8 files changed, 672 insertions, 81 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 7f7cf8539cfe..e5740ea140ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -83,6 +83,37 @@ struct build_id_event {
         char                     filename[];
 };
 
+enum perf_header_event_type { /* above any possible kernel type */
+        PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR                 = 64,
+        PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE           = 65,
+        PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA         = 66,
+        PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID             = 67,
+        PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX
+};
+
+struct attr_event {
+        struct perf_event_header header;
+        struct perf_event_attr attr;
+        u64 id[];
+};
+
+#define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
+
+struct perf_trace_event_type {
+        u64     event_id;
+        char    name[MAX_EVENT_NAME];
+};
+
+struct event_type_event {
+        struct perf_event_header header;
+        struct perf_trace_event_type event_type;
+};
+
+struct tracing_data_event {
+        struct perf_event_header header;
+        u32 size;
+};
+
 typedef union event_union {
         struct perf_event_header        header;
         struct ip_event                 ip;
@@ -92,6 +123,10 @@ typedef union event_union {
         struct lost_event               lost;
         struct read_event               read;
         struct sample_event             sample;
+        struct attr_event               attr;
+        struct event_type_event         event_type;
+        struct tracing_data_event       tracing_data;
+        struct build_id_event           build_id;
 } event_t;
 
 struct events_stats {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 6c9aa16ee51f..628173ba689e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ int perf_header__add_attr(struct perf_header *self,
         return 0;
 }
 
-#define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
-
-struct perf_trace_event_type {
-        u64     event_id;
-        char    name[MAX_EVENT_NAME];
-};
-
 static int event_count;
 static struct perf_trace_event_type *events;
 
@@ -427,6 +420,25 @@ out_free:
         return err;
 }
 
+int perf_header__write_pipe(int fd)
+{
+        struct perf_pipe_file_header f_header;
+        int err;
+
+        f_header = (struct perf_pipe_file_header){
+                .magic     = PERF_MAGIC,
+                .size      = sizeof(f_header),
+        };
+
+        err = do_write(fd, &f_header, sizeof(f_header));
+        if (err < 0) {
+                pr_debug("failed to write perf pipe header\n");
+                return err;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 int perf_header__write(struct perf_header *self, int fd, bool at_exit)
 {
         struct perf_file_header f_header;
@@ -518,25 +530,10 @@ int perf_header__write(struct perf_header *self, int fd, bool at_exit)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size)
-{
-        while (size) {
-                int ret = read(fd, buf, size);
-
-                if (ret <= 0)
-                        return -1;
-
-                size -= ret;
-                buf += ret;
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int perf_header__getbuffer64(struct perf_header *self,
                                     int fd, void *buf, size_t size)
 {
-        if (do_read(fd, buf, size))
+        if (do_read(fd, buf, size) <= 0)
                 return -1;
 
         if (self->needs_swap)
@@ -592,7 +589,7 @@ int perf_file_header__read(struct perf_file_header *self,
 {
         lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
 
-        if (do_read(fd, self, sizeof(*self)) ||
+        if (do_read(fd, self, sizeof(*self)) <= 0 ||
             memcmp(&self->magic, __perf_magic, sizeof(self->magic)))
                 return -1;
 
@@ -662,13 +659,51 @@ static int perf_file_section__process(struct perf_file_section *self,
         return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_header__read(struct perf_header *self, int fd)
+static int perf_file_header__read_pipe(struct perf_pipe_file_header *self,
+                                       struct perf_header *ph, int fd)
+{
+        if (do_read(fd, self, sizeof(*self)) <= 0 ||
+            memcmp(&self->magic, __perf_magic, sizeof(self->magic)))
+                return -1;
+
+        if (self->size != sizeof(*self)) {
+                u64 size = bswap_64(self->size);
+
+                if (size != sizeof(*self))
+                        return -1;
+
+                ph->needs_swap = true;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int perf_header__read_pipe(struct perf_session *session, int fd)
+{
+        struct perf_header *self = &session->header;
+        struct perf_pipe_file_header f_header;
+
+        if (perf_file_header__read_pipe(&f_header, self, fd) < 0) {
+                pr_debug("incompatible file format\n");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        session->fd = fd;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_header__read(struct perf_session *session, int fd)
 {
+        struct perf_header *self = &session->header;
         struct perf_file_header f_header;
         struct perf_file_attr   f_attr;
         u64                     f_id;
         int nr_attrs, nr_ids, i, j;
 
+        if (session->fd_pipe)
+                return perf_header__read_pipe(session, fd);
+
         if (perf_file_header__read(&f_header, self, fd) < 0) {
                 pr_debug("incompatible file format\n");
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -765,3 +800,279 @@ perf_header__find_attr(u64 id, struct perf_header *header)
 
         return NULL;
 }
+
+int event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+                           event__handler_t process,
+                           struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        event_t *ev;
+        size_t size;
+        int err;
+
+        size = sizeof(struct perf_event_attr);
+        size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+        size += sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
+        size += ids * sizeof(u64);
+
+        ev = malloc(size);
+
+        ev->attr.attr = *attr;
+        memcpy(ev->attr.id, id, ids * sizeof(u64));
+
+        ev->attr.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR;
+        ev->attr.header.size = size;
+
+        err = process(ev, session);
+
+        free(ev);
+
+        return err;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self,
+                            event__handler_t process,
+                            struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        struct perf_header_attr *attr;
+        int i, err = 0;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < self->attrs; i++) {
+                attr = self->attr[i];
+
+                err = event__synthesize_attr(&attr->attr, attr->ids, attr->id,
+                                             process, session);
+                if (err) {
+                        pr_debug("failed to create perf header attribute\n");
+                        return err;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return err;
+}
+
+int event__process_attr(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        struct perf_header_attr *attr;
+        unsigned int i, ids, n_ids;
+
+        attr = perf_header_attr__new(&self->attr.attr);
+        if (attr == NULL)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        ids = self->header.size;
+        ids -= (void *)&self->attr.id - (void *)self;
+        n_ids = ids / sizeof(u64);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < n_ids; i++) {
+                if (perf_header_attr__add_id(attr, self->attr.id[i]) < 0) {
+                        perf_header_attr__delete(attr);
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (perf_header__add_attr(&session->header, attr) < 0) {
+                perf_header_attr__delete(attr);
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        }
+
+        perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+                                 event__handler_t process,
+                                 struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        event_t ev;
+        size_t size = 0;
+        int err = 0;
+
+        memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+
+        ev.event_type.event_type.event_id = event_id;
+        memset(ev.event_type.event_type.name, 0, MAX_EVENT_NAME);
+        strncpy(ev.event_type.event_type.name, name, MAX_EVENT_NAME - 1);
+
+        ev.event_type.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE;
+        size = strlen(name);
+        size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+        ev.event_type.header.size = sizeof(ev.event_type) -
+                (sizeof(ev.event_type.event_type.name) - size);
+
+        err = process(&ev, session);
+
+        return err;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_event_types(event__handler_t process,
+                                  struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        struct perf_trace_event_type *type;
+        int i, err = 0;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < event_count; i++) {
+                type = &events[i];
+
+                err = event__synthesize_event_type(type->event_id, type->name,
+                                                   process, session);
+                if (err) {
+                        pr_debug("failed to create perf header event type\n");
+                        return err;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return err;
+}
+
+int event__process_event_type(event_t *self,
+                              struct perf_session *session __unused)
+{
+        if (perf_header__push_event(self->event_type.event_type.event_id,
+                                    self->event_type.event_type.name) < 0)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+                                   int nb_events,
+                                   event__handler_t process,
+                                   struct perf_session *session __unused)
+{
+        event_t ev;
+        ssize_t size = 0, aligned_size = 0, padding;
+        int err = 0;
+
+        memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+
+        ev.tracing_data.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA;
+        size = read_tracing_data_size(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
+        if (size <= 0)
+                return size;
+        aligned_size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+        padding = aligned_size - size;
+        ev.tracing_data.header.size = sizeof(ev.tracing_data);
+        ev.tracing_data.size = aligned_size;
+
+        process(&ev, session);
+
+        err = read_tracing_data(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
+        write_padded(fd, NULL, 0, padding);
+
+        return aligned_size;
+}
+
+int event__process_tracing_data(event_t *self,
+                                struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        ssize_t size_read, padding, size = self->tracing_data.size;
+        off_t offset = lseek(session->fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+        char buf[BUFSIZ];
+
+        /* setup for reading amidst mmap */
+        lseek(session->fd, offset + sizeof(struct tracing_data_event),
+              SEEK_SET);
+
+        size_read = trace_report(session->fd);
+
+        padding = ALIGN(size_read, sizeof(u64)) - size_read;
+
+        if (read(session->fd, buf, padding) < 0)
+                die("reading input file");
+
+        if (size_read + padding != size)
+                die("tracing data size mismatch");
+
+        return size_read + padding;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
+                               event__handler_t process,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        event_t ev;
+        size_t len;
+        int err = 0;
+
+        if (!pos->hit)
+                return err;
+
+        memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
+
+        len = pos->long_name_len + 1;
+        len = ALIGN(len, NAME_ALIGN);
+        memcpy(&ev.build_id.build_id, pos->build_id, sizeof(pos->build_id));
+        ev.build_id.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID;
+        ev.build_id.header.misc = misc;
+        ev.build_id.header.size = sizeof(ev.build_id) + len;
+        memcpy(&ev.build_id.filename, pos->long_name, pos->long_name_len);
+
+        err = process(&ev, session);
+
+        return err;
+}
+
+static int __event_synthesize_build_ids(struct list_head *head, u16 misc,
+                                        event__handler_t process,
+                                        struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        struct dso *pos;
+
+        dsos__for_each_with_build_id(pos, head) {
+                int err;
+                if (!pos->hit)
+                        continue;
+
+                err = event__synthesize_build_id(pos, misc, process, session);
+                if (err < 0)
+                        return err;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+int event__synthesize_build_ids(event__handler_t process,
+                                struct perf_session *session)
+{
+        int err;
+
+        if (!dsos__read_build_ids(true))
+                return 0;
+
+        err = __event_synthesize_build_ids(&dsos__kernel,
+                                           PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL,
+                                           process, session);
+        if (err == 0)
+                err = __event_synthesize_build_ids(&dsos__user,
+                                                   PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
+                                                   process, session);
+
+        if (err < 0) {
+                pr_debug("failed to synthesize build ids\n");
+                return err;
+        }
+
+        dsos__cache_build_ids();
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+int event__process_build_id(event_t *self,
+                            struct perf_session *session __unused)
+{
+        struct list_head *head = &dsos__user;
+        struct dso *dso;
+
+        if (self->build_id.header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL)
+                head = &dsos__kernel;
+
+        dso = __dsos__findnew(head, self->build_id.filename);
+        if (dso != NULL) {
+                dso__set_build_id(dso, &self->build_id.build_id);
+                if (head == &dsos__kernel && self->build_id.filename[0] == '[')
+                        dso->kernel = 1;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index c059f08cf877..4214e2375650 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ struct perf_file_header {
         DECLARE_BITMAP(adds_features, HEADER_FEAT_BITS);
 };
 
+struct perf_pipe_file_header {
+        u64                             magic;
+        u64                             size;
+};
+
 struct perf_header;
 
 int perf_file_header__read(struct perf_file_header *self,
@@ -60,8 +65,9 @@ struct perf_header {
 int perf_header__init(struct perf_header *self);
 void perf_header__exit(struct perf_header *self);
 
-int perf_header__read(struct perf_header *self, int fd);
+int perf_header__read(struct perf_session *session, int fd);
 int perf_header__write(struct perf_header *self, int fd, bool at_exit);
+int perf_header__write_pipe(int fd);
 
 int perf_header__add_attr(struct perf_header *self,
                           struct perf_header_attr *attr);
@@ -89,4 +95,34 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
                           const char *name, bool is_kallsyms);
 int build_id_cache__remove_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir);
 
+int event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+                           event__handler_t process,
+                           struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self,
+                            event__handler_t process,
+                            struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_attr(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
+
+int event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+                                 event__handler_t process,
+                                 struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_event_types(event__handler_t process,
+                                  struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_event_type(event_t *self,
+                              struct perf_session *session);
+
+int event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+                                   int nb_events,
+                                   event__handler_t process,
+                                   struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_tracing_data(event_t *self,
+                                struct perf_session *session);
+
+int event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
+                               event__handler_t process,
+                               struct perf_session *session);
+int event__synthesize_build_ids(event__handler_t process,
+                                struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_build_id(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_HEADER_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index ddf288fca3eb..0fdf3ebef1e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self, bool force)
 {
         struct stat input_stat;
 
+        if (!strcmp(self->filename, "-")) {
+                self->fd_pipe = true;
+                self->fd = STDIN_FILENO;
+
+                if (perf_header__read(self, self->fd) < 0)
+                        pr_err("incompatible file format");
+
+                return 0;
+        }
+
         self->fd = open(self->filename, O_RDONLY);
         if (self->fd < 0) {
                 pr_err("failed to open file: %s", self->filename);
@@ -38,7 +48,7 @@ static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self, bool force)
                 goto out_close;
         }
 
-        if (perf_header__read(&self->header, self->fd) < 0) {
+        if (perf_header__read(self, self->fd) < 0) {
                 pr_err("incompatible file format");
                 goto out_close;
         }
@@ -52,6 +62,11 @@ out_close:
         return -1;
 }
 
+void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
+{
+        self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
+}
+
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool force)
 {
         size_t len = filename ? strlen(filename) + 1 : 0;
@@ -85,7 +100,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool forc
                         goto out_delete;
         }
 
-        self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
+        perf_session__update_sample_type(self);
 out:
         return self;
 out_free:
@@ -185,6 +200,14 @@ static void perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(struct perf_event_ops *handler)
                 handler->throttle = process_event_stub;
         if (handler->unthrottle == NULL)
                 handler->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
+        if (handler->attr == NULL)
+                handler->attr = process_event_stub;
+        if (handler->event_type == NULL)
+                handler->event_type = process_event_stub;
+        if (handler->tracing_data == NULL)
+                handler->tracing_data = process_event_stub;
+        if (handler->build_id == NULL)
+                handler->build_id = process_event_stub;
 }
 
 static const char *event__name[] = {
@@ -198,16 +221,23 @@ static const char *event__name[] = {
         [PERF_RECORD_FORK]       = "FORK",
         [PERF_RECORD_READ]       = "READ",
         [PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE]     = "SAMPLE",
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR]        = "ATTR",
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE]  = "EVENT_TYPE",
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA]        = "TRACING_DATA",
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID]    = "BUILD_ID",
 };
 
-unsigned long event__total[PERF_RECORD_MAX];
+unsigned long event__total[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX];
 
 void event__print_totals(void)
 {
         int i;
-        for (i = 0; i < PERF_RECORD_MAX; ++i)
+        for (i = 0; i < PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX; ++i) {
+                if (!event__name[i])
+                        continue;
                 pr_info("%10s events: %10ld\n",
                         event__name[i], event__total[i]);
+        }
 }
 
 void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size)
@@ -261,6 +291,37 @@ static void event__read_swap(event_t *self)
         self->read.id           = bswap_64(self->read.id);
 }
 
+static void event__attr_swap(event_t *self)
+{
+        size_t size;
+
+        self->attr.attr.type            = bswap_32(self->attr.attr.type);
+        self->attr.attr.size            = bswap_32(self->attr.attr.size);
+        self->attr.attr.config          = bswap_64(self->attr.attr.config);
+        self->attr.attr.sample_period   = bswap_64(self->attr.attr.sample_period);
+        self->attr.attr.sample_type     = bswap_64(self->attr.attr.sample_type);
+        self->attr.attr.read_format     = bswap_64(self->attr.attr.read_format);
+        self->attr.attr.wakeup_events   = bswap_32(self->attr.attr.wakeup_events);
+        self->attr.attr.bp_type         = bswap_32(self->attr.attr.bp_type);
+        self->attr.attr.bp_addr         = bswap_64(self->attr.attr.bp_addr);
+        self->attr.attr.bp_len          = bswap_64(self->attr.attr.bp_len);
+
+        size = self->header.size;
+        size -= (void *)&self->attr.id - (void *)self;
+        mem_bswap_64(self->attr.id, size);
+}
+
+static void event__event_type_swap(event_t *self)
+{
+        self->event_type.event_type.event_id =
+                bswap_64(self->event_type.event_type.event_id);
+}
+
+static void event__tracing_data_swap(event_t *self)
+{
+        self->tracing_data.size = bswap_32(self->tracing_data.size);
+}
+
 typedef void (*event__swap_op)(event_t *self);
 
 static event__swap_op event__swap_ops[] = {
@@ -271,7 +332,11 @@ static event__swap_op event__swap_ops[] = {
         [PERF_RECORD_LOST]   = event__all64_swap,
         [PERF_RECORD_READ]   = event__read_swap,
         [PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] = event__all64_swap,
-        [PERF_RECORD_MAX]    = NULL,
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR]   = event__attr_swap,
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE]   = event__event_type_swap,
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA]   = event__tracing_data_swap,
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID]   = NULL,
+        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]    = NULL,
 };
 
 static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
@@ -281,7 +346,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
 {
         trace_event(event);
 
-        if (event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_MAX) {
+        if (event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX) {
                 dump_printf("%#Lx [%#x]: PERF_RECORD_%s",
                             offset + head, event->header.size,
                             event__name[event->header.type]);
@@ -311,6 +376,16 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
                 return ops->throttle(event, self);
         case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
                 return ops->unthrottle(event, self);
+        case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
+                return ops->attr(event, self);
+        case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
+                return ops->event_type(event, self);
+        case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA:
+                /* setup for reading amidst mmap */
+                lseek(self->fd, offset + head, SEEK_SET);
+                return ops->tracing_data(event, self);
+        case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID:
+                return ops->build_id(event, self);
         default:
                 self->unknown_events++;
                 return -1;
@@ -376,6 +451,101 @@ static struct thread *perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *se
         return thread;
 }
 
+int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size)
+{
+        void *buf_start = buf;
+
+        while (size) {
+                int ret = read(fd, buf, size);
+
+                if (ret <= 0)
+                        return ret;
+
+                size -= ret;
+                buf += ret;
+        }
+
+        return buf - buf_start;
+}
+
+#define session_done()  (*(volatile int *)(&session_done))
+volatile int session_done;
+
+static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
+                                               struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+{
+        event_t event;
+        uint32_t size;
+        int skip = 0;
+        u64 head;
+        int err;
+        void *p;
+
+        perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(ops);
+
+        head = 0;
+more:
+        err = do_read(self->fd, &event, sizeof(struct perf_event_header));
+        if (err <= 0) {
+                if (err == 0)
+                        goto done;
+
+                pr_err("failed to read event header\n");
+                goto out_err;
+        }
+
+        if (self->header.needs_swap)
+                perf_event_header__bswap(&event.header);
+
+        size = event.header.size;
+        if (size == 0)
+                size = 8;
+
+        p = &event;
+        p += sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
+
+        err = do_read(self->fd, p, size - sizeof(struct perf_event_header));
+        if (err <= 0) {
+                if (err == 0) {
+                        pr_err("unexpected end of event stream\n");
+                        goto done;
+                }
+
+                pr_err("failed to read event data\n");
+                goto out_err;
+        }
+
+        if (size == 0 ||
+            (skip = perf_session__process_event(self, &event, ops,
+                                                0, head)) < 0) {
+                dump_printf("%#Lx [%#x]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
+                            head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
+                /*
+                 * assume we lost track of the stream, check alignment, and
+                 * increment a single u64 in the hope to catch on again 'soon'.
+                 */
+                if (unlikely(head & 7))
+                        head &= ~7ULL;
+
+                size = 8;
+        }
+
+        head += size;
+
+        dump_printf("\n%#Lx [%#x]: event: %d\n",
+                    head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
+
+        if (skip > 0)
+                head += skip;
+
+        if (!session_done())
+                goto more;
+done:
+        err = 0;
+out_err:
+        return err;
+}
+
 int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
                                    u64 data_offset, u64 data_size,
                                    u64 file_size, struct perf_event_ops *ops)
@@ -499,9 +669,13 @@ out_getcwd_err:
                 self->cwdlen = strlen(self->cwd);
         }
 
-        err = __perf_session__process_events(self, self->header.data_offset,
-                                             self->header.data_size,
-                                             self->size, ops);
+        if (!self->fd_pipe)
+                err = __perf_session__process_events(self,
+                                                     self->header.data_offset,
+                                                     self->header.data_size,
+                                                     self->size, ops);
+        else
+                err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(self, ops);
 out_err:
         return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 27f4c2dc715b..0ac14d42dc28 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct perf_session {
         u64                     sample_type;
         struct ref_reloc_sym    ref_reloc_sym;
         int                     fd;
+        bool                    fd_pipe;
         int                     cwdlen;
         char                    *cwd;
         char filename[0];
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@ struct perf_event_ops {
                  lost,
                  read,
                  throttle,
-                 unthrottle;
+                 unthrottle,
+                 attr,
+                 event_type,
+                 tracing_data,
+                 build_id;
 };
 
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool force);
@@ -92,6 +97,9 @@ static inline struct map *
         return map_groups__new_module(&self->kmaps, start, filename);
 }
 
+int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size);
+void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self);
+
 #ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
 static inline int perf_session__browse_hists(struct rb_root *hists __used,
                                               u64 nr_hists __used,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 5ea8973ad331..30cd9b575953 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -154,10 +154,17 @@ static void put_tracing_file(char *file)
         free(file);
 }
 
+static ssize_t calc_data_size;
+
 static ssize_t write_or_die(const void *buf, size_t len)
 {
         int ret;
 
+        if (calc_data_size) {
+                calc_data_size += len;
+                return len;
+        }
+
         ret = write(output_fd, buf, len);
         if (ret < 0)
                 die("writing to '%s'", output_file);
@@ -526,3 +533,20 @@ int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 
         return 0;
 }
+
+ssize_t read_tracing_data_size(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+                               int nb_events)
+{
+        ssize_t size;
+        int err = 0;
+
+        calc_data_size = 1;
+        err = read_tracing_data(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
+        size = calc_data_size - 1;
+        calc_data_size = 0;
+
+        if (err < 0)
+                return err;
+
+        return size;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
index 7cd1193918c7..44889c9b5630 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
@@ -50,14 +50,37 @@ static int long_size;
 
 static unsigned long    page_size;
 
+static ssize_t calc_data_size;
+
+static int do_read(int fd, void *buf, int size)
+{
+        int rsize = size;
+
+        while (size) {
+                int ret = read(fd, buf, size);
+
+                if (ret <= 0)
+                        return -1;
+
+                size -= ret;
+                buf += ret;
+        }
+
+        return rsize;
+}
+
 static int read_or_die(void *data, int size)
 {
         int r;
 
-        r = read(input_fd, data, size);
-        if (r != size)
+        r = do_read(input_fd, data, size);
+        if (r <= 0)
                 die("reading input file (size expected=%d received=%d)",
                     size, r);
+
+        if (calc_data_size)
+                calc_data_size += r;
+
         return r;
 }
 
@@ -82,56 +105,28 @@ static char *read_string(void)
         char buf[BUFSIZ];
         char *str = NULL;
         int size = 0;
-        int i;
         off_t r;
+        char c;
 
         for (;;) {
-                r = read(input_fd, buf, BUFSIZ);
+                r = read(input_fd, &c, 1);
                 if (r < 0)
                         die("reading input file");
 
                 if (!r)
                         die("no data");
 
-                for (i = 0; i < r; i++) {
-                        if (!buf[i])
-                                break;
-                }
-                if (i < r)
-                        break;
+                buf[size++] = c;
 
-                if (str) {
-                        size += BUFSIZ;
-                        str = realloc(str, size);
-                        if (!str)
-                                die("malloc of size %d", size);
-                        memcpy(str + (size - BUFSIZ), buf, BUFSIZ);
-                } else {
-                        size = BUFSIZ;
-                        str = malloc_or_die(size);
-                        memcpy(str, buf, size);
-                }
+                if (!c)
+                        break;
         }
 
-        /* trailing \0: */
-        i++;
-
-        /* move the file descriptor to the end of the string */
-        r = lseek(input_fd, -(r - i), SEEK_CUR);
-        if (r == (off_t)-1)
-                die("lseek");
-
-        if (str) {
-                size += i;
-                str = realloc(str, size);
-                if (!str)
-                        die("malloc of size %d", size);
-                memcpy(str + (size - i), buf, i);
-        } else {
-                size = i;
-                str = malloc_or_die(i);
-                memcpy(str, buf, i);
-        }
+        if (calc_data_size)
+                calc_data_size += size;
+
+        str = malloc_or_die(size);
+        memcpy(str, buf, size);
 
         return str;
 }
@@ -459,7 +454,7 @@ struct record *trace_read_data(int cpu)
         return data;
 }
 
-void trace_report(int fd)
+ssize_t trace_report(int fd)
 {
         char buf[BUFSIZ];
         char test[] = { 23, 8, 68 };
@@ -467,6 +462,9 @@ void trace_report(int fd)
         int show_version = 0;
         int show_funcs = 0;
         int show_printk = 0;
+        ssize_t size;
+
+        calc_data_size = 1;
 
         input_fd = fd;
 
@@ -499,14 +497,17 @@ void trace_report(int fd)
         read_proc_kallsyms();
         read_ftrace_printk();
 
+        size = calc_data_size - 1;
+        calc_data_size = 0;
+
         if (show_funcs) {
                 print_funcs();
-                return;
+                return size;
         }
         if (show_printk) {
                 print_printk();
-                return;
+                return size;
         }
 
-        return;
+        return size;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 81f2fd20a0ea..1f45d468fd9a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct record *trace_read_data(int cpu);
 
 void parse_set_info(int nr_cpus, int long_sz);
 
-void trace_report(int fd);
+ssize_t trace_report(int fd);
 
 void *malloc_or_die(unsigned int size);
 
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ void *raw_field_ptr(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data);
 unsigned long long eval_flag(const char *flag);
 
 int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events);
+ssize_t read_tracing_data_size(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs,
+                               int nb_events);
 
 /* taken from kernel/trace/trace.h */
 enum trace_flag_type {