perf tools: Add perf data CTF conversion

index 652e0098eba6..d63f5f2be9e3 100644
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
 # include "test-zlib.c"
 #undef main
 
+#define main main_test_libbabeltrace
+# include "test-libbabeltrace.c"
+#undef main
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	main_test_libpython();

@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	main_test_libdw_dwarf_unwind();
 	main_test_sync_compare_and_swap(argc, argv);
 	main_test_zlib();
+	main_test_libbabeltrace();
 
 	return 0;
 }

new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b7dd68a4d52
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/writer.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	bt_ctf_stream_class_get_packet_context_type((void *) 0);
+	return 0;
+}

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index b210d62907e4..3688ad29085f 100644
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ extern int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_inject(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_mem(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
+extern int cmd_data(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 
 extern int find_scripts(char **scripts_array, char **scripts_path_array);
 #endif

index 3700a7faca6c..f3c66b81c6be 100644
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 #endif
 	{ "inject",	cmd_inject,	0 },
 	{ "mem",	cmd_mem,	0 },
+	{ "data",	cmd_data,	0 },
 };
 
 struct pager_config {

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new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dda30c5d0792
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __DATA_CONVERT_BT_H
+#define __DATA_CONVERT_BT_H
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT
+
+int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input_name, const char *to_ctf);
+
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE_SUPPORT */
+#endif /* __DATA_CONVERT_BT_H */

index ad60b2f20258..2da5581ec74d 100644
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ int verbose;
 bool dump_trace = false, quiet = false;
 int debug_ordered_events;
 static int redirect_to_stderr;
+int debug_data_convert;
 
 static int _eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {

@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ static struct debug_variable {
 	{ .name = "verbose",		.ptr = &verbose },
 	{ .name = "ordered-events",	.ptr = &debug_ordered_events},
 	{ .name = "stderr",		.ptr = &redirect_to_stderr},
+	{ .name = "data-convert",	.ptr = &debug_data_convert },
 	{ .name = NULL, }
 };
 

index be264d6f3b30..caac2fdc6105 100644
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 extern int verbose;
 extern bool quiet, dump_trace;
 extern int debug_ordered_events;
+extern int debug_data_convert;
 
 #ifndef pr_fmt
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) fmt

index ff4826c1745f..e372e03ff480 100644
@@ -147,60 +147,62 @@ static int add_generic_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 	 */
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IP) {
-		ret = value_set_u64_hex(cw, event, "ip", sample->ip);
+		ret = value_set_u64_hex(cw, event, "perf_ip", sample->ip);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID) {
-		ret = value_set_s32(cw, event, "tid", sample->tid);
+		ret = value_set_s32(cw, event, "perf_tid", sample->tid);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 
-		ret = value_set_s32(cw, event, "pid", sample->pid);
+		ret = value_set_s32(cw, event, "perf_pid", sample->pid);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if ((type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID) ||
 	    (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER)) {
-		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "id", sample->id);
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_id", sample->id);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID) {
-		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "stream_id", sample->stream_id);
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_stream_id", sample->stream_id);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) {
-		ret = value_set_u32(cw, event, "cpu", sample->cpu);
+		ret = value_set_u32(cw, event, "perf_cpu", sample->cpu);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD) {
-		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "period", sample->period);
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_period", sample->period);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT) {
-		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "weight", sample->weight);
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_weight", sample->weight);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC) {
-		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "data_src", sample->data_src);
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_data_src",
+				sample->data_src);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION) {
-		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "transaction", sample->transaction);
+		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_transaction",
+				sample->transaction);
 		if (ret)
 			return -1;
 	}

@@ -276,34 +278,34 @@ static int add_generic_types(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	} while (0)
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IP)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64_hex, "ip");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64_hex, "perf_ip");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID) {
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.s32, "tid");
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.s32, "pid");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.s32, "perf_tid");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.s32, "perf_pid");
 	}
 
 	if ((type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID) ||
 	    (type & PERF_SAMPLE_IDENTIFIER))
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "id");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_id");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "stream_id");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_stream_id");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u32, "cpu");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u32, "perf_cpu");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "period");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_period");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "weight");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_weight");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "data_src");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_data_src");
 
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_TRANSACTION)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "transaction");
+		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_transaction");
 
 #undef ADD_FIELD
 	return 0;

index e372e03ff480..6fa5c3ef336b 100644
@@ -126,6 +126,177 @@ FUNC_VALUE_SET(s64)
 FUNC_VALUE_SET(u64)
 __FUNC_VALUE_SET(u64_hex, u64)
 
+static struct bt_ctf_field_type*
+get_tracepoint_field_type(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct format_field *field)
+{
+	unsigned long flags = field->flags;
+
+	if (flags & FIELD_IS_STRING)
+		return cw->data.string;
+
+	if (!(flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED)) {
+		/* unsigned long are mostly pointers */
+		if (flags & FIELD_IS_LONG || flags & FIELD_IS_POINTER)
+			return cw->data.u64_hex;
+	}
+
+	if (flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED) {
+		if (field->size == 8)
+			return cw->data.s64;
+		else
+			return cw->data.s32;
+	}
+
+	if (field->size == 8)
+		return cw->data.u64;
+	else
+		return cw->data.u32;
+}
+
+static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+				      struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class,
+				      struct bt_ctf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample,
+				      struct format_field *fmtf)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_field_type *type;
+	struct bt_ctf_field *array_field;
+	struct bt_ctf_field *field;
+	const char *name = fmtf->name;
+	void *data = sample->raw_data;
+	unsigned long long value_int;
+	unsigned long flags = fmtf->flags;
+	unsigned int n_items;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int offset;
+	unsigned int len;
+	int ret;
+
+	offset = fmtf->offset;
+	len = fmtf->size;
+	if (flags & FIELD_IS_STRING)
+		flags &= ~FIELD_IS_ARRAY;
+
+	if (flags & FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
+		unsigned long long tmp_val;
+
+		tmp_val = pevent_read_number(fmtf->event->pevent,
+				data + offset, len);
+		offset = tmp_val;
+		len = offset >> 16;
+		offset &= 0xffff;
+	}
+
+	if (flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY) {
+
+		type = bt_ctf_event_class_get_field_by_name(
+				event_class, name);
+		array_field = bt_ctf_field_create(type);
+		bt_ctf_field_type_put(type);
+		if (!array_field) {
+			pr_err("Failed to create array type %s\n", name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		len = fmtf->size / fmtf->arraylen;
+		n_items = fmtf->arraylen;
+	} else {
+		n_items = 1;
+		array_field = NULL;
+	}
+
+	type = get_tracepoint_field_type(cw, fmtf);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_items; i++) {
+		if (!(flags & FIELD_IS_STRING))
+			value_int = pevent_read_number(
+					fmtf->event->pevent,
+					data + offset + i * len, len);
+
+		if (flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY)
+			field = bt_ctf_field_array_get_field(array_field, i);
+		else
+			field = bt_ctf_field_create(type);
+
+		if (!field) {
+			pr_err("failed to create a field %s\n", name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (flags & FIELD_IS_STRING)
+			ret = bt_ctf_field_string_set_value(field,
+					data + offset + i * len);
+		else if (!(flags & FIELD_IS_SIGNED))
+			ret = bt_ctf_field_unsigned_integer_set_value(
+					field, value_int);
+		else
+			ret = bt_ctf_field_signed_integer_set_value(
+					field, value_int);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("failed to set file value %s\n", name);
+			goto err_put_field;
+		}
+		if (!(flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY)) {
+			ret = bt_ctf_event_set_payload(event, name, field);
+			if (ret) {
+				pr_err("failed to set payload %s\n", name);
+				goto err_put_field;
+			}
+		}
+		bt_ctf_field_put(field);
+	}
+	if (flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY) {
+		ret = bt_ctf_event_set_payload(event, name, array_field);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("Failed add payload array %s\n", name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		bt_ctf_field_put(array_field);
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+err_put_field:
+	bt_ctf_field_put(field);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int add_tracepoint_fields_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+					struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class,
+					struct bt_ctf_event *event,
+					struct format_field *fields,
+					struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	struct format_field *field;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (field = fields; field; field = field->next) {
+		ret = add_tracepoint_field_value(cw, event_class, event, sample,
+				field);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int add_tracepoint_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+				 struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class,
+				 struct bt_ctf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				 struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	struct format_field *common_fields = evsel->tp_format->format.common_fields;
+	struct format_field *fields        = evsel->tp_format->format.fields;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = add_tracepoint_fields_values(cw, event_class, event,
+					   common_fields, sample);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = add_tracepoint_fields_values(cw, event_class, event,
+						   fields, sample);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int add_generic_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 			      struct bt_ctf_event *event,
 			      struct perf_evsel *evsel,

@@ -246,11 +417,76 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (ret)
 		return -1;
 
+	if (evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
+		ret = add_tracepoint_values(cw, event_class, event,
+					    evsel, sample);
+		if (ret)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	bt_ctf_stream_append_event(cw->stream, event);
 	bt_ctf_event_put(event);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int add_tracepoint_fields_types(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+				       struct format_field *fields,
+				       struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class)
+{
+	struct format_field *field;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (field = fields; field; field = field->next) {
+		struct bt_ctf_field_type *type;
+		unsigned long flags = field->flags;
+
+		pr2("  field '%s'\n", field->name);
+
+		type = get_tracepoint_field_type(cw, field);
+		if (!type)
+			return -1;
+
+		/*
+		 * A string is an array of chars. For this we use the string
+		 * type and don't care that it is an array. What we don't
+		 * support is an array of strings.
+		 */
+		if (flags & FIELD_IS_STRING)
+			flags &= ~FIELD_IS_ARRAY;
+
+		if (flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY)
+			type = bt_ctf_field_type_array_create(type, field->arraylen);
+
+		ret = bt_ctf_event_class_add_field(event_class, type,
+				field->name);
+
+		if (flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY)
+			bt_ctf_field_type_put(type);
+
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("Failed to add field '%s\n", field->name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int add_tracepoint_types(struct ctf_writer *cw,
+				struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				struct bt_ctf_event_class *class)
+{
+	struct format_field *common_fields = evsel->tp_format->format.common_fields;
+	struct format_field *fields        = evsel->tp_format->format.fields;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = add_tracepoint_fields_types(cw, common_fields, class);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = add_tracepoint_fields_types(cw, fields, class);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int add_generic_types(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			     struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class)
 {

@@ -328,6 +564,12 @@ static int add_event(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
+		ret = add_tracepoint_types(cw, evsel, event_class);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	ret = bt_ctf_stream_class_add_event_class(cw->stream_class, event_class);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr("Failed to add event class into stream.\n");

index 6fa5c3ef336b..4bb769e081a8 100644
@@ -38,12 +38,20 @@ struct evsel_priv {
 	struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class;
 };
 
+#define MAX_CPUS	4096
+
+struct ctf_stream {
+	struct bt_ctf_stream *stream;
+	int cpu;
+};
+
 struct ctf_writer {
 	/* writer primitives */
-	struct bt_ctf_writer		*writer;
-	struct bt_ctf_stream		*stream;
-	struct bt_ctf_stream_class	*stream_class;
-	struct bt_ctf_clock		*clock;
+	struct bt_ctf_writer		 *writer;
+	struct ctf_stream		**stream;
+	int				  stream_cnt;
+	struct bt_ctf_stream_class	 *stream_class;
+	struct bt_ctf_clock		 *clock;
 
 	/* data types */
 	union {

@@ -346,12 +354,6 @@ static int add_generic_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU) {
-		ret = value_set_u32(cw, event, "perf_cpu", sample->cpu);
-		if (ret)
-			return -1;
-	}
-
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD) {
 		ret = value_set_u64(cw, event, "perf_period", sample->period);
 		if (ret)

@@ -381,6 +383,113 @@ static int add_generic_values(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ctf_stream__flush(struct ctf_stream *cs)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (cs) {
+		err = bt_ctf_stream_flush(cs->stream);
+		if (err)
+			pr_err("CTF stream %d flush failed\n", cs->cpu);
+
+		pr("Flush stream for cpu %d\n", cs->cpu);
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static struct ctf_stream *ctf_stream__create(struct ctf_writer *cw, int cpu)
+{
+	struct ctf_stream *cs;
+	struct bt_ctf_field *pkt_ctx   = NULL;
+	struct bt_ctf_field *cpu_field = NULL;
+	struct bt_ctf_stream *stream   = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	cs = zalloc(sizeof(*cs));
+	if (!cs) {
+		pr_err("Failed to allocate ctf stream\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	stream = bt_ctf_writer_create_stream(cw->writer, cw->stream_class);
+	if (!stream) {
+		pr_err("Failed to create CTF stream\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pkt_ctx = bt_ctf_stream_get_packet_context(stream);
+	if (!pkt_ctx) {
+		pr_err("Failed to obtain packet context\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	cpu_field = bt_ctf_field_structure_get_field(pkt_ctx, "cpu_id");
+	bt_ctf_field_put(pkt_ctx);
+	if (!cpu_field) {
+		pr_err("Failed to obtain cpu field\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = bt_ctf_field_unsigned_integer_set_value(cpu_field, (u32) cpu);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Failed to update CPU number\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	bt_ctf_field_put(cpu_field);
+
+	cs->cpu    = cpu;
+	cs->stream = stream;
+	return cs;
+
+out:
+	if (cpu_field)
+		bt_ctf_field_put(cpu_field);
+	if (stream)
+		bt_ctf_stream_put(stream);
+
+	free(cs);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void ctf_stream__delete(struct ctf_stream *cs)
+{
+	if (cs) {
+		bt_ctf_stream_put(cs->stream);
+		free(cs);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct ctf_stream *ctf_stream(struct ctf_writer *cw, int cpu)
+{
+	struct ctf_stream *cs = cw->stream[cpu];
+
+	if (!cs) {
+		cs = ctf_stream__create(cw, cpu);
+		cw->stream[cpu] = cs;
+	}
+
+	return cs;
+}
+
+static int get_sample_cpu(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_sample *sample,
+			  struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	int cpu = 0;
+
+	if (evsel->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
+		cpu = sample->cpu;
+
+	if (cpu > cw->stream_cnt) {
+		pr_err("Event was recorded for CPU %d, limit is at %d.\n",
+			cpu, cw->stream_cnt);
+		cpu = 0;
+	}
+
+	return cpu;
+}
+
 static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				union perf_event *_event __maybe_unused,
 				struct perf_sample *sample,

@@ -390,6 +499,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct convert *c = container_of(tool, struct convert, tool);
 	struct evsel_priv *priv = evsel->priv;
 	struct ctf_writer *cw = &c->writer;
+	struct ctf_stream *cs;
 	struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class;
 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
 	int ret;

@@ -424,9 +534,12 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	bt_ctf_stream_append_event(cw->stream, event);
+	cs = ctf_stream(cw, get_sample_cpu(cw, sample, evsel));
+	if (cs)
+		bt_ctf_stream_append_event(cs->stream, event);
+
 	bt_ctf_event_put(event);
-	return 0;
+	return cs ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 static int add_tracepoint_fields_types(struct ctf_writer *cw,

@@ -528,9 +641,6 @@ static int add_generic_types(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
 		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_stream_id");
 
-	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u32, "perf_cpu");
-
 	if (type & PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
 		ADD_FIELD(event_class, cw->data.u64, "perf_period");
 

@@ -604,6 +714,39 @@ static int setup_events(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_session *session)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int setup_streams(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct ctf_stream **stream;
+	struct perf_header *ph = &session->header;
+	int ncpus;
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to get the number of cpus used in the data file,
+	 * if not present fallback to the MAX_CPUS.
+	 */
+	ncpus = ph->env.nr_cpus_avail ?: MAX_CPUS;
+
+	stream = zalloc(sizeof(*stream) * ncpus);
+	if (!stream) {
+		pr_err("Failed to allocate streams.\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	cw->stream     = stream;
+	cw->stream_cnt = ncpus;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void free_streams(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cw->stream_cnt; cpu++)
+		ctf_stream__delete(cw->stream[cpu]);
+
+	free(cw->stream);
+}
+
 static int ctf_writer__setup_env(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 				 struct perf_session *session)
 {

@@ -713,7 +856,7 @@ static void ctf_writer__cleanup(struct ctf_writer *cw)
 	ctf_writer__cleanup_data(cw);
 
 	bt_ctf_clock_put(cw->clock);
-	bt_ctf_stream_put(cw->stream);
+	free_streams(cw);
 	bt_ctf_stream_class_put(cw->stream_class);
 	bt_ctf_writer_put(cw->writer);
 

@@ -725,8 +868,9 @@ static int ctf_writer__init(struct ctf_writer *cw, const char *path)
 {
 	struct bt_ctf_writer		*writer;
 	struct bt_ctf_stream_class	*stream_class;
-	struct bt_ctf_stream		*stream;
 	struct bt_ctf_clock		*clock;
+	struct bt_ctf_field_type	*pkt_ctx_type;
+	int				ret;
 
 	/* CTF writer */
 	writer = bt_ctf_writer_create(path);

@@ -767,14 +911,15 @@ static int ctf_writer__init(struct ctf_writer *cw, const char *path)
 	if (ctf_writer__init_data(cw))
 		goto err_cleanup;
 
-	/* CTF stream instance */
-	stream = bt_ctf_writer_create_stream(writer, stream_class);
-	if (!stream) {
-		pr("Failed to create CTF stream.\n");
+	/* Add cpu_id for packet context */
+	pkt_ctx_type = bt_ctf_stream_class_get_packet_context_type(stream_class);
+	if (!pkt_ctx_type)
 		goto err_cleanup;
-	}
 
-	cw->stream = stream;
+	ret = bt_ctf_field_type_structure_add_field(pkt_ctx_type, cw->data.u32, "cpu_id");
+	bt_ctf_field_type_put(pkt_ctx_type);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_cleanup;
 
 	/* CTF clock writer setup */
 	if (bt_ctf_writer_add_clock(writer, clock)) {

@@ -791,6 +936,14 @@ err:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static void ctf_writer__flush_streams(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cw->stream_cnt; cpu++)
+		ctf_stream__flush(cw->stream[cpu]);
+}
+
 int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path)
 {
 	struct perf_session *session;

@@ -833,9 +986,13 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path)
 	if (setup_events(cw, session))
 		goto free_session;
 
+	if (setup_streams(cw, session))
+		goto free_session;
+
 	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &c.tool);
 	if (!err)
-		err = bt_ctf_stream_flush(cw->stream);
+		ctf_writer__flush_streams(cw);
+
 
 	fprintf(stderr,
 		"[ perf data convert: Converted '%s' into CTF data '%s' ]\n",

index 4bb769e081a8..3d73e51ee10d 100644
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct evsel_priv {
 struct ctf_stream {
 	struct bt_ctf_stream *stream;
 	int cpu;
+	u32 count;
 };
 
 struct ctf_writer {

@@ -392,7 +393,10 @@ static int ctf_stream__flush(struct ctf_stream *cs)
 		if (err)
 			pr_err("CTF stream %d flush failed\n", cs->cpu);
 
-		pr("Flush stream for cpu %d\n", cs->cpu);
+		pr("Flush stream for cpu %d (%u samples)\n",
+		   cs->cpu, cs->count);
+
+		cs->count = 0;
 	}
 
 	return err;

@@ -490,6 +494,19 @@ static int get_sample_cpu(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_sample *sample,
 	return cpu;
 }
 
+#define STREAM_FLUSH_COUNT 100000
+
+/*
+ * Currently we have no other way to determine the
+ * time for the stream flush other than keep track
+ * of the number of events and check it against
+ * threshold.
+ */
+static bool is_flush_needed(struct ctf_stream *cs)
+{
+	return cs->count >= STREAM_FLUSH_COUNT;
+}
+
 static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				union perf_event *_event __maybe_unused,
 				struct perf_sample *sample,

@@ -535,8 +552,13 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	}
 
 	cs = ctf_stream(cw, get_sample_cpu(cw, sample, evsel));
-	if (cs)
+	if (cs) {
+		if (is_flush_needed(cs))
+			ctf_stream__flush(cs);
+
+		cs->count++;
 		bt_ctf_stream_append_event(cs->stream, event);
+	}
 
 	bt_ctf_event_put(event);
 	return cs ? 0 : -1;

index 3d73e51ee10d..ddecce88bf6d 100644
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ struct convert {
 
 	u64			events_size;
 	u64			events_count;
+
+	/* Ordered events configured queue size. */
+	u64			queue_size;
 };
 
 static int value_set(struct bt_ctf_field_type *type,

@@ -966,6 +969,18 @@ static void ctf_writer__flush_streams(struct ctf_writer *cw)
 		ctf_stream__flush(cw->stream[cpu]);
 }
 
+static int convert__config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
+{
+	struct convert *c = cb;
+
+	if (!strcmp(var, "convert.queue-size")) {
+		c->queue_size = perf_config_u64(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return perf_default_config(var, value, cb);
+}
+
 int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path)
 {
 	struct perf_session *session;

@@ -991,6 +1006,8 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path)
 	struct ctf_writer *cw = &c.writer;
 	int err = -1;
 
+	perf_config(convert__config, &c);
+
 	/* CTF writer */
 	if (ctf_writer__init(cw, path))
 		return -1;

@@ -1000,6 +1017,11 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path)
 	if (!session)
 		goto free_writer;
 
+	if (c.queue_size) {
+		ordered_events__set_alloc_size(&session->ordered_events,
+					       c.queue_size);
+	}
+
 	/* CTF writer env/clock setup  */
 	if (ctf_writer__setup_env(cw, session))
 		goto free_session;