2 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 7822b3d6baca..a5e9b876ca09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-stat.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-top.o
 
 PERFLIBS = $(LIB_FILE)
-EXTLIBS =
+EXTLIBS = -lbfd
 
 #
 # Platform specific tweaks
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index f40266b4845d..98aee922acca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@
 #include <libelf.h>
 #include <gelf.h>
 #include <elf.h>
+#include <bfd.h>
 
 const char *sym_hist_filter;
 
+#ifndef DMGL_PARAMS
+#define DMGL_PARAMS      (1 << 0)       /* Include function args */
+#define DMGL_ANSI        (1 << 1)       /* Include const, volatile, etc */
+#endif
+
 static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len,
                                   const char *name, unsigned int priv_size,
                                   u64 obj_start, int verbose)
@@ -571,6 +577,8 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
                                                      NULL) != NULL);
         elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, index, sym) {
                 struct symbol *f;
+                const char *name;
+                char *demangled;
                 u64 obj_start;
                 struct section *section = NULL;
                 int is_label = elf_sym__is_label(&sym);
@@ -609,10 +617,19 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
                                 goto out_elf_end;
                         }
                 }
+                /*
+                 * We need to figure out if the object was created from C++ sources
+                 * DWARF DW_compile_unit has this, but we don't always have access
+                 * to it...
+                 */
+                name = elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs);
+                demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, name, DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI);
+                if (demangled != NULL)
+                        name = demangled;
 
-                f = symbol__new(sym.st_value, sym.st_size,
-                                elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs),
+                f = symbol__new(sym.st_value, sym.st_size, name,
                                 self->sym_priv_size, obj_start, verbose);
+                free(demangled);
                 if (!f)
                         goto out_elf_end;