1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/trace-cmd.c b/trace-cmd.c
index cdb0735..b4eb0fe 100644
--- a/trace-cmd.c
+++ b/trace-cmd.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ struct events {
 
 static struct tracecmd_recorder *recorder;
 
+static int ignore_event_not_found = 0;
+
 static char *get_temp_file(int cpu)
 {
         char *file = NULL;
@@ -738,7 +740,7 @@ static void update_event(const char *name, const char *filter,
 
                 ret = update_glob(str, filter, filter_only, update);
                 free(str);
-                if (!ret)
+                if (!ret && !ignore_event_not_found)
                         die("No events enabled with %s", name);
                 return;
         }
@@ -752,7 +754,7 @@ static void update_event(const char *name, const char *filter,
         ret2 = update_glob(str, filter, filter_only, update);
         free(str);
 
-        if (!ret && !ret2)
+        if (!ret && !ret2 && !ignore_event_not_found)
                 goto fail;
 
         return;
@@ -1431,7 +1433,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
                    (strcmp(argv[1], "start") == 0) ||
                    ((extract = strcmp(argv[1], "extract") == 0))) {
 
-                while ((c = getopt(argc-1, argv+1, "+he:f:Fp:do:O:s:r:vg:l:n:P:N:tb:k")) >= 0) {
+                while ((c = getopt(argc-1, argv+1, "+he:f:Fp:do:O:s:r:vg:l:n:P:N:tb:ki")) >= 0) {
                         switch (c) {
                         case 'h':
                                 usage(argv);
@@ -1543,6 +1545,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
                         case 'k':
                                 keep = 1;
                                 break;
+                        case 'i':
+                                ignore_event_not_found = 1;
+                                break;
                         }
                 }