2 files changed, 16 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index c98ccb570509..1792a3f1f4ce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
                         int unset __maybe_unused)
 {
         int ret = -ENOENT;
+        char *tmp;
 
         if  (str && !params.target) {
                 if (!strcmp(opt->long_name, "exec"))
@@ -180,7 +181,19 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
                 else
                         return ret;
 
-                params.target = str;
+                /* Expand given path to absolute path, except for modulename */
+                if (params.uprobes || strchr(str, '/')) {
+                        tmp = realpath(str, NULL);
+                        if (!tmp) {
+                                pr_warning("Failed to get the absolute path of %s: %m\n", str);
+                                return ret;
+                        }
+                } else {
+                        tmp = strdup(str);
+                        if (!tmp)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+                }
+                params.target = tmp;
                 ret = 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 544ac1898a9f..68013b91377c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
         struct perf_probe_point *pp = &pev->point;
         struct symbol *sym;
         struct map *map = NULL;
-        char *function = NULL, *name = NULL;
+        char *function = NULL;
         int ret = -EINVAL;
         unsigned long long vaddr = 0;
 
@@ -2297,12 +2297,7 @@ static int convert_name_to_addr(struct perf_probe_event *pev, const char *exec)
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        name = realpath(exec, NULL);
-        if (!name) {
-                pr_warning("Cannot find realpath for %s.\n", exec);
-                goto out;
-        }
-        map = dso__new_map(name);
+        map = dso__new_map(exec);
         if (!map) {
                 pr_warning("Cannot find appropriate DSO for %s.\n", exec);
                 goto out;
@@ -2367,7 +2362,5 @@ out:
         }
         if (function)
                 free(function);
-        if (name)
-                free(name);
         return ret;
 }