2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index 52462ae26455..e032716c839b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ OPTIONS
 -r::
 --realtime=::
         Collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority.
+-D::
+--no-delay::
+        Collect data without buffering.
 -A::
 --append::
         Append to the output file to do incremental profiling.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 1210e6484ad5..df6064ad9bf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static int			pipe_output			=      0;
 static const char               *output_name                    = "perf.data";
 static int                      group                           =      0;
 static int                      realtime_prio                   =      0;
+static bool                     nodelay                         =  false;
 static bool                     raw_samples                     =  false;
 static bool                     sample_id_all_avail             =   true;
 static bool                     system_wide                     =  false;
@@ -307,6 +308,11 @@ static void create_counter(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int cpu)
                 attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
         }
 
+        if (nodelay) {
+                attr->watermark = 0;
+                attr->wakeup_events = 1;
+        }
+
         attr->mmap              = track;
         attr->comm              = track;
         attr->inherit           = !no_inherit;
@@ -843,6 +849,8 @@ const struct option record_options[] = {
                     "record events on existing thread id"),
         OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
                     "collect data with this RT SCHED_FIFO priority"),
+        OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "no-delay", &nodelay,
+                    "collect data without buffering"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('R', "raw-samples", &raw_samples,
                     "collect raw sample records from all opened counters"),
         OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &system_wide,