perf/core improvements and fixes

index bcda43bee4d4..e7bf0c46918d 100644
@@ -1607,6 +1607,15 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux_path(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	int i, err = 0;
 	char *filename = NULL;
 
+	pr_debug("Looking at the vmlinux_path (%d entries long)\n",
+		 vmlinux_path__nr_entries + 1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < vmlinux_path__nr_entries; ++i) {
+		err = dso__load_vmlinux(dso, map, vmlinux_path[i], false, filter);
+		if (err > 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux_buildid)
 		filename = dso__build_id_filename(dso, NULL, 0);
 	if (filename != NULL) {

@@ -1615,15 +1624,6 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux_path(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 			goto out;
 		free(filename);
 	}
-
-	pr_debug("Looking at the vmlinux_path (%d entries long)\n",
-		 vmlinux_path__nr_entries + 1);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vmlinux_path__nr_entries; ++i) {
-		err = dso__load_vmlinux(dso, map, vmlinux_path[i], false, filter);
-		if (err > 0)
-			break;
-	}
 out:
 	return err;
 }

index 29739b347599..bec0b62d8e38 100644
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *browser,
 		"UP/DOWN/PGUP\n"
 		"PGDN/SPACE    Navigate\n"
 		"q/ESC/CTRL+C  Exit\n\n"
-		"->            Go to target\n"
-		"<-            Exit\n"
+		"ENTER         Go to target\n"
+		"ESC           Exit\n"
 		"H             Cycle thru hottest instructions\n"
 		"j             Toggle showing jump to target arrows\n"
 		"J             Toggle showing number of jump sources on targets\n"

@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 		goto out_free_offsets;
 	}
 
-	ui_helpline__push("Press <- or ESC to exit");
+	ui_helpline__push("Press ESC to exit");
 
 	notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
 	browser.start = map__rip_2objdump(map, sym->start);

index 9b7346a881cf..eea16278d038 100644
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ do_zoom_thread(struct hist_browser *browser, struct popup_action *act)
 		thread__zput(browser->hists->thread_filter);
 		ui_helpline__pop();
 	} else {
-		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press <- or -> + \"Zoom out of %s(%d) thread\"",
+		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press ESC or ENTER + \"Zoom out of %s(%d) thread\"",
 				   thread->comm_set ? thread__comm_str(thread) : "",
 				   thread->tid);
 		browser->hists->thread_filter = thread__get(thread);

@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ do_zoom_dso(struct hist_browser *browser, struct popup_action *act)
 	} else {
 		if (map == NULL)
 			return 0;
-		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press <- or -> + \"Zoom out of %s DSO\"",
+		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press ESC or ENTER + \"Zoom out of %s DSO\"",
 				   __map__is_kernel(map) ? "the Kernel" : map->dso->short_name);
 		browser->hists->dso_filter = map->dso;
 		perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_DSO, true);

@@ -1761,8 +1761,8 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 	"For multiple event sessions:\n\n"				\
 	"TAB/UNTAB     Switch events\n\n"				\
 	"For symbolic views (--sort has sym):\n\n"			\
-	"->            Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n" \
-	"<-            Zoom out\n"					\
+	"ENTER         Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n" \
+	"ESC           Zoom out\n"					\
 	"a             Annotate current symbol\n"			\
 	"C             Collapse all callchains\n"			\
 	"d             Zoom into current DSO\n"				\

index 8c154c7d4669..80912778bb6d 100644
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int map_browser__run(struct map_browser *browser)
 	int key;
 
 	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, browser->map->dso->long_name,
-			     "Press <- or ESC to exit, %s / to search",
+			     "Press ESC to exit, %s / to search",
 			     verbose ? "" : "restart with -v to use") < 0)
 		return -1;
 

index e13b48d705ef..ad6b6ee3770e 100644
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int script_browser__run(struct perf_script_browser *browser)
 	int key;
 
 	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, browser->script_name,
-			     "Press <- or ESC to exit") < 0)
+			     "Press ESC to exit") < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	while (1) {

index eea16278d038..772834912c7c 100644
@@ -1889,7 +1889,8 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 			continue;
 		case '/':
 			if (ui_browser__input_window("Symbol to show",
-					"Please enter the name of symbol you want to see",
+					"Please enter the name of symbol you want to see.\n"
+					"To remove the filter later, press / + ENTER.",
 					buf, "ENTER: OK, ESC: Cancel",
 					delay_secs * 2) == K_ENTER) {
 				hists->symbol_filter_str = *buf ? buf : NULL;

index 4c00507ee3fd..ea993f6c7e0c 100644
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ find_proc_info(unw_addr_space_t as, unw_word_t ip, unw_proc_info_t *pi,
 	struct map *map;
 	unw_dyn_info_t di;
 	u64 table_data, segbase, fde_count;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	map = find_map(ip, ui);
 	if (!map || !map->dso)

@@ -348,13 +349,14 @@ find_proc_info(unw_addr_space_t as, unw_word_t ip, unw_proc_info_t *pi,
 		di.u.rti.table_data = map->start + table_data;
 		di.u.rti.table_len  = fde_count * sizeof(struct table_entry)
 				      / sizeof(unw_word_t);
-		return dwarf_search_unwind_table(as, ip, &di, pi,
-						 need_unwind_info, arg);
+		ret = dwarf_search_unwind_table(as, ip, &di, pi,
+						need_unwind_info, arg);
 	}
 
 #ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND_DEBUG_FRAME
 	/* Check the .debug_frame section for unwinding info */
-	if (!read_unwind_spec_debug_frame(map->dso, ui->machine, &segbase)) {
+	if (ret < 0 &&
+	    !read_unwind_spec_debug_frame(map->dso, ui->machine, &segbase)) {
 		int fd = dso__data_get_fd(map->dso, ui->machine);
 		int is_exec = elf_is_exec(fd, map->dso->name);
 		unw_word_t base = is_exec ? 0 : map->start;

@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ find_proc_info(unw_addr_space_t as, unw_word_t ip, unw_proc_info_t *pi,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int access_fpreg(unw_addr_space_t __maybe_unused as,

index ea993f6c7e0c..f729f9e99f99 100644
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int access_mem(unw_addr_space_t __maybe_unused as,
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_debug("unwind: access_mem %p not inside range"
 				 " 0x%" PRIx64 "-0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
-				 (void *) addr, start, end);
+				 (void *) (uintptr_t) addr, start, end);
 			*valp = 0;
 			return ret;
 		}

@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int access_mem(unw_addr_space_t __maybe_unused as,
 	offset = addr - start;
 	*valp  = *(unw_word_t *)&stack->data[offset];
 	pr_debug("unwind: access_mem addr %p val %lx, offset %d\n",
-		 (void *) addr, (unsigned long)*valp, offset);
+		 (void *) (uintptr_t) addr, (unsigned long)*valp, offset);
 	return 0;
 }
 

index 772834912c7c..e5afb8936040 100644
@@ -1769,6 +1769,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 	"E             Expand all callchains\n"				\
 	"F             Toggle percentage of filtered entries\n"		\
 	"H             Display column headers\n"			\
+	"m             Display context menu\n"				\
 	"S             Zoom into current Processor Socket\n"		\
 
 	/* help messages are sorted by lexical order of the hotkey */

@@ -1935,6 +1936,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 			continue;
 		case K_ENTER:
 		case K_RIGHT:
+		case 'm':
 			/* menu */
 			break;
 		case K_ESC:

index 9098083869c8..fa7208a32d76 100644
@@ -43,13 +43,29 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+/*
+ * Following functions are taken from kernel sources and
+ * break aliasing rules in their original form.
+ *
+ * While kernel is compiled with -fno-strict-aliasing,
+ * perf uses -Wstrict-aliasing=3 which makes build fail
+ * under gcc 4.4.
+ *
+ * Using extra __may_alias__ type to allow aliasing
+ * in this case.
+ */
+typedef __u8  __attribute__((__may_alias__))  __u8_alias_t;
+typedef __u16 __attribute__((__may_alias__)) __u16_alias_t;
+typedef __u32 __attribute__((__may_alias__)) __u32_alias_t;
+typedef __u64 __attribute__((__may_alias__)) __u64_alias_t;
+
 static __always_inline void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
 {
 	switch (size) {
-	case 1: *(__u8 *)res = *(volatile __u8 *)p; break;
-	case 2: *(__u16 *)res = *(volatile __u16 *)p; break;
-	case 4: *(__u32 *)res = *(volatile __u32 *)p; break;
-	case 8: *(__u64 *)res = *(volatile __u64 *)p; break;
+	case 1: *(__u8_alias_t  *) res = *(volatile __u8_alias_t  *) p; break;
+	case 2: *(__u16_alias_t *) res = *(volatile __u16_alias_t *) p; break;
+	case 4: *(__u32_alias_t *) res = *(volatile __u32_alias_t *) p; break;
+	case 8: *(__u64_alias_t *) res = *(volatile __u64_alias_t *) p; break;
 	default:
 		barrier();
 		__builtin_memcpy((void *)res, (const void *)p, size);

@@ -60,10 +76,10 @@ static __always_inline void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void *res,
 static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
 {
 	switch (size) {
-	case 1: *(volatile __u8 *)p = *(__u8 *)res; break;
-	case 2: *(volatile __u16 *)p = *(__u16 *)res; break;
-	case 4: *(volatile __u32 *)p = *(__u32 *)res; break;
-	case 8: *(volatile __u64 *)p = *(__u64 *)res; break;
+	case 1: *(volatile  __u8_alias_t *) p = *(__u8_alias_t  *) res; break;
+	case 2: *(volatile __u16_alias_t *) p = *(__u16_alias_t *) res; break;
+	case 4: *(volatile __u32_alias_t *) p = *(__u32_alias_t *) res; break;
+	case 8: *(volatile __u64_alias_t *) p = *(__u64_alias_t *) res; break;
 	default:
 		barrier();
 		__builtin_memcpy((void *)p, (const void *)res, size);