1 files changed, 36 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-report.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-report.c
index a9ff49a4edea..3e87cbd3045a 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-report.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/builtin-report.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define SHOW_HV         4
 
 static char             const *input_name = "perf.data";
+static char             *vmlinux = NULL;
 static int              input;
 static int              show_mask = SHOW_KERNEL | SHOW_USER | SHOW_HV;
 
@@ -532,6 +533,39 @@ out_delete_dso:
         return -1;
 }
 
+static int load_kernel(void)
+{
+        int fd, nr;
+
+        if (!vmlinux)
+                goto kallsyms;
+
+        fd = open(vmlinux, O_RDONLY);
+        if (fd < 0)
+                goto kallsyms;
+
+        kernel_dso = dso__new("[kernel]");
+        if (!kernel_dso)
+                goto fail_open;
+
+        nr = dso__load_sym(kernel_dso, fd, vmlinux);
+
+        if (nr <= 0)
+                goto fail_load;
+
+        dsos__add(kernel_dso);
+        close(fd);
+
+        return 0;
+
+fail_load:
+        dso__delete(kernel_dso);
+fail_open:
+        close(fd);
+kallsyms:
+        return load_kallsyms();
+}
+
 struct map {
         struct list_head node;
         uint64_t         start;
@@ -850,7 +884,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
                 exit(0);
         }
 
-        if (load_kallsyms() < 0) {
+        if (load_kernel() < 0) {
                 perror("failed to open kallsyms");
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
@@ -1039,6 +1073,7 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
                     "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
                     "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
+        OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
         OPT_END()
 };