1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index bcc98ce3e5b8..e124741be187 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ struct trace {
         bool                    show_comm;
         bool                    show_tool_stats;
         bool                    trace_syscalls;
+        bool                    force;
         int                     trace_pgfaults;
 };
 
@@ -2345,6 +2346,7 @@ static int trace__replay(struct trace *trace)
         struct perf_data_file file = {
                 .path  = input_name,
                 .mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
+                .force = trace->force,
         };
         struct perf_session *session;
         struct perf_evsel *evsel;
@@ -2693,6 +2695,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
         OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT('F', "pf", &trace.trace_pgfaults, "all|maj|min",
                      "Trace pagefaults", parse_pagefaults, "maj"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "syscalls", &trace.trace_syscalls, "Trace syscalls"),
+        OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &trace.force, "don't complain, do it"),
         OPT_END()
         };
         const char * const trace_subcommands[] = { "record", NULL };