17 files changed, 114 insertions, 116 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 99bac6aa72c4..6d63c2eea2c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ static int
 process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 {
         struct map *map = map__new(&event->mmap, NULL, 0,
-                                   sizeof(struct sym_priv), symbol_filter,
-                                   verbose);
+                                   sizeof(struct sym_priv), symbol_filter);
         struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->mmap.pid);
 
         dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_MMAP %d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f0467ff0d8ad..ac5ddfff4456 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 
                 param.sched_priority = realtime_prio;
                 if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &param)) {
-                        printf("Could not set realtime priority.\n");
+                        pr_err("Could not set realtime priority.\n");
                         exit(-1);
                 }
         }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 72d58421223d..b3d814b54555 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -689,7 +689,8 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
                 dump_printf("... chain: nr:%Lu\n", chain->nr);
 
                 if (validate_chain(chain, event) < 0) {
-                        eprintf("call-chain problem with event, skipping it.\n");
+                        pr_debug("call-chain problem with event, "
+                                 "skipping it.\n");
                         return 0;
                 }
 
@@ -700,7 +701,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
         }
 
         if (thread == NULL) {
-                eprintf("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
+                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                         event->header.type);
                 return -1;
         }
@@ -738,7 +739,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
         if (hist_entry__add(thread, map, sym, ip,
                             chain, level, period)) {
-                eprintf("problem incrementing symbol count, skipping event\n");
+                pr_debug("problem incrementing symbol count, skipping event\n");
                 return -1;
         }
 
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 static int
 process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 {
-        struct map *map = map__new(&event->mmap, cwd, cwdlen, 0, NULL, verbose);
+        struct map *map = map__new(&event->mmap, cwd, cwdlen, 0, NULL);
         struct thread *thread = threads__findnew(event->mmap.pid);
 
         dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_MMAP %d/%d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 807ca66e7a8c..9a48d9626be4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1666,8 +1666,8 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
                 (long long)period);
 
         if (thread == NULL) {
-                eprintf("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
-                        event->header.type);
+                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
+                         event->header.type);
                 return -1;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 34fad57087f9..0a2f22261c3a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -1162,12 +1162,10 @@ more:
         size = event->header.size;
 
         if (!size || process_event(event) < 0) {
-
-                printf("%p [%p]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
-                        (void *)(offset + head),
-                        (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
-                        event->header.type);
-
+                pr_warning("%p [%p]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
+                           (void *)(offset + head),
+                           (void *)(long)(event->header.size),
+                           event->header.type);
                 /*
                  * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
                  * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
@@ -1200,7 +1198,8 @@ done:
 
         write_svg_file(output_name);
 
-        printf("Written %2.1f seconds of trace to %s.\n", (last_time - first_time) / 1000000000.0, output_name);
+        pr_info("Written %2.1f seconds of trace to %s.\n",
+                (last_time - first_time) / 1000000000.0, output_name);
 
         return rc;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index fa20345a0ab0..4a9fe228be2a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ static int symbol_filter(struct map *map, struct symbol *sym)
 static int parse_symbols(void)
 {
         if (dsos__load_kernel(vmlinux_name, sizeof(struct sym_entry),
-                              symbol_filter, verbose, 1) <= 0)
+                              symbol_filter, 1) <= 0)
                 return -1;
 
         if (dump_symtab)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 4c129ff0bb16..e566bbe3f22d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
                 (long long)period);
 
         if (thread == NULL) {
-                eprintf("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
-                        event->header.type);
+                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
+                         event->header.type);
                 return -1;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 3b8380f1b478..b3b71258272a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ fill_node(struct callchain_node *node, struct ip_callchain *chain,
         }
         node->val_nr = chain->nr - start;
         if (!node->val_nr)
-                printf("Warning: empty node in callchain tree\n");
+                pr_warning("Warning: empty node in callchain tree\n");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index e8ca98fe0bd4..28d520d5a1fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 int verbose = 0;
 int dump_trace = 0;
 
-int eprintf(const char *fmt, ...)
+int eprintf(int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
         va_list args;
         int ret = 0;
 
-        if (verbose) {
+        if (verbose >= level) {
                 va_start(args, fmt);
                 ret = vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
                 va_end(args);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index 02d1fa1c2465..e8b18a1f87a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 extern int verbose;
 extern int dump_trace;
 
-int eprintf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+int eprintf(int level,
+            const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 int dump_printf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void trace_event(event_t *event);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index db59c8bbe49a..d972b4b0d38c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ struct symbol;
 typedef int (*symbol_filter_t)(struct map *map, struct symbol *sym);
 
 struct map *map__new(struct mmap_event *event, char *cwd, int cwdlen,
-                     unsigned int sym_priv_size, symbol_filter_t filter,
-                     int v);
+                     unsigned int sym_priv_size, symbol_filter_t filter);
 struct map *map__clone(struct map *self);
 int map__overlap(struct map *l, struct map *r);
 size_t map__fprintf(struct map *self, FILE *fp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 622c60e45254..7d26659b806c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static struct perf_trace_event_type *events;
 void perf_header__push_event(u64 id, const char *name)
 {
         if (strlen(name) > MAX_EVENT_NAME)
-                printf("Event %s will be truncated\n", name);
+                pr_warning("Event %s will be truncated\n", name);
 
         if (!events) {
                 events = malloc(sizeof(struct perf_trace_event_type));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/kernel.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/kernel.h
index 4b9204d9b266..21c0274c02fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -85,4 +85,21 @@ simple_strtoul(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
         return strtoul(nptr, endptr, base);
 }
 
+#ifndef pr_fmt
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) fmt
+#endif
+
+#define pr_err(fmt, ...) \
+        do { fprintf(stderr, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
+#define pr_warning(fmt, ...) \
+        do { fprintf(stderr, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
+#define pr_info(fmt, ...) \
+        do { fprintf(stderr, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
+#define pr_debug(fmt, ...) \
+        eprintf(1, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_debugN(n, fmt, ...) \
+        eprintf(n, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_debug2(fmt, ...) pr_debugN(2, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define pr_debug3(fmt, ...) pr_debugN(3, pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 55079c0200e0..c1c556825343 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ static int strcommon(const char *pathname, char *cwd, int cwdlen)
 }
 
 struct map *map__new(struct mmap_event *event, char *cwd, int cwdlen,
-                     unsigned int sym_priv_size, symbol_filter_t filter,
-                     int v)
+                     unsigned int sym_priv_size, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         struct map *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
 
@@ -58,16 +57,16 @@ struct map *map__new(struct mmap_event *event, char *cwd, int cwdlen,
                         goto out_delete;
 
                 if (new_dso) {
-                        int nr = dso__load(self->dso, self, filter, v);
+                        int nr = dso__load(self->dso, self, filter);
 
                         if (nr < 0)
-                                eprintf("Failed to open %s, continuing "
-                                        "without symbols\n",
-                                        self->dso->long_name);
+                                pr_warning("Failed to open %s, continuing "
+                                           "without symbols\n",
+                                           self->dso->long_name);
                         else if (nr == 0)
-                                eprintf("No symbols found in %s, maybe "
-                                        "install a debug package?\n",
-                                        self->dso->long_name);
+                                pr_warning("No symbols found in %s, maybe "
+                                           "install a debug package?\n",
+                                           self->dso->long_name);
                 }
 
                 if (self->dso == vdso || anon)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 0a4898480d6d..8f0208ce237a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void kernel_maps__fixup_end(void)
 }
 
 static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len, const char *name,
-                                  unsigned int priv_size, int v)
+                                  unsigned int priv_size)
 {
         size_t namelen = strlen(name) + 1;
         struct symbol *self = calloc(1, priv_size + sizeof(*self) + namelen);
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len, const char *name,
         self->start = start;
         self->end   = len ? start + len - 1 : start;
 
-        if (v > 2)
-                printf("%s: %s %#Lx-%#Lx\n", __func__, name, start, self->end);
+        pr_debug3("%s: %s %#Lx-%#Lx\n", __func__, name, start, self->end);
 
         memcpy(self->name, name, namelen);
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, FILE *fp)
  * so that we can in the next step set the symbol ->end address and then
  * call kernel_maps__split_kallsyms.
  */
-static int kernel_maps__load_all_kallsyms(int v)
+static int kernel_maps__load_all_kallsyms(void)
 {
         char *line = NULL;
         size_t n;
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ static int kernel_maps__load_all_kallsyms(int v)
                  * Will fix up the end later, when we have all symbols sorted.
                  */
                 sym = symbol__new(start, 0, symbol_name,
-                                  kernel_map->dso->sym_priv_size, v);
+                                  kernel_map->dso->sym_priv_size);
 
                 if (sym == NULL)
                         goto out_delete_line;
@@ -300,8 +299,8 @@ static int kernel_maps__split_kallsyms(symbol_filter_t filter, int use_modules)
                         if (strcmp(map->dso->name, module)) {
                                 map = kernel_maps__find_by_dso_name(module);
                                 if (!map) {
-                                        fputs("/proc/{kallsyms,modules} "
-                                              "inconsistency!\n", stderr);
+                                        pr_err("/proc/{kallsyms,modules} "
+                                               "inconsistency!\n");
                                         return -1;
                                 }
                         }
@@ -351,10 +350,9 @@ delete_symbol:
 }
 
 
-static int kernel_maps__load_kallsyms(symbol_filter_t filter,
-                                      int use_modules, int v)
+static int kernel_maps__load_kallsyms(symbol_filter_t filter, int use_modules)
 {
-        if (kernel_maps__load_all_kallsyms(v))
+        if (kernel_maps__load_all_kallsyms())
                 return -1;
 
         dso__fixup_sym_end(kernel_map->dso);
@@ -362,9 +360,9 @@ static int kernel_maps__load_kallsyms(symbol_filter_t filter,
         return kernel_maps__split_kallsyms(filter, use_modules);
 }
 
-static size_t kernel_maps__fprintf(FILE *fp, int v)
+static size_t kernel_maps__fprintf(FILE *fp)
 {
-        size_t printed = fprintf(stderr, "Kernel maps:\n");
+        size_t printed = fprintf(fp, "Kernel maps:\n");
         struct rb_node *nd;
 
         for (nd = rb_first(&kernel_maps); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
@@ -372,17 +370,17 @@ static size_t kernel_maps__fprintf(FILE *fp, int v)
 
                 printed += fprintf(fp, "Map:");
                 printed += map__fprintf(pos, fp);
-                if (v > 1) {
+                if (verbose > 1) {
                         printed += dso__fprintf(pos->dso, fp);
                         printed += fprintf(fp, "--\n");
                 }
         }
 
-        return printed + fprintf(stderr, "END kernel maps\n");
+        return printed + fprintf(fp, "END kernel maps\n");
 }
 
 static int dso__load_perf_map(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
-                              symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
+                              symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         char *line = NULL;
         size_t n;
@@ -420,7 +418,7 @@ static int dso__load_perf_map(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
                         continue;
 
                 sym = symbol__new(start, size, line + len,
-                                  self->sym_priv_size, v);
+                                  self->sym_priv_size);
 
                 if (sym == NULL)
                         goto out_delete_line;
@@ -534,7 +532,7 @@ static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
  * And always look at the original dso, not at debuginfo packages, that
  * have the PLT data stripped out (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_NOBITS).
  */
-static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int v)
+static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self)
 {
         uint32_t nr_rel_entries, idx;
         GElf_Sym sym;
@@ -618,7 +616,7 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int v)
                                  "%s@plt", elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs));
 
                         f = symbol__new(plt_offset, shdr_plt.sh_entsize,
-                                        sympltname, self->sym_priv_size, v);
+                                        sympltname, self->sym_priv_size);
                         if (!f)
                                 goto out_elf_end;
 
@@ -636,7 +634,7 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int v)
                                  "%s@plt", elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs));
 
                         f = symbol__new(plt_offset, shdr_plt.sh_entsize,
-                                        sympltname, self->sym_priv_size, v);
+                                        sympltname, self->sym_priv_size);
                         if (!f)
                                 goto out_elf_end;
 
@@ -654,14 +652,14 @@ out_close:
         if (err == 0)
                 return nr;
 out:
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: problems reading %s PLT info.\n",
-                __func__, self->long_name);
+        pr_warning("%s: problems reading %s PLT info.\n",
+                   __func__, self->long_name);
         return 0;
 }
 
 static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
                          int fd, symbol_filter_t filter, int kernel,
-                         int kmodule, int v)
+                         int kmodule)
 {
         struct map *curr_map = map;
         struct dso *curr_dso = self;
@@ -680,15 +678,12 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
 
         elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
         if (elf == NULL) {
-                if (v)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read %s ELF file.\n",
-                                __func__, name);
+                pr_err("%s: cannot read %s ELF file.\n", __func__, name);
                 goto out_close;
         }
 
         if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL) {
-                if (v)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
+                pr_err("%s: cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
                 goto out_elf_end;
         }
 
@@ -794,10 +789,9 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
                 }
 
                 if (curr_dso->adjust_symbols) {
-                        if (v > 2)
-                                printf("adjusting symbol: st_value: %Lx sh_addr: %Lx sh_offset: %Lx\n",
-                                        (u64)sym.st_value, (u64)shdr.sh_addr, (u64)shdr.sh_offset);
-
+                        pr_debug2("adjusting symbol: st_value: %Lx sh_addr: "
+                                  "%Lx sh_offset: %Lx\n", (u64)sym.st_value,
+                                  (u64)shdr.sh_addr, (u64)shdr.sh_offset);
                         sym.st_value -= shdr.sh_addr - shdr.sh_offset;
                 }
                 /*
@@ -810,7 +804,7 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
                         elf_name = demangled;
 new_symbol:
                 f = symbol__new(sym.st_value, sym.st_size, elf_name,
-                                curr_dso->sym_priv_size, v);
+                                curr_dso->sym_priv_size);
                 free(demangled);
                 if (!f)
                         goto out_elf_end;
@@ -837,7 +831,7 @@ out_close:
 
 #define BUILD_ID_SIZE 128
 
-static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int v)
+static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self)
 {
         int i;
         GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
@@ -854,15 +848,13 @@ static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int v)
 
         elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
         if (elf == NULL) {
-                if (v)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read %s ELF file.\n",
-                                __func__, self->long_name);
+                pr_err("%s: cannot read %s ELF file.\n", __func__,
+                       self->long_name);
                 goto out_close;
         }
 
         if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL) {
-                if (v)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
+                pr_err("%s: cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
                 goto out_elf_end;
         }
 
@@ -884,8 +876,7 @@ static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int v)
                 ++raw;
                 bid += 2;
         }
-        if (v >= 2)
-                printf("%s(%s): %s\n", __func__, self->long_name, build_id);
+        pr_debug2("%s(%s): %s\n", __func__, self->long_name, build_id);
 out_elf_end:
         elf_end(elf);
 out_close:
@@ -911,8 +902,7 @@ char dso__symtab_origin(const struct dso *self)
         return origin[self->origin];
 }
 
-int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
-              symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
+int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         int size = PATH_MAX;
         char *name = malloc(size), *build_id = NULL;
@@ -925,7 +915,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
         self->adjust_symbols = 0;
 
         if (strncmp(self->name, "/tmp/perf-", 10) == 0) {
-                ret = dso__load_perf_map(self, map, filter, v);
+                ret = dso__load_perf_map(self, map, filter);
                 self->origin = ret > 0 ? DSO__ORIG_JAVA_JIT :
                                          DSO__ORIG_NOT_FOUND;
                 return ret;
@@ -946,7 +936,7 @@ more:
                                  self->long_name);
                         break;
                 case DSO__ORIG_BUILDID:
-                        build_id = dso__read_build_id(self, v);
+                        build_id = dso__read_build_id(self);
                         if (build_id != NULL) {
                                 snprintf(name, size,
                                          "/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/%.2s/%s.debug",
@@ -967,7 +957,7 @@ more:
                 fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
         } while (fd < 0);
 
-        ret = dso__load_sym(self, map, name, fd, filter, 0, 0, v);
+        ret = dso__load_sym(self, map, name, fd, filter, 0, 0);
         close(fd);
 
         /*
@@ -977,7 +967,7 @@ more:
                 goto more;
 
         if (ret > 0) {
-                int nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(self, v);
+                int nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(self);
                 if (nr_plt > 0)
                         ret += nr_plt;
         }
@@ -1025,34 +1015,29 @@ struct map *kernel_maps__find_by_dso_name(const char *name)
 }
 
 static int dso__load_module_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
-                                symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
+                                symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         int err = 0, fd = open(self->long_name, O_RDONLY);
 
         if (fd < 0) {
-                if (v)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot open %s\n",
-                                __func__, self->long_name);
+                pr_err("%s: cannot open %s\n", __func__, self->long_name);
                 return err;
         }
 
-        err = dso__load_sym(self, map, self->long_name, fd, filter, 0, 1, v);
+        err = dso__load_sym(self, map, self->long_name, fd, filter, 0, 1);
         close(fd);
 
         return err;
 }
 
-static int dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(char *dirname,
-                                      symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
+static int dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(char *dirname, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         struct dirent *dent;
         int nr_symbols = 0, err;
         DIR *dir = opendir(dirname);
 
         if (!dir) {
-                if (v)
-                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot open %s dir\n", __func__,
-                                dirname);
+                pr_err("%s: cannot open %s dir\n", __func__, dirname);
                 return -1;
         }
 
@@ -1066,7 +1051,7 @@ static int dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(char *dirname,
 
                         snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s",
                                  dirname, dent->d_name);
-                        err = dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(path, filter, v);
+                        err = dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(path, filter);
                         if (err < 0)
                                 goto failure;
                 } else {
@@ -1092,7 +1077,7 @@ static int dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(char *dirname,
                         if (map->dso->long_name == NULL)
                                 goto failure;
 
-                        err = dso__load_module_sym(map->dso, map, filter, v);
+                        err = dso__load_module_sym(map->dso, map, filter);
                         if (err < 0)
                                 goto failure;
                         last = rb_last(&map->dso->syms);
@@ -1119,7 +1104,7 @@ failure:
         return -1;
 }
 
-static int dsos__load_modules_sym(symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
+static int dsos__load_modules_sym(symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         struct utsname uts;
         char modules_path[PATH_MAX];
@@ -1130,7 +1115,7 @@ static int dsos__load_modules_sym(symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
         snprintf(modules_path, sizeof(modules_path), "/lib/modules/%s/kernel",
                  uts.release);
 
-        return dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(modules_path, filter, v);
+        return dsos__load_modules_sym_dir(modules_path, filter);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1225,15 +1210,14 @@ out_failure:
 }
 
 static int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
-                             const char *vmlinux,
-                             symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
+                             const char *vmlinux, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
         int err, fd = open(vmlinux, O_RDONLY);
 
         if (fd < 0)
                 return -1;
 
-        err = dso__load_sym(self, map, self->long_name, fd, filter, 1, 0, v);
+        err = dso__load_sym(self, map, self->long_name, fd, filter, 1, 0);
 
         close(fd);
 
@@ -1241,7 +1225,7 @@ static int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 }
 
 int dsos__load_kernel(const char *vmlinux, unsigned int sym_priv_size,
-                      symbol_filter_t filter, int v, int use_modules)
+                      symbol_filter_t filter, int use_modules)
 {
         int err = -1;
         struct dso *dso = dso__new(vmlinux, sym_priv_size);
@@ -1257,26 +1241,26 @@ int dsos__load_kernel(const char *vmlinux, unsigned int sym_priv_size,
         kernel_map->map_ip = kernel_map->unmap_ip = identity__map_ip;
 
         if (use_modules && dsos__load_modules(sym_priv_size) < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load list of modules in use! "
-                                "Continuing...\n");
+                pr_warning("Failed to load list of modules in use! "
+                           "Continuing...\n");
                 use_modules = 0;
         }
 
         if (vmlinux) {
-                err = dso__load_vmlinux(dso, kernel_map, vmlinux, filter, v);
+                err = dso__load_vmlinux(dso, kernel_map, vmlinux, filter);
                 if (err > 0 && use_modules) {
-                        int syms = dsos__load_modules_sym(filter, v);
+                        int syms = dsos__load_modules_sym(filter);
 
                         if (syms < 0)
-                                fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read module symbols!"
-                                        " Continuing...\n");
+                                pr_warning("Failed to read module symbols!"
+                                           " Continuing...\n");
                         else
                                 err += syms;
                 }
         }
 
         if (err <= 0)
-                err = kernel_maps__load_kallsyms(filter, use_modules, v);
+                err = kernel_maps__load_kallsyms(filter, use_modules);
 
         if (err > 0) {
                 struct rb_node *node = rb_first(&dso->syms);
@@ -1296,8 +1280,8 @@ int dsos__load_kernel(const char *vmlinux, unsigned int sym_priv_size,
                 kernel_maps__fixup_end();
                 dsos__add(dso);
 
-                if (v > 0)
-                        kernel_maps__fprintf(stderr, v);
+                if (verbose)
+                        kernel_maps__fprintf(stderr);
         }
 
         return err;
@@ -1355,8 +1339,8 @@ void dsos__fprintf(FILE *fp)
 
 int load_kernel(unsigned int sym_priv_size, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
-        if (dsos__load_kernel(vmlinux_name, sym_priv_size,
-                              filter, verbose, modules) <= 0)
+        if (dsos__load_kernel(vmlinux_name, sym_priv_size, filter,
+                              modules) <= 0)
                 return -1;
 
         vdso = dso__new("[vdso]", 0);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index c2a777de9b7e..77b7b3e42417 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ static inline void *dso__sym_priv(struct dso *self, struct symbol *sym)
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, u64 ip);
 
 int dsos__load_kernel(const char *vmlinux, unsigned int sym_priv_size,
-                      symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose, int modules);
+                      symbol_filter_t filter, int modules);
 struct dso *dsos__findnew(const char *name, unsigned int sym_priv_size,
                           bool *is_new);
-int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
-              symbol_filter_t filter, int v);
+int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter);
 void dsos__fprintf(FILE *fp);
 
 size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, FILE *fp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 8cb47f1d8a76..0f6d78c9863a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ static void thread__remove_overlappings(struct thread *self, struct map *map)
                         continue;
 
                 if (verbose >= 2) {
-                        printf("overlapping maps:\n");
-                        map__fprintf(map, stdout);
-                        map__fprintf(pos, stdout);
+                        fputs("overlapping maps:\n", stderr);
+                        map__fprintf(map, stderr);
+                        map__fprintf(pos, stderr);
                 }
 
                 rb_erase(&pos->rb_node, &self->maps);