8 files changed, 84 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
index 44a47e13bd67..c49837de7d3f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 
 static int __cmd_buildid_list(void)
 {
-        int err = -1;
         struct perf_session *session;
 
         session = perf_session__new(input_name, O_RDONLY, force, false);
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ static int __cmd_buildid_list(void)
         perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(session, stdout, with_hits);
 
         perf_session__delete(session);
-        return err;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 int cmd_buildid_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 2e000c068cc5..add163c9f0e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
              !params.show_lines))
                 usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
 
+        /*
+         * Only consider the user's kernel image path if given.
+         */
+        symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name == NULL);
+
         if (params.list_events) {
                 if (params.mod_events) {
                         pr_err("  Error: Don't use --list with --add/--del.\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 64a85bafde63..7cba0551a565 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -265,15 +265,16 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
                           const char *name, bool is_kallsyms)
 {
         const size_t size = PATH_MAX;
-        char *filename = malloc(size),
+        char *realname = realpath(name, NULL),
+             *filename = malloc(size),
              *linkname = malloc(size), *targetname;
         int len, err = -1;
 
-        if (filename == NULL || linkname == NULL)
+        if (realname == NULL || filename == NULL || linkname == NULL)
                 goto out_free;
 
         len = snprintf(filename, size, "%s%s%s",
-                       debugdir, is_kallsyms ? "/" : "", name);
+                       debugdir, is_kallsyms ? "/" : "", realname);
         if (mkdir_p(filename, 0755))
                 goto out_free;
 
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
                 if (is_kallsyms) {
                          if (copyfile("/proc/kallsyms", filename))
                                 goto out_free;
-                } else if (link(name, filename) && copyfile(name, filename))
+                } else if (link(realname, filename) && copyfile(name, filename))
                         goto out_free;
         }
 
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
         if (symlink(targetname, linkname) == 0)
                 err = 0;
 out_free:
+        free(realname);
         free(filename);
         free(linkname);
         return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 3b6a5297bf16..61191c6cbe7a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static struct symbol *__find_kernel_function_by_name(const char *name,
 const char *kernel_get_module_path(const char *module)
 {
         struct dso *dso;
+        struct map *map;
+        const char *vmlinux_name;
 
         if (module) {
                 list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine.kernel_dsos, node) {
@@ -123,10 +125,17 @@ const char *kernel_get_module_path(const char *module)
                 }
                 pr_debug("Failed to find module %s.\n", module);
                 return NULL;
+        }
+
+        map = machine.vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION];
+        dso = map->dso;
+
+        vmlinux_name = symbol_conf.vmlinux_name;
+        if (vmlinux_name) {
+                if (dso__load_vmlinux(dso, map, vmlinux_name, NULL) <= 0)
+                        return NULL;
         } else {
-                dso = machine.vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION]->dso;
-                if (dso__load_vmlinux_path(dso,
-                         machine.vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION], NULL) < 0) {
+                if (dso__load_vmlinux_path(dso, map, NULL) <= 0) {
                         pr_debug("Failed to load kernel map.\n");
                         return NULL;
                 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 3991d73d1cff..ddf4d4556321 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -117,28 +117,6 @@ static void line_list__free(struct list_head *head)
 }
 
 /* Dwarf FL wrappers */
-
-static int __linux_kernel_find_elf(Dwfl_Module *mod,
-                                   void **userdata,
-                                   const char *module_name,
-                                   Dwarf_Addr base,
-                                   char **file_name, Elf **elfp)
-{
-        int fd;
-        const char *path = kernel_get_module_path(module_name);
-
-        if (path) {
-                fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
-                if (fd >= 0) {
-                        *file_name = strdup(path);
-                        return fd;
-                }
-        }
-        /* If failed, try to call standard method */
-        return dwfl_linux_kernel_find_elf(mod, userdata, module_name, base,
-                                          file_name, elfp);
-}
-
 static char *debuginfo_path;    /* Currently dummy */
 
 static const Dwfl_Callbacks offline_callbacks = {
@@ -151,14 +129,6 @@ static const Dwfl_Callbacks offline_callbacks = {
         .find_elf = dwfl_build_id_find_elf,
 };
 
-static const Dwfl_Callbacks kernel_callbacks = {
-        .find_debuginfo = dwfl_standard_find_debuginfo,
-        .debuginfo_path = &debuginfo_path,
-
-        .find_elf = __linux_kernel_find_elf,
-        .section_address = dwfl_linux_kernel_module_section_address,
-};
-
 /* Get a Dwarf from offline image */
 static Dwarf *dwfl_init_offline_dwarf(int fd, Dwfl **dwflp, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
 {
@@ -185,6 +155,38 @@ error:
         return dbg;
 }
 
+#if _ELFUTILS_PREREQ(0, 148)
+/* This method is buggy if elfutils is older than 0.148 */
+static int __linux_kernel_find_elf(Dwfl_Module *mod,
+                                   void **userdata,
+                                   const char *module_name,