1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index a177a591b52c..e1dfef24887f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -202,8 +202,12 @@ static void pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid_t pid, int full)
 
         fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
         if (fd < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
-                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                /*
+                 * We raced with a task exiting - just return:
+                 */
+                if (verbose)
+                        fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
+                return;
         }
         if (read(fd, bf, sizeof(bf)) < 0) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "couldn't read %s\n", filename);
@@ -273,8 +277,12 @@ static void pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid_t pid)
 
         fp = fopen(filename, "r");
         if (fp == NULL) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
-                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                /*
+                 * We raced with a task exiting - just return:
+                 */
+                if (verbose)
+                        fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s\n", filename);
+                return;
         }
         while (1) {
                 char bf[BUFSIZ], *pbf = bf;