25 files changed, 500 insertions, 187 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 77f124fe57ad..35655c3a7b7a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ LIB_H += $(ARCH_INCLUDE)
 LIB_H += util/cgroup.h
 LIB_H += $(TRACE_EVENT_DIR)event-parse.h
 LIB_H += util/target.h
+LIB_H += util/rblist.h
+LIB_H += util/intlist.h
 
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/abspath.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/alias.o
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/xyarray.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/cpumap.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/cgroup.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/target.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/rblist.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/intlist.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-annotate.o
 
@@ -983,7 +987,8 @@ clean:
         $(RM) *.spec *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h TAGS tags cscope*
         $(MAKE) -C Documentation/ clean
         $(RM) $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-        $(RM) $(OUTPUT)util/*-{bison,flex}*
+        $(RM) $(OUTPUT)util/*-bison*
+        $(RM) $(OUTPUT)util/*-flex*
         $(python-clean)
 
 .PHONY: all install clean strip $(LIBTRACEEVENT)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f5a6452931e6..4db6e1ba54e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ try_again:
                 }
         }
 
-        perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
+        perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(session);
 }
 
 static int process_buildids(struct perf_record *rec)
@@ -844,8 +844,6 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
         struct perf_record *rec = &record;
         char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
-        perf_header__set_cmdline(argc, argv);
-
         evsel_list = perf_evlist__new(NULL, NULL);
         if (evsel_list == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 69b1c1185159..7c88a243b5db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -249,8 +249,9 @@ static int process_read_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 static int perf_report__setup_sample_type(struct perf_report *rep)
 {
         struct perf_session *self = rep->session;
+        u64 sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(self->evlist);
 
-        if (!self->fd_pipe && !(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
+        if (!self->fd_pipe && !(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
                 if (sort__has_parent) {
                         ui__error("Selected --sort parent, but no "
                                     "callchain data. Did you call "
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ static int perf_report__setup_sample_type(struct perf_report *rep)
 
         if (sort__branch_mode == 1) {
                 if (!self->fd_pipe &&
-                    !(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)) {
+                    !(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)) {
                         ui__error("Selected -b but no branch data. "
                                   "Did you call perf record without -b?\n");
                         return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index d909eb74a0eb..1d592f5cbea9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(void)
         unsigned int nr_events[nsyscalls],
                      expected_nr_events[nsyscalls], i, j;
         struct perf_evsel *evsels[nsyscalls], *evsel;
-        int sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(attr.sample_type);
 
         for (i = 0; i < nsyscalls; ++i) {
                 char name[64];
@@ -563,8 +562,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(void)
                         goto out_munmap;
                 }
 
-                err = perf_event__parse_sample(event, attr.sample_type, sample_size,
-                                               false, &sample, false);
+                err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &sample, false);
                 if (err) {
                         pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", err);
                         goto out_munmap;
@@ -661,12 +659,12 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
         const char *cmd = "sleep";
         const char *argv[] = { cmd, "1", NULL, };
         char *bname;
-        u64 sample_type, prev_time = 0;
+        u64 prev_time = 0;
         bool found_cmd_mmap = false,
              found_libc_mmap = false,
              found_vdso_mmap = false,
              found_ld_mmap = false;
-        int err = -1, errs = 0, i, wakeups = 0, sample_size;
+        int err = -1, errs = 0, i, wakeups = 0;
         u32 cpu;
         int total_events = 0, nr_events[PERF_RECORD_MAX] = { 0, };
 
@@ -757,13 +755,6 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
         }
 
         /*
-         * We'll need these two to parse the PERF_SAMPLE_* fields in each
-         * event.
-         */
-        sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(evlist);
-        sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(sample_type);
-
-        /*
          * Now that all is properly set up, enable the events, they will
          * count just on workload.pid, which will start...
          */
@@ -788,9 +779,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
                                 if (type < PERF_RECORD_MAX)
                                         nr_events[type]++;
 
-                                err = perf_event__parse_sample(event, sample_type,
-                                                               sample_size, true,
-                                                               &sample, false);
+                                err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &sample, false);
                                 if (err < 0) {
                                         if (verbose)
                                                 perf_event__fprintf(event, stderr);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 35e86c6df713..68cd61ef6ac5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "util/cpumap.h"
 #include "util/xyarray.h"
 #include "util/sort.h"
+#include "util/intlist.h"
 
 #include "util/debug.h"
 
@@ -706,8 +707,16 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
         int err;
 
         if (!machine && perf_guest) {
-                pr_err("Can't find guest [%d]'s kernel information\n",
-                        event->ip.pid);
+                static struct intlist *seen;
+
+                if (!seen)
+                        seen = intlist__new();
+
+                if (!intlist__has_entry(seen, event->ip.pid)) {
+                        pr_err("Can't find guest [%d]'s kernel information\n",
+                                event->ip.pid);
+                        intlist__add(seen, event->ip.pid);
+                }
                 return;
         }
 
@@ -811,7 +820,7 @@ static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
         int ret;
 
         while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(top->evlist, idx)) != NULL) {
-                ret = perf_session__parse_sample(session, event, &sample);
+                ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(top->evlist, event, &sample, false);
                 if (ret) {
                         pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
                         continue;
@@ -943,8 +952,10 @@ try_again:
                          * based cpu-clock-tick sw counter, which
                          * is always available even if no PMU support:
                          */
-                        if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE &&
-                            attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES) {
+                        if ((err == ENOENT || err == ENXIO) &&
+                            (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE) &&
+                            (attr->config == PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES)) {
+
                                 if (verbose)
                                         ui__warning("Cycles event not supported,\n"
                                                     "trying to fall back to cpu-clock-ticks\n");
@@ -1032,7 +1043,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
                                                &top->session->host_machine);
         perf_top__start_counters(top);
         top->session->evlist = top->evlist;
-        perf_session__update_sample_type(top->session);
+        perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(top->session);
 
         /* Wait for a minimal set of events before starting the snapshot */
         poll(top->evlist->pollfd, top->evlist->nr_fds, 100);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 1b197280c621..d84870b06426 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *self,
 
 const char *perf_event__name(unsigned int id);
 
-int perf_event__parse_sample(const union perf_event *event, u64 type,
-                             int sample_size, bool sample_id_all,
-                             struct perf_sample *sample, bool swapped);
 int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type,
                                   const struct perf_sample *sample,
                                   bool swapped);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 3edfd3483816..9b38681add9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -881,3 +881,10 @@ int perf_evlist__start_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 
         return 0;
 }
+
+int perf_evlist__parse_sample(struct perf_evlist *evlist, union perf_event *event,
+                              struct perf_sample *sample, bool swapped)
+{
+        struct perf_evsel *e = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+        return perf_evsel__parse_sample(e, event, sample, swapped);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 40d4d3cdced0..528c1acd9298 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 u16 perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
+int perf_evlist__parse_sample(struct perf_evlist *evlist, union perf_event *event,
+                              struct perf_sample *sample, bool swapped);
+
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index e81771364867..2eaae140def2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 #define GROUP_FD(group_fd, cpu) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(group_fd, cpu, 0))
 
-int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type)
+static int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type)
 {
         u64 mask = sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_MASK;
         int size = 0;
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
         evsel->attr        = *attr;
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->node);
         hists__init(&evsel->hists);
+        evsel->sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(attr->sample_type);
 }
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
@@ -728,10 +729,10 @@ static bool sample_overlap(const union perf_event *event,
         return false;
 }
 
-int perf_event__parse_sample(const union perf_event *event, u64 type,
-                             int sample_size, bool sample_id_all,
+int perf_evsel__parse_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
                              struct perf_sample *data, bool swapped)
 {
+        u64 type = evsel->attr.sample_type;
         const u64 *array;
 
         /*
@@ -746,14 +747,14 @@ int perf_event__parse_sample(const union perf_event *event, u64 type,
         data->period = 1;
 
         if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
-                if (!sample_id_all)
+                if (!evsel->attr.sample_id_all)
                         return 0;
                 return perf_event__parse_id_sample(event, type, data, swapped);
         }
 
         array = event->sample.array;
 
-        if (sample_size + sizeof(event->header) > event->header.size)
+        if (evsel->sample_size + sizeof(event->header) > event->header.size)
                 return -EFAULT;
 
         if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IP) {
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type,
                 u.val32[1] = sample->tid;
                 if (swapped) {
                         /*
-                         * Inverse of what is done in perf_event__parse_sample
+                         * Inverse of what is done in perf_evsel__parse_sample
                          */
                         u.val32[0] = bswap_32(u.val32[0]);
                         u.val32[1] = bswap_32(u.val32[1]);
@@ -930,7 +931,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_sample(union perf_event *event, u64 type,
                 u.val32[0] = sample->cpu;
                 if (swapped) {
                         /*
-                         * Inverse of what is done in perf_event__parse_sample
+                         * Inverse of what is done in perf_evsel__parse_sample
                          */
                         u.val32[0] = bswap_32(u.val32[0]);
                         u.val64 = bswap_64(u.val64);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 67cc5033d192..b559929983bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
                 void            *func;
                 void            *data;
         } handler;
+        unsigned int            sample_size;
         bool                    supported;
 };
 
@@ -177,13 +178,8 @@ static inline int perf_evsel__read_scaled(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
         return __perf_evsel__read(evsel, ncpus, nthreads, true);
 }
 
-int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type);
-
-static inline int perf_evsel__sample_size(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-        return __perf_evsel__sample_size(evsel->attr.sample_type);
-}
-
 void hists__init(struct hists *hists);
 
+int perf_evsel__parse_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
+                             struct perf_sample *sample, bool swapped);
 #endif /* __PERF_EVSEL_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 3a6d20443330..74ea3c2f8138 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ perf_header__set_cmdline(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
         int i;
 
+        /*
+         * If header_argv has already been set, do not override it.
+         * This allows a command to set the cmdline, parse args and
+         * then call another builtin function that implements a
+         * command -- e.g, cmd_kvm calling cmd_record.
+         */
+        if (header_argv)
+                return 0;
+
         header_argc = (u32)argc;
 
         /* do not include NULL termination */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intlist.c b/tools/perf/util/intlist.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd530dced9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intlist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Based on intlist.c by:
+ * (c) 2009 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GPLv2.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
+#include "intlist.h"
+
+static struct rb_node *intlist__node_new(struct rblist *rblist __used,
+                                         const void *entry)
+{
+        int i = (int)((long)entry);
+        struct rb_node *rc = NULL;
+        struct int_node *node = malloc(sizeof(*node));
+
+        if (node != NULL) {
+                node->i = i;
+                rc = &node->rb_node;
+        }
+
+        return rc;
+}
+
+static void int_node__delete(struct int_node *ilist)
+{
+        free(ilist);
+}
+
+static void intlist__node_delete(struct rblist *rblist __used,
+                                 struct rb_node *rb_node)
+{
+        struct int_node *node = container_of(rb_node, struct int_node, rb_node);
+
+        int_node__delete(node);
+}
+
+static int intlist__node_cmp(struct rb_node *rb_node, const void *entry)
+{
+        int i = (int)((long)entry);
+        struct int_node *node = container_of(rb_node, struct int_node, rb_node);
+
+        return node->i - i;
+}
+
+int intlist__add(struct intlist *ilist, int i)
+{
+        return rblist__add_node(&ilist->rblist, (void *)((long)i));
+}
+
+void intlist__remove(struct intlist *ilist __used, struct int_node *node)
+{
+        int_node__delete(node);
+}
+
+struct int_node *intlist__find(struct intlist *ilist, int i)
+{
+        struct int_node *node = NULL;
+        struct rb_node *rb_node = rblist__find(&ilist->rblist, (void *)((long)i));
+
+        if (rb_node)
+                node = container_of(rb_node, struct int_node, rb_node);
+
+        return node;
+}
+
+struct intlist *intlist__new(void)
+{
+        struct intlist *ilist = malloc(sizeof(*ilist));
+
+        if (ilist != NULL) {
+                rblist__init(&ilist->rblist);
+                ilist->rblist.node_cmp    = intlist__node_cmp;
+                ilist->rblist.node_new    = intlist__node_new;
+                ilist->rblist.node_delete = intlist__node_delete;
+        }
+
+        return ilist;
+}
+
+void intlist__delete(struct intlist *ilist)
+{
+        if (ilist != NULL)
+                rblist__delete(&ilist->rblist);
+}
+
+struct int_node *intlist__entry(const struct intlist *ilist, unsigned int idx)
+{
+        struct int_node *node = NULL;
+        struct rb_node *rb_node;
+
+        rb_node = rblist__entry(&ilist->rblist, idx);
+        if (rb_node)
+                node = container_of(rb_node, struct int_node, rb_node);
+
+        return node;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intlist.h b/tools/perf/util/intlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d63ab90db50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_INTLIST_H
+#define __PERF_INTLIST_H
+
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "rblist.h"
+
+struct int_node {
+        struct rb_node rb_node;
+        int i;
+};
+
+struct intlist {
+        struct rblist rblist;
+};
+
+struct intlist *intlist__new(void);
+void intlist__delete(struct intlist *ilist);
+
+void intlist__remove(struct intlist *ilist, struct int_node *in);
+int intlist__add(struct intlist *ilist, int i);
+
+struct int_node *intlist__entry(const struct intlist *ilist, unsigned int idx);
+struct int_node *intlist__find(struct intlist *ilist, int i);
+
+static inline bool intlist__has_entry(struct intlist *ilist, int i)
+{
+        return intlist__find(ilist, i) != NULL;
+}
+
+static inline bool intlist__empty(const struct intlist *ilist)
+{
+        return rblist__empty(&ilist->rblist);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int intlist__nr_entries(const struct intlist *ilist)
+{
+        return rblist__nr_entries(&ilist->rblist);
+}
+
+/* For intlist iteration */
+static inline struct int_node *intlist__first(struct intlist *ilist)
+{
+        struct rb_node *rn = rb_first(&ilist->rblist.entries);
+        return rn ? rb_entry(rn, struct int_node, rb_node) : NULL;
+}
+static inline struct int_node *intlist__next(struct int_node *in)
+{
+        struct rb_node *rn;
+        if (!in)
+                return NULL;
+        rn = rb_next(&in->rb_node);
+        return rn ? rb_entry(rn, struct int_node, rb_node) : NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * intlist_for_each      - iterate over a intlist
+ * @pos:        the &struct int_node to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @ilist:      the &struct intlist for loop.
+ */
+#define intlist__for_each(pos, ilist)   \
+        for (pos = intlist__first(ilist); pos; pos = intlist__next(pos))
+
+/**
+ * intlist_for_each_safe - iterate over a intlist safe against removal of
+ *                         int_node
+ * @pos:        the &struct int_node to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:          another &struct int_node to use as temporary storage.
+ * @ilist:      the &struct intlist for loop.
+ */
+#define intlist__for_each_safe(pos, n, ilist)   \
+        for (pos = intlist__first(ilist), n = intlist__next(pos); pos;\
+             pos = n, n = intlist__next(n))
+#endif /* __PERF_INTLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
index 1b997d2b89ce..127d648cc548 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events-test.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ do { \
         } \
 } while (0)
 
+#define PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | \
+                             PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
+
 static int test__checkevent_tracepoint(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
         struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
@@ -21,8 +24,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_tracepoint(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 1 == evlist->nr_entries);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-                (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) ==
-                evsel->attr.sample_type);
+                PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
         return 0;
 }
@@ -37,8 +39,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_tracepoint_multi(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
                 TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type",
                         PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
                 TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-                        (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-                        == evsel->attr.sample_type);
+                        PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
                 TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period",
                         1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
         }
@@ -428,8 +429,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_list(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
         evsel = list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
-                (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) ==
-                evsel->attr.sample_type);
+                PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE == evsel->attr.sample_type);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_period", 1 == evsel->attr.sample_period);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->attr.exclude_user);
         TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->attr.exclude_kernel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
index 99d02aa57dbf..594f8fad5ecd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "header.h"
 
 #define OPT_SHORT 1
 #define OPT_UNSET 2
@@ -413,6 +414,8 @@ int parse_options(int argc, const char **argv, const struct option *options,
 {
         struct parse_opt_ctx_t ctx;
 
+        perf_header__set_cmdline(argc, argv);
+
         parse_options_start(&ctx, argc, argv, flags);
         switch (parse_options_step(&ctx, options, usagestr)) {
         case PARSE_OPT_HELP:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
index 2884e67ee625..213362850abd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ util/ctype.c
 util/evlist.c
 util/evsel.c
 util/cpumap.c
+util/hweight.c
 util/thread_map.c
 util/util.c
 util/xyarray.c
 util/cgroup.c
 util/debugfs.c
+util/rblist.c
 util/strlist.c
 ../../lib/rbtree.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index e03b58a48424..0688bfb6d280 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -797,17 +797,13 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 
         event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, cpu);
         if (event != NULL) {
-                struct perf_evsel *first;
                 PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event);
                 struct pyrf_event *pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)pyevent;
 
                 if (pyevent == NULL)
                         return PyErr_NoMemory();
 
-                first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
-                err = perf_event__parse_sample(event, first->attr.sample_type,
-                                               perf_evsel__sample_size(first),
-                                               sample_id_all, &pevent->sample, false);
+                err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &pevent->sample, false);
                 if (err)
                         return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
                                             "perf: can't parse sample, err=%d", err);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/rblist.c b/tools/perf/util/rblist.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0171fb611004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/rblist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Based on strlist.c by:
+ * (c) 2009 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GPLv2.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "rblist.h"
+
+int rblist__add_node(struct rblist *rblist, const void *new_entry)
+{
+        struct rb_node **p = &rblist->entries.rb_node;
+        struct rb_node *parent = NULL, *new_node;
+
+        while (*p != NULL) {
+                int rc;
+
+                parent = *p;
+
+                rc = rblist->node_cmp(parent, new_entry);
+                if (rc > 0)
+                        p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+                else if (rc < 0)
+                        p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+                else
+                        return -EEXIST;
+        }
+
+        new_node = rblist->node_new(rblist, new_entry);
+        if (new_node == NULL)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        rb_link_node(new_node, parent, p);
+        rb_insert_color(new_node, &rblist->entries);
+        ++rblist->nr_entries;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+void rblist__remove_node(struct rblist *rblist, struct rb_node *rb_node)
+{
+        rb_erase(rb_node, &rblist->entries);
+        rblist->node_delete(rblist, rb_node);
+}
+
+struct rb_node *rblist__find(struct rblist *rblist, const void *entry)
+{
+        struct rb_node **p = &rblist->entries.rb_node;
+        struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+
+        while (*p != NULL) {
+                int rc;
+
+                parent = *p;
+
+                rc = rblist->node_cmp(parent, entry);
+                if (rc > 0)
+                        p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+                else if (rc < 0)
+                        p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+                else
+                        return parent;
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+void rblist__init(struct rblist *rblist)
+{
+        if (rblist != NULL) {
+                rblist->entries  = RB_ROOT;
+                rblist->nr_entries = 0;
+        }
+
+        return;
+}
+
+void rblist__delete(struct rblist *rblist)
+{
+        if (rblist != NULL) {
+                struct rb_node *pos, *next = rb_first(&rblist->entries);
+
+                while (next) {
+                        pos = next;
+                        next = rb_next(pos);
+                        rb_erase(pos, &rblist->entries);
+                        rblist->node_delete(rblist, pos);
+                }
+                free(rblist);
+        }
+}
+
+struct rb_node *rblist__entry(const struct rblist *rblist, unsigned int idx)
+{
+        struct rb_node *node;
+
+        for (node = rb_first(&rblist->entries); node; node = rb_next(node)) {
+                if (!idx--)
+                        return node;
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/rblist.h b/tools/perf/util/rblist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d0cae5ae83d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/rblist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_RBLIST_H
+#define __PERF_RBLIST_H
+
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/*
+ * create node structs of the form:
+ * struct my_node {
+ *     struct rb_node rb_node;
+ *     ... my data ...
+ * };
+ *
+ * create list structs of the form:
+ * struct mylist {
+ *     struct rblist rblist;
+ *     ... my data ...
+ * };
+ */
+
+struct rblist {
+        struct rb_root entries;
+        unsigned int   nr_entries;
+
+        int (*node_cmp)(struct rb_node *rbn, const void *entry);
+        struct rb_node *(*node_new)(struct rblist *rlist, const void *new_entry);
+        void (*node_delete)(struct rblist *rblist, struct rb_node *rb_node);
+};
+
+void rblist__init(struct rblist *rblist);
+void rblist__delete(struct rblist *rblist);
+int rblist__add_node(struct rblist *rblist, const void *new_entry);
+void rblist__remove_node(struct rblist *rblist, struct rb_node *rb_node);
+struct rb_node *rblist__find(struct rblist *rblist, const void *entry);
+struct rb_node *rblist__entry(const struct rblist *rblist, unsigned int idx);
+
+static inline bool rblist__empty(const struct rblist *rblist)
+{
+        return rblist->nr_entries == 0;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int rblist__nr_entries(const struct rblist *rblist)
+{
+        return rblist->nr_entries;
+}
+
+#endif /* __PERF_RBLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 8e4f0755d2aa..2437fb0b463a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -80,14 +80,12 @@ out_close:
         return -1;
 }
 
-void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
+void perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-        self->sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(self->evlist);
-        self->sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(self->sample_type);
-        self->sample_id_all = perf_evlist__sample_id_all(self->evlist);
-        self->id_hdr_size = perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(self->evlist);
-        self->host_machine.id_hdr_size = self->id_hdr_size;
-        machines__set_id_hdr_size(&self->machines, self->id_hdr_size);
+        u16 id_hdr_size = perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(session->evlist);
+
+        session->host_machine.id_hdr_size = id_hdr_size;
+        machines__set_id_hdr_size(&session->machines, id_hdr_size);
 }
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
         if (mode == O_RDONLY) {
                 if (perf_session__open(self, force) < 0)
                         goto out_delete;
-                perf_session__update_sample_type(self);
+                perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(self);
         } else if (mode == O_WRONLY) {
                 /*
                  * In O_RDONLY mode this will be performed when reading the
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
         }
 
         if (tool && tool->ordering_requires_timestamps &&
-            tool->ordered_samples && !self->sample_id_all) {
+            tool->ordered_samples && !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(self->evlist)) {
                 dump_printf("WARNING: No sample_id_all support, falling back to unordered processing\n");
                 tool->ordered_samples = false;
         }
@@ -673,7 +671,8 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
                 if (iter->timestamp > limit)
                         break;
 
-                ret = perf_session__parse_sample(s, iter->event, &sample);
+                ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(s->evlist, iter->event, &sample,
+                                                s->header.needs_swap);
                 if (ret)
                         pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
                 else
@@ -865,16 +864,18 @@ static void perf_session__print_tstamp(struct perf_session *session,
                                        union perf_event *event,
                                        struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
+        u64 sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(session->evlist);
+
         if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE &&
-            !session->sample_id_all) {
+            !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist)) {
                 fputs("-1 -1 ", stdout);
                 return;
         }
 
-        if ((session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU))
+        if ((sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU))
                 printf("%u ", sample->cpu);
 
-        if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
+        if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
                 printf("%" PRIu64 " ", sample->time);
 }
 
@@ -899,6 +900,8 @@ static void dump_event(struct perf_session *session, union perf_event *event,
 static void dump_sample(struct perf_session *session, union perf_event *event,
                         struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
+        u64 sample_type;
+
         if (!dump_trace)
                 return;
 
@@ -906,10 +909,12 @@ static void dump_sample(struct perf_session *session, union perf_event *event,
                event->header.misc, sample->pid, sample->tid, sample->ip,
                sample->period, sample->addr);
 
-        if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)
+        sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(session->evlist);
+
+        if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)
                 callchain__printf(sample);
 
-        if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)
+        if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)
                 branch_stack__printf(sample);
 }
 
@@ -1006,7 +1011,7 @@ static int perf_session__preprocess_sample(struct perf_session *session,
                                            union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
         if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE ||
-            !(session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN))
+            !(perf_evlist__sample_type(session->evlist) & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN))
                 return 0;
 
         if (!ip_callchain__valid(sample->callchain, event)) {
@@ -1030,7 +1035,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session, union
         case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
                 err = tool->attr(event, &session->evlist);
                 if (err == 0)
-                        perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
+                        perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(session);
                 return err;
         case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
                 return tool->event_type(tool, event);
@@ -1065,7 +1070,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
         int ret;
 
         if (session->header.needs_swap)
-                event_swap(event, session->sample_id_all);
+                event_swap(event, perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist));
 
         if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX)
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -1078,7 +1083,8 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
         /*
          * For all kernel events we get the sample data
          */
-        ret = perf_session__parse_sample(session, event, &sample);
+        ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(session->evlist, event, &sample,
+                                        session->header.needs_swap);
         if (ret)
                 return ret;
 
@@ -1389,9 +1395,9 @@ int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
         return err;
 }
 
-bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self, const char *msg)
+bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *session, const char *msg)
 {
-        if (!(self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW)) {
+        if (!(perf_evlist__sample_type(session->evlist) & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW)) {
                 pr_err("No trace sample to read. Did you call 'perf %s'?\n", msg);
                 return false;
         }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 7c435bde6eb0..1f7ec87db7d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -41,13 +41,9 @@ struct perf_session {
          *        perf.data file.
          */
         struct hists            hists;
-        u64                     sample_type;
-        int                     sample_size;
         int                     fd;
         bool                    fd_pipe;
         bool                    repipe;
-        bool                    sample_id_all;
-        u16                     id_hdr_size;
         int                     cwdlen;
         char                    *cwd;
         struct ordered_samples  ordered_samples;
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ void perf_event__attr_swap(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self);
 
-void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self);
+void perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(struct perf_session *session);
 void perf_session__remove_thread(struct perf_session *self, struct thread *th);
 
 static inline
@@ -130,24 +126,6 @@ size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct perf_session *self,
 
 size_t perf_session__fprintf_nr_events(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp);
 
-static inline int perf_session__parse_sample(struct perf_session *session,
-                                             const union perf_event *event,
-                                             struct perf_sample *sample)
-{
-        return perf_event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type,
-                                        session->sample_size,
-                                        session->sample_id_all, sample,
-                                        session->header.needs_swap);
-}
-
-static inline int perf_session__synthesize_sample(struct perf_session *session,
-                                                  union perf_event *event,
-                                                  const struct perf_sample *sample)
-{
-        return perf_event__synthesize_sample(event, session->sample_type,
-                                             sample, session->header.needs_swap);
-}
-
 struct perf_evsel *perf_session__find_first_evtype(struct perf_session *session,
                                             unsigned int type);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strlist.c b/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
index 6783a2043555..95856ff3dda4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
@@ -10,23 +10,28 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-static struct str_node *str_node__new(const char *s, bool dupstr)
+static
+struct rb_node *strlist__node_new(struct rblist *rblist, const void *entry)
 {
-        struct str_node *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
+        const char *s = entry;
+        struct rb_node *rc = NULL;
+        struct strlist *strlist = container_of(rblist, struct strlist, rblist);
+        struct str_node *snode = malloc(sizeof(*snode));
 
-        if (self != NULL) {
-                if (dupstr) {
+        if (snode != NULL) {
+                if (strlist->dupstr) {
                         s = strdup(s);
                         if (s == NULL)
                                 goto out_delete;
                 }
-                self->s = s;
+                snode->s = s;
+                rc = &snode->rb_node;
         }
 
-        return self;
+        return rc;
 
 out_delete:
-        free(self);
+        free(snode);
         return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -37,36 +42,26 @@ static void str_node__delete(struct str_node *self, bool dupstr)
         free(self);
 }
 
-int strlist__add(struct strlist *self, const char *new_entry)
+static
+void strlist__node_delete(struct rblist *rblist, struct rb_node *rb_node)
 {
-        struct rb_node **p = &self->entries.rb_node;
-        struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-        struct str_node *sn;
-
-        while (*p != NULL) {
-                int rc;
-
-                parent = *p;
-                sn = rb_entry(parent, struct str_node, rb_node);
-                rc = strcmp(sn->s, new_entry);
-
-                if (rc > 0)
-                        p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-                else if (rc < 0)
-                        p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-                else
-                        return -EEXIST;
-        }
+        struct strlist *slist = container_of(rblist, struct strlist, rblist);
+        struct str_node *snode = container_of(rb_node, struct str_node, rb_node);
 
-        sn = str_node__new(new_entry, self->dupstr);
-        if (sn == NULL)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        str_node__delete(snode, slist->dupstr);
+}
 
-        rb_link_node(&sn->rb_node, parent, p);
-        rb_insert_color(&sn->rb_node, &self->entries);
-        ++self->nr_entries;
+static int strlist__node_cmp(struct rb_node *rb_node, const void *entry)
+{
+        const char *str = entry;
+        struct str_node *snode = container_of(rb_node, struct str_node, rb_node);
+
+        return strcmp(snode->s, str);
+}
 
-        return 0;
+int strlist__add(struct strlist *self, const char *new_entry)
+{
+        return rblist__add_node(&self->rblist, new_entry);
 }
 
 int strlist__load(struct strlist *self, const char *filename)
@@ -96,34 +91,20 @@ out:
         return err;
 }
 
-void strlist__remove(struct strlist *self, struct str_node *sn)
+void strlist__remove(struct strlist *slist, struct str_node *snode)
 {
-        rb_erase(&sn->rb_node, &self->entries);
-        str_node__delete(sn, self->dupstr);
+        str_node__delete(snode, slist->dupstr);
 }
 
-struct str_node *strlist__find(struct strlist *self, const char *entry)
+struct str_node *strlist__find(struct strlist *slist, const char *entry)
 {
-        struct rb_node **p = &self->entries.rb_node;
-        struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-
-        while (*p != NULL) {
-                struct str_node *sn;
-                int rc;
-
-                parent = *p;
-                sn = rb_entry(parent, struct str_node, rb_node);
-                rc = strcmp(sn->s, entry);
-
-                if (rc > 0)
-                        p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-                else if (rc < 0)
-                        p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-                else
-                        return sn;
-        }
+        struct str_node *snode = NULL;
+        struct rb_node *rb_node = rblist__find(&slist->rblist, entry);
 
-        return NULL;
+        if (rb_node)
+                snode = container_of(rb_node, struct str_node, rb_node);
+
+        return snode;
 }
 
 static int strlist__parse_list_entry(struct strlist *self, const char *s)
@@ -156,9 +137,12 @@ struct strlist *strlist__new(bool dupstr, const char *slist)
         struct strlist *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
 
         if (self != NULL) {
-                self->entries    = RB_ROOT;
+                rblist__init(&self->rblist);
+                self->rblist.node_cmp    = strlist__node_cmp;
+                self->rblist.node_new    = strlist__node_new;
+                self->rblist.node_delete = strlist__node_delete;
+
                 self->dupstr     = dupstr;
-                self->nr_entries = 0;
                 if (slist && strlist__parse_list(self, slist) != 0)
                         goto out_error;
         }
@@ -171,30 +155,18 @@ out_error:
 
 void strlist__delete(struct strlist *self)
 {
-        if (self != NULL) {
-                struct str_node *pos;
-                struct rb_node *next = rb_first(&self->entries);
-
-                while (next) {
-                        pos = rb_entry(next, struct str_node, rb_node);
-                        next = rb_next(&pos->rb_node);
-                        strlist__remove(self, pos);
-                }
-                self->entries = RB_ROOT;
-                free(self);
-        }
+        if (self != NULL)
+                rblist__delete(&self->rblist);
 }
 
-struct str_node *strlist__entry(const struct strlist *self, unsigned int idx)
+struct str_node *strlist__entry(const struct strlist *slist, unsigned int idx)
 {
-        struct rb_node *nd;
+        struct str_node *snode = NULL;
+        struct rb_node *rb_node;
 
-        for (nd = rb_first(&self->entries); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
-                struct str_node *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct str_node, rb_node);
+        rb_node = rblist__entry(&slist->rblist, idx);
+        if (rb_node)
+                snode = container_of(rb_node, struct str_node, rb_node);
 
-                if (!idx--)
-                        return pos;
-        }
-
-        return NULL;
+        return snode;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strlist.h b/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
index 3ba839007d2c..dd9f922ec67c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include "rblist.h"
+
 struct str_node {
         struct rb_node rb_node;
         const char     *s;
 };
 
 struct strlist {
-        struct rb_root entries;
-        unsigned int   nr_entries;
+        struct rblist rblist;
         bool           dupstr;
 };
 
@@ -32,18 +33,18 @@ static inline bool strlist__has_entry(struct strlist *self, const char *entry)
 
 static inline bool strlist__empty(const struct strlist *self)
 {
-        return self->nr_entries == 0;
+        return rblist__empty(&self->rblist);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int strlist__nr_entries(const struct strlist *self)
 {
-        return self->nr_entries;
+        return rblist__nr_entries(&self->rblist);
 }
 
 /* For strlist iteration */
 static inline struct str_node *strlist__first(struct strlist *self)
 {
-        struct rb_node *rn = rb_first(&self->entries);
+        struct rb_node *rn = rb_first(&self->rblist.entries);
         return rn ? rb_entry(rn, struct str_node, rb_node) : NULL;
 }
 static inline struct str_node *strlist__next(struct str_node *sn)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index fdad4eeeb429..8b63b678e127 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static enum dso_binary_type binary_type_symtab[] = {
         DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND,
 };
 
-#define DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYMTAB_CNT sizeof(binary_type_symtab)
+#define DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYMTAB_CNT ARRAY_SIZE(binary_type_symtab)
 
 static enum dso_binary_type binary_type_data[] = {
         DSO_BINARY_TYPE__BUILD_ID_CACHE,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static enum dso_binary_type binary_type_data[] = {
         DSO_BINARY_TYPE__NOT_FOUND,
 };
 
-#define DSO_BINARY_TYPE__DATA_CNT sizeof(binary_type_data)
+#define DSO_BINARY_TYPE__DATA_CNT ARRAY_SIZE(binary_type_data)
 
 int dso__name_len(const struct dso *dso)
 {
@@ -2875,6 +2875,7 @@ int machines__create_guest_kernel_maps(struct rb_root *machines)
         int i, items = 0;
         char path[PATH_MAX];
         pid_t pid;
+        char *endp;
 
         if (symbol_conf.default_guest_vmlinux_name ||
             symbol_conf.default_guest_modules ||
@@ -2891,7 +2892,14 @@ int machines__create_guest_kernel_maps(struct rb_root *machines)
                                 /* Filter out . and .. */
                                 continue;
                         }
-                        pid = atoi(namelist[i]->d_name);
+                        pid = (pid_t)strtol(namelist[i]->d_name, &endp, 10);
+                        if ((*endp != '\0') ||
+                            (endp == namelist[i]->d_name) ||
+                            (errno == ERANGE)) {
+                                pr_debug("invalid directory (%s). Skipping.\n",
+                                         namelist[i]->d_name);
+                                continue;
+                        }
                         sprintf(path, "%s/%s/proc/kallsyms",
                                 symbol_conf.guestmount,
                                 namelist[i]->d_name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.c b/tools/perf/util/target.c
index 3f59c496e64c..051eaa68095e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/target.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int perf_target__strerror(struct perf_target *target, int errnum,
         int idx;
         const char *msg;
 
-        BUG_ON(buflen > 0);
+        BUG_ON(buflen == 0);
 
         if (errnum >= 0) {
                 const char *err = strerror_r(errnum, buf, buflen);