perf: kvm live mode

index f7c7278..1cf14eb 100644
@@ -195,6 +195,60 @@ int __perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return perf_evlist__add_attrs(evlist, attrs, nr_attrs);
 }
 
+static int trace_event__id(const char *evname)
+{
+	char *filename, *colon;
+	int err = -1, fd;
+
+	if (asprintf(&filename, "%s/%s/id", tracing_events_path, evname) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	colon = strrchr(filename, ':');
+	if (colon != NULL)
+		*colon = '/';
+
+	fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		char id[16];
+		if (read(fd, id, sizeof(id)) > 0)
+			err = atoi(id);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	free(filename);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				 const char * const tracepoints[],
+				 size_t nr_tracepoints)
+{
+	int err;
+	size_t i;
+	struct perf_event_attr *attrs = zalloc(nr_tracepoints * sizeof(*attrs));
+
+	if (attrs == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_tracepoints; i++) {
+		err = trace_event__id(tracepoints[i]);
+
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out_free_attrs;
+
+		attrs[i].type	       = PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
+		attrs[i].config	       = err;
+		attrs[i].sample_type   = (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME |
+					  PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD);
+		attrs[i].sample_period = 1;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evlist__add_attrs(evlist, attrs, nr_tracepoints);
+out_free_attrs:
+	free(attrs);
+	return err;
+}
+
 struct perf_evsel *
 perf_evlist__find_tracepoint_by_id(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int id)
 {

index 0583d36..a5b1880 100644
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry);
 int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int __perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				     struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs);
+int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				 const char * const tracepoints[],
+				 size_t nr_tracepoints);
 
 #define perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(evlist, array) \
 	__perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(evlist, array, ARRAY_SIZE(array))

index 1cf14eb..72b9551 100644
@@ -195,6 +195,45 @@ int __perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return perf_evlist__add_attrs(evlist, attrs, nr_attrs);
 }
 
+static int perf_evsel__prepare_tracepoint_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+						struct pevent *pevent)
+{
+	struct event_format *event;
+	char bf[128];
+
+	/* already prepared */
+	if (evsel->tp_format)
+		return 0;
+
+	event = pevent_find_event(pevent, evsel->attr.config);
+	if (event == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (!evsel->name) {
+		snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%s:%s", event->system, event->name);
+		evsel->name = strdup(bf);
+		if (evsel->name == NULL)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	evsel->tp_format = event;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__prepare_tracepoint_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+						  struct pevent *pevent)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		if (pos->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT &&
+		    perf_evsel__prepare_tracepoint_event(pos, pevent))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int trace_event__id(const char *evname)
 {
 	char *filename, *colon;

index a5b1880..c2cf183 100644
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "event-parse.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include <unistd.h>

@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry);
 int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int __perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				     struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs);
+int perf_evlist__prepare_tracepoint_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					   struct pevent *pevent);
+
 int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				 const char * const tracepoints[],
 				 size_t nr_tracepoints);

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index cf1fe01..7e2c4c7 100644
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "sort.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
-#include "event-parse.h"
 #include "perf_regs.h"
 #include "vdso.h"
 

index 72b9551..b686411 100644
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "target.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
+#include "trace-event.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "parse-events.h"

@@ -234,6 +235,40 @@ int perf_evlist__prepare_tracepoint_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int perf_evlist__trace_init(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			    struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	struct tracing_data *tdata;
+	char temp_file[] = "/tmp/perf-XXXXXXXX";
+	int fd;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	fd = mkstemp(temp_file);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		pr_err("mkstemp failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	unlink(temp_file);
+
+	tdata = tracing_data_get(&evlist->entries, fd, false);
+	if (!tdata) {
+		rc = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+	(void) trace_report(fd, &session->pevent, false);
+	tracing_data_put(tdata);
+
+	rc = perf_evlist__prepare_tracepoint_events(evlist, session->pevent);
+
+out:
+	close(fd);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+
 static int trace_event__id(const char *evname)
 {
 	char *filename, *colon;

index c2cf183..c579f3d 100644
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "event-parse.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "session.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 struct pollfd;

@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ int perf_evlist__prepare_tracepoint_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				 const char * const tracepoints[],
 				 size_t nr_tracepoints);
+int perf_evlist__trace_init(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			    struct perf_session *session);
 
 #define perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(evlist, array) \
 	__perf_evlist__add_default_attrs(evlist, array, ARRAY_SIZE(array))

index f036af9..495171a 100644
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@ out_unlock:
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 }
 
-static const char		CONSOLE_CLEAR[] = "";
-
 static struct hist_entry *perf_evsel__add_hist_entry(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 						     struct addr_location *al,
 						     struct perf_sample *sample)

index df46be9..b554ffc 100644
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ struct perf_top {
 	float		   min_percent;
 };
 
+#define CONSOLE_CLEAR ""
+
 size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size);
 void perf_top__reset_sample_counters(struct perf_top *top);
 #endif /* __PERF_TOP_H */

index 533501e..24b78ae 100644
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static int kvm_events_hash_fn(u64 key)
 static bool kvm_event_expand(struct kvm_event *event, int vcpu_id)
 {
 	int old_max_vcpu = event->max_vcpu;
+	void *prev;
 
 	if (vcpu_id < event->max_vcpu)
 		return true;

@@ -335,9 +336,11 @@ static bool kvm_event_expand(struct kvm_event *event, int vcpu_id)
 	while (event->max_vcpu <= vcpu_id)
 		event->max_vcpu += DEFAULT_VCPU_NUM;
 
+	prev = event->vcpu;
 	event->vcpu = realloc(event->vcpu,
 			      event->max_vcpu * sizeof(*event->vcpu));
 	if (!event->vcpu) {
+		free(prev);
 		pr_err("Not enough memory\n");
 		return false;
 	}

index 24b78ae..7d14a3a 100644
@@ -801,16 +801,11 @@ exit:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const char * const record_args[] = {
-	"record",
-	"-R",
-	"-f",
-	"-m", "1024",
-	"-c", "1",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_entry",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_exit",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_mmio",
-	"-e", "kvm:kvm_pio",
+static const char * const kvm_events_tp[] = {
+	"kvm:kvm_entry",
+	"kvm:kvm_exit",
+	"kvm:kvm_mmio",
+	"kvm:kvm_pio",
 };
 
 #define STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(s)		\

@@ -826,8 +821,16 @@ kvm_events_record(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned int rec_argc, i, j;
 	const char **rec_argv;
+	const char * const record_args[] = {
+		"record",
+		"-R",
+		"-f",
+		"-m", "1024",
+		"-c", "1",
+	};
 
-	rec_argc = ARRAY_SIZE(record_args) + argc + 2;
+	rec_argc = ARRAY_SIZE(record_args) + argc + 2 +
+		   2 * ARRAY_SIZE(kvm_events_tp);
 	rec_argv = calloc(rec_argc + 1, sizeof(char *));
 
 	if (rec_argv == NULL)

@@ -836,6 +839,11 @@ kvm_events_record(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, int argc, const char **argv)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(record_args); i++)
 		rec_argv[i] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(record_args[i]);
 
+	for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(kvm_events_tp); j++) {
+		rec_argv[i++] = "-e";
+		rec_argv[i++] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(kvm_events_tp[j]);
+	}
+
 	rec_argv[i++] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT("-o");
 	rec_argv[i++] = STRDUP_FAIL_EXIT(kvm->file_name);
 

index 2374212..7c59c28 100644
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ double stddev_stats(struct stats *stats)
 {
 	double variance, variance_mean;
 
-	if (!stats->n)
+	if (stats->n < 2)
 		return 0.0;
 
 	variance = stats->M2 / (stats->n - 1);

index 7c59c28..6506b3d 100644
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ void update_stats(struct stats *stats, u64 val)
 	delta = val - stats->mean;
 	stats->mean += delta / stats->n;
 	stats->M2 += delta*(val - stats->mean);
+
+	if (val > stats->max)
+		stats->max = val;
+
+	if (val < stats->min)
+		stats->min = val;
 }
 
 double avg_stats(struct stats *stats)

index 588367c..ae8ccd7 100644
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 struct stats
 {
 	double n, mean, M2;
+	u64 max, min;
 };
 
 void update_stats(struct stats *stats, u64 val);

@@ -13,4 +14,12 @@ double avg_stats(struct stats *stats);
 double stddev_stats(struct stats *stats);
 double rel_stddev_stats(double stddev, double avg);
 
+static inline void init_stats(struct stats *stats)
+{
+	stats->n    = 0.0;
+	stats->mean = 0.0;
+	stats->M2   = 0.0;
+	stats->min  = (u64) -1;
+	stats->max  = 0;
+}
 #endif

index 15fdf54..9336737 100644
@@ -337,14 +337,19 @@ static void clear_events_cache_stats(struct list_head *kvm_events_cache)
 	struct list_head *head;
 	struct kvm_event *event;
 	unsigned int i;
+	int j;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < EVENTS_CACHE_SIZE; i++) {
 		head = &kvm_events_cache[i];
 		list_for_each_entry(event, head, hash_entry) {
 			/* reset stats for event */
-			memset(&event->total, 0, sizeof(event->total));
-			memset(event->vcpu, 0,
-			       event->max_vcpu * sizeof(*event->vcpu));
+			event->total.time = 0;
+			init_stats(&event->total.stats);
+
+			for (j = 0; j < event->max_vcpu; ++j) {
+				event->vcpu[j].time = 0;
+				init_stats(&event->vcpu[j].stats);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

@@ -718,6 +723,7 @@ static void print_result(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	char decode[20];
 	struct kvm_event *event;
 	int vcpu = kvm->trace_vcpu;
+	struct kvm_event_stats *kvm_stats;
 
 	if (kvm->live) {
 		puts(CONSOLE_CLEAR);

@@ -731,6 +737,8 @@ static void print_result(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	pr_info("%9s ", "Samples%");
 
 	pr_info("%9s ", "Time%");
+	pr_info("%10s ", "Min Time");
+	pr_info("%10s ", "Max Time");
 	pr_info("%16s ", "Avg time");
 	pr_info("\n\n");
 

@@ -740,11 +748,18 @@ static void print_result(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 		ecount = get_event_count(event, vcpu);
 		etime = get_event_time(event, vcpu);
 
+		if (vcpu == -1)
+			kvm_stats = &event->total;
+		else
+			kvm_stats = &event->vcpu[vcpu];
+
 		kvm->events_ops->decode_key(kvm, &event->key, decode);
 		pr_info("%20s ", decode);
 		pr_info("%10llu ", (unsigned long long)ecount);
 		pr_info("%8.2f%% ", (double)ecount / kvm->total_count * 100);
 		pr_info("%8.2f%% ", (double)etime / kvm->total_time * 100);
+		pr_info("%8" PRIu64 "us ", kvm_stats->stats.min / 1000);
+		pr_info("%8" PRIu64 "us ", kvm_stats->stats.max / 1000);
 		pr_info("%9.2fus ( +-%7.2f%% )", (double)etime / ecount/1e3,
 			kvm_event_rel_stddev(vcpu, event));
 		pr_info("\n");

index 9336737..c2fede6 100644
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct perf_kvm_stat {
 	u64 total_time;
 	u64 total_count;
 	u64 lost_events;
+	u64 threshold;
 
 	struct rb_root result;
 

@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ static bool update_kvm_event(struct kvm_event *event, int vcpu_id,
 static bool handle_end_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 			     struct vcpu_event_record *vcpu_record,
 			     struct event_key *key,
-			     u64 timestamp)
+			     struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct kvm_event *event;
 	u64 time_begin, time_diff;

@@ -507,12 +508,24 @@ static bool handle_end_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 	vcpu_record->start_time = 0;
 
 	/* seems to happen once in a while during live mode */
-	if (timestamp < time_begin) {
+	if (sample->time < time_begin) {
 		pr_debug("End time before begin time; skipping event.\n");
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	time_diff = timestamp - time_begin;
+	time_diff = sample->time - time_begin;
+
+	if (kvm->threshold && time_diff > kvm->threshold) {
+		char decode[32];
+
+		kvm->events_ops->decode_key(kvm, &event->key, decode);
+		if (strcmp(decode, "HLT")) {
+			pr_info("%" PRIu64 " VM %d, vcpu %d: %s event took %" PRIu64 "usec\n",
+				 sample->time, sample->pid, vcpu_record->vcpu_id,
+				 decode, time_diff/1000);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return update_kvm_event(event, vcpu, time_diff);
 }
 

@@ -559,7 +572,7 @@ static bool handle_kvm_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 		return handle_begin_event(kvm, vcpu_record, &key, sample->time);
 
 	if (kvm->events_ops->is_end_event(evsel, sample, &key))
-		return handle_end_event(kvm, vcpu_record, &key, sample->time);
+		return handle_end_event(kvm, vcpu_record, &key, sample);
 
 	return true;
 }

@@ -1333,6 +1346,8 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 		OPT_STRING('k', "key", &kvm->sort_key, "sort-key",
 			"key for sorting: sample(sort by samples number)"
 			" time (sort by avg time)"),
+		OPT_U64('T', "threshold", &kvm->threshold,
+		    "show events that take longer than threshold usecs"),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	const char * const live_usage[] = {

@@ -1363,6 +1378,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 
 	use_browser = 0;
 	setup_browser(false);
+	kvm->threshold *= 1000;   /* convert usec to nsec */
 
 	if (argc) {
 		argc = parse_options(argc, argv, live_options,

index c2fede6..76cfe59 100644
@@ -568,11 +568,22 @@ static bool handle_kvm_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 	    (kvm->trace_vcpu != vcpu_record->vcpu_id))
 		return true;
 
-	if (kvm->events_ops->is_begin_event(evsel, sample, &key))
+	if (kvm->events_ops->is_begin_event(evsel, sample, &key)) {
+		if (vcpu_record->start_time) {
+			pr_debug("consecutive begin events (%s) for pid %d, vcpu %d\n",
+				 evsel->name, sample->pid, vcpu_record->vcpu_id);
+		}
 		return handle_begin_event(kvm, vcpu_record, &key, sample->time);
+	}
+
 
-	if (kvm->events_ops->is_end_event(evsel, sample, &key))
+	if (kvm->events_ops->is_end_event(evsel, sample, &key)) {
+		if (vcpu_record->start_time == 0) {
+			pr_debug("consecutive end events (%s) for pid %d, vcpu %d\n",
+				 evsel->name, sample->pid, vcpu_record->vcpu_id);
+		}
 		return handle_end_event(kvm, vcpu_record, &key, sample);
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }

index 76cfe59..7392538 100644
@@ -940,16 +940,9 @@ static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
 	done = 1;
 }
 
-static int perf_kvm__timerfd_create(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+static int perf_kvm__timerfd_set(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
 	struct itimerspec new_value;
-	int rc = -1;
-
-	kvm->timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK);
-	if (kvm->timerfd < 0) {
-		pr_err("timerfd_create failed\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	new_value.it_value.tv_sec = kvm->display_time;
 	new_value.it_value.tv_nsec = 0;

@@ -959,12 +952,20 @@ static int perf_kvm__timerfd_create(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	if (timerfd_settime(kvm->timerfd, 0, &new_value, NULL) != 0) {
 		pr_err("timerfd_settime failed: %d\n", errno);
 		close(kvm->timerfd);
-		goto out;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
-	rc = 0;
-out:
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int perf_kvm__timerfd_create(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+{
+	kvm->timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK);
+	if (kvm->timerfd < 0) {
+		pr_err("timerfd_create failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return perf_kvm__timerfd_set(kvm);
 }
 
 static int perf_kvm__handle_timerfd(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)

index 935d522..5cae8f2 100644
@@ -19,7 +19,22 @@
 #include "util/top.h"
 
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
-#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
+# include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#else
+# define TFD_NONBLOCK -1
+static int timerfd_create(clockid_t __clock_id __maybe_unused, int __flags __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+static int timerfd_settime(int __ufd __maybe_unused, int __flags __maybe_unused,
+			const struct itimerspec *__utmr __maybe_unused,
+			struct itimerspec *__otmr __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+#endif
 
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>

index 7e2c4c7..8524540 100644
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				  union perf_event *event,
 				  struct perf_session *session);
 
-static void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
+void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	if (tool->sample == NULL)
 		tool->sample = process_event_sample_stub;

@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      u64 file_offset);
 
 static int flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
-			       struct perf_tool *tool)
+		       struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
 	struct list_head *head = &os->samples;

@@ -948,10 +948,10 @@ static void event_swap(union perf_event *event, bool sample_id_all)
 		swap(event, sample_id_all);
 }
 
-static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
-				       union perf_event *event,
-				       struct perf_tool *tool,
-				       u64 file_offset)
+int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_tool *tool,
+				u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	int ret;

index 6b51d47..d875933 100644
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
 int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
 				 struct perf_tool *tool);
 
+int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_tool *tool,
+				u64 file_offset);
+
+void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool);
+
 int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				    struct thread *thread,
 				    struct ip_callchain *chain,

index 495171a..cb7c308 100644
@@ -298,32 +298,6 @@ static void perf_top__print_sym_table(struct perf_top *top)
 		       top->min_percent, stdout);
 }
 
-static void prompt_integer(int *target, const char *msg)
-{
-	char *buf = malloc(0), *p;
-	size_t dummy = 0;
-	int tmp;
-
-	fprintf(stdout, "\n%s: ", msg);
-	if (getline(&buf, &dummy, stdin) < 0)
-		return;
-
-	p = strchr(buf, '\n');
-	if (p)
-		*p = 0;
-
-	p = buf;
-	while(*p) {
-		if (!isdigit(*p))
-			goto out_free;
-		p++;
-	}
-	tmp = strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
-	*target = tmp;
-out_free:
-	free(buf);
-}
-
 static void prompt_percent(int *target, const char *msg)
 {
 	int tmp = 0;

index f857b51..1a2eaec 100644
@@ -115,3 +115,29 @@ void perf_top__reset_sample_counters(struct perf_top *top)
 	top->exact_samples = top->guest_kernel_samples =
 	top->guest_us_samples = 0;
 }
+
+void prompt_integer(int *target, const char *msg)
+{
+	char *buf = malloc(0), *p;
+	size_t dummy = 0;
+	int tmp;
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\n%s: ", msg);
+	if (getline(&buf, &dummy, stdin) < 0)
+		return;
+
+	p = strchr(buf, '\n');
+	if (p)
+		*p = 0;
+
+	p = buf;
+	while (*p) {
+		if (!isdigit(*p))
+			goto out_free;
+		p++;
+	}
+	tmp = strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
+	*target = tmp;
+out_free:
+	free(buf);
+}

index b554ffc..1538dab 100644
@@ -43,4 +43,5 @@ struct perf_top {
 
 size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size);
 void perf_top__reset_sample_counters(struct perf_top *top);
+void prompt_integer(int *target, const char *msg);
 #endif /* __PERF_TOP_H */

index 7392538..3e3f6e2 100644
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct perf_kvm_stat {
 	struct rb_root result;
 
 	int timerfd;
-	unsigned int display_time;
+	int display_time;
 	bool live;
 };
 

@@ -1021,17 +1021,51 @@ static int fd_set_nonblock(int fd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void perf_kvm_live__print_mapped_keys(void)
+{
+	fprintf(stdout, "\nMapped keys:\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, "\t[d]     set refresh frequency\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, "\t[q]     quit\n");
+}
+
 static
-int perf_kvm__handle_stdin(struct termios *tc_now, struct termios *tc_save)
+int perf_kvm__handle_stdin(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
+			   struct termios *tc_now,
+			   struct termios *tc_save)
 {
 	int c;
+	struct pollfd stdin_poll = { .fd = 0, .events = POLLIN};
 
 	tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, tc_now);
 	c = getc(stdin);
 	tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, tc_save);
 
+	if (c == -1)
+		return 0;
 	if (c == 'q')
 		return 1;
+	perf_kvm_live__print_mapped_keys();
+	fprintf(stdout, "\nEnter selection, or unmapped key to continue: ");
+	fflush(stdout);
+
+	tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, tc_now);
+	poll(&stdin_poll, 1, -1);
+	c = getc(stdin);
+	tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, tc_save);
+
+	switch (c) {
+	case 'q':
+		return 1;
+	case 'd':
+		prompt_integer(&kvm->display_time,
+			       "Enter refresh frequency(seconds)");
+		if (kvm->display_time < 1)
+			kvm->display_time = 1;
+		if (perf_kvm__timerfd_set(kvm) < 0)
+			return 1;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }

@@ -1108,7 +1142,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (pollfds[nr_stdin].revents & POLLIN)
-			done = perf_kvm__handle_stdin(&tc, &save);
+			done = perf_kvm__handle_stdin(kvm, &tc, &save);
 
 		if (!rc && !done)
 			err = poll(pollfds, nr_fds, 100);

@@ -1349,7 +1383,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 			"be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &kvm->opts.target.system_wide,
 			"system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
-		OPT_UINTEGER('d', "display", &kvm->display_time,
+		OPT_INTEGER('d', "display", &kvm->display_time,
 			"time in seconds between display updates"),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "event", &kvm->report_event, "report event",
 			"event for reporting: vmexit, mmio, ioport"),

index 1a2eaec..10bff6d 100644
@@ -121,8 +121,12 @@ void prompt_integer(int *target, const char *msg)
 	char *buf = malloc(0), *p;
 	size_t dummy = 0;
 	int tmp;
+	struct pollfd stdin_poll = { .fd = 0, .events = POLLIN};
 
 	fprintf(stdout, "\n%s: ", msg);
+	fflush(stdout);
+	poll(&stdin_poll, 1, -1);
+
 	if (getline(&buf, &dummy, stdin) < 0)
 		return;
 

index 7d14a3a..15fdf54 100644
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "perf.h"
 
 #include "util/evsel.h"
+#include "util/evlist.h"
 #include "util/util.h"
 #include "util/cache.h"
 #include "util/symbol.h"

@@ -15,9 +16,12 @@
 #include <lk/debugfs.h>
 #include "util/tool.h"
 #include "util/stat.h"
+#include "util/top.h"
 
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
 
+#include <termios.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <math.h>

@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ struct exit_reasons_table {
 
 struct perf_kvm_stat {
 	struct perf_tool    tool;
+	struct perf_record_opts opts;
+	struct perf_evlist  *evlist;
 	struct perf_session *session;
 
 	const char *file_name;

@@ -96,10 +102,16 @@ struct perf_kvm_stat {
 	struct kvm_events_ops *events_ops;
 	key_cmp_fun compare;
 	struct list_head kvm_events_cache[EVENTS_CACHE_SIZE];
+
 	u64 total_time;
 	u64 total_count;
+	u64 lost_events;
 
 	struct rb_root result;
+
+	int timerfd;
+	unsigned int display_time;
+	bool live;
 };
 
 

@@ -320,6 +332,23 @@ static void init_kvm_event_record(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->kvm_events_cache[i]);
 }
 
+static void clear_events_cache_stats(struct list_head *kvm_events_cache)
+{
+	struct list_head *head;
+	struct kvm_event *event;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < EVENTS_CACHE_SIZE; i++) {
+		head = &kvm_events_cache[i];
+		list_for_each_entry(event, head, hash_entry) {
+			/* reset stats for event */
+			memset(&event->total, 0, sizeof(event->total));
+			memset(event->vcpu, 0,
+			       event->max_vcpu * sizeof(*event->vcpu));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int kvm_events_hash_fn(u64 key)
 {
 	return key & (EVENTS_CACHE_SIZE - 1);

@@ -472,7 +501,11 @@ static bool handle_end_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 	vcpu_record->last_event = NULL;
 	vcpu_record->start_time = 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(timestamp < time_begin);
+	/* seems to happen once in a while during live mode */
+	if (timestamp < time_begin) {
+		pr_debug("End time before begin time; skipping event.\n");
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	time_diff = timestamp - time_begin;
 	return update_kvm_event(event, vcpu, time_diff);

@@ -639,24 +672,60 @@ static struct kvm_event *pop_from_result(struct rb_root *result)
 	return container_of(node, struct kvm_event, rb);
 }
 
-static void print_vcpu_info(int vcpu)
+static void print_vcpu_info(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
+	int vcpu = kvm->trace_vcpu;
+
 	pr_info("Analyze events for ");
 
+	if (kvm->live) {
+		if (kvm->opts.target.system_wide)
+			pr_info("all VMs, ");
+		else if (kvm->opts.target.pid)
+			pr_info("pid(s) %s, ", kvm->opts.target.pid);
+		else if (kvm->opts.target.tid)
+			pr_info("tid(s) %s, ", kvm->opts.target.tid);
+		else if (kvm->opts.target.cpu_list)
+			pr_info("host cpu(s) %s, ", kvm->opts.target.cpu_list);
+		else
+			pr_info("dazed and confused on what is monitored, ");
+	}
+
 	if (vcpu == -1)
 		pr_info("all VCPUs:\n\n");
 	else
 		pr_info("VCPU %d:\n\n", vcpu);
 }
 
+static void show_timeofday(void)
+{
+	char date[64];
+	struct timeval tv;
+	struct tm ltime;
+
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	if (localtime_r(&tv.tv_sec, &ltime)) {
+		strftime(date, sizeof(date), "%H:%M:%S", &ltime);
+		pr_info("%s.%06ld", date, tv.tv_usec);
+	} else
+		pr_info("00:00:00.000000");
+
+	return;
+}
+
 static void print_result(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
 	char decode[20];
 	struct kvm_event *event;
 	int vcpu = kvm->trace_vcpu;
 
+	if (kvm->live) {
+		puts(CONSOLE_CLEAR);
+		show_timeofday();
+	}
+
 	pr_info("\n\n");
-	print_vcpu_info(vcpu);
+	print_vcpu_info(kvm);
 	pr_info("%20s ", kvm->events_ops->name);
 	pr_info("%10s ", "Samples");
 	pr_info("%9s ", "Samples%");

@@ -683,6 +752,20 @@ static void print_result(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 
 	pr_info("\nTotal Samples:%" PRIu64 ", Total events handled time:%.2fus.\n\n",
 		kvm->total_count, kvm->total_time / 1e3);
+
+	if (kvm->lost_events)
+		pr_info("\nLost events: %" PRIu64 "\n\n", kvm->lost_events);
+}
+
+static int process_lost_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			      union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			      struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm = container_of(tool, struct perf_kvm_stat, tool);
+
+	kvm->lost_events++;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,

@@ -707,10 +790,20 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_cpu_isa(struct perf_session *session)
+static int cpu_isa_config(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
-	char *cpuid = session->header.env.cpuid;
-	int isa;
+	char buf[64], *cpuid;
+	int err, isa;
+
+	if (kvm->live) {
+		err = get_cpuid(buf, sizeof(buf));
+		if (err != 0) {
+			pr_err("Failed to look up CPU type (Intel or AMD)\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+		cpuid = buf;
+	} else
+		cpuid = kvm->session->header.env.cpuid;
 
 	if (strstr(cpuid, "Intel"))
 		isa = 1;

@@ -718,10 +811,339 @@ static int get_cpu_isa(struct perf_session *session)
 		isa = 0;
 	else {
 		pr_err("CPU %s is not supported.\n", cpuid);
-		isa = -ENOTSUP;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	if (isa == 1) {
+		kvm->exit_reasons = vmx_exit_reasons;
+		kvm->exit_reasons_size = ARRAY_SIZE(vmx_exit_reasons);
+		kvm->exit_reasons_isa = "VMX";
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static bool verify_vcpu(int vcpu)
+{
+	int nr_cpus;
+
+	if (vcpu != -1 && vcpu < 0) {
+		pr_err("Invalid vcpu:%d.\n", vcpu);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
+	if ((nr_cpus > 0) && (vcpu > nr_cpus - 1)) {
+		pr_err("Invalid vcpu:%d.\n", vcpu);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+#define PERF_KVM__MAX_EVENTS_PER_MMAP  1000
+
+static s64 perf_kvm__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, int idx)
+{
+	union perf_event *event;
+	s64 n = 0;
+	int err;
+
+	while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(kvm->evlist, idx)) != NULL) {
+		err = perf_session__process_event(kvm->session, event,
+						  &kvm->tool, 0);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_err("Failed to process event\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+		n++;
+
+		/* limit events per mmap handled all at once */
+		if (n == PERF_KVM__MAX_EVENTS_PER_MMAP)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+static int perf_kvm__mmap_read(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+{
+	int i, err, throttled = 0;
+	s64 n, ntotal = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < kvm->evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+		n = perf_kvm__mmap_read_idx(kvm, i);
+		if (n < 0)
+			return -1;
+		ntotal += n;
+		if (n == PERF_KVM__MAX_EVENTS_PER_MMAP)
+			throttled = 1;
+	}
+
+	/* flush queue after each round in which we processed events */
+	if (ntotal) {
+		err = kvm->tool.finished_round(&kvm->tool, NULL, kvm->session);
+		if (err) {
+			if (kvm->lost_events)
+				pr_info("\nLost events: %" PRIu64 "\n\n",
+					kvm->lost_events);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return throttled;
+}
+
+static volatile int done;
+
+static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
+{
+	done = 1;
+}
+
+static int perf_kvm__timerfd_create(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+{
+	struct itimerspec new_value;
+	int rc = -1;
+
+	kvm->timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK);
+	if (kvm->timerfd < 0) {
+		pr_err("timerfd_create failed\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	new_value.it_value.tv_sec = kvm->display_time;
+	new_value.it_value.tv_nsec = 0;
+	new_value.it_interval.tv_sec = kvm->display_time;
+	new_value.it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
+
+	if (timerfd_settime(kvm->timerfd, 0, &new_value, NULL) != 0) {
+		pr_err("timerfd_settime failed: %d\n", errno);
+		close(kvm->timerfd);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	rc = 0;
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int perf_kvm__handle_timerfd(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+{
+	uint64_t c;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = read(kvm->timerfd, &c, sizeof(uint64_t));
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		if (errno == EAGAIN)
+			return 0;
+
+		pr_err("Failed to read timer fd: %d\n", errno);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (rc != sizeof(uint64_t)) {
+		pr_err("Error reading timer fd - invalid size returned\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (c != 1)
+		pr_debug("Missed timer beats: %" PRIu64 "\n", c-1);
+
+	/* update display */
+	sort_result(kvm);
+	print_result(kvm);
+
+	/* reset counts */
+	clear_events_cache_stats(kvm->kvm_events_cache);
+	kvm->total_count = 0;
+	kvm->total_time = 0;
+	kvm->lost_events = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int fd_set_nonblock(int fd)
+{
+	long arg = 0;
+
+	arg = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL);
+	if (arg < 0) {
+		pr_err("Failed to get current flags for fd %d\n", fd);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, arg | O_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
+		pr_err("Failed to set non-block option on fd %d\n", fd);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static
+int perf_kvm__handle_stdin(struct termios *tc_now, struct termios *tc_save)
+{
+	int c;
+
+	tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, tc_now);
+	c = getc(stdin);
+	tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, tc_save);
+
+	if (c == 'q')
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+{
+	struct pollfd *pollfds = NULL;
+	int nr_fds, nr_stdin, ret, err = -EINVAL;
+	struct termios tc, save;
+
+	/* live flag must be set first */
+	kvm->live = true;
+
+	ret = cpu_isa_config(kvm);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!verify_vcpu(kvm->trace_vcpu) ||
+	    !select_key(kvm) ||
+	    !register_kvm_events_ops(kvm)) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	init_kvm_event_record(kvm);
+
+	tcgetattr(0, &save);
+	tc = save;
+	tc.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+	tc.c_cc[VMIN] = 0;
+	tc.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+
+	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
+	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
+
+	/* copy pollfds -- need to add timerfd and stdin */
+	nr_fds = kvm->evlist->nr_fds;
+	pollfds = zalloc(sizeof(struct pollfd) * (nr_fds + 2));
+	if (!pollfds) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	memcpy(pollfds, kvm->evlist->pollfd,
+		sizeof(struct pollfd) * kvm->evlist->nr_fds);
+
+	/* add timer fd */
+	if (perf_kvm__timerfd_create(kvm) < 0) {
+		err = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pollfds[nr_fds].fd = kvm->timerfd;
+	pollfds[nr_fds].events = POLLIN;
+	nr_fds++;
+
+	pollfds[nr_fds].fd = fileno(stdin);
+	pollfds[nr_fds].events = POLLIN;
+	nr_stdin = nr_fds;
+	nr_fds++;
+	if (fd_set_nonblock(fileno(stdin)) != 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* everything is good - enable the events and process */
+	perf_evlist__enable(kvm->evlist);
+
+	while (!done) {
+		int rc;
+
+		rc = perf_kvm__mmap_read(kvm);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			break;
+
+		err = perf_kvm__handle_timerfd(kvm);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (pollfds[nr_stdin].revents & POLLIN)
+			done = perf_kvm__handle_stdin(&tc, &save);
+
+		if (!rc && !done)
+			err = poll(pollfds, nr_fds, 100);
+	}
+
+	perf_evlist__disable(kvm->evlist);
+
+	if (err == 0) {
+		sort_result(kvm);
+		print_result(kvm);
 	}
 
-	return isa;
+out:
+	if (kvm->timerfd >= 0)
+		close(kvm->timerfd);
+
+	if (pollfds)
+		free(pollfds);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int perf_kvm__open_counters(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = kvm->evlist;
+	char msg[512];
+
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &kvm->opts);
+
+	/*
+	 * Note: exclude_{guest,host} do not apply here.
+	 *       This command processes KVM tracepoints from host only
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		struct perf_event_attr *attr = &pos->attr;
+
+		attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TID;
+		attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+		attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
+		attr->sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
+
+		attr->sample_period = 1;
+
+		attr->watermark = 0;
+		attr->wakeup_events = 1000;
+
+		/* will enable all once we are ready */
+		attr->disabled = 1;
+
+try_again:
+		if (perf_evsel__open(pos, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads) < 0) {
+			if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, errno, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
+				if (verbose)
+					ui__warning("%s\n", msg);
+				goto try_again;
+			}
+
+			perf_evsel__open_strerror(pos, &kvm->opts.target,
+						  errno, msg, sizeof(msg));
+			ui__error("%s\n", msg);
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, kvm->opts.mmap_pages, false) < 0) {
+		ui__error("Failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n",
+			  errno, strerror(errno));
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_err:
+	return -1;
 }
 
 static int read_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)

@@ -749,30 +1171,13 @@ static int read_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	 * Do not use 'isa' recorded in kvm_exit tracepoint since it is not
 	 * traced in the old kernel.
 	 */
-	ret = get_cpu_isa(kvm->session);
-
+	ret = cpu_isa_config(kvm);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (ret == 1) {
-		kvm->exit_reasons = vmx_exit_reasons;
-		kvm->exit_reasons_size = ARRAY_SIZE(vmx_exit_reasons);
-		kvm->exit_reasons_isa = "VMX";
-	}
-
 	return perf_session__process_events(kvm->session, &kvm->tool);
 }
 
-static bool verify_vcpu(int vcpu)
-{
-	if (vcpu != -1 && vcpu < 0) {
-		pr_err("Invalid vcpu:%d.\n", vcpu);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static int kvm_events_report_vcpu(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;

@@ -886,6 +1291,148 @@ kvm_events_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, int argc, const char **argv)
 	return kvm_events_report_vcpu(kvm);
 }
 
+static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
+			   int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
+	int err;
+	const struct option live_options[] = {
+		OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &kvm->opts.target.pid, "pid",
+			"record events on existing process id"),
+		OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &kvm->opts.target.tid, "tid",
+			"record events on existing thread id"),
+		OPT_STRING('C', "cpu", &kvm->opts.target.cpu_list, "cpu",
+			"list of host cpus to monitor"),
+		OPT_UINTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &kvm->opts.mmap_pages,
+			"number of mmap data pages"),
+		OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose,
+			"be more verbose (show counter open errors, etc)"),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all-cpus", &kvm->opts.target.system_wide,
+			"system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
+		OPT_UINTEGER('d', "display", &kvm->display_time,
+			"time in seconds between display updates"),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "event", &kvm->report_event, "report event",
+			"event for reporting: vmexit, mmio, ioport"),
+		OPT_INTEGER(0, "vcpu", &kvm->trace_vcpu,
+			"vcpu id to report"),
+		OPT_STRING('k', "key", &kvm->sort_key, "sort-key",
+			"key for sorting: sample(sort by samples number)"
+			" time (sort by avg time)"),
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char * const live_usage[] = {
+		"perf kvm stat live [<options>]",
+		NULL
+	};
+
+
+	/* event handling */
+	kvm->tool.sample = process_sample_event;
+	kvm->tool.comm   = perf_event__process_comm;
+	kvm->tool.exit   = perf_event__process_exit;
+	kvm->tool.fork   = perf_event__process_fork;
+	kvm->tool.lost   = process_lost_event;
+	kvm->tool.ordered_samples = true;
+	perf_tool__fill_defaults(&kvm->tool);
+
+	/* set defaults */
+	kvm->display_time = 1;
+	kvm->opts.user_interval = 1;
+	kvm->opts.mmap_pages = 512;
+	kvm->opts.target.uses_mmap = true;
+	kvm->opts.target.uid_str = NULL;
+	kvm->opts.target.uid = UINT_MAX;
+
+	symbol__init();
+	disable_buildid_cache();
+
+	use_browser = 0;
+	setup_browser(false);
+
+	if (argc) {
+		argc = parse_options(argc, argv, live_options,
+				     live_usage, 0);
+		if (argc)
+			usage_with_options(live_usage, live_options);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * target related setups
+	 */
+	err = perf_target__validate(&kvm->opts.target);
+	if (err) {
+		perf_target__strerror(&kvm->opts.target, err, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
+		ui__warning("%s", errbuf);
+	}
+
+	if (perf_target__none(&kvm->opts.target))
+		kvm->opts.target.system_wide = true;
+
+
+	/*
+	 * generate the event list
+	 */
+	kvm->evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	if (kvm->evlist == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(kvm->evlist,
+					   kvm_events_tp,
+					   ARRAY_SIZE(kvm_events_tp));
+	if (err != 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	symbol_conf.nr_events = kvm->evlist->nr_entries;
+
+	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(kvm->evlist, &kvm->opts.target) < 0)
+		usage_with_options(live_usage, live_options);
+
+	/*
+	 * perf session
+	 */
+	kvm->session = perf_session__new(NULL, O_WRONLY, false, false, &kvm->tool);
+	if (kvm->session == NULL) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	kvm->session->evlist = kvm->evlist;
+	perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(kvm->session);
+
+	/*
+	 * need to get pevent initialized
+	 */
+	err = perf_evlist__trace_init(kvm->evlist, kvm->session);
+	if (err != 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (perf_target__has_task(&kvm->opts.target))
+		perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(&kvm->tool,
+						  kvm->evlist->threads,
+						  perf_event__process,
+						  &kvm->session->machines.host);
+	else
+		perf_event__synthesize_threads(&kvm->tool, perf_event__process,
+					       &kvm->session->machines.host);
+
+
+	err = perf_kvm__open_counters(kvm);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = kvm_events_live_report(kvm);
+
+out:
+	exit_browser(0);
+
+	if (kvm->session)
+		perf_session__delete(kvm->session);
+	kvm->session = NULL;
+	perf_evlist__delete_maps(kvm->evlist);
+	perf_evlist__delete(kvm->evlist);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static void print_kvm_stat_usage(void)
 {
 	printf("Usage: perf kvm stat <command>\n\n");

@@ -893,6 +1440,7 @@ static void print_kvm_stat_usage(void)
 	printf("# Available commands:\n");
 	printf("\trecord: record kvm events\n");
 	printf("\treport: report statistical data of kvm events\n");
+	printf("\tlive:   live reporting of statistical data of kvm events\n");
 
 	printf("\nOtherwise, it is the alias of 'perf stat':\n");
 }

@@ -922,6 +1470,9 @@ static int kvm_cmd_stat(const char *file_name, int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!strncmp(argv[1], "rep", 3))
 		return kvm_events_report(&kvm, argc - 1 , argv + 1);
 
+	if (!strncmp(argv[1], "live", 4))
+		return kvm_events_live(&kvm, argc - 1 , argv + 1);
+
 perf_stat:
 	return cmd_stat(argc, argv, NULL);
 }