2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 7021dc1b0ca..85d7163a9fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ static unsigned long long input_buf_siz;
 
 static int cpus;
 static int long_size;
+static int is_flag_field;
+static int is_symbolic_field;
+
+static struct format_field *
+find_any_field(struct event *event, const char *name);
 
 static void init_input_buf(char *buf, unsigned long long size)
 {
@@ -1301,6 +1306,16 @@ process_entry(struct event *event __unused, struct print_arg *arg,
 	arg->type = PRINT_FIELD;
 	arg->field.name = field;
 
+	if (is_flag_field) {
+		arg->field.field = find_any_field(event, arg->field.name);
+		arg->field.field->flags |= FIELD_IS_FLAG;
+		is_flag_field = 0;
+	} else if (is_symbolic_field) {
+		arg->field.field = find_any_field(event, arg->field.name);
+		arg->field.field->flags |= FIELD_IS_SYMBOLIC;
+		is_symbolic_field = 0;
+	}
+
 	type = read_token(&token);
 	*tok = token;
 
@@ -1668,9 +1683,11 @@ process_arg_token(struct event *event, struct print_arg *arg,
 			type = process_entry(event, arg, &token);
 		} else if (strcmp(token, "__print_flags") == 0) {
 			free_token(token);
+			is_flag_field = 1;
 			type = process_flags(event, arg, &token);
 		} else if (strcmp(token, "__print_symbolic") == 0) {
 			free_token(token);
+			is_symbolic_field = 1;
 			type = process_symbols(event, arg, &token);
 		} else if (strcmp(token, "__get_str") == 0) {
 			free_token(token);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index e7aaf002e66..aeb915778ae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ enum format_flags {
 	FIELD_IS_SIGNED		= 4,
 	FIELD_IS_STRING		= 8,
 	FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC	= 16,
+	FIELD_IS_FLAG		= 32,
+	FIELD_IS_SYMBOLIC	= 64,
 };
 
 struct format_field {