2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 05774dfbd14f..e72e93110782 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --dsos=::
         Only consider symbols in these dsos. CSV that understands
         file://filename entries.
+-n
+--show-nr-samples
+        Show the number of samples for each symbol
 -C::
 --comms=::
         Only consider symbols in these comms. CSV that understands
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index f3422121d858..430a195b8589 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static int		verbose;
 static int              modules;
 
 static int              full_paths;
+static int              show_nr_samples;
 
 static unsigned long    page_size;
 static unsigned long    mmap_window = 32;
@@ -1024,6 +1025,13 @@ hist_entry__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self, u64 total_samples)
         else
                 ret = fprintf(fp, field_sep ? "%lld" : "%12lld ", self->count);
 
+        if (show_nr_samples) {
+                if (field_sep)
+                        fprintf(fp, "%c%lld", *field_sep, self->count);
+                else
+                        fprintf(fp, "%11lld", self->count);
+        }
+
         list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
                 if (se->elide)
                         continue;
@@ -1361,6 +1369,12 @@ static size_t output__fprintf(FILE *fp, u64 total_samples)
         fprintf(fp, "#\n");
 
         fprintf(fp, "# Overhead");
+        if (show_nr_samples) {
+                if (field_sep)
+                        fprintf(fp, "%cSamples", *field_sep);
+                else
+                        fputs("  Samples  ", fp);
+        }
         list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
                 if (se->elide)
                         continue;
@@ -1388,6 +1402,8 @@ static size_t output__fprintf(FILE *fp, u64 total_samples)
                 goto print_entries;
 
         fprintf(fp, "# ........");
+        if (show_nr_samples)
+                fprintf(fp, " ..........");
         list_for_each_entry(se, &hist_entry__sort_list, list) {
                 unsigned int i;
 
@@ -1979,6 +1995,8 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
         OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &modules,
                     "load module symbols - WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel"),
+        OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "show-nr-samples", &show_nr_samples,
+                    "Show a column with the number of samples"),
         OPT_STRING('s', "sort", &sort_order, "key[,key2...]",
                    "sort by key(s): pid, comm, dso, symbol, parent"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('P', "full-paths", &full_paths,