2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
index b602ad93ce63..83bc2385e6d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ static int sample_ustack(struct perf_sample *sample,
 
         sp = (unsigned long) regs[PERF_REG_X86_SP];
 
-        map = map_groups__find(&thread->mg, MAP__FUNCTION, (u64) sp);
+        map = map_groups__find(&thread->mg, MAP__VARIABLE, (u64) sp);
         if (!map) {
                 pr_debug("failed to get stack map\n");
+                free(buf);
                 return -1;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S
index 99167bf644ea..60875d5c556c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 #define AX       0
@@ -90,3 +89,10 @@ ENTRY(perf_regs_load)
         ret
 ENDPROC(perf_regs_load)
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * We need to provide note.GNU-stack section, saying that we want
+ * NOT executable stack. Otherwise the final linking will assume that
+ * the ELF stack should not be restricted at all and set it RWX.
+ */
+.section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits