1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 17ce01269a91..164286ace7df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "session.h"
+#include "sort.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
@@ -1739,6 +1740,20 @@ out_fail:
         return -1;
 }
 
+static int setup_list(struct strlist **list, const char *list_str,
+                      const char *list_name)
+{
+        if (list_str == NULL)
+                return 0;
+
+        *list = strlist__new(true, list_str);
+        if (!*list) {
+                pr_err("problems parsing %s list\n", list_name);
+                return -1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 int symbol__init(void)
 {
         elf_version(EV_CURRENT);
@@ -1749,7 +1764,25 @@ int symbol__init(void)
         if (symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path && vmlinux_path__init() < 0)
                 return -1;
 
+        if (setup_list(&symbol_conf.dso_list,
+                       symbol_conf.dso_list_str, "dso") < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+        if (setup_list(&symbol_conf.comm_list,
+                       symbol_conf.comm_list_str, "comm") < 0)
+                goto out_free_dso_list;
+
+        if (setup_list(&symbol_conf.sym_list,
+                       symbol_conf.sym_list_str, "symbol") < 0)
+                goto out_free_comm_list;
+
         return 0;
+
+out_free_dso_list:
+        strlist__delete(symbol_conf.dso_list);
+out_free_comm_list:
+        strlist__delete(symbol_conf.comm_list);
+        return -1;
 }
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)