4 files changed, 34 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 1d3c1003b43a..a7b8760e401c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int perf_session__add_hist_entry(struct perf_session *self,
          * so we don't allocated the extra space needed because the stdio
          * code will not use it.
          */
-        if (use_browser)
+        if (use_browser > 0)
                 err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, al->addr);
 out_free_syms:
         free(syms);
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
                 hists = rb_entry(next, struct hists, rb_node);
                 hists__collapse_resort(hists);
                 hists__output_resort(hists);
-                if (use_browser)
+                if (use_browser > 0)
                         hists__browse(hists, help, input_name);
                 else {
                         const char *evname = NULL;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
                 next = rb_next(&hists->rb_node);
         }
 
-        if (!use_browser && sort_order == default_sort_order &&
+        if (use_browser <= 0 && sort_order == default_sort_order &&
             parent_pattern == default_parent_pattern) {
                 fprintf(stdout, "#\n# (%s)\n#\n", help);
 
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
          * so don't allocate extra space that won't be used in the stdio
          * implementation.
          */
-        if (use_browser)
+        if (use_browser > 0)
                 symbol_conf.priv_size = sizeof(struct sym_priv);
 
         if (symbol__init() < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 08e0e5d2b50e..6e4871191138 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 #include "util/debugfs.h"
 
-bool use_browser;
-
 const char perf_usage_string[] =
         "perf [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]";
 
 const char perf_more_info_string[] =
         "See 'perf help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command.";
 
+int use_browser = -1;
 static int use_pager = -1;
+
 struct pager_config {
         const char *cmd;
         int val;
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ int check_pager_config(const char *cmd)
         return c.val;
 }
 
+static int tui_command_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
+{
+        struct pager_config *c = data;
+        if (!prefixcmp(var, "tui.") && !strcmp(var + 4, c->cmd))
+                c->val = perf_config_bool(var, value);
+        return 0;
+}
+
+/* returns 0 for "no tui", 1 for "use tui", and -1 for "not specified" */
+static int check_tui_config(const char *cmd)
+{
+        struct pager_config c;
+        c.cmd = cmd;
+        c.val = -1;
+        perf_config(tui_command_config, &c);
+        return c.val;
+}
+
 static void commit_pager_choice(void)
 {
         switch (use_pager) {
@@ -255,6 +273,9 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
         if (p->option & RUN_SETUP)
                 prefix = NULL; /* setup_perf_directory(); */
 
+        if (use_browser == -1)
+                use_browser = check_tui_config(p->cmd);
+
         if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & RUN_SETUP)
                 use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
         if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 5eca52595b62..65fe664fddf6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extern const char *pager_program;
 extern int pager_in_use(void);
 extern int pager_use_color;
 
-extern bool use_browser;
+extern int use_browser;
 
 #ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
 static inline void setup_browser(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/newt.c b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
index 9338d060ee49..9d203c972f3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/newt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
@@ -1066,10 +1066,13 @@ static struct newtPercentTreeColors {
 void setup_browser(void)
 {
         struct newtPercentTreeColors *c = &defaultPercentTreeColors;
-        if (!isatty(1))
+
+        if (!isatty(1) || !use_browser) {
+                setup_pager();
                 return;
+        }
 
-        use_browser = true;
+        use_browser = 1;
         newtInit();
         newtCls();
         ui_helpline__puts(" ");
@@ -1082,7 +1085,7 @@ void setup_browser(void)
 
 void exit_browser(bool wait_for_ok)
 {
-        if (use_browser) {
+        if (use_browser > 0) {
                 if (wait_for_ok) {
                         char title[] = "Fatal Error", ok[] = "Ok";
                         newtWinMessage(title, ok, browser__last_msg);