1 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index dd162aa24baa..ecff31257eb3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@ static void perf_top__start_counters(struct perf_top *top)
                 attr->mmap = 1;
                 attr->comm = 1;
                 attr->inherit = top->inherit;
+fallback_missing_features:
+                if (top->exclude_guest_missing)
+                        attr->exclude_guest = attr->exclude_host = 0;
 retry_sample_id:
                 attr->sample_id_all = top->sample_id_all_avail ? 1 : 0;
 try_again:
@@ -868,12 +871,20 @@ try_again:
                         if (err == EPERM || err == EACCES) {
                                 ui__error_paranoid();
                                 goto out_err;
-                        } else if (err == EINVAL && top->sample_id_all_avail) {
-                                /*
-                                 * Old kernel, no attr->sample_id_type_all field
-                                 */
-                                top->sample_id_all_avail = false;
-                                goto retry_sample_id;
+                        } else if (err == EINVAL) {
+                                if (!top->exclude_guest_missing &&
+                                    (attr->exclude_guest || attr->exclude_host)) {
+                                        pr_debug("Old kernel, cannot exclude "
+                                                 "guest or host samples.\n");
+                                        top->exclude_guest_missing = true;
+                                        goto fallback_missing_features;
+                                } else if (top->sample_id_all_avail) {
+                                        /*
+                                         * Old kernel, no attr->sample_id_type_all field
+                                         */
+                                        top->sample_id_all_avail = false;
+                                        goto retry_sample_id;
+                                }
                         }
                         /*
                          * If it's cycles then fall back to hrtimer