var:
 	regs = get_arch_regstr(regn);
 	if (!regs) {
 		/* This should be a bug in DWARF or this tool */
-		pr_warning("Mapping for DWARF register number %u "
-			   "missing on this architecture.", regn);
+		pr_warning("Mapping for the register number %u "
+			   "missing on this architecture.\n", regn);
 		return -ERANGE;
 	}
 
@@ -674,13 +674,14 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
 		if (ret != DW_TAG_pointer_type &&
 		    ret != DW_TAG_array_type) {
 			pr_warning("Failed to cast into string: "
-				   "%s(%s) is not a pointer nor array.",
+				   "%s(%s) is not a pointer nor array.\n",
 				   dwarf_diename(vr_die), dwarf_diename(&type));
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (ret == DW_TAG_pointer_type) {
 			if (die_get_real_type(&type, &type) == NULL) {
-				pr_warning("Failed to get a type information.");
+				pr_warning("Failed to get a type"
+					   " information.\n");
 				return -ENOENT;
 			}
 			while (*ref_ptr)
@@ -695,7 +696,7 @@ static int convert_variable_type(Dwarf_Die *vr_die,
 		if (!die_compare_name(&type, "char") &&
 		    !die_compare_name(&type, "unsigned char")) {
 			pr_warning("Failed to cast into string: "
-				   "%s is not (unsigned) char *.",
+				   "%s is not (unsigned) char *.\n",
 				   dwarf_diename(vr_die));
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -805,8 +806,8 @@ static int convert_variable_fields(Dwarf_Die *vr_die, const char *varname,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (field->name[0] == '[') {
-			pr_err("Semantic error: %s is not a pointor nor array.",
-			       varname);
+			pr_err("Semantic error: %s is not a pointor"
+			       " nor array.\n", varname);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (field->ref) {
@@ -953,7 +954,7 @@ static int convert_to_trace_point(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, Dwarf_Addr paddr,
 	name = dwarf_diename(sp_die);
 	if (name) {
 		if (dwarf_entrypc(sp_die, &eaddr) != 0) {
-			pr_warning("Failed to get entry pc of %s\n",
+			pr_warning("Failed to get entry address of %s\n",
 				   dwarf_diename(sp_die));
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
@@ -969,7 +970,7 @@ static int convert_to_trace_point(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, Dwarf_Addr paddr,
 	if (retprobe) {
 		if (eaddr != paddr) {
 			pr_warning("Return probe must be on the head of"
-				   " a real function\n");
+				   " a real function.\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		tp->retprobe = true;
@@ -1008,7 +1009,7 @@ static int call_probe_finder(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 		Dwarf_Frame *frame;
 		if (dwarf_cfi_addrframe(pf->cfi, pf->addr, &frame) != 0 ||
 		    dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &pf->fb_ops, &nops) != 0) {
-			pr_warning("Failed to get CFA on 0x%jx\n",
+			pr_warning("Failed to get call frame on 0x%jx\n",
 				   (uintmax_t)pf->addr);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
@@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@ static int find_probe_point_by_line(struct probe_finder *pf)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (dwarf_getsrclines(&pf->cu_die, &lines, &nlines) != 0) {
-		pr_warning("No source lines found in this CU.\n");
+		pr_warning("No source lines found.\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ static int find_probe_point_lazy(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 	}
 
 	if (dwarf_getsrclines(&pf->cu_die, &lines, &nlines) != 0) {
-		pr_warning("No source lines found in this CU.\n");
+		pr_warning("No source lines found.\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
@@ -1195,7 +1196,7 @@ static int probe_point_inline_cb(Dwarf_Die *in_die, void *data)
 	else {
 		/* Get probe address */
 		if (dwarf_entrypc(in_die, &addr) != 0) {
-			pr_warning("Failed to get entry pc of %s.\n",
+			pr_warning("Failed to get entry address of %s.\n",
 				   dwarf_diename(in_die));
 			param->retval = -ENOENT;
 			return DWARF_CB_ABORT;
@@ -1236,8 +1237,8 @@ static int probe_point_search_cb(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, void *data)
 			param->retval = find_probe_point_lazy(sp_die, pf);
 		else {
 			if (dwarf_entrypc(sp_die, &pf->addr) != 0) {
-				pr_warning("Failed to get entry pc of %s.\n",
-					   dwarf_diename(sp_die));
+				pr_warning("Failed to get entry address of "
+					   "%s.\n", dwarf_diename(sp_die));
 				param->retval = -ENOENT;
 				return DWARF_CB_ABORT;
 			}
@@ -1279,7 +1280,7 @@ static int find_probes(int fd, struct probe_finder *pf)
 
 	dbg = dwfl_init_offline_dwarf(fd, &dwfl, &bias);
 	if (!dbg) {
-		pr_warning("No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
+		pr_warning("No debug information found in the vmlinux - "
 			"please rebuild with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
@@ -1524,7 +1525,7 @@ int find_perf_probe_point(unsigned long addr, struct perf_probe_point *ppt)
 	/* Open the live linux kernel */
 	dbg = dwfl_init_live_kernel_dwarf(addr, &dwfl, &bias);
 	if (!dbg) {
-		pr_warning("No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
+		pr_warning("No debug information found in the vmlinux - "
 			"please rebuild with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto end;
@@ -1534,7 +1535,8 @@ int find_perf_probe_point(unsigned long addr, struct perf_probe_point *ppt)
 	addr += bias;
 	/* Find cu die */
 	if (!dwarf_addrdie(dbg, (Dwarf_Addr)addr - bias, &cudie)) {
-		pr_warning("No CU DIE is found at %lx\n", addr);
+		pr_warning("Failed to find debug information for address %lx\n",
+			   addr);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto end;
 	}
@@ -1659,7 +1661,7 @@ static int find_line_range_by_line(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, struct line_finder *lf)
 
 	line_list__init(&lf->lr->line_list);
 	if (dwarf_getsrclines(&lf->cu_die, &lines, &nlines) != 0) {
-		pr_warning("No source lines found in this CU.\n");
+		pr_warning("No source lines found.\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
@@ -1784,7 +1786,7 @@ int find_line_range(int fd, struct line_range *lr)
 
 	dbg = dwfl_init_offline_dwarf(fd, &dwfl, &bias);
 	if (!dbg) {
-		pr_warning("No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
+		pr_warning("No debug information found in the vmlinux - "
 			"please rebuild with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index b59abf5aba3..0f7e544544f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ static void perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
 	machines__destroy_guest_kernel_maps(&self->machines);
 }
 
-struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool force, bool repipe)
+struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
+				       bool force, bool repipe,
+				       struct perf_event_ops *ops)
 {
 	size_t len = filename ? strlen(filename) + 1 : 0;
 	struct perf_session *self = zalloc(sizeof(*self) + len);
@@ -170,6 +172,13 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool forc
 	}
 
 	perf_session__update_sample_type(self);
+
+	if (ops && ops->ordering_requires_timestamps &&
+	    ops->ordered_samples && !self->sample_id_all) {
+		dump_printf("WARNING: No sample_id_all support, falling back to unordered processing\n");
+		ops->ordered_samples = false;
+	}
+
 out:
 	return self;
 out_free:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index ac36f99f14a..ffe4b98db8f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -78,9 +78,12 @@ struct perf_event_ops {
 			build_id;
 	event_op2	finished_round;
 	bool		ordered_samples;
+	bool		ordering_requires_timestamps;
 };
 
-struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool force, bool repipe);
+struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
+				       bool force, bool repipe,
+				       struct perf_event_ops *ops);
 void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *self);
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *self);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index ceefa6568de..561db6361f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct symbol_conf symbol_conf = {
 	.exclude_other	  = true,
 	.use_modules	  = true,
 	.try_vmlinux_path = true,
+	.symfs            = "",
 };
 
 int dso__name_len(const struct dso *self)
@@ -839,8 +840,11 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, struct map *map,
 	char sympltname[1024];
 	Elf *elf;
 	int nr = 0, symidx, fd, err = 0;
+	char name[PATH_MAX];
 
-	fd = open(self->long_name, O_RDONLY);
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%s",
+		 symbol_conf.symfs, self->long_name);
+	fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1452,16 +1456,19 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 	     self->origin++) {
 		switch (self->origin) {
 		case DSO__ORIG_BUILD_ID_CACHE:
-			if (dso__build_id_filename(self, name, size) == NULL)
+			/* skip the locally configured cache if a symfs is given */
+			if (symbol_conf.symfs[0] ||
+			    (dso__build_id_filename(self, name, size) == NULL)) {
 				continue;
+			}
 			break;
 		case DSO__ORIG_FEDORA:
-			snprintf(name, size, "/usr/lib/debug%s.debug",
-				 self->long_name);
+			snprintf(name, size, "%s/usr/lib/debug%s.debug",
+				 symbol_conf.symfs, self->long_name);
 			break;
 		case DSO__ORIG_UBUNTU:
-			snprintf(name, size, "/usr/lib/debug%s",
-				 self->long_name);
+			snprintf(name, size, "%s/usr/lib/debug%s",
+				 symbol_conf.symfs, self->long_name);
 			break;
 		case DSO__ORIG_BUILDID: {
 			char build_id_hex[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 1];
@@ -1473,19 +1480,26 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 					  sizeof(self->build_id),
 					  build_id_hex);
 			snprintf(name, size,
-				 "/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/%.2s/%s.debug",
-				 build_id_hex, build_id_hex + 2);
+				 "%s/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/%.2s/%s.debug",
+				 symbol_conf.symfs, build_id_hex, build_id_hex + 2);
 			}
 			break;
 		case DSO__ORIG_DSO:
-			snprintf(name, size, "%s", self->long_name);
+			snprintf(name, size, "%s%s",
+			     symbol_conf.symfs, self->long_name);
 			break;
 		case DSO__ORIG_GUEST_KMODULE:
 			if (map->groups && map->groups->machine)
 				root_dir = map->groups->machine->root_dir;
 			else
 				root_dir = "";
-			snprintf(name, size, "%s%s", root_dir, self->long_name);
+			snprintf(name, size, "%s%s%s", symbol_conf.symfs,
+				 root_dir, self->long_name);
+			break;
+
+		case DSO__ORIG_KMODULE:
+			snprintf(name, size, "%s%s", symbol_conf.symfs,
+				 self->long_name);
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -1784,17 +1798,20 @@ static int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 			     const char *vmlinux, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
 	int err = -1, fd;
+	char symfs_vmlinux[PATH_MAX];
 
-	fd = open(vmlinux, O_RDONLY);
+	snprintf(symfs_vmlinux, sizeof(symfs_vmlinux), "%s/%s",
+		 symbol_conf.symfs, vmlinux);
+	fd = open(symfs_vmlinux, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	dso__set_loaded(self, map->type);
-	err = dso__load_sym(self, map, vmlinux, fd, filter, 0, 0);
+	err = dso__load_sym(self, map, symfs_vmlinux, fd, filter, 0, 0);
 	close(fd);
 
 	if (err > 0)
-		pr_debug("Using %s for symbols\n", vmlinux);
+		pr_debug("Using %s for symbols\n", symfs_vmlinux);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1872,6 +1889,10 @@ static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 			goto out_fixup;
 	}
 
+	/* do not try local files if a symfs was given */
+	if (symbol_conf.symfs[0] != 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Say the kernel DSO was created when processing the build-id header table,
 	 * we have a build-id, so check if it is the same as the running kernel,
@@ -2262,9 +2283,6 @@ static int vmlinux_path__init(void)
 	struct utsname uts;
 	char bf[PATH_MAX];
 
-	if (uname(&uts) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
 	vmlinux_path = malloc(sizeof(char *) * 5);
 	if (vmlinux_path == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -2277,6 +2295,14 @@ static int vmlinux_path__init(void)
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
 		goto out_fail;
 	++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
+
+	/* only try running kernel version if no symfs was given */
+	if (symbol_conf.symfs[0] != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (uname(&uts) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/boot/vmlinux-%s", uts.release);
 	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
@@ -2336,6 +2362,8 @@ static int setup_list(struct strlist **list, const char *list_str,
 
 int symbol__init(void)
 {
+	const char *symfs;
+
 	if (symbol_conf.initialized)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2364,6 +2392,18 @@ int symbol__init(void)
 		       symbol_conf.sym_list_str, "symbol") < 0)
 		goto out_free_comm_list;
 
+	/*
+	 * A path to symbols of "/" is identical to ""
+	 * reset here for simplicity.
+	 */
+	symfs = realpath(symbol_conf.symfs, NULL);
+	if (symfs == NULL)
+		symfs = symbol_conf.symfs;
+	if (strcmp(symfs, "/") == 0)
+		symbol_conf.symfs = "";
+	if (symfs != symbol_conf.symfs)
+		free((void *)symfs);
+
 	symbol_conf.initialized = true;
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 12defbe18c1..bcd2f986927 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct symbol_conf {
        struct strlist	*dso_list,
 			*comm_list,
 			*sym_list;
+	const char	*symfs;
 };
 
 extern struct symbol_conf symbol_conf;