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 7021dc1b0ca6..85d7163a9fd4 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 e7aaf002e667..aeb915778ae7 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 {