2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 43fcc13e402d..06be809a02ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1966,7 +1966,28 @@ static bool is_idle_sample(struct perf_sched *sched,
 
                 return false;
         }
+
         callchain_cursor_commit(cursor);
+
+        while (true) {
+                struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
+                struct symbol *sym;
+
+                node = callchain_cursor_current(cursor);
+                if (node == NULL)
+                        break;
+
+                sym = node->sym;
+                if (sym && sym->name) {
+                        if (!strcmp(sym->name, "schedule") ||
+                            !strcmp(sym->name, "__schedule") ||
+                            !strcmp(sym->name, "preempt_schedule"))
+                                sym->ignore = 1;
+                }
+
+                callchain_cursor_advance(cursor);
+        }
+
         return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index dec7e2d44885..1bcbefc0c325 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct symbol {
         u16             namelen;
         u8              binding;
         u8              idle:1;
+        u8              ignore:1;
         u8              arch_sym;
         char            name[0];
 };