87 files changed, 1001 insertions, 882 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index 0d9cbb426b44..ca4ab78425d1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ PLUGIN_DIR = -DPLUGIN_DIR="$(DESTDIR)/$(plugin_dir)"
 PLUGIN_DIR_SQ = '$(subst ','\'',$(PLUGIN_DIR))'
 endif
+include $(if $(BUILD_SRC),$(BUILD_SRC)/)../../scripts/Makefile.include
 # copy a bit from Linux kbuild
 ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
@@ -81,18 +83,13 @@ ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
 endif
 ifeq ($(BUILD_SRC),)
-ifneq ($(BUILD_OUTPUT),)
+ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
 define build_output
-        $(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)+$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_OUTPUT)        \
+        $(if $(VERBOSE:1=),@)+$(MAKE) -C $(OUTPUT) \
-        BUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $1
+        BUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR)/ -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $1
 endef
-saved-output := $(BUILD_OUTPUT)
-BUILD_OUTPUT := $(shell cd $(BUILD_OUTPUT) && /bin/pwd)
-$(if $(BUILD_OUTPUT),, \
-     $(error output directory "$(saved-output)" does not exist))
 all: sub-make
 $(MAKECMDGOALS): sub-make
@@ -104,7 +101,7 @@ sub-make: force
 # Leave processing to above invocation of make
 skip-makefile := 1
-endif # BUILD_OUTPUT
+endif # OUTPUT
 endif # BUILD_SRC
 # We process the rest of the Makefile if this is the final invocation of make
@@ -150,41 +147,14 @@ override CFLAGS += $(udis86-flags) -D_GNU_SOURCE
 ifeq ($(VERBOSE),1)
  Q =
-  print_compile =
-  print_app_build =
-  print_fpic_compile =
-  print_shared_lib_compile =
-  print_plugin_obj_compile =
-  print_plugin_build =
-  print_install =
 else
  Q = @
-  print_compile =               echo '  CC       '$(OBJ);
-  print_app_build =             echo '  BUILD    '$(OBJ);
-  print_fpic_compile =          echo '  CC FPIC  '$(OBJ);
-  print_shared_lib_compile =    echo '  BUILD    SHARED LIB '$(OBJ);
-  print_plugin_obj_compile =    echo '  CC FPIC  '$(OBJ);
-  print_plugin_build =          echo '  BUILD    PLUGIN '$(OBJ);
-  print_static_lib_build =      echo '  BUILD    STATIC LIB '$(OBJ);
-  print_install =               echo '  INSTALL  '$1;
 endif
-do_fpic_compile =                                       \
-        ($(print_fpic_compile)                          \
-        $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(EXT) -fPIC $< -o $@)
-do_app_build =                                          \
-        ($(print_app_build)                             \
-        $(CC) $^ -rdynamic -o $@ $(CONFIG_LIBS) $(LIBS))
 do_compile_shared_library =                     \
        ($(print_shared_lib_compile)            \
        $(CC) --shared $^ -o $@)
-do_compile_plugin_obj =                         \
-        ($(print_plugin_obj_compile)            \
-        $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ $<)
 do_plugin_build =                               \
        ($(print_plugin_build)                  \
        $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -nostartfiles -o $@ $<)
@@ -194,16 +164,13 @@ do_build_static_lib =				\
        $(RM) $@;  $(AR) rcs $@ $^)
-define do_compile
+do_compile = $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(EXT) $< -o $(obj)/$@;
-        $(print_compile)                                                \
-        $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(EXT) $< -o $(obj)/$@;
-endef
 $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c
-        $(Q)$(call do_compile)
+        $(call do_compile)
 %.o: $(src)/%.c
-        $(Q)$(call do_compile)
+        $(call do_compile)
 PEVENT_LIB_OBJS  = event-parse.o
 PEVENT_LIB_OBJS += event-plugin.o
@@ -237,21 +204,21 @@ all: all_cmd
 all_cmd: $(CMD_TARGETS)
 libtraceevent.so: $(PEVENT_LIB_OBJS)
-        $(Q)$(do_compile_shared_library)
+        $(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) --shared $^ -o $@
 libtraceevent.a: $(PEVENT_LIB_OBJS)
-        $(Q)$(do_build_static_lib)
+        $(QUIET_LINK)$(RM) $@; $(AR) rcs $@ $^
 plugins: $(PLUGINS)
 $(PEVENT_LIB_OBJS): %.o: $(src)/%.c TRACEEVENT-CFLAGS
-        $(Q)$(do_fpic_compile)
+        $(QUIET_CC_FPIC)$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(EXT) -fPIC $< -o $@
 $(PLUGIN_OBJS): %.o : $(src)/%.c
-        $(Q)$(do_compile_plugin_obj)
+        $(QUIET_CC_FPIC)$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ $<
 $(PLUGINS): %.so: %.o
-        $(Q)$(do_plugin_build)
+        $(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -shared -nostartfiles -o $@ $<
 define make_version.h
        (echo '/* This file is automatically generated. Do not modify. */';             \
@@ -333,28 +300,32 @@ TAGS:	force
        --regex='/_PE(\([^,)]*\).*/PEVENT_ERRNO__\1/'
 define do_install
-        $(print_install)                                \
        if [ ! -d '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2' ]; then             \
                $(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2'; \
        fi;                                             \
        $(INSTALL) $1 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2'
 endef
-install_lib: all_cmd install_plugins
+define do_install_plugins
-        $(Q)$(call do_install,$(LIB_FILE),$(bindir_SQ))
+        for plugin in $1; do                            \
+          $(call do_install,$$plugin,$(plugin_dir_SQ)); \
-PLUGINS_INSTALL = $(subst .so,.install,$(PLUGINS))
+        done
+endef
-$(PLUGINS_INSTALL): %.install : %.so force
+install_lib: all_cmd install_plugins
-        $(Q)$(call do_install,$<,$(plugin_dir_SQ))
+        $(call QUIET_INSTALL, $(LIB_FILE)) \
+                $(call do_install,$(LIB_FILE),$(bindir_SQ))
-install_plugins: $(PLUGINS_INSTALL)
+install_plugins: $(PLUGINS)
+        $(call QUIET_INSTALL, trace_plugins) \
+                $(call do_install_plugins, $(PLUGINS))
 install: install_lib
 clean:
-        $(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *.so $(VERSION_FILES) .*.d
+        $(call QUIET_CLEAN, libtraceevent) \
-        $(RM) TRACEEVENT-CFLAGS tags TAGS
+                $(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *.so $(VERSION_FILES) .*.d \
+                $(RM) TRACEEVENT-CFLAGS tags TAGS
 endif # skip-makefile
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 22566c271275..2ce565a73dd5 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -5230,22 +5230,7 @@ int pevent_strerror(struct pevent *pevent __maybe_unused,
        idx = errnum - __PEVENT_ERRNO__START - 1;
        msg = pevent_error_str[idx];
+        snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", msg);
-        switch (errnum) {
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED:
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__PARSE_EVENT_FAILED:
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_ID_FAILED:
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_FORMAT_FAILED:
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_PRINT_FAILED:
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__OLD_FTRACE_ARG_FAILED:
-        case PEVENT_ERRNO__INVALID_ARG_TYPE:
-                snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", msg);
-                break;
-        default:
-                /* cannot reach here */
-                break;
-        }
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index 3ad784f5f647..cf5db9013f2c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -851,10 +851,13 @@ struct filter_type {
        struct filter_arg       *filter;
 };
+#define PEVENT_FILTER_ERROR_BUFSZ  1024
 struct event_filter {
        struct pevent           *pevent;
        int                     filters;
        struct filter_type      *event_filters;
+        char                    error_buffer[PEVENT_FILTER_ERROR_BUFSZ];
 };
 struct event_filter *pevent_filter_alloc(struct pevent *pevent);
@@ -874,10 +877,12 @@ enum filter_trivial_type {
 enum pevent_errno pevent_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
                                               const char *filter_str);
 enum pevent_errno pevent_filter_match(struct event_filter *filter,
                                      struct pevent_record *record);
+int pevent_filter_strerror(struct event_filter *filter, enum pevent_errno err,
+                           char *buf, size_t buflen);
 int pevent_event_filtered(struct event_filter *filter,
                          int event_id);
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
index e2842b926759..b50234402fc2 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c
@@ -38,55 +38,31 @@ struct event_list {
        struct event_format     *event;
 };
-#define MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE 256
+static void show_error(char *error_buf, const char *fmt, ...)
-static void show_error(char **error_str, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
        unsigned long long index;
        const char *input;
-        char *error;
        va_list ap;
        int len;
        int i;
-        if (!error_str)
-                return;
        input = pevent_get_input_buf();
        index = pevent_get_input_buf_ptr();
        len = input ? strlen(input) : 0;
-        error = malloc(MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE + (len*2) + 3);
-        if (error == NULL) {
-                /*
-                 * Maybe it's due to len is too long.
-                 * Retry without the input buffer part.
-                 */
-                len = 0;
-                error = malloc(MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE);
-                if (error == NULL) {
-                        /* no memory */
-                        *error_str = NULL;
-                        return;
-                }
-        }
        if (len) {
-                strcpy(error, input);
+                strcpy(error_buf, input);
-                error[len] = '\n';
+                error_buf[len] = '\n';
                for (i = 1; i < len && i < index; i++)
-                        error[len+i] = ' ';
+                        error_buf[len+i] = ' ';
-                error[len + i] = '^';
+                error_buf[len + i] = '^';
-                error[len + i + 1] = '\n';
+                error_buf[len + i + 1] = '\n';
                len += i+2;
        }
        va_start(ap, fmt);
-        vsnprintf(error + len, MAX_ERR_STR_SIZE, fmt, ap);
+        vsnprintf(error_buf + len, PEVENT_FILTER_ERROR_BUFSZ - len, fmt, ap);
        va_end(ap);
-        *error_str = error;
 }
 static void free_token(char *token)
@@ -370,7 +346,7 @@ static void free_events(struct event_list *events)
 static enum pevent_errno
 create_arg_item(struct event_format *event, const char *token,
-                enum event_type type, struct filter_arg **parg, char **error_str)
+                enum event_type type, struct filter_arg **parg, char *error_str)
 {
        struct format_field *field;
        struct filter_arg *arg;
@@ -474,7 +450,7 @@ create_arg_cmp(enum filter_exp_type etype)
 }
 static enum pevent_errno
-add_right(struct filter_arg *op, struct filter_arg *arg, char **error_str)
+add_right(struct filter_arg *op, struct filter_arg *arg, char *error_str)
 {
        struct filter_arg *left;
        char *str;
@@ -786,7 +762,7 @@ enum filter_vals {
 static enum pevent_errno
 reparent_op_arg(struct filter_arg *parent, struct filter_arg *old_child,
-                struct filter_arg *arg, char **error_str)
+                struct filter_arg *arg, char *error_str)
 {
        struct filter_arg *other_child;
        struct filter_arg **ptr;
@@ -838,7 +814,7 @@ reparent_op_arg(struct filter_arg *parent, struct filter_arg *old_child,
 /* Returns either filter_vals (success) or pevent_errno (failfure) */
 static int test_arg(struct filter_arg *parent, struct filter_arg *arg,
-                    char **error_str)
+                    char *error_str)
 {
        int lval, rval;
@@ -938,7 +914,7 @@ static int test_arg(struct filter_arg *parent, struct filter_arg *arg,
 /* Remove any unknown event fields */
 static int collapse_tree(struct filter_arg *arg,
-                         struct filter_arg **arg_collapsed, char **error_str)
+                         struct filter_arg **arg_collapsed, char *error_str)
 {
        int ret;
@@ -973,7 +949,7 @@ static int collapse_tree(struct filter_arg *arg,
 static enum pevent_errno
 process_filter(struct event_format *event, struct filter_arg **parg,
-               char **error_str, int not)
+               char *error_str, int not)
 {
        enum event_type type;
        char *token = NULL;
@@ -1211,7 +1187,7 @@ process_filter(struct event_format *event, struct filter_arg **parg,
 static enum pevent_errno
 process_event(struct event_format *event, const char *filter_str,
-              struct filter_arg **parg, char **error_str)
+              struct filter_arg **parg, char *error_str)
 {
        int ret;
@@ -1236,7 +1212,7 @@ process_event(struct event_format *event, const char *filter_str,
 static enum pevent_errno
 filter_event(struct event_filter *filter, struct event_format *event,
-             const char *filter_str, char **error_str)
+             const char *filter_str, char *error_str)
 {
        struct filter_type *filter_type;
        struct filter_arg *arg;
@@ -1268,13 +1244,21 @@ filter_event(struct event_filter *filter, struct event_format *event,
        return 0;
 }
+static void filter_init_error_buf(struct event_filter *filter)
+{
+        /* clear buffer to reset show error */
+        pevent_buffer_init("", 0);
+        filter->error_buffer[0] = '\0';
+}
 /**
 * pevent_filter_add_filter_str - add a new filter
 * @filter: the event filter to add to
 * @filter_str: the filter string that contains the filter
 *
 * Returns 0 if the filter was successfully added or a
- * negative error code.
+ * negative error code.  Use pevent_filter_strerror() to see
+ * actual error message in case of error.
 */
 enum pevent_errno pevent_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
                                               const char *filter_str)
@@ -1291,10 +1275,8 @@ enum pevent_errno pevent_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
        enum pevent_errno rtn = 0; /* PEVENT_ERRNO__SUCCESS */
        int len;
        int ret;
-        char *error_str = NULL;
-        /* clear buffer to reset show error */
+        filter_init_error_buf(filter);
-        pevent_buffer_init("", 0);
        filter_start = strchr(filter_str, ':');
        if (filter_start)
@@ -1353,7 +1335,7 @@ enum pevent_errno pevent_filter_add_filter_str(struct event_filter *filter,
        /* filter starts here */
        for (event = events; event; event = event->next) {
                ret = filter_event(filter, event->event, filter_start,
-                                   &error_str);
+                                   filter->error_buffer);
                /* Failures are returned if a parse error happened */
                if (ret < 0)
                        rtn = ret;
@@ -1382,6 +1364,32 @@ static void free_filter_type(struct filter_type *filter_type)
 }
 /**
+ * pevent_filter_strerror - fill error message in a buffer
+ * @filter: the event filter contains error
+ * @err: the error code
+ * @buf: the buffer to be filled in
+ * @buflen: the size of the buffer
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if message was filled successfully, -1 if error
+ */
+int pevent_filter_strerror(struct event_filter *filter, enum pevent_errno err,
+                           char *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+        if (err <= __PEVENT_ERRNO__START || err >= __PEVENT_ERRNO__END)
+                return -1;
+        if (strlen(filter->error_buffer) > 0) {
+                size_t len = snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", filter->error_buffer);
+                if (len > buflen)
+                        return -1;
+                return 0;
+        }
+        return pevent_strerror(filter->pevent, err, buf, buflen);
+}
+/**
 * pevent_filter_remove_event - remove a filter for an event
 * @filter: the event filter to remove from
 * @event_id: the event to remove a filter for
@@ -2027,6 +2035,8 @@ enum pevent_errno pevent_filter_match(struct event_filter *filter,
        int ret;
        enum pevent_errno err = 0;
+        filter_init_error_buf(filter);
        if (!filter->filters)
                return PEVENT_ERRNO__NO_FILTER;
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 97a2145e4cc6..3638b0bd20dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ ifndef NO_SLANG
  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/browsers/hists.o
  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/browsers/map.o
  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/browsers/scripts.o
+  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/browsers/header.o
  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/tui/setup.o
  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/tui/util.o
  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/tui/helpline.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/common.c b/tools/perf/arch/common.c
index aacef07ebf31..42faf369211c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/common.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/common.c
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ static int perf_session_env__lookup_binutils_path(struct perf_session_env *env,
                }
                if (lookup_path(buf))
                        goto out;
-                free(buf);
+                zfree(&buf);
-                buf = NULL;
        }
        if (!strcmp(arch, "arm"))
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 6fd52c8fa682..ab65057a0317 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -69,15 +69,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__add_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
        if (he == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        ret = 0;
+        ret = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-        if (he->ms.sym != NULL) {
-                struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(he->ms.sym);
-                if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym) < 0)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-                ret = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-        }
        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
        return ret;
@@ -188,8 +180,7 @@ find_next:
                         * symbol, free he->ms.sym->src to signal we already
                         * processed this symbol.
                         */
-                        free(notes->src);
+                        zfree(&notes->src);
-                        notes->src = NULL;
                }
        }
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 2a85cc9a2d09..e6a0844bc2f0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static void data__free(struct data__file *d)
        for (col = 0; col < PERF_HPP_DIFF__MAX_INDEX; col++) {
                struct diff_hpp_fmt *fmt = &d->fmt[col];
-                free(fmt->header);
+                zfree(&fmt->header);
        }
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 6a2508589460..c9f6d74e1fd7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 struct perf_inject {
-        struct perf_tool tool;
+        struct perf_tool        tool;
-        bool             build_ids;
+        bool                    build_ids;
-        bool             sched_stat;
+        bool                    sched_stat;
-        const char       *input_name;
+        const char              *input_name;
-        int              pipe_output,
+        struct perf_data_file   output;
-                         output;
+        u64                     bytes_written;
-        u64              bytes_written;
+        struct list_head        samples;
-        struct list_head samples;
 };
 struct event_entry {
@@ -42,21 +41,14 @@ static int perf_event__repipe_synth(struct perf_tool *tool,
                                    union perf_event *event)
 {
        struct perf_inject *inject = container_of(tool, struct perf_inject, tool);
-        uint32_t size;
+        ssize_t size;
-        void *buf = event;
-        size = event->header.size;
+        size = perf_data_file__write(&inject->output, event,
+                                     event->header.size);
-        while (size) {
+        if (size < 0)
-                int ret = write(inject->output, buf, size);
+                return -errno;
-                if (ret < 0)
-                        return -errno;
-                size -= ret;
-                buf += ret;
-                inject->bytes_written += ret;
-        }
+        inject->bytes_written += size;
        return 0;
 }
@@ -80,7 +72,7 @@ static int perf_event__repipe_attr(struct perf_tool *tool,
        if (ret)
                return ret;
-        if (!inject->pipe_output)
+        if (&inject->output.is_pipe)
                return 0;
        return perf_event__repipe_synth(tool, event);
@@ -355,6 +347,7 @@ static int __cmd_inject(struct perf_inject *inject)
                .path = inject->input_name,
                .mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
        };
+        struct perf_data_file *file_out = &inject->output;
        signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
@@ -391,14 +384,14 @@ static int __cmd_inject(struct perf_inject *inject)
                }
        }
-        if (!inject->pipe_output)
+        if (!file_out->is_pipe)
-                lseek(inject->output, session->header.data_offset, SEEK_SET);
+                lseek(file_out->fd, session->header.data_offset, SEEK_SET);
        ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &inject->tool);
-        if (!inject->pipe_output) {
+        if (!file_out->is_pipe) {
                session->header.data_size = inject->bytes_written;
-                perf_session__write_header(session, session->evlist, inject->output, true);
+                perf_session__write_header(session, session->evlist, file_out->fd, true);
        }
        perf_session__delete(session);
@@ -427,14 +420,17 @@ int cmd_inject(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                },
                .input_name  = "-",
                .samples = LIST_HEAD_INIT(inject.samples),
+                .output = {
+                        .path = "-",
+                        .mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_WRITE,
+                },
        };
-        const char *output_name = "-";
        const struct option options[] = {
                OPT_BOOLEAN('b', "build-ids", &inject.build_ids,
                            "Inject build-ids into the output stream"),
                OPT_STRING('i', "input", &inject.input_name, "file",
                           "input file name"),
-                OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file",
+                OPT_STRING('o', "output", &inject.output.path, "file",
                           "output file name"),
                OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "sched-stat", &inject.sched_stat,
                            "Merge sched-stat and sched-switch for getting events "
@@ -456,16 +452,9 @@ int cmd_inject(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
        if (argc)
                usage_with_options(inject_usage, options);
-        if (!strcmp(output_name, "-")) {
+        if (perf_data_file__open(&inject.output)) {
-                inject.pipe_output = 1;
+                perror("failed to create output file");
-                inject.output = STDOUT_FILENO;
+                return -1;
-        } else {
-                inject.output = open(output_name, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC,
-                                                  S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
-                if (inject.output < 0) {
-                        perror("failed to create output file");
-                        return -1;
-                }
        }
        if (symbol__init() < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 154b397a5d27..a6ec1052c291 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct exit_reasons_table {
 struct perf_kvm_stat {
        struct perf_tool    tool;
-        struct perf_record_opts opts;
+        struct record_opts  opts;
        struct perf_evlist  *evlist;
        struct perf_session *session;
@@ -1158,9 +1158,7 @@ out:
        if (kvm->timerfd >= 0)
                close(kvm->timerfd);
-        if (pollfds)
+        free(pollfds);
-                free(pollfds);
        return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index 31c00f186da1..2e3ade69a58e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ static int
 dump_raw_samples(struct perf_tool *tool,
                 union perf_event *event,
                 struct perf_sample *sample,
-                 struct perf_evsel *evsel __maybe_unused,
                 struct machine *machine)
 {
        struct perf_mem *mem = container_of(tool, struct perf_mem, tool);
@@ -112,10 +111,10 @@ dump_raw_samples(struct perf_tool *tool,
 static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
                                union perf_event *event,
                                struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                                struct perf_evsel *evsel __maybe_unused,
                                struct machine *machine)
 {
-        return dump_raw_samples(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
+        return dump_raw_samples(tool, event, sample, machine);
 }
 static int report_raw_events(struct perf_mem *mem)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index c98ccb570509..43ff33d0007b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
                        int unset __maybe_unused)
 {
        int ret = -ENOENT;
+        char *tmp;
        if  (str && !params.target) {
                if (!strcmp(opt->long_name, "exec"))
@@ -180,7 +181,19 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
                else
                        return ret;
-                params.target = str;
+                /* Expand given path to absolute path, except for modulename */
+                if (params.uprobes || strchr(str, '/')) {
+                        tmp = realpath(str, NULL);
+                        if (!tmp) {
+                                pr_warning("Failed to get the absolute path of %s: %m\n", str);
+                                return ret;
+                        }
+                } else {
+                        tmp = strdup(str);
+                        if (!tmp)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+                }
+                params.target = tmp;
                ret = 0;
        }
@@ -411,7 +424,7 @@ int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
        }
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_SUPPORT
-        if (params.show_lines && !params.uprobes) {
+        if (params.show_lines) {
                if (params.mod_events) {
                        pr_err("  Error: Don't use --line with"
                               " --add/--del.\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index c1c1200d2f0a..6ec0cbc2a5d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ static void __handle_on_exit_funcs(void)
 }
 #endif
-struct perf_record {
+struct record {
        struct perf_tool        tool;
-        struct perf_record_opts opts;
+        struct record_opts      opts;
        u64                     bytes_written;
        struct perf_data_file   file;
        struct perf_evlist      *evlist;
@@ -76,24 +76,14 @@ struct perf_record {
        long                    samples;
 };
-static int perf_record__write(struct perf_record *rec, void *buf, size_t size)
+static int record__write(struct record *rec, void *bf, size_t size)
 {
-        struct perf_data_file *file = &rec->file;
+        if (perf_data_file__write(rec->session->file, bf, size) < 0) {
+                pr_err("failed to write perf data, error: %m\n");
-        while (size) {
+                return -1;
-                ssize_t ret = write(file->fd, buf, size);
-                if (ret < 0) {
-                        pr_err("failed to write perf data, error: %m\n");
-                        return -1;
-                }
-                size -= ret;
-                buf += ret;
-                rec->bytes_written += ret;
        }
+        rec->bytes_written += size;
        return 0;
 }
@@ -102,12 +92,11 @@ static int process_synthesized_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
                                     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
                                     struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
 {
-        struct perf_record *rec = container_of(tool, struct perf_record, tool);
+        struct record *rec = container_of(tool, struct record, tool);
-        return perf_record__write(rec, event, event->header.size);
+        return record__write(rec, event, event->header.size);
 }
-static int perf_record__mmap_read(struct perf_record *rec,
+static int record__mmap_read(struct record *rec, struct perf_mmap *md)
-                                   struct perf_mmap *md)
 {
        unsigned int head = perf_mmap__read_head(md);
        unsigned int old = md->prev;
@@ -128,7 +117,7 @@ static int perf_record__mmap_read(struct perf_record *rec,
                size = md->mask + 1 - (old & md->mask);
                old += size;
-                if (perf_record__write(rec, buf, size) < 0) {
+                if (record__write(rec, buf, size) < 0) {
                        rc = -1;
                        goto out;
                }
@@ -138,7 +127,7 @@ static int perf_record__mmap_read(struct perf_record *rec,
        size = head - old;
        old += size;
-        if (perf_record__write(rec, buf, size) < 0) {
+        if (record__write(rec, buf, size) < 0) {
                rc = -1;
                goto out;
        }
@@ -163,9 +152,9 @@ static void sig_handler(int sig)
        signr = sig;
 }
-static void perf_record__sig_exit(int exit_status __maybe_unused, void *arg)
+static void record__sig_exit(int exit_status __maybe_unused, void *arg)
 {
-        struct perf_record *rec = arg;
+        struct record *rec = arg;
        int status;
        if (rec->evlist->workload.pid > 0) {
@@ -183,13 +172,13 @@ static void perf_record__sig_exit(int exit_status __maybe_unused, void *arg)
        signal(signr, SIG_DFL);
 }
-static int perf_record__open(struct perf_record *rec)
+static int record__open(struct record *rec)
 {
        char msg[512];
        struct perf_evsel *pos;
        struct perf_evlist *evlist = rec->evlist;
        struct perf_session *session = rec->session;
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
+        struct record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
        int rc = 0;
        perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
@@ -239,7 +228,7 @@ out:
        return rc;
 }
-static int process_buildids(struct perf_record *rec)
+static int process_buildids(struct record *rec)
 {
        struct perf_data_file *file  = &rec->file;
        struct perf_session *session = rec->session;
@@ -254,9 +243,9 @@ static int process_buildids(struct perf_record *rec)
                                              size, &build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops);
 }
-static void perf_record__exit(int status, void *arg)
+static void record__exit(int status, void *arg)
 {
-        struct perf_record *rec = arg;
+        struct record *rec = arg;
        struct perf_data_file *file = &rec->file;
        if (status != 0)
@@ -312,14 +301,14 @@ static struct perf_event_header finished_round_event = {
        .type = PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND,
 };
-static int perf_record__mmap_read_all(struct perf_record *rec)
+static int record__mmap_read_all(struct record *rec)
 {
        int i;
        int rc = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < rec->evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
                if (rec->evlist->mmap[i].base) {
-                        if (perf_record__mmap_read(rec, &rec->evlist->mmap[i]) != 0) {
+                        if (record__mmap_read(rec, &rec->evlist->mmap[i]) != 0) {
                                rc = -1;
                                goto out;
                        }
@@ -327,14 +316,13 @@ static int perf_record__mmap_read_all(struct perf_record *rec)
        }
        if (perf_header__has_feat(&rec->session->header, HEADER_TRACING_DATA))
-                rc = perf_record__write(rec, &finished_round_event,
+                rc = record__write(rec, &finished_round_event, sizeof(finished_round_event));
-                                        sizeof(finished_round_event));
 out:
        return rc;
 }
-static void perf_record__init_features(struct perf_record *rec)
+static void record__init_features(struct record *rec)
 {
        struct perf_evlist *evsel_list = rec->evlist;
        struct perf_session *session = rec->session;
@@ -353,14 +341,14 @@ static void perf_record__init_features(struct perf_record *rec)
                perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_BRANCH_STACK);
 }
-static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
+static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
        int err;
        unsigned long waking = 0;
        const bool forks = argc > 0;
        struct machine *machine;
        struct perf_tool *tool = &rec->tool;
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
+        struct record_opts *opts = &rec->opts;
        struct perf_evlist *evsel_list = rec->evlist;
        struct perf_data_file *file = &rec->file;
        struct perf_session *session;
@@ -368,7 +356,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
        rec->progname = argv[0];
-        on_exit(perf_record__sig_exit, rec);
+        on_exit(record__sig_exit, rec);
        signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
        signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
        signal(SIGUSR1, sig_handler);
@@ -382,7 +370,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
        rec->session = session;
-        perf_record__init_features(rec);
+        record__init_features(rec);
        if (forks) {
                err = perf_evlist__prepare_workload(evsel_list, &opts->target,
@@ -394,7 +382,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
                }
        }
-        if (perf_record__open(rec) != 0) {
+        if (record__open(rec) != 0) {
                err = -1;
                goto out_delete_session;
        }
@@ -403,9 +391,9 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
                perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_GROUP_DESC);
        /*
-         * perf_session__delete(session) will be called at perf_record__exit()
+         * perf_session__delete(session) will be called at record__exit()
         */
-        on_exit(perf_record__exit, rec);
+        on_exit(record__exit, rec);
        if (file->is_pipe) {
                err = perf_header__write_pipe(file->fd);
@@ -510,7 +498,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
        for (;;) {
                int hits = rec->samples;
-                if (perf_record__mmap_read_all(rec) < 0) {
+                if (record__mmap_read_all(rec) < 0) {
                        err = -1;
                        goto out_delete_session;
                }
@@ -669,7 +657,7 @@ static int get_stack_size(char *str, unsigned long *_size)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBUNWIND_SUPPORT */
-int record_parse_callchain(const char *arg, struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+int record_parse_callchain(const char *arg, struct record_opts *opts)
 {
        char *tok, *name, *saveptr = NULL;
        char *buf;
@@ -725,7 +713,7 @@ int record_parse_callchain(const char *arg, struct perf_record_opts *opts)
        return ret;
 }
-static void callchain_debug(struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+static void callchain_debug(struct record_opts *opts)
 {
        pr_debug("callchain: type %d\n", opts->call_graph);
@@ -738,7 +726,7 @@ int record_parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt,
                               const char *arg,
                               int unset)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = opt->value;
+        struct record_opts *opts = opt->value;
        int ret;
        /* --no-call-graph */
@@ -759,7 +747,7 @@ int record_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt,
                         const char *arg __maybe_unused,
                         int unset __maybe_unused)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = opt->value;
+        struct record_opts *opts = opt->value;
        if (opts->call_graph == CALLCHAIN_NONE)
                opts->call_graph = CALLCHAIN_FP;
@@ -775,8 +763,8 @@ static const char * const record_usage[] = {
 };
 /*
- * XXX Ideally would be local to cmd_record() and passed to a perf_record__new
+ * XXX Ideally would be local to cmd_record() and passed to a record__new
- * because we need to have access to it in perf_record__exit, that is called
+ * because we need to have access to it in record__exit, that is called
 * after cmd_record() exits, but since record_options need to be accessible to
 * builtin-script, leave it here.
 *
@@ -784,7 +772,7 @@ static const char * const record_usage[] = {
 *
 * Just say no to tons of global variables, sigh.
 */
-static struct perf_record record = {
+static struct record record = {
        .opts = {
                .mmap_pages          = UINT_MAX,
                .user_freq           = UINT_MAX,
@@ -808,7 +796,7 @@ const char record_callchain_help[] = CALLCHAIN_HELP "fp";
 /*
 * XXX Will stay a global variable till we fix builtin-script.c to stop messing
 * with it and switch to use the library functions in perf_evlist that came
- * from builtin-record.c, i.e. use perf_record_opts,
+ * from builtin-record.c, i.e. use record_opts,
 * perf_evlist__prepare_workload, etc instead of fork+exec'in 'perf record',
 * using pipes, etc.
 */
@@ -891,7 +879,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
        int err = -ENOMEM;
        struct perf_evlist *evsel_list;
-        struct perf_record *rec = &record;
+        struct record *rec = &record;
        char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
        evsel_list = perf_evlist__new();
@@ -956,7 +944,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
        if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, &rec->opts.target) < 0)
                usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
-        if (perf_record_opts__config(&rec->opts)) {
+        if (record_opts__config(&rec->opts)) {
                err = -EINVAL;
                goto out_free_fd;
        }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 3a14dbed387c..bf8dd2e893e4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
-struct perf_report {
+struct report {
        struct perf_tool        tool;
        struct perf_session     *session;
        bool                    force, use_tui, use_gtk, use_stdio;
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ struct perf_report {
        DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_bitmap, MAX_NR_CPUS);
 };
-static int perf_report_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
+static int report__config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
        if (!strcmp(var, "report.group")) {
                symbol_conf.event_group = perf_config_bool(var, value);
                return 0;
        }
        if (!strcmp(var, "report.percent-limit")) {
-                struct perf_report *rep = cb;
+                struct report *rep = cb;
                rep->min_percent = strtof(value, NULL);
                return 0;
        }
@@ -75,31 +75,40 @@ static int perf_report_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
        return perf_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }
-static int perf_report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
+static int report__resolve_callchain(struct report *rep, struct symbol **parent,
-                                           struct addr_location *al,
+                                     struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct addr_location *al,
-                                           struct perf_sample *sample,
+                                     struct perf_sample *sample)
-                                           struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                           struct machine *machine,
-                                           union perf_event *event)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = container_of(tool, struct perf_report, tool);
+        if ((sort__has_parent || symbol_conf.use_callchain) && sample->callchain) {
+                return machine__resolve_callchain(al->machine, evsel, al->thread, sample,
+                                                  parent, al, rep->max_stack);
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+static int hist_entry__append_callchain(struct hist_entry *he, struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+        if (!symbol_conf.use_callchain)
+                return 0;
+        return callchain_append(he->callchain, &callchain_cursor, sample->period);
+}
+static int report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool, struct addr_location *al,
+                                      struct perf_sample *sample, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                                      union perf_event *event)
+{
+        struct report *rep = container_of(tool, struct report, tool);
        struct symbol *parent = NULL;
        u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
-        int err = 0;
        struct hist_entry *he;
        struct mem_info *mi, *mx;
        uint64_t cost;
+        int err = report__resolve_callchain(rep, &parent, evsel, al, sample);
-        if ((sort__has_parent || symbol_conf.use_callchain) &&
+        if (err)
-            sample->callchain) {
+                return err;
-                err = machine__resolve_callchain(machine, evsel, al->thread,
-                                                 sample, &parent, al,
-                                                 rep->max_stack);
-                if (err)
-                        return err;
-        }
-        mi = machine__resolve_mem(machine, al->thread, sample, cpumode);
+        mi = machine__resolve_mem(al->machine, al->thread, sample, cpumode);
        if (!mi)
                return -ENOMEM;
@@ -122,77 +131,36 @@ static int perf_report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
        if (!he)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        /*
+        err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-         * In the TUI browser, we are doing integrated annotation,
+        if (err)
-         * so we don't allocate the extra space needed because the stdio
+                goto out;
-         * code will not use it.
-         */
-        if (sort__has_sym && he->ms.sym && use_browser > 0) {
-                struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(he->ms.sym);
-                assert(evsel != NULL);
-                if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym) < 0)
-                        goto out;
-                err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-                if (err)
-                        goto out;
-        }
-        if (sort__has_sym && he->mem_info->daddr.sym && use_browser > 0) {
-                struct annotation *notes;
-                mx = he->mem_info;
-                notes = symbol__annotation(mx->daddr.sym);
+        mx = he->mem_info;
-                if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(mx->daddr.sym) < 0)
+        err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&mx->daddr, evsel->idx);
-                        goto out;
+        if (err)
+                goto out;
-                err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(mx->daddr.sym,
-                                               mx->daddr.map,
-                                               evsel->idx,
-                                               mx->daddr.al_addr);
-                if (err)
-                        goto out;
-        }
        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += cost;
        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
-        err = 0;
+        err = hist_entry__append_callchain(he, sample);
-        if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
-                err = callchain_append(he->callchain,
-                                       &callchain_cursor,
-                                       sample->period);
-        }
 out:
        return err;
 }
-static int perf_report__add_branch_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
+static int report__add_branch_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool, struct addr_location *al,
-                                        struct addr_location *al,
+                                         struct perf_sample *sample, struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-                                        struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                        struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                      struct machine *machine)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = container_of(tool, struct perf_report, tool);
+        struct report *rep = container_of(tool, struct report, tool);
        struct symbol *parent = NULL;
-        int err = 0;
        unsigned i;
        struct hist_entry *he;
        struct branch_info *bi, *bx;
+        int err = report__resolve_callchain(rep, &parent, evsel, al, sample);
-        if ((sort__has_parent || symbol_conf.use_callchain)
+        if (err)
-            && sample->callchain) {
+                return err;
-                err = machine__resolve_callchain(machine, evsel, al->thread,
-                                                 sample, &parent, al,
-                                                 rep->max_stack);
-                if (err)
-                        return err;
-        }
-        bi = machine__resolve_bstack(machine, al->thread,
+        bi = machine__resolve_bstack(al->machine, al->thread,
                                     sample->branch_stack);
        if (!bi)
                return -ENOMEM;
@@ -214,35 +182,15 @@ static int perf_report__add_branch_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
                he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, &bi[i], NULL,
                                        1, 1, 0);
                if (he) {
-                        struct annotation *notes;
                        bx = he->branch_info;
-                        if (bx->from.sym && use_browser == 1 && sort__has_sym) {
+                        err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->from, evsel->idx);
-                                notes = symbol__annotation(bx->from.sym);
+                        if (err)
-                                if (!notes->src
+                                goto out;
-                                    && symbol__alloc_hist(bx->from.sym) < 0)
-                                        goto out;
+                        err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->to, evsel->idx);
+                        if (err)
-                                err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(bx->from.sym,
+                                goto out;
-                                                               bx->from.map,
-                                                               evsel->idx,
-                                                               bx->from.al_addr);
-                                if (err)
-                                        goto out;
-                        }
-                        if (bx->to.sym && use_browser == 1 && sort__has_sym) {
-                                notes = symbol__annotation(bx->to.sym);
-                                if (!notes->src
-                                    && symbol__alloc_hist(bx->to.sym) < 0)
-                                        goto out;
-                                err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(bx->to.sym,
-                                                               bx->to.map,
-                                                               evsel->idx,
-                                                               bx->to.al_addr);
-                                if (err)
-                                        goto out;
-                        }
                        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += 1;
                        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
                } else
@@ -254,24 +202,16 @@ out:
        return err;
 }
-static int perf_evsel__add_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
+static int report__add_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                      struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                                  struct addr_location *al, struct perf_sample *sample)
-                                      struct addr_location *al,
-                                      struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                      struct machine *machine)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = container_of(tool, struct perf_report, tool);
+        struct report *rep = container_of(tool, struct report, tool);
        struct symbol *parent = NULL;
-        int err = 0;
        struct hist_entry *he;
+        int err = report__resolve_callchain(rep, &parent, evsel, al, sample);
-        if ((sort__has_parent || symbol_conf.use_callchain) && sample->callchain) {
+        if (err)
-                err = machine__resolve_callchain(machine, evsel, al->thread,
+                return err;
-                                                 sample, &parent, al,
-                                                 rep->max_stack);
-                if (err)
-                        return err;
-        }
        he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, NULL, NULL,
                                sample->period, sample->weight,
@@ -279,30 +219,11 @@ static int perf_evsel__add_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
        if (he == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
+        err = hist_entry__append_callchain(he, sample);
-                err = callchain_append(he->callchain,
+        if (err)
-                                       &callchain_cursor,
+                goto out;
-                                       sample->period);
-                if (err)
-                        return err;
-        }
-        /*
-         * Only in the TUI browser we are doing integrated annotation,
-         * so we don't allocated the extra space needed because the stdio
-         * code will not use it.
-         */
-        if (he->ms.sym != NULL && use_browser == 1 && sort__has_sym) {
-                struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(he->ms.sym);
-                assert(evsel != NULL);
-                err = -ENOMEM;
-                if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym) < 0)
-                        goto out;
-                err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-        }
+        err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
 out:
@@ -316,13 +237,13 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
                                struct perf_evsel *evsel,
                                struct machine *machine)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = container_of(tool, struct perf_report, tool);
+        struct report *rep = container_of(tool, struct report, tool);
        struct addr_location al;
        int ret;
        if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
+                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
-                        event->header.type);
+                         event->header.type);
                return -1;
        }
@@ -333,21 +254,18 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
                return 0;
        if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
-                ret = perf_report__add_branch_hist_entry(tool, &al, sample,
+                ret = report__add_branch_hist_entry(tool, &al, sample, evsel);
-                                                         evsel, machine);
                if (ret < 0)
                        pr_debug("problem adding lbr entry, skipping event\n");
        } else if (rep->mem_mode == 1) {
-                ret = perf_report__add_mem_hist_entry(tool, &al, sample,
+                ret = report__add_mem_hist_entry(tool, &al, sample, evsel, event);
-                                                      evsel, machine, event);
                if (ret < 0)
                        pr_debug("problem adding mem entry, skipping event\n");
        } else {
                if (al.map != NULL)
                        al.map->dso->hit = 1;
-                ret = perf_evsel__add_hist_entry(tool, evsel, &al, sample,
+                ret = report__add_hist_entry(tool, evsel, &al, sample);
-                                                 machine);
                if (ret < 0)
                        pr_debug("problem incrementing symbol period, skipping event\n");
        }
@@ -360,7 +278,7 @@ static int process_read_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
                              struct perf_evsel *evsel,
                              struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = container_of(tool, struct perf_report, tool);
+        struct report *rep = container_of(tool, struct report, tool);
        if (rep->show_threads) {
                const char *name = evsel ? perf_evsel__name(evsel) : "unknown";
@@ -379,7 +297,7 @@ static int process_read_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 }
 /* For pipe mode, sample_type is not currently set */
-static int perf_report__setup_sample_type(struct perf_report *rep)
+static int report__setup_sample_type(struct report *rep)
 {
        struct perf_session *session = rep->session;
        u64 sample_type = perf_evlist__combined_sample_type(session->evlist);
@@ -424,8 +342,7 @@ static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
        session_done = 1;
 }
-static size_t hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(struct perf_report *rep,
+static size_t hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(struct hists *hists, struct report *rep,
-                                              struct hists *hists,
                                              const char *evname, FILE *fp)
 {
        size_t ret;
@@ -462,7 +379,7 @@ static size_t hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(struct perf_report *rep,
 }
 static int perf_evlist__tty_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-                                         struct perf_report *rep,
+                                         struct report *rep,
                                         const char *help)
 {
        struct perf_evsel *pos;
@@ -475,7 +392,7 @@ static int perf_evlist__tty_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
                    !perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
                        continue;
-                hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(rep, hists, evname, stdout);
+                hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(hists, rep, evname, stdout);
                hists__fprintf(hists, true, 0, 0, rep->min_percent, stdout);
                fprintf(stdout, "\n\n");
        }
@@ -495,7 +412,7 @@ static int perf_evlist__tty_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
        return 0;
 }
-static int __cmd_report(struct perf_report *rep)
+static int __cmd_report(struct report *rep)
 {
        int ret = -EINVAL;
        u64 nr_samples;
@@ -519,7 +436,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(struct perf_report *rep)
        if (rep->show_threads)
                perf_read_values_init(&rep->show_threads_values);
-        ret = perf_report__setup_sample_type(rep);
+        ret = report__setup_sample_type(rep);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
@@ -552,15 +469,17 @@ static int __cmd_report(struct perf_report *rep)
                desc);
        }
-        if (verbose > 3)
+        if (use_browser == 0) {
-                perf_session__fprintf(session, stdout);
+                if (verbose > 3)
+                        perf_session__fprintf(session, stdout);
-        if (verbose > 2)
+                if (verbose > 2)
-                perf_session__fprintf_dsos(session, stdout);
+                        perf_session__fprintf_dsos(session, stdout);
-        if (dump_trace) {
+                if (dump_trace) {
-                perf_session__fprintf_nr_events(session, stdout);
+                        perf_session__fprintf_nr_events(session, stdout);
-                return 0;
+                        return 0;
+                }
        }
        nr_samples = 0;
@@ -638,7 +557,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(struct perf_report *rep)
 static int
 parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = (struct perf_report *)opt->value;
+        struct report *rep = (struct report *)opt->value;
        char *tok, *tok2;
        char *endptr;
@@ -720,7 +639,7 @@ parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
                return -1;
 setup:
        if (callchain_register_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain params\n");
+                pr_err("Can't register callchain params\n");
                return -1;
        }
        return 0;
@@ -758,7 +677,7 @@ static int
 parse_percent_limit(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
                    int unset __maybe_unused)
 {
-        struct perf_report *rep = opt->value;
+        struct report *rep = opt->value;
        rep->min_percent = strtof(str, NULL);
        return 0;
@@ -776,7 +695,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                "perf report [<options>]",
                NULL
        };
-        struct perf_report report = {
+        struct report report = {
                .tool = {
                        .sample          = process_sample_event,
                        .mmap            = perf_event__process_mmap,
@@ -892,7 +811,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                .mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
        };
-        perf_config(perf_report_config, &report);
+        perf_config(report__config, &report);
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, report_usage, 0);
@@ -942,7 +861,7 @@ repeat:
        }
        if (report.mem_mode) {
                if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
-                        fprintf(stderr, "branch and mem mode incompatible\n");
+                        pr_err("branch and mem mode incompatible\n");
                        goto error;
                }
                sort__mode = SORT_MODE__MEMORY;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 0f3c65518a2c..6a76a07b6789 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static void *thread_func(void *ctx)
        char comm2[22];
        int fd;
-        free(parms);
+        zfree(&parms);
        sprintf(comm2, ":%s", this_task->comm);
        prctl(PR_SET_NAME, comm2);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index f8ab125aac48..6040000bdfa6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ static void print_sample_addr(union perf_event *event,
 static void print_sample_bts(union perf_event *event,
                             struct perf_sample *sample,
                             struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                             struct machine *machine,
                             struct thread *thread,
                             struct addr_location *al)
 {
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ static void print_sample_bts(union perf_event *event,
                        printf(" ");
                else
                        printf("\n");
-                perf_evsel__print_ip(evsel, sample, machine, al,
+                perf_evsel__print_ip(evsel, sample, al,
                                     output[attr->type].print_ip_opts,
                                     PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH);
        }
@@ -446,14 +445,13 @@ static void print_sample_bts(union perf_event *event,
        if (PRINT_FIELD(ADDR) ||
            ((evsel->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR) &&
             !output[attr->type].user_set))
-                print_sample_addr(event, sample, machine, thread, attr);
+                print_sample_addr(event, sample, al->machine, thread, attr);
        printf("\n");
 }
 static void process_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-                          struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine,
+                          struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct thread *thread,
-                          struct thread *thread,
                          struct addr_location *al)
 {
        struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
@@ -469,7 +467,7 @@ static void process_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
        }
        if (is_bts_event(attr)) {
-                print_sample_bts(event, sample, evsel, machine, thread, al);
+                print_sample_bts(event, sample, evsel, thread, al);
                return;
        }
@@ -477,7 +475,7 @@ static void process_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
                event_format__print(evsel->tp_format, sample->cpu,
                                    sample->raw_data, sample->raw_size);
        if (PRINT_FIELD(ADDR))
-                print_sample_addr(event, sample, machine, thread, attr);
+                print_sample_addr(event, sample, al->machine, thread, attr);
        if (PRINT_FIELD(IP)) {
                if (!symbol_conf.use_callchain)
@@ -485,7 +483,7 @@ static void process_event(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
                else
                        printf("\n");
-                perf_evsel__print_ip(evsel, sample, machine, al,
+                perf_evsel__print_ip(evsel, sample, al,
                                     output[attr->type].print_ip_opts,
                                     PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH);
        }
@@ -574,7 +572,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
        if (cpu_list && !test_bit(sample->cpu, cpu_bitmap))
                return 0;
-        scripting_ops->process_event(event, sample, evsel, machine, thread, &al);
+        scripting_ops->process_event(event, sample, evsel, thread, &al);
        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
        return 0;
@@ -1104,9 +1102,9 @@ static struct script_desc *script_desc__new(const char *name)
 static void script_desc__delete(struct script_desc *s)
 {
-        free(s->name);
+        zfree(&s->name);
-        free(s->half_liner);
+        zfree(&s->half_liner);
-        free(s->args);
+        zfree(&s->args);
        free(s);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index dab98b50c9fe..106a5e5b7842 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__alloc_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 static void perf_evsel__free_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
-        free(evsel->priv);
+        zfree(&evsel->priv);
-        evsel->priv = NULL;
 }
 static int perf_evsel__alloc_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
@@ -208,8 +207,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__alloc_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 static void perf_evsel__free_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
-        free(evsel->prev_raw_counts);
+        zfree(&evsel->prev_raw_counts);
-        evsel->prev_raw_counts = NULL;
 }
 static void perf_evlist__free_stats(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 20d4212fa337..652af0b66a62 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -488,8 +488,7 @@ static const char *cat_backtrace(union perf_event *event,
                                 * It seems the callchain is corrupted.
                                 * Discard all.
                                 */
-                                free(p);
+                                zfree(&p);
-                                p = NULL;
                                goto exit;
                        }
                        continue;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 03d37a76c612..172e91a9ce62 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -189,21 +189,18 @@ static void perf_top__record_precise_ip(struct perf_top *top,
        if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&notes->lock))
                return;
-        if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(sym) < 0) {
-                pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
-                pr_err("Not enough memory for annotating '%s' symbol!\n",
-                       sym->name);
-                sleep(1);
-                return;
-        }
        ip = he->ms.map->map_ip(he->ms.map, ip);
-        err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(sym, he->ms.map, counter, ip);
+        err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, counter, ip);
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
        if (err == -ERANGE && !he->ms.map->erange_warned)
                ui__warn_map_erange(he->ms.map, sym, ip);
+        else if (err == -ENOMEM) {
+                pr_err("Not enough memory for annotating '%s' symbol!\n",
+                       sym->name);
+                sleep(1);
+        }
 }
 static void perf_top__show_details(struct perf_top *top)
@@ -857,7 +854,7 @@ static int perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
        char msg[512];
        struct perf_evsel *counter;
        struct perf_evlist *evlist = top->evlist;
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
+        struct record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
        perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
@@ -909,7 +906,7 @@ static int perf_top__setup_sample_type(struct perf_top *top __maybe_unused)
 static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
+        struct record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
        pthread_t thread;
        int ret;
@@ -1031,7 +1028,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                .max_stack           = PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
                .sym_pcnt_filter     = 5,
        };
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = &top.record_opts;
+        struct record_opts *opts = &top.record_opts;
        struct target *target = &opts->target;
        const struct option options[] = {
        OPT_CALLBACK('e', "event", &top.evlist, "event",
@@ -1182,7 +1179,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
        if (top.delay_secs < 1)
                top.delay_secs = 1;
-        if (perf_record_opts__config(opts)) {
+        if (record_opts__config(opts)) {
                status = -EINVAL;
                goto out_delete_maps;
        }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 56bbca5bc2dc..c5b4bc51175c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__init_tp_ptr_field(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 static void perf_evsel__delete_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
-        free(evsel->priv);
+        zfree(&evsel->priv);
-        evsel->priv = NULL;
        perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
 }
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__init_syscall_tp(struct perf_evsel *evsel, void *handler)
        return -ENOMEM;
 out_delete:
-        free(evsel->priv);
+        zfree(&evsel->priv);
-        evsel->priv = NULL;
        return -ENOENT;
 }
@@ -1159,7 +1157,7 @@ struct trace {
                int             max;
                struct syscall  *table;
        } syscalls;
-        struct perf_record_opts opts;
+        struct record_opts      opts;
        struct machine          *host;
        u64                     base_time;
        bool                    full_time;
@@ -1278,10 +1276,8 @@ static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_close_fd(char *bf, size_t size,
        size_t printed = syscall_arg__scnprintf_fd(bf, size, arg);
        struct thread_trace *ttrace = arg->thread->priv;
-        if (ttrace && fd >= 0 && fd <= ttrace->paths.max) {
+        if (ttrace && fd >= 0 && fd <= ttrace->paths.max)
-                free(ttrace->paths.table[fd]);
+                zfree(&ttrace->paths.table[fd]);
-                ttrace->paths.table[fd] = NULL;
-        }
        return printed;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 5a1f4df3c3a8..14faeeb0d752 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ endif
 feature_check = $(eval $(feature_check_code))
 define feature_check_code
-  feature-$(1) := $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-$(1))" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS) $(FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-$(1))" -C config/feature-checks test-$1 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
+  feature-$(1) := $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-$(1))" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS) $(FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-$(1))" -C config/feature-checks test-$1.bin >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
 endef
 feature_set = $(eval $(feature_set_code))
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ CORE_FEATURE_TESTS =			\
 # to skip the print-out of the long features list if the file
 # existed before and after it was built:
 #
-ifeq ($(wildcard $(OUTPUT)config/feature-checks/test-all),)
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(OUTPUT)config/feature-checks/test-all.bin),)
  test-all-failed := 1
 else
  test-all-failed := 0
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ ifeq ($(feature-all), 1)
  #
  $(foreach feat,$(CORE_FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_set,$(feat)))
 else
-  $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS) -i -j -C config/feature-checks $(CORE_FEATURE_TESTS) >/dev/null 2>&1)
+  $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS) -i -j -C config/feature-checks $(addsuffix .bin,$(CORE_FEATURE_TESTS)) >/dev/null 2>&1)
  $(foreach feat,$(CORE_FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(feat)))
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/.gitignore b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80f3da0c3515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.d
+*.bin
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index bc86462e80a2..7cf6fcdacebe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -1,90 +1,90 @@
 FILES=                                  \
-        test-all                        \
+        test-all.bin                    \
-        test-backtrace                  \
+        test-backtrace.bin              \
-        test-bionic                     \
+        test-bionic.bin                 \
-        test-dwarf                      \
+        test-dwarf.bin                  \
-        test-fortify-source             \
+        test-fortify-source.bin         \
-        test-glibc                      \
+        test-glibc.bin                  \
-        test-gtk2                       \
+        test-gtk2.bin                   \
-        test-gtk2-infobar               \
+        test-gtk2-infobar.bin           \
-        test-hello                      \
+        test-hello.bin                  \
-        test-libaudit                   \
+        test-libaudit.bin               \
-        test-libbfd                     \
+        test-libbfd.bin                 \
-        test-liberty                    \
+        test-liberty.bin                \
-        test-liberty-z                  \
+        test-liberty-z.bin              \
-        test-cplus-demangle             \
+        test-cplus-demangle.bin         \
-        test-libelf                     \
+        test-libelf.bin                 \
-        test-libelf-getphdrnum          \
+        test-libelf-getphdrnum.bin      \
-        test-libelf-mmap                \
+        test-libelf-mmap.bin            \
-        test-libnuma                    \
+        test-libnuma.bin                \
-        test-libperl                    \
+        test-libperl.bin                \
-        test-libpython                  \
+        test-libpython.bin              \
-        test-libpython-version          \
+        test-libpython-version.bin      \
-        test-libslang                   \
+        test-libslang.bin               \
-        test-libunwind                  \
+        test-libunwind.bin              \
-        test-libunwind-debug-frame      \
+        test-libunwind-debug-frame.bin  \
-        test-on-exit                    \
+        test-on-exit.bin                \
-        test-stackprotector-all         \
+        test-stackprotector-all.bin     \
-        test-timerfd
+        test-timerfd.bin
 CC := $(CC) -MD
 all: $(FILES)
-BUILD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(OUTPUT)$@ $@.c $(LDFLAGS)
+BUILD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(OUTPUT)$@ $(patsubst %.bin,%.c,$@) $(LDFLAGS)
 ###############################
-test-all:
+test-all.bin:
        $(BUILD) -Werror -fstack-protector-all -O2 -Werror -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -ldw -lelf -lnuma -lelf -laudit -I/usr/include/slang -lslang $(shell pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null) $(FLAGS_PERL_EMBED) $(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED) -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl
-test-hello:
+test-hello.bin:
        $(BUILD)
-test-stackprotector-all:
+test-stackprotector-all.bin:
        $(BUILD) -Werror -fstack-protector-all
-test-fortify-source:
+test-fortify-source.bin:
        $(BUILD) -O2 -Werror -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
-test-bionic:
+test-bionic.bin:
        $(BUILD)
-test-libelf:
+test-libelf.bin:
        $(BUILD) -lelf
-test-glibc:
+test-glibc.bin:
        $(BUILD)
-test-dwarf:
+test-dwarf.bin:
        $(BUILD) -ldw
-test-libelf-mmap:
+test-libelf-mmap.bin:
        $(BUILD) -lelf
-test-libelf-getphdrnum:
+test-libelf-getphdrnum.bin:
        $(BUILD) -lelf
-test-libnuma:
+test-libnuma.bin:
        $(BUILD) -lnuma
-test-libunwind:
+test-libunwind.bin:
        $(BUILD) -lelf
-test-libunwind-debug-frame:
+test-libunwind-debug-frame.bin:
        $(BUILD) -lelf
-test-libaudit:
+test-libaudit.bin:
        $(BUILD) -laudit
-test-libslang:
+test-libslang.bin:
        $(BUILD) -I/usr/include/slang -lslang
-test-gtk2:
+test-gtk2.bin:
        $(BUILD) $(shell pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null)
-test-gtk2-infobar:
+test-gtk2-infobar.bin:
        $(BUILD) $(shell pkg-config --libs --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null)
 grep-libs  = $(filter -l%,$(1))
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ PERL_EMBED_LIBADD = $(call grep-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
 PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS = `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts 2>/dev/null`
 FLAGS_PERL_EMBED=$(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS)
-test-libperl:
+test-libperl.bin:
        $(BUILD) $(FLAGS_PERL_EMBED)
 override PYTHON := python
@@ -113,31 +113,31 @@ PYTHON_EMBED_LIBADD = $(call grep-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS))
 PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS = $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --cflags 2>/dev/null)
 FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED = $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)
-test-libpython:
+test-libpython.bin:
        $(BUILD) $(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED)
-test-libpython-version:
+test-libpython-version.bin:
        $(BUILD) $(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED)
-test-libbfd:
+test-libbfd.bin:
        $(BUILD) -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl
-test-liberty:
+test-liberty.bin:
        $(CC) -o $(OUTPUT)$@ test-libbfd.c -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl -liberty
-test-liberty-z:
+test-liberty-z.bin:
        $(CC) -o $(OUTPUT)$@ test-libbfd.c -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl -liberty -lz
-test-cplus-demangle:
+test-cplus-demangle.bin:
        $(BUILD) -liberty
-test-on-exit:
+test-on-exit.bin:
        $(BUILD)
-test-backtrace:
+test-backtrace.bin:
        $(BUILD)
-test-timerfd:
+test-timerfd.bin:
        $(BUILD)
 -include *.d
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
index f168debc5be2..4d985e0f03f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
@@ -178,10 +178,3 @@ endef
 _ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(_gea_warn)$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
 _gea_warn = $(warning The path '$(1)' is not executable.)
 _gea_err  = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately))
-ifneq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS),s),s)
-  ifneq ($(V),1)
-    QUIET_CLEAN         = @printf '  CLEAN    %s\n' $1;
-    QUIET_INSTALL       = @printf '  INSTALL  %s\n' $1;
-  endif
-endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index b23fed527514..b1cc84b01d5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ enum perf_call_graph_mode {
        CALLCHAIN_DWARF
 };
-struct perf_record_opts {
+struct record_opts {
        struct target target;
        int          call_graph;
        bool         group;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 85d4919dd623..4248d1e96848 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
        struct machines machines;
        struct machine *machine;
        struct thread *thread;
-        struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+        struct record_opts opts = {
                .mmap_pages          = UINT_MAX,
                .user_freq           = UINT_MAX,
                .user_interval       = ULLONG_MAX,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index 376c35608534..27eb75142b88 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int find_comm(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *comm)
 */
 int test__keep_tracking(void)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+        struct record_opts opts = {
                .mmap_pages          = UINT_MAX,
                .user_freq           = UINT_MAX,
                .user_interval       = ULLONG_MAX,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index 2ca0abf1b2b6..f641c35f2321 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -106,10 +106,36 @@ test_make_python_perf_so := test -f $(PERF)/python/perf.so
 test_make_perf_o     := test -f $(PERF)/perf.o
 test_make_util_map_o := test -f $(PERF)/util/map.o
-test_make_install       := test -x $$TMP_DEST/bin/perf
+define test_dest_files
-test_make_install_O     := $(test_make_install)
+  for file in $(1); do                          \
-test_make_install_bin   := $(test_make_install)
+    if [ ! -x $$TMP_DEST/$$file ]; then         \
-test_make_install_bin_O := $(test_make_install)
+      echo "  failed to find: $$file";          \
+    fi                                          \
+  done
+endef
+installed_files_bin := bin/perf
+installed_files_bin += etc/bash_completion.d/perf
+installed_files_bin += libexec/perf-core/perf-archive
+installed_files_plugins := lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_cfg80211.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_scsi.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_xen.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_function.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_sched_switch.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_mac80211.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kvm.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kmem.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_hrtimer.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_jbd2.so
+installed_files_all := $(installed_files_bin)
+installed_files_all += $(installed_files_plugins)
+test_make_install       := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_all))
+test_make_install_O     := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_all))
+test_make_install_bin   := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_bin))
+test_make_install_bin_O := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_bin))
 # FIXME nothing gets installed
 test_make_install_man    := test -f $$TMP_DEST/share/man/man1/perf.1
@@ -162,7 +188,7 @@ $(run):
        cmd="cd $(PERF) && make -f $(MK) DESTDIR=$$TMP_DEST $($@)"; \
        echo "- $@: $$cmd" && echo $$cmd > $@ && \
        ( eval $$cmd ) >> $@ 2>&1; \
-        echo "  test: $(call test,$@)"; \
+        echo "  test: $(call test,$@)" >> $@ 2>&1; \
        $(call test,$@) && \
        rm -f $@ \
        rm -rf $$TMP_DEST
@@ -174,7 +200,7 @@ $(run_O):
        cmd="cd $(PERF) && make -f $(MK) O=$$TMP_O DESTDIR=$$TMP_DEST $($(patsubst %_O,%,$@))"; \
        echo "- $@: $$cmd" && echo $$cmd > $@ && \
        ( eval $$cmd ) >> $@ 2>&1 && \
-        echo "  test: $(call test_O,$@)"; \
+        echo "  test: $(call test_O,$@)" >> $@ 2>&1; \
        $(call test_O,$@) && \
        rm -f $@ && \
        rm -rf $$TMP_O \
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
index 41cc0badb74b..774620a5aecb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+        struct record_opts opts = {
                .target = {
                        .uid = UINT_MAX,
                        .uses_mmap = true,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 93a62b06c3af..eeba562920e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ realloc:
 int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+        struct record_opts opts = {
                .target = {
                        .uid = UINT_MAX,
                        .uses_mmap = true,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index 4ca1b938f6a6..c6398b90e897 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static u64 rdtsc(void)
 */
 int test__perf_time_to_tsc(void)
 {
-        struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+        struct record_opts opts = {
                .mmap_pages          = UINT_MAX,
                .user_freq           = UINT_MAX,
                .user_interval       = ULLONG_MAX,
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index cbaa7af45513..d11541d4d7d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title,
        __ui_browser__show_title(browser, title);
        browser->title = title;
-        free(browser->helpline);
+        zfree(&browser->helpline);
-        browser->helpline = NULL;
        va_start(ap, helpline);
        err = vasprintf(&browser->helpline, helpline, ap);
@@ -268,12 +267,11 @@ int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title,
        return err ? 0 : -1;
 }
-void ui_browser__hide(struct ui_browser *browser __maybe_unused)
+void ui_browser__hide(struct ui_browser *browser)
 {
        pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
        ui_helpline__pop();
-        free(browser->helpline);
+        zfree(&browser->helpline);
-        browser->helpline = NULL;
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
index 7d45d2f53601..118cca29dd26 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ int ui_browser__help_window(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *text);
 bool ui_browser__dialog_yesno(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *text);
 int ui_browser__input_window(const char *title, const char *text, char *input,
                             const char *exit_msg, int delay_sec);
+struct perf_session_env;
+int tui__header_window(struct perf_session_env *env);
 void ui_browser__argv_seek(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);
 unsigned int ui_browser__argv_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/header.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/header.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89c16b988618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/header.c
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#include "util/cache.h"
+#include "util/debug.h"
+#include "ui/browser.h"
+#include "ui/ui.h"
+#include "ui/util.h"
+#include "ui/libslang.h"
+#include "util/header.h"
+#include "util/session.h"
+static void ui_browser__argv_write(struct ui_browser *browser,
+                                   void *entry, int row)
+{
+        char **arg = entry;
+        char *str = *arg;
+        char empty[] = " ";
+        bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(browser, row);
+        unsigned long offset = (unsigned long)browser->priv;
+        if (offset >= strlen(str))
+                str = empty;
+        else
+                str = str + offset;
+        ui_browser__set_color(browser, current_entry ? HE_COLORSET_SELECTED :
+                                                       HE_COLORSET_NORMAL);
+        slsmg_write_nstring(str, browser->width);
+}
+static int list_menu__run(struct ui_browser *menu)
+{
+        int key;
+        unsigned long offset;
+        const char help[] =
+        "h/?/F1        Show this window\n"
+        "UP/DOWN/PGUP\n"
+        "PGDN/SPACE\n"
+        "LEFT/RIGHT    Navigate\n"
+        "q/ESC/CTRL+C  Exit browser";
+        if (ui_browser__show(menu, "Header information", "Press 'q' to exit") < 0)
+                return -1;
+        while (1) {
+                key = ui_browser__run(menu, 0);
+                switch (key) {
+                case K_RIGHT:
+                        offset = (unsigned long)menu->priv;
+                        offset += 10;
+                        menu->priv = (void *)offset;
+                        continue;
+                case K_LEFT:
+                        offset = (unsigned long)menu->priv;
+                        if (offset >= 10)
+                                offset -= 10;
+                        menu->priv = (void *)offset;
+                        continue;
+                case K_F1:
+                case 'h':
+                case '?':
+                        ui_browser__help_window(menu, help);
+                        continue;
+                case K_ESC:
+                case 'q':
+                case CTRL('c'):
+                        key = -1;
+                        break;
+                default:
+                        continue;
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+        ui_browser__hide(menu);
+        return key;
+}
+static int ui__list_menu(int argc, char * const argv[])
+{
+        struct ui_browser menu = {
+                .entries    = (void *)argv,
+                .refresh    = ui_browser__argv_refresh,
+                .seek       = ui_browser__argv_seek,
+                .write      = ui_browser__argv_write,
+                .nr_entries = argc,
+        };
+        return list_menu__run(&menu);
+}
+int tui__header_window(struct perf_session_env *env)
+{
+        int i, argc = 0;
+        char **argv;
+        struct perf_session *session;
+        char *ptr, *pos;
+        size_t size;
+        FILE *fp = open_memstream(&ptr, &size);
+        session = container_of(env, struct perf_session, header.env);
+        perf_header__fprintf_info(session, fp, true);
+        fclose(fp);
+        for (pos = ptr, argc = 0; (pos = strchr(pos, '\n')) != NULL; pos++)
+                argc++;
+        argv = calloc(argc + 1, sizeof(*argv));
+        if (argv == NULL)
+                goto out;
+        argv[0] = pos = ptr;
+        for (i = 1; (pos = strchr(pos, '\n')) != NULL; i++) {
+                *pos++ = '\0';
+                argv[i] = pos;
+        }
+        BUG_ON(i != argc + 1);
+        ui__list_menu(argc, argv);
+out:
+        free(argv);
+        free(ptr);
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index a440e03cd8c2..a7045ea6d1d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1267,10 +1267,8 @@ static inline void free_popup_options(char **options, int n)
 {
        int i;
-        for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        for (i = 0; i < n; ++i)
-                free(options[i]);
+                zfree(&options[i]);
-                options[i] = NULL;
-        }
 }
 /* Check whether the browser is for 'top' or 'report' */
@@ -1329,7 +1327,7 @@ static int switch_data_file(void)
                        abs_path[nr_options] = strdup(path);
                        if (!abs_path[nr_options]) {
-                                free(options[nr_options]);
+                                zfree(&options[nr_options]);
                                ui__warning("Can't search all data files due to memory shortage.\n");
                                fclose(file);
                                break;
@@ -1400,6 +1398,36 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
        char script_opt[64];
        int delay_secs = hbt ? hbt->refresh : 0;
+#define HIST_BROWSER_HELP_COMMON                                        \
+        "h/?/F1        Show this window\n"                              \
+        "UP/DOWN/PGUP\n"                                                \
+        "PGDN/SPACE    Navigate\n"                                      \
+        "q/ESC/CTRL+C  Exit browser\n\n"                                \
+        "For multiple event sessions:\n\n"                              \
+        "TAB/UNTAB     Switch events\n\n"                               \
+        "For symbolic views (--sort has sym):\n\n"                      \
+        "->            Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n" \
+        "<-            Zoom out\n"                                      \
+        "a             Annotate current symbol\n"                       \
+        "C             Collapse all callchains\n"                       \
+        "d             Zoom into current DSO\n"                         \
+        "E             Expand all callchains\n"                         \
+        /* help messages are sorted by lexical order of the hotkey */
+        const char report_help[] = HIST_BROWSER_HELP_COMMON
+        "i             Show header information\n"
+        "P             Print histograms to perf.hist.N\n"
+        "r             Run available scripts\n"
+        "s             Switch to another data file in PWD\n"
+        "t             Zoom into current Thread\n"
+        "V             Verbose (DSO names in callchains, etc)\n"
+        "/             Filter symbol by name";
+        const char top_help[] = HIST_BROWSER_HELP_COMMON
+        "P             Print histograms to perf.hist.N\n"
+        "t             Zoom into current Thread\n"
+        "V             Verbose (DSO names in callchains, etc)\n"
+        "/             Filter symbol by name";
        if (browser == NULL)
                return -1;
@@ -1484,29 +1512,16 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
                        if (is_report_browser(hbt))
                                goto do_data_switch;
                        continue;
+                case 'i':
+                        /* env->arch is NULL for live-mode (i.e. perf top) */
+                        if (env->arch)
+                                tui__header_window(env);
+                        continue;
                case K_F1:
                case 'h':
                case '?':
                        ui_browser__help_window(&browser->b,
-                                        "h/?/F1        Show this window\n"
+                                is_report_browser(hbt) ? report_help : top_help);
-                                        "UP/DOWN/PGUP\n"
-                                        "PGDN/SPACE    Navigate\n"
-                                        "q/ESC/CTRL+C  Exit browser\n\n"
-                                        "For multiple event sessions:\n\n"
-                                        "TAB/UNTAB Switch events\n\n"
-                                        "For symbolic views (--sort has sym):\n\n"
-                                        "->            Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n"
-                                        "<-            Zoom out\n"
-                                        "a             Annotate current symbol\n"
-                                        "C             Collapse all callchains\n"
-                                        "E             Expand all callchains\n"
-                                        "d             Zoom into current DSO\n"
-                                        "t             Zoom into current Thread\n"
-                                        "r             Run available scripts('perf report' only)\n"
-                                        "s             Switch to another data file in PWD ('perf report' only)\n"
-                                        "P             Print histograms to perf.hist.N\n"
-                                        "V             Verbose (DSO names in callchains, etc)\n"
-                                        "/             Filter symbol by name");
                        continue;
                case K_ENTER:
                case K_RIGHT:
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
index d63c68ea02a8..402d2bd30b09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ int script_browse(const char *script_opt)
        if (script.b.width > AVERAGE_LINE_LEN)
                script.b.width = AVERAGE_LINE_LEN;
-        if (line)
+        free(line);
-                free(line);
        pclose(fp);
        script.nr_lines = nr_entries;
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/util.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/util.c
index 696c1fbe4248..52e7fc48af9f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/util.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ int perf_gtk__deactivate_context(struct perf_gtk_context **ctx)
        if (!perf_gtk__is_active_context(*ctx))
                return -1;
-        free(*ctx);
+        zfree(ctx);
-        *ctx = NULL;
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
index c244cb524ef2..831fbb77d1ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ print_entries:
        free(line);
 out:
-        free(rem_sq_bracket);
+        zfree(&rem_sq_bracket);
        return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/tui/util.c b/tools/perf/ui/tui/util.c
index 092902e30cee..bf890f72fe80 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/tui/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/tui/util.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ int ui_browser__input_window(const char *title, const char *text, char *input,
                t = sep + 1;
        }
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
        max_len += 2;
        nr_lines += 8;
        y = SLtt_Screen_Rows / 2 - nr_lines / 2;
@@ -120,13 +122,19 @@ int ui_browser__input_window(const char *title, const char *text, char *input,
        SLsmg_write_nstring((char *)exit_msg, max_len);
        SLsmg_refresh();
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
        x += 2;
        len = 0;
        key = ui__getch(delay_secs);
        while (key != K_TIMER && key != K_ENTER && key != K_ESC) {
+                pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
                if (key == K_BKSPC) {
-                        if (len == 0)
+                        if (len == 0) {
+                                pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
                                goto next_key;
+                        }
                        SLsmg_gotorc(y, x + --len);
                        SLsmg_write_char(' ');
                } else {
@@ -136,6 +144,8 @@ int ui_browser__input_window(const char *title, const char *text, char *input,
                }
                SLsmg_refresh();
+                pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
                /* XXX more graceful overflow handling needed */
                if (len == sizeof(buf) - 1) {
                        ui_helpline__push("maximum size of symbol name reached!");
@@ -174,6 +184,8 @@ int ui__question_window(const char *title, const char *text,
                t = sep + 1;
        }
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
        max_len += 2;
        nr_lines += 4;
        y = SLtt_Screen_Rows / 2 - nr_lines / 2,
@@ -195,6 +207,9 @@ int ui__question_window(const char *title, const char *text,
        SLsmg_gotorc(y + nr_lines - 1, x);
        SLsmg_write_nstring((char *)exit_msg, max_len);
        SLsmg_refresh();
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
        return ui__getch(delay_secs);
 }
@@ -215,9 +230,7 @@ static int __ui__warning(const char *title, const char *format, va_list args)
        if (vasprintf(&s, format, args) > 0) {
                int key;
-                pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
                key = ui__question_window(title, s, "Press any key...", 0);
-                pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
                free(s);
                return key;
        }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/alias.c b/tools/perf/util/alias.c
index e6d134773d0a..c0b43ee40d95 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/alias.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/alias.c
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv)
                                src++;
                                c = cmdline[src];
                                if (!c) {
-                                        free(*argv);
+                                        zfree(argv);
-                                        *argv = NULL;
                                        return error("cmdline ends with \\");
                                }
                        }
@@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv)
        cmdline[dst] = 0;
        if (quoted) {
-                free(*argv);
+                zfree(argv);
-                *argv = NULL;
                return error("unclosed quote");
        }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 0fcd81ea31ae..469eb679fb9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ static int disasm_line__parse(char *line, char **namep, char **rawp);
 static void ins__delete(struct ins_operands *ops)
 {
-        free(ops->source.raw);
+        zfree(&ops->source.raw);
-        free(ops->source.name);
+        zfree(&ops->source.name);
-        free(ops->target.raw);
+        zfree(&ops->target.raw);
-        free(ops->target.name);
+        zfree(&ops->target.name);
 }
 static int ins__raw_scnprintf(struct ins *ins, char *bf, size_t size,
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ static int lock__parse(struct ins_operands *ops)
        return 0;
 out_free_ops:
-        free(ops->locked.ops);
+        zfree(&ops->locked.ops);
-        ops->locked.ops = NULL;
        return 0;
 }
@@ -205,9 +204,9 @@ static int lock__scnprintf(struct ins *ins, char *bf, size_t size,
 static void lock__delete(struct ins_operands *ops)
 {
-        free(ops->locked.ops);
+        zfree(&ops->locked.ops);
-        free(ops->target.raw);
+        zfree(&ops->target.raw);
-        free(ops->target.name);
+        zfree(&ops->target.name);
 }
 static struct ins_ops lock_ops = {
@@ -256,8 +255,7 @@ static int mov__parse(struct ins_operands *ops)
        return 0;
 out_free_source:
-        free(ops->source.raw);
+        zfree(&ops->source.raw);
-        ops->source.raw = NULL;
        return -1;
 }
@@ -464,17 +462,12 @@ void symbol__annotate_zero_histograms(struct symbol *sym)
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 }
-int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
+static int __symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
-                             int evidx, u64 addr)
+                                      struct annotation *notes, int evidx, u64 addr)
 {
        unsigned offset;
-        struct annotation *notes;
        struct sym_hist *h;
-        notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
-        if (notes->src == NULL)
-                return -ENOMEM;
        pr_debug3("%s: addr=%#" PRIx64 "\n", __func__, map->unmap_ip(map, addr));
        if (addr < sym->start || addr > sym->end)
@@ -491,6 +484,33 @@ int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
        return 0;
 }
+static int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
+                                    int evidx, u64 addr)
+{
+        struct annotation *notes;
+        if (sym == NULL || use_browser != 1 || !sort__has_sym)
+                return 0;
+        notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
+        if (notes->src == NULL) {
+                if (symbol__alloc_hist(sym) < 0)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+        }
+        return __symbol__inc_addr_samples(sym, map, notes, evidx, addr);
+}
+int addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(struct addr_map_symbol *ams, int evidx)
+{
+        return symbol__inc_addr_samples(ams->sym, ams->map, evidx, ams->al_addr);
+}
+int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, u64 ip)
+{
+        return symbol__inc_addr_samples(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, evidx, ip);
+}
 static void disasm_line__init_ins(struct disasm_line *dl)
 {
        dl->ins = ins__find(dl->name);
@@ -538,8 +558,7 @@ static int disasm_line__parse(char *line, char **namep, char **rawp)
        return 0;
 out_free_name:
-        free(*namep);
+        zfree(namep);
-        *namep = NULL;
        return -1;
 }
@@ -564,7 +583,7 @@ static struct disasm_line *disasm_line__new(s64 offset, char *line, size_t privs
        return dl;
 out_free_line:
-        free(dl->line);
+        zfree(&dl->line);
 out_delete:
        free(dl);
        return NULL;
@@ -572,8 +591,8 @@ out_delete:
 void disasm_line__free(struct disasm_line *dl)
 {
-        free(dl->line);
+        zfree(&dl->line);
-        free(dl->name);
+        zfree(&dl->name);
        if (dl->ins && dl->ins->ops->free)
                dl->ins->ops->free(&dl->ops);
        else
@@ -1091,8 +1110,7 @@ static void symbol__free_source_line(struct symbol *sym, int len)
                src_line = (void *)src_line + sizeof_src_line;
        }
-        free(notes->src->lines);
+        zfree(&notes->src->lines);
-        notes->src->lines = NULL;
 }
 /* Get the filename:line for the colored entries */
@@ -1376,3 +1394,8 @@ int symbol__tty_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
        return 0;
 }
+int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize)
+{
+        return symbol__annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, privsize);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index 834b7b57b788..b2aef59d6bb2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -132,12 +132,17 @@ static inline struct annotation *symbol__annotation(struct symbol *sym)
        return &a->annotation;
 }
-int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
+int addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(struct addr_map_symbol *ams, int evidx);
-                             int evidx, u64 addr);
+int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, u64 addr);
 int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym);
 void symbol__annotate_zero_histograms(struct symbol *sym);
 int symbol__annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize);
+int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize);
 int symbol__annotate_init(struct map *map __maybe_unused, struct symbol *sym);
 int symbol__annotate_printf(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
                            struct perf_evsel *evsel, bool full_paths,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 4f7f989876ec..08b25af9eea1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static inline void callchain_cursor_advance(struct callchain_cursor *cursor)
 struct option;
-int record_parse_callchain(const char *arg, struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+int record_parse_callchain(const char *arg, struct record_opts *opts);
 int record_parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 int record_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index 96bbda1ddb83..0922aa4218c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void close_cgroup(struct cgroup_sel *cgrp)
        /* XXX: not reentrant */
        if (--cgrp->refcnt == 0) {
                close(cgrp->fd);
-                free(cgrp->name);
+                zfree(&cgrp->name);
                free(cgrp);
        }
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.c b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
index ee0df0e24cdb..67d1e404c0cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void comm_str__put(struct comm_str *cs)
 {
        if (!--cs->ref) {
                rb_erase(&cs->rb_node, &comm_str_root);
-                free(cs->str);
+                zfree(&cs->str);
                free(cs);
        }
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 8640a9121e72..299b55586502 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static int _eprintf(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
                        ui_helpline__vshow(fmt, args);
                else
                        ret = vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
-                va_end(args);
        }
        return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 4ddeecb9ff85..4045d086d9d9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -497,21 +497,18 @@ void dso__delete(struct dso *dso)
                symbols__delete(&dso->symbols[i]);
        if (dso->short_name_allocated) {
-                free((char *)dso->short_name);
+                zfree((char **)&dso->short_name);
-                dso->short_name           = NULL;
                dso->short_name_allocated = false;
        }
        if (dso->long_name_allocated) {
-                free((char *)dso->long_name);
+                zfree((char **)&dso->long_name);
-                dso->long_name           = NULL;
                dso->long_name_allocated = false;
        }
        dso_cache__free(&dso->cache);
        dso__free_a2l(dso);
-        free(dso->symsrc_filename);
+        zfree(&dso->symsrc_filename);
-        dso->symsrc_filename = NULL;
        free(dso);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 694876877ae2..45a76c69a9ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@ static pid_t perf_event__synthesize_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
        memset(&event->comm, 0, sizeof(event->comm));
-        tgid = perf_event__get_comm_tgid(pid, event->comm.comm,
+        if (machine__is_host(machine))
-                                         sizeof(event->comm.comm));
+                tgid = perf_event__get_comm_tgid(pid, event->comm.comm,
+                                                 sizeof(event->comm.comm));
+        else
+                tgid = machine->pid;
        if (tgid < 0)
                goto out;
@@ -129,7 +133,11 @@ static pid_t perf_event__synthesize_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
                goto out;
        }
-        snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/task", pid);
+        if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
+                return 0;
+        snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/proc/%d/task",
+                 machine->root_dir, pid);
        tasks = opendir(filename);
        if (tasks == NULL) {
@@ -178,7 +186,11 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(struct perf_tool *tool,
        FILE *fp;
        int rc = 0;
-        snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "/proc/%d/maps", pid);
+        if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
+                return 0;
+        snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/proc/%d/maps",
+                 machine->root_dir, pid);
        fp = fopen(filename, "r");
        if (fp == NULL) {
@@ -218,7 +230,10 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(struct perf_tool *tool,
                /*
                 * Just like the kernel, see __perf_event_mmap in kernel/perf_event.c
                 */
-                event->header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
+                if (machine__is_host(machine))
+                        event->header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
+                else
+                        event->header.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER;
                if (prot[2] != 'x') {
                        if (!mmap_data || prot[0] != 'r')
@@ -387,6 +402,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
                                   struct machine *machine, bool mmap_data)
 {
        DIR *proc;
+        char proc_path[PATH_MAX];
        struct dirent dirent, *next;
        union perf_event *comm_event, *mmap_event;
        int err = -1;
@@ -399,7 +415,12 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
        if (mmap_event == NULL)
                goto out_free_comm;
-        proc = opendir("/proc");
+        if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
+                return 0;
+        snprintf(proc_path, sizeof(proc_path), "%s/proc", machine->root_dir);
+        proc = opendir(proc_path);
        if (proc == NULL)
                goto out_free_mmap;
@@ -638,6 +659,7 @@ void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread,
        struct map_groups *mg = &thread->mg;
        bool load_map = false;
+        al->machine = machine;
        al->thread = thread;
        al->addr = addr;
        al->cpumode = cpumode;
@@ -658,15 +680,10 @@ void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread,
                al->level = 'g';
                mg = &machine->kmaps;
                load_map = true;
+        } else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER && perf_guest) {
+                al->level = 'u';
        } else {
-                /*
+                al->level = 'H';
-                 * 'u' means guest os user space.
-                 * TODO: We don't support guest user space. Might support late.
-                 */
-                if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER && perf_guest)
-                        al->level = 'u';
-                else
-                        al->level = 'H';
                al->map = NULL;
                if ((cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER ||
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index da3182914984..b08a7ecdcea1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ static void perf_evlist__purge(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 void perf_evlist__exit(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
-        free(evlist->mmap);
+        zfree(&evlist->mmap);
-        free(evlist->pollfd);
+        zfree(&evlist->pollfd);
-        evlist->mmap = NULL;
-        evlist->pollfd = NULL;
 }
 void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
@@ -587,8 +585,7 @@ void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
        for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++)
                __perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, i);
-        free(evlist->mmap);
+        zfree(&evlist->mmap);
-        evlist->mmap = NULL;
 }
 static int perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 9f64ede3ecbd..2fe51958ed85 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 struct pollfd;
 struct thread_map;
 struct cpu_map;
-struct perf_record_opts;
+struct record_opts;
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS 8
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE (1 << PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS)
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ void perf_evlist__close(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__set_id_pos(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_can_sample_identifier(void);
-void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts);
-                         struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+int record_opts__config(struct record_opts *opts);
-int perf_record_opts__config(struct perf_record_opts *opts);
 int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
                                  struct target *target,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 01ff4cfde1f5..ade8d9c1c431 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int
        return evsel;
 out_free:
-        free(evsel->name);
+        zfree(&evsel->name);
        free(evsel);
        return NULL;
 }
@@ -528,8 +528,7 @@ int perf_evsel__group_desc(struct perf_evsel *evsel, char *buf, size_t size)
 *     enable/disable events specifically, as there's no
 *     initial traced exec call.
 */
-void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts)
-                        struct perf_record_opts *opts)
 {
        struct perf_evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
        struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
@@ -751,8 +750,7 @@ void perf_evsel__free_id(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
        xyarray__delete(evsel->sample_id);
        evsel->sample_id = NULL;
-        free(evsel->id);
+        zfree(&evsel->id);
-        evsel->id = NULL;
 }
 void perf_evsel__close_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
@@ -768,7 +766,7 @@ void perf_evsel__close_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
 void perf_evsel__free_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
-        free(evsel->counts);
+        zfree(&evsel->counts);
 }
 void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
@@ -782,10 +780,10 @@ void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
        perf_evsel__exit(evsel);
        close_cgroup(evsel->cgrp);
-        free(evsel->group_name);
+        zfree(&evsel->group_name);
        if (evsel->tp_format)
                pevent_free_format(evsel->tp_format);
-        free(evsel->name);
+        zfree(&evsel->name);
        free(evsel);
 }
@@ -1961,8 +1959,7 @@ bool perf_evsel__fallback(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int err,
                evsel->attr.type   = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE;
                evsel->attr.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK;
-                free(evsel->name);
+                zfree(&evsel->name);
-                evsel->name = NULL;
                return true;
        }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 8120eeb86ac1..f1b325665aae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 struct cpu_map;
 struct thread_map;
 struct perf_evlist;
-struct perf_record_opts;
+struct record_opts;
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                        struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+                        struct record_opts *opts);
 int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type);
 void perf_evsel__calc_id_pos(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 61c54213704b..a4a60b7887ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -800,10 +800,10 @@ static void free_cpu_topo(struct cpu_topo *tp)
                return;
        for (i = 0 ; i < tp->core_sib; i++)
-                free(tp->core_siblings[i]);
+                zfree(&tp->core_siblings[i]);
        for (i = 0 ; i < tp->thread_sib; i++)
-                free(tp->thread_siblings[i]);
+                zfree(&tp->thread_siblings[i]);
        free(tp);
 }
@@ -1232,10 +1232,8 @@ static void free_event_desc(struct perf_evsel *events)
                return;
        for (evsel = events; evsel->attr.size; evsel++) {
-                if (evsel->name)
+                zfree(&evsel->name);
-                        free(evsel->name);
+                zfree(&evsel->id);
-                if (evsel->id)
-                        free(evsel->id);
        }
        free(events);
@@ -1326,8 +1324,7 @@ read_event_desc(struct perf_header *ph, int fd)
                }
        }
 out:
-        if (buf)
+        free(buf);
-                free(buf);
        return events;
 error:
        if (events)
@@ -2108,7 +2105,7 @@ static int process_group_desc(struct perf_file_section *section __maybe_unused,
        ret = 0;
 out_free:
        for (i = 0; i < nr_groups; i++)
-                free(desc[i].name);
+                zfree(&desc[i].name);
        free(desc);
        return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/help.c b/tools/perf/util/help.c
index 8b1f6e891b8a..86c37c472263 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/help.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/help.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ static void clean_cmdnames(struct cmdnames *cmds)
        unsigned int i;
        for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; ++i)
-                free(cmds->names[i]);
+                zfree(&cmds->names[i]);
-        free(cmds->names);
+        zfree(&cmds->names);
        cmds->cnt = 0;
        cmds->alloc = 0;
 }
@@ -263,9 +263,8 @@ static void add_cmd_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *old)
        for (i = 0; i < old->cnt; i++)
                cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = old->names[i];
-        free(old->names);
+        zfree(&old->names);
        old->cnt = 0;
-        old->names = NULL;
 }
 const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 822903eaa201..4ed3e883240d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "annotate.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "hist.h"
@@ -342,15 +341,15 @@ static u8 symbol__parent_filter(const struct symbol *parent)
 }
 static struct hist_entry *add_hist_entry(struct hists *hists,
-                                      struct hist_entry *entry,
+                                         struct hist_entry *entry,
-                                      struct addr_location *al,
+                                         struct addr_location *al)
-                                      u64 period,
-                                      u64 weight)
 {
        struct rb_node **p;
        struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
        struct hist_entry *he;
        int64_t cmp;
+        u64 period = entry->stat.period;
+        u64 weight = entry->stat.weight;
        p = &hists->entries_in->rb_node;
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ static struct hist_entry *add_hist_entry(struct hists *hists,
                         * This mem info was allocated from machine__resolve_mem
                         * and will not be used anymore.
                         */
-                        free(entry->mem_info);
+                        zfree(&entry->mem_info);
                        /* If the map of an existing hist_entry has
                         * become out-of-date due to an exec() or
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
                .transaction = transaction,
        };
-        return add_hist_entry(hists, &entry, al, period, weight);
+        return add_hist_entry(hists, &entry, al);
 }
 int64_t
@@ -476,8 +475,8 @@ hist_entry__collapse(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 void hist_entry__free(struct hist_entry *he)
 {
-        free(he->branch_info);
+        zfree(&he->branch_info);
-        free(he->mem_info);
+        zfree(&he->mem_info);
        free_srcline(he->srcline);
        free(he);
 }
@@ -807,16 +806,6 @@ void hists__filter_by_symbol(struct hists *hists)
        }
 }
-int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, u64 ip)
-{
-        return symbol__inc_addr_samples(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, evidx, ip);
-}
-int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize)
-{
-        return symbol__annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, privsize);
-}
 void events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type)
 {
        ++stats->nr_events[0];
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index b621347a1585..a59743fa3ef7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ size_t events_stats__fprintf(struct events_stats *stats, FILE *fp);
 size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
                      int max_cols, float min_pcnt, FILE *fp);
-int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, u64 addr);
-int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize);
 void hists__filter_by_dso(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__filter_by_thread(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__filter_by_symbol(struct hists *hists);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index c78cc84f433e..a98538dc465a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ void machine__exit(struct machine *machine)
        map_groups__exit(&machine->kmaps);
        dsos__delete(&machine->user_dsos);
        dsos__delete(&machine->kernel_dsos);
-        free(machine->root_dir);
+        zfree(&machine->root_dir);
-        machine->root_dir = NULL;
 }
 void machine__delete(struct machine *machine)
@@ -562,11 +561,10 @@ void machine__destroy_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
                         * on one of them.
                         */
                        if (type == MAP__FUNCTION) {
-                                free((char *)kmap->ref_reloc_sym->name);
+                                zfree((char **)&kmap->ref_reloc_sym->name);
-                                kmap->ref_reloc_sym->name = NULL;
+                                zfree(&kmap->ref_reloc_sym);
-                                free(kmap->ref_reloc_sym);
+                        } else
-                        }
+                                kmap->ref_reloc_sym = NULL;
-                        kmap->ref_reloc_sym = NULL;
                }
                map__delete(machine->vmlinux_maps[type]);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 094c28ba2fae..0153435b8427 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ struct tracepoint_path *tracepoint_id_to_path(u64 config)
                                }
                                path->name = malloc(MAX_EVENT_LENGTH);
                                if (!path->name) {
-                                        free(path->system);
+                                        zfree(&path->system);
                                        free(path);
                                        return NULL;
                                }
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ struct tracepoint_path *tracepoint_name_to_path(const char *name)
        path->name = strdup(str+1);
        if (path->system == NULL || path->name == NULL) {
-                free(path->system);
+                zfree(&path->system);
-                free(path->name);
+                zfree(&path->name);
                free(path);
                path = NULL;
        }
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ int parse_events_terms(struct list_head *terms, const char *str)
        ret = parse_events__scanner(str, &data, PE_START_TERMS);
        if (!ret) {
                list_splice(data.terms, terms);
-                free(data.terms);
+                zfree(&data.terms);
                return 0;
        }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 56fc10a5e288..0934d645ebdc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ void print_pmu_events(const char *event_glob, bool name_only)
                        continue;
                }
                printf("  %-50s [Kernel PMU event]\n", aliases[j]);
-                free(aliases[j]);
+                zfree(&aliases[j]);
                printed++;
        }
        if (printed)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 544ac1898a9f..86ed8580c3cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -172,6 +172,52 @@ const char *kernel_get_module_path(const char *module)
        return (dso) ? dso->long_name : NULL;
 }
+/* Copied from unwind.c */
+static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
+                                    GElf_Shdr *shp, const char *name)
+{
+        Elf_Scn *sec = NULL;
+        while ((sec = elf_nextscn(elf, sec)) != NULL) {
+                char *str;
+                gelf_getshdr(sec, shp);
+                str = elf_strptr(elf, ep->e_shstrndx, shp->sh_name);
+                if (!strcmp(name, str))
+                        break;
+        }
+        return sec;
+}
+static int get_text_start_address(const char *exec, unsigned long *address)
+{
+        Elf *elf;
+        GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
+        GElf_Shdr shdr;
+        int fd, ret = -ENOENT;
+        fd = open(exec, O_RDONLY);
+        if (fd < 0)
+                return -errno;
+        elf = elf_begin(fd, PERF_ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
+        if (elf == NULL)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL)
+                goto out;
+        if (!elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, ".text"))
+                goto out;
+        *address = shdr.sh_addr - shdr.sh_offset;
+        ret = 0;
+out:
+        elf_end(elf);
+        return ret;
+}
 static int init_user_exec(void)
 {
        int ret = 0;
@@ -186,6 +232,37 @@ static int init_user_exec(void)
        return ret;
 }
+static int convert_exec_to_group(const char *exec, char **result)
+{
+        char *ptr1, *ptr2, *exec_copy;
+        char buf[64];
+        int ret;
+        exec_copy = strdup(exec);
+        if (!exec_copy)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        ptr1 = basename(exec_copy);
+        if (!ptr1) {
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                goto out;
+        }
+        ptr2 = strpbrk(ptr1, "-._");
+        if (ptr2)
+                *ptr2 = '\0';
+        ret = e_snprintf(buf, 64, "%s_%s", PERFPROBE_GROUP, ptr1);
+        if (ret < 0)
+                goto out;
+        *result = strdup(buf);
+        ret = *result ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+out:
+        free(exec_copy);
+        return ret;
+}
 static int convert_to_perf_probe_point(struct probe_trace_point *tp,
                                        struct perf_probe_point *pp)
 {
@@ -261,6 +338,40 @@ static int kprobe_convert_to_perf_probe(struct probe_trace_point *tp,
        return 0;
 }
+static int add_exec_to_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs,
+                                          int ntevs, const char *exec)
+{
+        int i, ret = 0;
+        unsigned long offset, stext = 0;
+        char buf[32];
+        if (!exec)
+                return 0;
+        ret = get_text_start_address(exec, &stext);
+        if (ret < 0)
+                return ret;
+        for (i = 0; i < ntevs && ret >= 0; i++) {
+                offset = tevs[i].point.address - stext;
+                offset += tevs[i].point.offset;
+                tevs[i].point.offset = 0;
+                zfree(&tevs[i].point.symbol);
+                ret = e_snprintf(buf, 32, "0x%lx", offset);
+                if (ret < 0)
+                        break;
+                tevs[i].point.module = strdup(exec);
+                tevs[i].point.symbol = strdup(buf);
+                if (!tevs[i].point.symbol || !tevs[i].point.module) {
+                        ret = -ENOMEM;
+                        break;
+                }
+                tevs[i].uprobes = true;
+        }
+        return ret;
+}
 static int add_module_to_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs,
                                            int ntevs, const char *module)
 {
@@ -290,9 +401,7 @@ static int add_module_to_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs,
                }
        }
-        if (tmp)
+        free(tmp);
-                free(tmp);
        return ret;
 }
@@ -305,15 +414,6 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
        struct debuginfo *dinfo;
        int ntevs, ret = 0;
-        if (pev->uprobes) {
-                if (need_dwarf) {
-                        pr_warning("Debuginfo-analysis is not yet supported"
-                                        " with -x/--exec option.\n");
-                        return -ENOSYS;
-                }
-                return convert_name_to_addr(pev, target);
-        }
        dinfo = open_debuginfo(target);
        if (!dinfo) {
@@ -332,9 +432,14 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
        if (ntevs > 0) {        /* Succeeded to find trace events */
                pr_debug("find %d probe_trace_events.\n", ntevs);
-                if (target)
+                if (target) {
-                        ret = add_module_to_probe_trace_events(*tevs, ntevs,
+                        if (pev->uprobes)
-                                                               target);
+                                ret = add_exec_to_probe_trace_events(*tevs,
+                                                 ntevs, target);
+                        else
+                                ret = add_module_to_probe_trace_events(*tevs,
+                                                 ntevs, target);
+                }
                return ret < 0 ? ret : ntevs;
        }
@@ -401,15 +506,13 @@ static int get_real_path(const char *raw_path, const char *comp_dir,
                case EFAULT:
                        raw_path = strchr(++raw_path, '/');
                        if (!raw_path) {
-                                free(*new_path);
+                                zfree(new_path);
-                                *new_path = NULL;
                                return -ENOENT;
                        }
                        continue;
                default:
-                        free(*new_path);
+                        zfree(new_path);
-                        *new_path = NULL;
                        return -errno;
                }
        }
@@ -580,7 +683,7 @@ static int show_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *dinfo,
                 */
                fprintf(stdout, "\t@<%s+%lu>\n", vl->point.symbol,
                        vl->point.offset);
-                free(vl->point.symbol);
+                zfree(&vl->point.symbol);
                nvars = 0;
                if (vl->vars) {
                        strlist__for_each(node, vl->vars) {
@@ -654,9 +757,6 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
                return -ENOSYS;
        }
-        if (pev->uprobes)
-                return convert_name_to_addr(pev, target);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1278,8 +1378,7 @@ static char *synthesize_perf_probe_point(struct perf_probe_point *pp)
 error:
        pr_debug("Failed to synthesize perf probe point: %s\n",
                 strerror(-ret));
-        if (buf)
+        free(buf);
-                free(buf);
        return NULL;
 }
@@ -1480,34 +1579,25 @@ void clear_perf_probe_event(struct perf_probe_event *pev)
        struct perf_probe_arg_field *field, *next;
        int i;
-        if (pev->event)
+        free(pev->event);
-                free(pev->event);
+        free(pev->group);
-        if (pev->group)
+        free(pp->file);
-                free(pev->group);
+        free(pp->function);
-        if (pp->file)
+        free(pp->lazy_line);
-                free(pp->file);
-        if (pp->function)
-                free(pp->function);
-        if (pp->lazy_line)
-                free(pp->lazy_line);
        for (i = 0; i < pev->nargs; i++) {
-                if (pev->args[i].name)
+                free(pev->args[i].name);
-                        free(pev->args[i].name);
+                free(pev->args[i].var);
-                if (pev->args[i].var)
+                free(pev->args[i].type);
-                        free(pev->args[i].var);
-                if (pev->args[i].type)
-                        free(pev->args[i].type);
                field = pev->args[i].field;
                while (field) {
                        next = field->next;
-                        if (field->name)
+                        zfree(&field->name);
-                                free(field->name);
                        free(field);
                        field = next;
                }
        }
-        if (pev->args)
+        free(pev->args);
-                free(pev->args);
        memset(pev, 0, sizeof(*pev));
 }
@@ -1516,21 +1606,14 @@ static void clear_probe_trace_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev)
        struct probe_trace_arg_ref *ref, *next;
        int i;
-        if (tev->event)
+        free(tev->event);
-                free(tev->event);
+        free(tev->group);
-        if (tev->group)
+        free(tev->point.symbol);
-                free(tev->group);
+        free(tev->point.module);
-        if (tev->point.symbol)
-                free(tev->point.symbol);
-        if (tev->point.module)
-                free(tev->point.module);
        for (i = 0; i < tev->nargs; i++) {
-                if (tev->args[i].name)
+                free(tev->args[i].name);
-                        free(tev->args[i].name);
+                free(tev->args[i].value);
-                if (tev->args[i].value)
+                free(tev->args[i].type);
-                        free(tev->args[i].value);
-                if (tev->args[i].type)
-                        free(tev->args[i].type);
                ref = tev->args[i].ref;
                while (ref) {
                        next = ref->next;
@@ -1538,8 +1621,7 @@ static void clear_probe_trace_event(struct probe_trace_event *tev)
                        ref = next;
                }
        }
-        if (tev->args)
+        free(tev->args);
-                free(tev->args);
        memset(tev, 0, sizeof(*tev));
 }
@@ -1913,14 +1995,29 @@ static int convert_to_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
                                          int max_tevs, const char *target)
 {
        struct symbol *sym;
-        int ret = 0, i;
+        int ret, i;
        struct probe_trace_event *tev;
+        if (pev->uprobes && !pev->group) {
+                /* Replace group name if not given */
+                ret = convert_exec_to_group(target, &pev->group);
+                if (ret != 0) {
+                        pr_warning("Failed to make a group name.\n");
+                        return ret;
+                }
+        }
        /* Convert perf_probe_event with debuginfo */
        ret = try_to_find_probe_trace_events(pev, tevs, max_tevs, target);
        if (ret != 0)
                return ret;     /* Found in debuginfo or got an error */
+        if (pev->uprobes) {
+                ret = convert_name_to_addr(pev, target);
+                if (ret < 0)
+                        return ret;
+        }
        /* Allocate trace event buffer */
        tev = *tevs = zalloc(sizeof(struct probe_trace_event));
        if (tev == NULL)
@@ -2056,7 +2153,7 @@ end:
        for (i = 0; i < npevs; i++) {
                for (j = 0; j < pkgs[i].ntevs; j++)
                        clear_probe_trace_event(&pkgs[i].tevs[j]);
-                free(pkgs[i].tevs);
+                zfree(&pkgs[i].tevs);
        }
        free(pkgs);
@@ -2281,7 +2378,7 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
        struct perf_probe_point *pp = &pev->point;
        struct symbol *sym;
        struct map *map = NULL;
-        char *function = NULL, *name = NULL;
+        char *function = NULL;
        int ret = -EINVAL;
        unsigned long long vaddr = 0;
@@ -2297,12 +2394,7 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
                goto out;
        }
-        name = realpath(exec, NULL);
+        map = dso__new_map(exec);
-        if (!name) {
-                pr_warning("Cannot find realpath for %s.\n", exec);
-                goto out;
-        }
-        map = dso__new_map(name);
        if (!map) {
                pr_warning("Cannot find appropriate DSO for %s.\n", exec);
                goto out;
@@ -2367,7 +2459,5 @@ out:
        }
        if (function)
                free(function);
-        if (name)
-                free(name);
        return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index f9f3de8b4220..d481c46e0796 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct probe_trace_point {
        char            *symbol;        /* Base symbol */
        char            *module;        /* Module name */
        unsigned long   offset;         /* Offset from symbol */
+        unsigned long   address;        /* Actual address of the trace point */
        bool            retprobe;       /* Return probe flag */
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index ffb657ffd327..061edb162b5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -226,10 +226,8 @@ struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path)
        if (!dbg)
                return NULL;
-        if (debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(dbg, path) < 0) {
+        if (debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(dbg, path) < 0)
-                free(dbg);
+                zfree(&dbg);
-                dbg = NULL;
-        }
        return dbg;
 }
@@ -241,10 +239,8 @@ struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new_online_kernel(unsigned long addr)
        if (!dbg)
                return NULL;
-        if (debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(dbg, (Dwarf_Addr)addr) < 0) {
+        if (debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(dbg, (Dwarf_Addr)addr) < 0)
-                free(dbg);
+                zfree(&dbg);
-                dbg = NULL;
-        }
        return dbg;
 }
@@ -729,6 +725,7 @@ static int convert_to_trace_point(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, Dwfl_Module *mod,
                return -ENOENT;
        }
        tp->offset = (unsigned long)(paddr - sym.st_value);
+        tp->address = (unsigned long)paddr;
        tp->symbol = strdup(symbol);
        if (!tp->symbol)
                return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1301,8 +1298,7 @@ int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *dbg,
        ret = debuginfo__find_probes(dbg, &tf.pf);
        if (ret < 0) {
-                free(*tevs);
+                zfree(tevs);
-                *tevs = NULL;
                return ret;
        }
@@ -1413,13 +1409,10 @@ int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *dbg,
        if (ret < 0) {
                /* Free vlist for error */
                while (af.nvls--) {
-                        if (af.vls[af.nvls].point.symbol)
+                        zfree(&af.vls[af.nvls].point.symbol);
-                                free(af.vls[af.nvls].point.symbol);
+                        strlist__delete(af.vls[af.nvls].vars);
-                        if (af.vls[af.nvls].vars)
-                                strlist__delete(af.vls[af.nvls].vars);
                }
-                free(af.vls);
+                zfree(vls);
-                *vls = NULL;
                return ret;
        }
@@ -1523,10 +1516,7 @@ post:
        if (fname) {
                ppt->file = strdup(fname);
                if (ppt->file == NULL) {
-                        if (ppt->function) {
+                        zfree(&ppt->function);
-                                free(ppt->function);
-                                ppt->function = NULL;
-                        }
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                        goto end;
                }
@@ -1580,8 +1570,7 @@ static int find_line_range_by_line(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, struct line_finder *lf)
                else
                        ret = 0;        /* Lines are not found */
        else {
-                free(lf->lr->path);
+                zfree(&lf->lr->path);
-                lf->lr->path = NULL;
        }
        return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index e5104538c354..104a47563d39 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ bool perf_can_sample_identifier(void)
        return perf_probe_api(perf_probe_sample_identifier);
 }
-void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts)
-                        struct perf_record_opts *opts)
 {
        struct perf_evsel *evsel;
        bool use_sample_identifier = false;
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ static int get_max_rate(unsigned int *rate)
        return filename__read_int(path, (int *) rate);
 }
-static int perf_record_opts__config_freq(struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+static int record_opts__config_freq(struct record_opts *opts)
 {
        bool user_freq = opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX;
        unsigned int max_rate;
@@ -173,9 +172,9 @@ static int perf_record_opts__config_freq(struct perf_record_opts *opts)
        return 0;
 }
-int perf_record_opts__config(struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+int record_opts__config(struct record_opts *opts)
 {
-        return perf_record_opts__config_freq(opts);
+        return record_opts__config_freq(opts);
 }
 bool perf_evlist__can_select_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *str)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index d5e5969f6fea..e108207c5de0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ static void define_event_symbols(struct event_format *event,
                zero_flag_atom = 0;
                break;
        case PRINT_FIELD:
-                if (cur_field_name)
+                free(cur_field_name);
-                        free(cur_field_name);
                cur_field_name = strdup(args->field.name);
                break;
        case PRINT_FLAGS:
@@ -257,12 +256,9 @@ static inline struct event_format *find_cache_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
        return event;
 }
-static void perl_process_tracepoint(union perf_event *perf_event __maybe_unused,
+static void perl_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                    struct perf_sample *sample,
                                    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                    struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
+                                    struct thread *thread)
-                                    struct thread *thread,
-                                        struct addr_location *al)
 {
        struct format_field *field;
        static char handler[256];
@@ -349,10 +345,7 @@ static void perl_process_tracepoint(union perf_event *perf_event __maybe_unused,
 static void perl_process_event_generic(union perf_event *event,
                                       struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                       struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                                       struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-                                       struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
-                                       struct thread *thread __maybe_unused,
-                                           struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused)
 {
        dSP;
@@ -377,12 +370,11 @@ static void perl_process_event_generic(union perf_event *event,
 static void perl_process_event(union perf_event *event,
                               struct perf_sample *sample,
                               struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                               struct machine *machine,
                               struct thread *thread,
-                                   struct addr_location *al)
+                               struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused)
 {
-        perl_process_tracepoint(event, sample, evsel, machine, thread, al);
+        perl_process_tracepoint(sample, evsel, thread);
-        perl_process_event_generic(event, sample, evsel, machine, thread, al);
+        perl_process_event_generic(event, sample, evsel);
 }
 static void run_start_sub(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 53c20e7fd900..cd9774df3750 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ static void define_event_symbols(struct event_format *event,
                zero_flag_atom = 0;
                break;
        case PRINT_FIELD:
-                if (cur_field_name)
+                free(cur_field_name);
-                        free(cur_field_name);
                cur_field_name = strdup(args->field.name);
                break;
        case PRINT_FLAGS:
@@ -231,13 +230,10 @@ static inline struct event_format *find_cache_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
        return event;
 }
-static void python_process_tracepoint(union perf_event *perf_event
+static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                      __maybe_unused,
+                                      struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                 struct perf_sample *sample,
+                                      struct thread *thread,
-                                 struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                                      struct addr_location *al)
-                                 struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
-                                 struct thread *thread,
-                                 struct addr_location *al)
 {
        PyObject *handler, *retval, *context, *t, *obj, *dict = NULL;
        static char handler_name[256];
@@ -351,11 +347,8 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(union perf_event *perf_event
        Py_DECREF(t);
 }
-static void python_process_general_event(union perf_event *perf_event
+static void python_process_general_event(struct perf_sample *sample,
-                                         __maybe_unused,
-                                         struct perf_sample *sample,
                                         struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                         struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
                                         struct thread *thread,
                                         struct addr_location *al)
 {
@@ -411,22 +404,19 @@ exit:
        Py_DECREF(t);
 }
-static void python_process_event(union perf_event *perf_event,
+static void python_process_event(union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
                                 struct perf_sample *sample,
                                 struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                                 struct machine *machine,
                                 struct thread *thread,
                                 struct addr_location *al)
 {
        switch (evsel->attr.type) {
        case PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT:
-                python_process_tracepoint(perf_event, sample, evsel,
+                python_process_tracepoint(sample, evsel, thread, al);
-                                          machine, thread, al);
                break;
        /* Reserve for future process_hw/sw/raw APIs */
        default:
-                python_process_general_event(perf_event, sample, evsel,
+                python_process_general_event(sample, evsel, thread, al);
-                                             machine, thread, al);
        }
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 989b2e377626..8ffe29c55d0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@ static void perf_session__delete_threads(struct perf_session *session)
 static void perf_session_env__delete(struct perf_session_env *env)
 {
-        free(env->hostname);
+        zfree(&env->hostname);
-        free(env->os_release);
+        zfree(&env->os_release);
-        free(env->version);
+        zfree(&env->version);
-        free(env->arch);
+        zfree(&env->arch);
-        free(env->cpu_desc);
+        zfree(&env->cpu_desc);
-        free(env->cpuid);
+        zfree(&env->cpuid);
-        free(env->cmdline);
+        zfree(&env->cmdline);
-        free(env->sibling_cores);
+        zfree(&env->sibling_cores);
-        free(env->sibling_threads);
+        zfree(&env->sibling_threads);
-        free(env->numa_nodes);
+        zfree(&env->numa_nodes);
-        free(env->pmu_mappings);
+        zfree(&env->pmu_mappings);
 }
 void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session)
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ static struct machine *
                                               struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
        const u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+        struct machine *machine;
        if (perf_guest &&
            ((cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL) ||
@@ -842,7 +843,11 @@ static struct machine *
                else
                        pid = sample->pid;
-                return perf_session__findnew_machine(session, pid);
+                machine = perf_session__find_machine(session, pid);
+                if (!machine)
+                        machine = perf_session__findnew_machine(session,
+                                                DEFAULT_GUEST_KERNEL_ID);
+                return machine;
        }
        return &session->machines.host;
@@ -1467,7 +1472,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_session__find_first_evtype(struct perf_session *session,
 }
 void perf_evsel__print_ip(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
-                          struct machine *machine, struct addr_location *al,
+                          struct addr_location *al,
                          unsigned int print_opts, unsigned int stack_depth)
 {
        struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
@@ -1482,7 +1487,7 @@ void perf_evsel__print_ip(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
        if (symbol_conf.use_callchain && sample->callchain) {
                struct addr_location node_al;
-                if (machine__resolve_callchain(machine, evsel, al->thread,
+                if (machine__resolve_callchain(al->machine, evsel, al->thread,
                                               sample, NULL, NULL,
                                               PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) != 0) {
                        if (verbose)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 9c25d49900af..3140f8ae6148 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_session__find_first_evtype(struct perf_session *session,
                                            unsigned int type);
 void perf_evsel__print_ip(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
-                          struct machine *machine, struct addr_location *al,
+                          struct addr_location *al,
                          unsigned int print_opts, unsigned int stack_depth);
 int perf_session__cpu_bitmap(struct perf_session *session,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 8b0bb1f4494a..635cd8f8b22e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ int		have_ignore_callees = 0;
 int             sort__need_collapse = 0;
 int             sort__has_parent = 0;
 int             sort__has_sym = 0;
+int             sort__has_dso = 0;
 enum sort_mode  sort__mode = SORT_MODE__NORMAL;
 enum sort_type  sort__first_dimension;
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ struct sort_entry sort_dso = {
 /* --sort symbol */
+static int64_t _sort__addr_cmp(u64 left_ip, u64 right_ip)
+{
+        return (int64_t)(right_ip - left_ip);
+}
 static int64_t _sort__sym_cmp(struct symbol *sym_l, struct symbol *sym_r)
 {
        u64 ip_l, ip_r;
@@ -183,15 +189,17 @@ sort__sym_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
        int64_t ret;
        if (!left->ms.sym && !right->ms.sym)
-                return right->level - left->level;
+                return _sort__addr_cmp(left->ip, right->ip);
        /*
         * comparing symbol address alone is not enough since it's a
         * relative address within a dso.
         */
-        ret = sort__dso_cmp(left, right);
+        if (!sort__has_dso) {
-        if (ret != 0)
+                ret = sort__dso_cmp(left, right);
-                return ret;
+                if (ret != 0)
+                        return ret;
+        }
        return _sort__sym_cmp(left->ms.sym, right->ms.sym);
 }
@@ -372,7 +380,7 @@ sort__sym_from_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
        struct addr_map_symbol *from_r = &right->branch_info->from;
        if (!from_l->sym && !from_r->sym)
-                return right->level - left->level;
+                return _sort__addr_cmp(from_l->addr, from_r->addr);
        return _sort__sym_cmp(from_l->sym, from_r->sym);
 }
@@ -384,7 +392,7 @@ sort__sym_to_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
        struct addr_map_symbol *to_r = &right->branch_info->to;
        if (!to_l->sym && !to_r->sym)
-                return right->level - left->level;
+                return _sort__addr_cmp(to_l->addr, to_r->addr);
        return _sort__sym_cmp(to_l->sym, to_r->sym);
 }
@@ -1056,6 +1064,8 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
                        sort__has_parent = 1;
                } else if (sd->entry == &sort_sym) {
                        sort__has_sym = 1;
+                } else if (sd->entry == &sort_dso) {
+                        sort__has_dso = 1;
                }
                __sort_dimension__add(sd, i);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index 58b2bd8f38c9..7e67879ebd25 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static struct a2l_data *addr2line_init(const char *path)
 out:
        if (a2l) {
-                free((void *)a2l->input);
+                zfree((void **)&a2l->input);
                free(a2l);
        }
        bfd_close(abfd);
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static void addr2line_cleanup(struct a2l_data *a2l)
 {
        if (a2l->abfd)
                bfd_close(a2l->abfd);
-        free((void *)a2l->input);
+        zfree((void **)&a2l->input);
-        free(a2l->syms);
+        zfree(&a2l->syms);
        free(a2l);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
index cfa906882e2c..4abe23550c73 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *sb, ssize_t hint)
 void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *sb)
 {
        if (sb->alloc) {
-                free(sb->buf);
+                zfree(&sb->buf);
                strbuf_init(sb, 0);
        }
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c
index 3edd0538161f..79a757a2a15c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static void strfilter_node__delete(struct strfilter_node *node)
 {
        if (node) {
                if (node->p && !is_operator(*node->p))
-                        free((char *)node->p);
+                        zfree((char **)&node->p);
                strfilter_node__delete(node->l);
                strfilter_node__delete(node->r);
                free(node);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/string.c b/tools/perf/util/string.c
index f0b0c008c507..2553e5b55b89 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/string.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/string.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void argv_free(char **argv)
 {
        char **p;
        for (p = argv; *p; p++)
-                free(*p);
+                zfree(p);
        free(argv);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strlist.c b/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
index eabdce0a2daa..61a90bf24b4d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 */
 #include "strlist.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ out_delete:
 static void str_node__delete(struct str_node *snode, bool dupstr)
 {
        if (dupstr)
-                free((void *)snode->s);
+                zfree((void **)&snode->s);
        free(snode);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c b/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c
index 56a84f2cc46d..43262b83c541 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/svghelper.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "perf.h"
 #include "svghelper.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 static u64 first_time, last_time;
@@ -708,8 +709,8 @@ int svg_build_topology_map(char *sib_core, int sib_core_nr,
        return 0;
 exit:
-        free(t.sib_core);
+        zfree(&t.sib_core);
-        free(t.sib_thr);
+        zfree(&t.sib_thr);
        return -1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index bf0ce29567b6..4b0a127a4d3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ bool symsrc__has_symtab(struct symsrc *ss)
 void symsrc__destroy(struct symsrc *ss)
 {
-        free(ss->name);
+        zfree(&ss->name);
        elf_end(ss->elf);
        close(ss->fd);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
index ac7070a2f2b6..bd15f490d04f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ bool symsrc__has_symtab(struct symsrc *ss __maybe_unused)
 void symsrc__destroy(struct symsrc *ss)
 {
-        free(ss->name);
+        zfree(&ss->name);
        close(ss->fd);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 923d00040bbf..39ce9adbaaf0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static void delete_modules(struct rb_root *modules)
                mi = rb_entry(next, struct module_info, rb_node);
                next = rb_next(&mi->rb_node);
                rb_erase(&mi->rb_node, modules);
-                free(mi->name);
+                zfree(&mi->name);
                free(mi);
        }
 }
@@ -1621,13 +1621,10 @@ static int dso__load_guest_kernel_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 static void vmlinux_path__exit(void)
 {
-        while (--vmlinux_path__nr_entries >= 0) {
+        while (--vmlinux_path__nr_entries >= 0)
-                free(vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries]);
+                zfree(&vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries]);
-                vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = NULL;
-        }
-        free(vmlinux_path);
+        zfree(&vmlinux_path);
-        vmlinux_path = NULL;
 }
 static int vmlinux_path__init(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 8a9d910c5345..cbd680361806 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct mem_info {
 };
 struct addr_location {
+        struct machine *machine;
        struct thread *thread;
        struct map    *map;
        struct symbol *sym;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
index 9b5f856cc280..5d3215912105 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "strlist.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include "thread_map.h"
+#include "util.h"
 /* Skip "." and ".." directories */
 static int filter(const struct dirent *dir)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_pid(pid_t pid)
        }
        for (i=0; i<items; i++)
-                free(namelist[i]);
+                zfree(&namelist[i]);
        free(namelist);
        return threads;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_uid(uid_t uid)
                        threads->map[threads->nr + i] = atoi(namelist[i]->d_name);
                for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
-                        free(namelist[i]);
+                        zfree(&namelist[i]);
                free(namelist);
                threads->nr += items;
@@ -134,12 +135,11 @@ out_free_threads:
 out_free_namelist:
        for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
-                free(namelist[i]);
+                zfree(&namelist[i]);
        free(namelist);
 out_free_closedir:
-        free(threads);
+        zfree(&threads);
-        threads = NULL;
        goto out_closedir;
 }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static struct thread_map *thread_map__new_by_pid_str(const char *pid_str)
                for (i = 0; i < items; i++) {
                        threads->map[j++] = atoi(namelist[i]->d_name);
-                        free(namelist[i]);
+                        zfree(&namelist[i]);
                }
                threads->nr = total_tasks;
                free(namelist);
@@ -206,12 +206,11 @@ out:
 out_free_namelist:
        for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
-                free(namelist[i]);
+                zfree(&namelist[i]);
        free(namelist);
 out_free_threads:
-        free(threads);
+        zfree(&threads);
-        threads = NULL;
        goto out;
 }
@@ -262,8 +261,7 @@ out:
        return threads;
 out_free_threads:
-        free(threads);
+        zfree(&threads);
-        threads = NULL;
        goto out;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.c b/tools/perf/util/top.c
index ce793c7dd23c..8e517def925b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size)
        float samples_per_sec;
        float ksamples_per_sec;
        float esamples_percent;
-        struct perf_record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
+        struct record_opts *opts = &top->record_opts;
        struct target *target = &opts->target;
        size_t ret = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index 88cfeaff600b..dab14d0ad3d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct perf_session;
 struct perf_top {
        struct perf_tool   tool;
        struct perf_evlist *evlist;
-        struct perf_record_opts record_opts;
+        struct record_opts record_opts;
        /*
         * Symbols will be added here in perf_event__process_sample and will
         * get out after decayed.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index c354b95a2348..7e6fcfe8b438 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ put_tracepoints_path(struct tracepoint_path *tps)
                struct tracepoint_path *t = tps;
                tps = tps->next;
-                free(t->name);
+                zfree(&t->name);
-                free(t->system);
+                zfree(&t->system);
                free(t);
        }
 }
@@ -562,10 +562,8 @@ out:
                output_fd = fd;
        }
-        if (err) {
+        if (err)
-                free(tdata);
+                zfree(&tdata);
-                tdata = NULL;
-        }
        put_tracepoints_path(tps);
        return tdata;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
index 95199e4eea97..57aaccc1692e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ static int stop_script_unsupported(void)
 static void process_event_unsupported(union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
                                      struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
                                      struct perf_evsel *evsel __maybe_unused,
-                                      struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
                                      struct thread *thread __maybe_unused,
-                                          struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused)
+                                      struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused)
 {
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 3a01618c5b87..7b6d68688327 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct scripting_ops {
        void (*process_event) (union perf_event *event,
                               struct perf_sample *sample,
                               struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-                               struct machine *machine,
                               struct thread *thread,
                                   struct addr_location *al);
        int (*generate_script) (struct pevent *pevent, const char *outfile);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 9a2c268ad718..6995d66f225c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ static inline void *zalloc(size_t size)
        return calloc(1, size);
 }
+#define zfree(ptr) ({ free(*ptr); *ptr = NULL; })
 static inline int has_extension(const char *filename, const char *ext)
 {
        size_t len = strlen(filename);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/values.c b/tools/perf/util/values.c
index 697c8b4e59cc..0fb3c1fcd3e6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/values.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/values.c
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ void perf_read_values_destroy(struct perf_read_values *values)
                return;
        for (i = 0; i < values->threads; i++)
-                free(values->value[i]);
+                zfree(&values->value[i]);
-        free(values->value);
+        zfree(&values->value);
-        free(values->pid);
+        zfree(&values->pid);
-        free(values->tid);
+        zfree(&values->tid);
-        free(values->counterrawid);
+        zfree(&values->counterrawid);
        for (i = 0; i < values->counters; i++)
-                free(values->countername[i]);
+                zfree(&values->countername[i]);
-        free(values->countername);
+        zfree(&values->countername);
 }
 static void perf_read_values__enlarge_threads(struct perf_read_values *values)
diff --git a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
index ee76544deecb..8abbef164b4e 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ QUIET_SUBDIR1  =
 ifneq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS),s),s)
  ifneq ($(V),1)
        QUIET_CC       = @echo '  CC       '$@;
+        QUIET_CC_FPIC  = @echo '  CC FPIC  '$@;
        QUIET_AR       = @echo '  AR       '$@;
        QUIET_LINK     = @echo '  LINK     '$@;
        QUIET_MKDIR    = @echo '  MKDIR    '$@;
@@ -76,5 +77,8 @@ ifneq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS),s),s)
                +@echo         '  DESCEND  '$(1); \
                mkdir -p $(OUTPUT)$(1) && \
                $(MAKE) $(COMMAND_O) subdir=$(if $(subdir),$(subdir)/$(1),$(1)) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $(1) $(2)
+        QUIET_CLEAN    = @printf '  CLEAN    %s\n' $1;
+        QUIET_INSTALL  = @printf '  INSTALL  %s\n' $1;
  endif
 endif