8 files changed, 672 insertions, 81 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 7f7cf8539cf..e5740ea140a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -83,6 +83,37 @@ struct build_id_event {
 	char			 filename[];
 };
 
+enum perf_header_event_type { /* above any possible kernel type */
+	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR			= 64,
+	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE		= 65,
+	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA		= 66,
+	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID		= 67,
+	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX
+};
+
+struct attr_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	u64 id[];
+};
+
+#define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
+
+struct perf_trace_event_type {
+	u64	event_id;
+	char	name[MAX_EVENT_NAME];
+};
+
+struct event_type_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	struct perf_trace_event_type event_type;
+};
+
+struct tracing_data_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u32 size;
+};
+
 typedef union event_union {
 	struct perf_event_header	header;
 	struct ip_event			ip;
@@ -92,6 +123,10 @@ typedef union event_union {
 	struct lost_event		lost;
 	struct read_event		read;
 	struct sample_event		sample;
+	struct attr_event		attr;
+	struct event_type_event		event_type;
+	struct tracing_data_event	tracing_data;
+	struct build_id_event		build_id;
 } event_t;
 
 struct events_stats {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 6c9aa16ee51..628173ba689 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ int perf_header__add_attr(struct perf_header *self,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
-
-struct perf_trace_event_type {
-	u64	event_id;
-	char	name[MAX_EVENT_NAME];
-};
-
 static int event_count;
 static struct perf_trace_event_type *events;
 
@@ -427,6 +420,25 @@ out_free:
 	return err;
 }
 
+int perf_header__write_pipe(int fd)
+{
+	struct perf_pipe_file_header f_header;
+	int err;
+
+	f_header = (struct perf_pipe_file_header){
+		.magic	   = PERF_MAGIC,
+		.size	   = sizeof(f_header),
+	};
+
+	err = do_write(fd, &f_header, sizeof(f_header));
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("failed to write perf pipe header\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int perf_header__write(struct perf_header *self, int fd, bool at_exit)
 {
 	struct perf_file_header f_header;
@@ -518,25 +530,10 @@ int perf_header__write(struct perf_header *self, int fd, bool at_exit)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size)
-{
-	while (size) {
-		int ret = read(fd, buf, size);
-
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			return -1;
-
-		size -= ret;
-		buf += ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int perf_header__getbuffer64(struct perf_header *self,
 				    int fd, void *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	if (do_read(fd, buf, size))
+	if (do_read(fd, buf, size) <= 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (self->needs_swap)
@@ -592,7 +589,7 @@ int perf_file_header__read(struct perf_file_header *self,
 {
 	lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
-	if (do_read(fd, self, sizeof(*self)) ||
+	if (do_read(fd, self, sizeof(*self)) <= 0 ||
 	    memcmp(&self->magic, __perf_magic, sizeof(self->magic)))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -662,13 +659,51 @@ static int perf_file_section__process(struct perf_file_section *self,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_header__read(struct perf_header *self, int fd)
+static int perf_file_header__read_pipe(struct perf_pipe_file_header *self,
+				       struct perf_header *ph, int fd)
+{
+	if (do_read(fd, self, sizeof(*self)) <= 0 ||
+	    memcmp(&self->magic, __perf_magic, sizeof(self->magic)))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (self->size != sizeof(*self)) {
+		u64 size = bswap_64(self->size);
+
+		if (size != sizeof(*self))
+			return -1;
+
+		ph->needs_swap = true;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int perf_header__read_pipe(struct perf_session *session, int fd)
+{
+	struct perf_header *self = &session->header;
+	struct perf_pipe_file_header f_header;
+
+	if (perf_file_header__read_pipe(&f_header, self, fd) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("incompatible file format\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	session->fd = fd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_header__read(struct perf_session *session, int fd)
 {
+	struct perf_header *self = &session->header;
 	struct perf_file_header	f_header;
 	struct perf_file_attr	f_attr;
 	u64			f_id;
 	int nr_attrs, nr_ids, i, j;
 
+	if (session->fd_pipe)
+		return perf_header__read_pipe(session, fd);
+
 	if (perf_file_header__read(&f_header, self, fd) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("incompatible file format\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -765,3 +800,279 @@ perf_header__find_attr(u64 id, struct perf_header *header)
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+int event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+			   event__handler_t process,
+			   struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	event_t *ev;
+	size_t size;
+	int err;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr);
+	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+	size += sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
+	size += ids * sizeof(u64);
+
+	ev = malloc(size);
+
+	ev->attr.attr = *attr;
+	memcpy(ev->attr.id, id, ids * sizeof(u64));
+
+	ev->attr.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR;
+	ev->attr.header.size = size;
+
+	err = process(ev, session);
+
+	free(ev);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self,
+			    event__handler_t process,
+			    struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct perf_header_attr	*attr;
+	int i, err = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < self->attrs; i++) {
+		attr = self->attr[i];
+
+		err = event__synthesize_attr(&attr->attr, attr->ids, attr->id,
+					     process, session);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_debug("failed to create perf header attribute\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int event__process_attr(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct perf_header_attr *attr;
+	unsigned int i, ids, n_ids;
+
+	attr = perf_header_attr__new(&self->attr.attr);
+	if (attr == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ids = self->header.size;
+	ids -= (void *)&self->attr.id - (void *)self;
+	n_ids = ids / sizeof(u64);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_ids; i++) {
+		if (perf_header_attr__add_id(attr, self->attr.id[i]) < 0) {
+			perf_header_attr__delete(attr);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (perf_header__add_attr(&session->header, attr) < 0) {
+		perf_header_attr__delete(attr);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+				 event__handler_t process,
+				 struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	event_t ev;
+	size_t size = 0;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+
+	ev.event_type.event_type.event_id = event_id;
+	memset(ev.event_type.event_type.name, 0, MAX_EVENT_NAME);
+	strncpy(ev.event_type.event_type.name, name, MAX_EVENT_NAME - 1);
+
+	ev.event_type.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE;
+	size = strlen(name);
+	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+	ev.event_type.header.size = sizeof(ev.event_type) -
+		(sizeof(ev.event_type.event_type.name) - size);
+
+	err = process(&ev, session);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_event_types(event__handler_t process,
+				  struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct perf_trace_event_type *type;
+	int i, err = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event_count; i++) {
+		type = &events[i];
+
+		err = event__synthesize_event_type(type->event_id, type->name,
+						   process, session);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_debug("failed to create perf header event type\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int event__process_event_type(event_t *self,
+			      struct perf_session *session __unused)
+{
+	if (perf_header__push_event(self->event_type.event_type.event_id,
+				    self->event_type.event_type.name) < 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+				   int nb_events,
+				   event__handler_t process,
+				   struct perf_session *session __unused)
+{
+	event_t ev;
+	ssize_t size = 0, aligned_size = 0, padding;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+
+	ev.tracing_data.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA;
+	size = read_tracing_data_size(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
+	if (size <= 0)
+		return size;
+	aligned_size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+	padding = aligned_size - size;
+	ev.tracing_data.header.size = sizeof(ev.tracing_data);
+	ev.tracing_data.size = aligned_size;
+
+	process(&ev, session);
+
+	err = read_tracing_data(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
+	write_padded(fd, NULL, 0, padding);
+
+	return aligned_size;
+}
+
+int event__process_tracing_data(event_t *self,
+				struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	ssize_t size_read, padding, size = self->tracing_data.size;
+	off_t offset = lseek(session->fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	char buf[BUFSIZ];
+
+	/* setup for reading amidst mmap */
+	lseek(session->fd, offset + sizeof(struct tracing_data_event),
+	      SEEK_SET);
+
+	size_read = trace_report(session->fd);
+
+	padding = ALIGN(size_read, sizeof(u64)) - size_read;
+
+	if (read(session->fd, buf, padding) < 0)
+		die("reading input file");
+
+	if (size_read + padding != size)
+		die("tracing data size mismatch");
+
+	return size_read + padding;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
+			       event__handler_t process,
+			       struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	event_t ev;
+	size_t len;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (!pos->hit)
+		return err;
+
+	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+
+	len = pos->long_name_len + 1;
+	len = ALIGN(len, NAME_ALIGN);
+	memcpy(&ev.build_id.build_id, pos->build_id, sizeof(pos->build_id));
+	ev.build_id.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID;
+	ev.build_id.header.misc = misc;
+	ev.build_id.header.size = sizeof(ev.build_id) + len;
+	memcpy(&ev.build_id.filename, pos->long_name, pos->long_name_len);
+
+	err = process(&ev, session);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __event_synthesize_build_ids(struct list_head *head, u16 misc,
+					event__handler_t process,
+					struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct dso *pos;
+
+	dsos__for_each_with_build_id(pos, head) {
+		int err;
+		if (!pos->hit)
+			continue;
+
+		err = event__synthesize_build_id(pos, misc, process, session);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_build_ids(event__handler_t process,
+				struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!dsos__read_build_ids(true))
+		return 0;
+
+	err = __event_synthesize_build_ids(&dsos__kernel,
+					   PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL,
+					   process, session);
+	if (err == 0)
+		err = __event_synthesize_build_ids(&dsos__user,
+						   PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
+						   process, session);
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_debug("failed to synthesize build ids\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	dsos__cache_build_ids();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int event__process_build_id(event_t *self,
+			    struct perf_session *session __unused)
+{
+	struct list_head *head = &dsos__user;
+	struct dso *dso;
+
+	if (self->build_id.header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL)
+		head = &dsos__kernel;
+
+	dso = __dsos__findnew(head, self->build_id.filename);
+	if (dso != NULL) {
+		dso__set_build_id(dso, &self->build_id.build_id);
+		if (head == &dsos__kernel && self->build_id.filename[0] == '[')
+			dso->kernel = 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index c059f08cf87..4214e237565 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ struct perf_file_header {
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(adds_features, HEADER_FEAT_BITS);
 };
 
+struct perf_pipe_file_header {
+	u64				magic;
+	u64				size;
+};
+
 struct perf_header;
 
 int perf_file_header__read(struct perf_file_header *self,
@@ -60,8 +65,9 @@ struct perf_header {
 int perf_header__init(struct perf_header *self);
 void perf_header__exit(struct perf_header *self);
 
-int perf_header__read(struct perf_header *self, int fd);
+int perf_header__read(struct perf_session *session, int fd);
 int perf_header__write(struct perf_header *self, int fd, bool at_exit);
+int perf_header__write_pipe(int fd);
 
 int perf_header__add_attr(struct perf_header *self,
 			  struct perf_header_attr *attr);
@@ -89,4 +95,34 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
 			  const char *name, bool is_kallsyms);
 int build_id_cache__remove_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir);
 
+int event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+			   event__handler_t process,
+			   struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self,
+			    event__handler_t process,
+			    struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_attr(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
+
+int event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+				 event__handler_t process,
+				 struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_event_types(event__handler_t process,
+				  struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_event_type(event_t *self,
+			      struct perf_session *session);
+
+int event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+				   int nb_events,
+				   event__handler_t process,
+				   struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_tracing_data(event_t *self,
+				struct perf_session *session);
+
+int event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
+			       event__handler_t process,
+			       struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_build_ids(event__handler_t process,
+				struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_build_id(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_HEADER_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index ddf288fca3e..0fdf3ebef1e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self, bool force)
 {
 	struct stat input_stat;
 
+	if (!strcmp(self->filename, "-")) {
+		self->fd_pipe = true;
+		self->fd = STDIN_FILENO;
+
+		if (perf_header__read(self, self->fd) < 0)
+			pr_err("incompatible file format");
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	self->fd = open(self->filename, O_RDONLY);
 	if (self->fd < 0) {
 		pr_err("failed to open file: %s", self->filename);
@@ -38,7 +48,7 @@ static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self, bool force)
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_header__read(&self->header, self->fd) < 0) {
+	if (perf_header__read(self, self->fd) < 0) {
 		pr_err("incompatible file format");
 		goto out_close;
 	}
@@ -52,6 +62,11 @@ out_close:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
+{
+	self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
+}
+
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool force)
 {
 	size_t len = filename ? strlen(filename) + 1 : 0;
@@ -85,7 +100,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool forc
 			goto out_delete;
 	}
 
-	self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
+	perf_session__update_sample_type(self);
 out:
 	return self;
 out_free:
@@ -185,6 +200,14 @@ static void perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(struct perf_event_ops *handler)
 		handler->throttle = process_event_stub;
 	if (handler->unthrottle == NULL)
 		handler->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
+	if (handler->attr == NULL)
+		handler->attr = process_event_stub;
+	if (handler->event_type == NULL)
+		handler->event_type = process_event_stub;
+	if (handler->tracing_data == NULL)
+		handler->tracing_data = process_event_stub;
+	if (handler->build_id == NULL)
+		handler->build_id = process_event_stub;
 }
 
 static const char *event__name[] = {
@@ -198,16 +221,23 @@ static const char *event__name[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_FORK]	 = "FORK",
 	[PERF_RECORD_READ]	 = "READ",
 	[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE]	 = "SAMPLE",
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR]	 = "ATTR",
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE]	 = "EVENT_TYPE",
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA]	 = "TRACING_DATA",
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID]	 = "BUILD_ID",
 };
 
-unsigned long event__total[PERF_RECORD_MAX];
+unsigned long event__total[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX];
 
 void event__print_totals(void)
 {
 	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < PERF_RECORD_MAX; ++i)
+	for (i = 0; i < PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX; ++i) {
+		if (!event__name[i])
+			continue;
 		pr_info("%10s events: %10ld\n",
 			event__name[i], event__total[i]);
+	}
 }
 
 void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size)
@@ -261,6 +291,37 @@ static void event__read_swap(event_t *self)
 	self->read.id		= bswap_64(self->read.id);
 }
 
+static void event__attr_swap(event_t *self)
+{
+	size_t size;
+
+	self->attr.attr.type		= bswap_32(self->attr.attr.type);
+	self->attr.attr.size		= bswap_32(self->attr.attr.size);
+	self->attr.attr.config		= bswap_64(self->attr.attr.config);
+	self->attr.attr.sample_period	= bswap_64(self->attr.attr.sample_period);
+	self->attr.attr.sample_type	= bswap_64(self->attr.attr.sample_type);
+	self->attr.attr.read_format	= bswap_64(self->attr.attr.read_format);
+	self->attr.attr.wakeup_events	= bswap_32(self->attr.attr.wakeup_events);
+	self->attr.attr.bp_type		= bswap_32(self->attr.attr.bp_type);
+	self->attr.attr.bp_addr		= bswap_64(self->attr.attr.bp_addr);
+	self->attr.attr.bp_len		= bswap_64(self->attr.attr.bp_len);
+
+	size = self->header.size;
+	size -= (void *)&self->attr.id - (void *)self;
+	mem_bswap_64(self->attr.id, size);
+}
+
+static void event__event_type_swap(event_t *self)
+{
+	self->event_type.event_type.event_id =
+		bswap_64(self->event_type.event_type.event_id);
+}
+
+static void event__tracing_data_swap(event_t *self)
+{
+	self->tracing_data.size = bswap_32(self->tracing_data.size);
+}
+
 typedef void (*event__swap_op)(event_t *self);
 
 static event__swap_op event__swap_ops[] = {
@@ -271,7 +332,11 @@ static event__swap_op event__swap_ops[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_LOST]   = event__all64_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_READ]   = event__read_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] = event__all64_swap,
-	[PERF_RECORD_MAX]    = NULL,
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR]   = event__attr_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE]   = event__event_type_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA]   = event__tracing_data_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID]   = NULL,
+	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]    = NULL,
 };
 
 static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
@@ -281,7 +346,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
 {
 	trace_event(event);
 
-	if (event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_MAX) {
+	if (event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX) {
 		dump_printf("%#Lx [%#x]: PERF_RECORD_%s",
 			    offset + head, event->header.size,
 			    event__name[event->header.type]);
@@ -311,6 +376,16 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
 		return ops->throttle(event, self);
 	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
 		return ops->unthrottle(event, self);
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
+		return ops->attr(event, self);
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
+		return ops->event_type(event, self);
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA:
+		/* setup for reading amidst mmap */
+		lseek(self->fd, offset + head, SEEK_SET);
+		return ops->tracing_data(event, self);
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID:
+		return ops->build_id(event, self);
 	default:
 		self->unknown_events++;
 		return -1;
@@ -376,6 +451,101 @@ static struct thread *perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *se
 	return thread;
 }
 
+int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	void *buf_start = buf;
+
+	while (size) {
+		int ret = read(fd, buf, size);
+
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		size -= ret;
+		buf += ret;
+	}
+
+	return buf - buf_start;
+}
+
+#define session_done()	(*(volatile int *)(&session_done))
+volatile int session_done;
+
+static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
+					       struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+{
+	event_t event;
+	uint32_t size;
+	int skip = 0;
+	u64 head;
+	int err;
+	void *p;
+
+	perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(ops);
+
+	head = 0;
+more:
+	err = do_read(self->fd, &event, sizeof(struct perf_event_header));
+	if (err <= 0) {
+		if (err == 0)
+			goto done;
+
+		pr_err("failed to read event header\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	if (self->header.needs_swap)
+		perf_event_header__bswap(&event.header);
+
+	size = event.header.size;
+	if (size == 0)
+		size = 8;
+
+	p = &event;
+	p += sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
+
+	err = do_read(self->fd, p, size - sizeof(struct perf_event_header));
+	if (err <= 0) {
+		if (err == 0) {
+			pr_err("unexpected end of event stream\n");
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		pr_err("failed to read event data\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	if (size == 0 ||
+	    (skip = perf_session__process_event(self, &event, ops,
+						0, head)) < 0) {
+		dump_printf("%#Lx [%#x]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
+			    head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
+		/*
+		 * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
+		 * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(head & 7))
+			head &= ~7ULL;
+
+		size = 8;
+	}
+
+	head += size;
+
+	dump_printf("\n%#Lx [%#x]: event: %d\n",
+		    head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
+
+	if (skip > 0)
+		head += skip;
+
+	if (!session_done())
+		goto more;
+done:
+	err = 0;
+out_err:
+	return err;
+}
+
 int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
 				   u64 data_offset, u64 data_size,
 				   u64 file_size, struct perf_event_ops *ops)
@@ -499,9 +669,13 @@ out_getcwd_err:
 		self->cwdlen = strlen(self->cwd);
 	}
 
-	err = __perf_session__process_events(self, self->header.data_offset,
-					     self->header.data_size,
-					     self->size, ops);
+	if (!self->fd_pipe)
+		err = __perf_session__process_events(self,
+						     self->header.data_offset,
+						     self->header.data_size,
+						     self->size, ops);
+	else
+		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(self, ops);
 out_err:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 27f4c2dc715..0ac14d42dc2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct perf_session {
 	u64			sample_type;
 	struct ref_reloc_sym	ref_reloc_sym;
 	int			fd;
+	bool			fd_pipe;
 	int			cwdlen;
 	char			*cwd;
 	char filename[0];
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@ struct perf_event_ops {
 		 lost,
 		 read,
 		 throttle,
-		 unthrottle;
+		 unthrottle,
+		 attr,
+		 event_type,
+		 tracing_data,
+		 build_id;
 };
 
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool force);
@@ -92,6 +97,9 @@ static inline struct map *
 	return map_groups__new_module(&self->kmaps, start, filename);
 }
 
+int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size);
+void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self);
+
 #ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
 static inline int perf_session__browse_hists(struct rb_root *hists __used,
 					      u64 nr_hists __used,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 5ea8973ad33..30cd9b57595 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -154,10 +154,17 @@ static void put_tracing_file(char *file)
 	free(file);
 }
 
+static ssize_t calc_data_size;
+
 static ssize_t write_or_die(const void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (calc_data_size) {
+		calc_data_size += len;
+		return len;
+	}
+
 	ret = write(output_fd, buf, len);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		die("writing to '%s'", output_file);
@@ -526,3 +533,20 @@ int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+ssize_t read_tracing_data_size(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+			       int nb_events)
+{
+	ssize_t size;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	calc_data_size = 1;
+	err = read_tracing_data(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
+	size = calc_data_size - 1;
+	calc_data_size = 0;
+
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return size;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
index 7cd1193918c..44889c9b563 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
@@ -50,14 +50,37 @@ static int long_size;
 
 static unsigned long	page_size;
 
+static ssize_t calc_data_size;
+
+static int do_read(int fd, void *buf, int size)
+{
+	int rsize = size;
+
+	while (size) {
+		int ret = read(fd, buf, size);
+
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			return -1;
+
+		size -= ret;
+		buf += ret;
+	}
+
+	return rsize;
+}
+
 static int read_or_die(void *data, int size)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	r = read(input_fd, data, size);
-	if (r != size)
+	r = do_read(input_fd, data, size);
+	if (r <= 0)
 		die("reading input file (size expected=%d received=%d)",
 		    size, r);
+
+	if (calc_data_size)
+		calc_data_size += r;
+
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -82,56 +105,28 @@ static char *read_string(void)
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	char *str = NULL;
 	int size = 0;
-	int i;
 	off_t r;
+	char c;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		r = read(input_fd, buf, BUFSIZ);
+		r = read(input_fd, &c, 1);
 		if (r < 0)
 			die("reading input file");
 
 		if (!r)
 			die("no data");
 
-		for (i = 0; i < r; i++) {
-			if (!buf[i])
-				break;
-		}
-		if (i < r)
-			break;
+		buf[size++] = c;
 
-		if (str) {
-			size += BUFSIZ;
-			str = realloc(str, size);
-			if (!str)
-				die("malloc of size %d", size);
-			memcpy(str + (size - BUFSIZ), buf, BUFSIZ);
-		} else {
-			size = BUFSIZ;
-			str = malloc_or_die(size);
-			memcpy(str, buf, size);
-		}
+		if (!c)
+			break;
 	}
 
-	/* trailing \0: */
-	i++;
-
-	/* move the file descriptor to the end of the string */
-	r = lseek(input_fd, -(r - i), SEEK_CUR);
-	if (r == (off_t)-1)
-		die("lseek");
-
-	if (str) {
-		size += i;
-		str = realloc(str, size);
-		if (!str)
-			die("malloc of size %d", size);
-		memcpy(str + (size - i), buf, i);
-	} else {
-		size = i;
-		str = malloc_or_die(i);
-		memcpy(str, buf, i);
-	}
+	if (calc_data_size)
+		calc_data_size += size;
+
+	str = malloc_or_die(size);
+	memcpy(str, buf, size);
 
 	return str;
 }
@@ -459,7 +454,7 @@ struct record *trace_read_data(int cpu)
 	return data;
 }
 
-void trace_report(int fd)
+ssize_t trace_report(int fd)
 {
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	char test[] = { 23, 8, 68 };
@@ -467,6 +462,9 @@ void trace_report(int fd)
 	int show_version = 0;
 	int show_funcs = 0;
 	int show_printk = 0;
+	ssize_t size;
+
+	calc_data_size = 1;
 
 	input_fd = fd;
 
@@ -499,14 +497,17 @@ void trace_report(int fd)
 	read_proc_kallsyms();
 	read_ftrace_printk();
 
+	size = calc_data_size - 1;
+	calc_data_size = 0;
+
 	if (show_funcs) {
 		print_funcs();
-		return;
+		return size;
 	}
 	if (show_printk) {
 		print_printk();
-		return;
+		return size;
 	}
 
-	return;
+	return size;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 81f2fd20a0e..1f45d468fd9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct record *trace_read_data(int cpu);
 
 void parse_set_info(int nr_cpus, int long_sz);
 
-void trace_report(int fd);
+ssize_t trace_report(int fd);
 
 void *malloc_or_die(unsigned int size);
 
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ void *raw_field_ptr(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data);
 unsigned long long eval_flag(const char *flag);
 
 int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events);
+ssize_t read_tracing_data_size(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+			       int nb_events);
 
 /* taken from kernel/trace/trace.h */
 enum trace_flag_type {