1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index dd2a3e52ada1..e8d79e5bfaf7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #include "header.h"
 #include "vdso.h"
 
+
+static bool no_buildid_cache;
+
 int build_id__mark_dso_hit(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
                            union perf_event *event,
                            struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -251,6 +254,11 @@ int dsos__hit_all(struct perf_session *session)
         return 0;
 }
 
+void disable_buildid_cache(void)
+{
+        no_buildid_cache = true;
+}
+
 int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
                           const char *name, bool is_kallsyms, bool is_vdso)
 {
@@ -404,6 +412,9 @@ int perf_session__cache_build_ids(struct perf_session *session)
         int ret;
         char debugdir[PATH_MAX];
 
+        if (no_buildid_cache)
+                return 0;
+
         snprintf(debugdir, sizeof(debugdir), "%s", buildid_dir);
 
         if (mkdir(debugdir, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST)