perf/core improvements and fixes

index 846036a921dc..af192f172fa2 100644
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ struct hist_entry {
 	u8			filtered;
 	char			*srcline;
 	struct symbol		*parent;
-	unsigned long		position;
 	struct rb_root		sorted_chain;
 	struct branch_info	*branch_info;
 	struct hists		*hists;

index af192f172fa2..de3303fe726d 100644
@@ -58,15 +58,16 @@ struct he_stat {
 
 struct hist_entry_diff {
 	bool	computed;
+	union {
+		/* PERF_HPP__DELTA */
+		double	period_ratio_delta;
 
-	/* PERF_HPP__DELTA */
-	double	period_ratio_delta;
-
-	/* PERF_HPP__RATIO */
-	double	period_ratio;
+		/* PERF_HPP__RATIO */
+		double	period_ratio;
 
-	/* HISTC_WEIGHTED_DIFF */
-	s64	wdiff;
+		/* HISTC_WEIGHTED_DIFF */
+		s64	wdiff;
+	};
 };
 
 /**

index dd17c9a32fbc..db4f709af18d 100644
@@ -837,6 +837,8 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path, bool force)
 	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (!err)
 		err = bt_ctf_stream_flush(cw->stream);
+	else
+		pr_err("Error during conversion.\n");
 
 	fprintf(stderr,
 		"[ perf data convert: Converted '%s' into CTF data '%s' ]\n",

@@ -847,11 +849,15 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path, bool force)
 		(double) c.events_size / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
 		c.events_count);
 
-	/* its all good */
-free_session:
 	perf_session__delete(session);
+	ctf_writer__cleanup(cw);
 
+	return err;
+
+free_session:
+	perf_session__delete(session);
 free_writer:
 	ctf_writer__cleanup(cw);
+	pr_err("Error during conversion setup.\n");
 	return err;
 }

index 12a7e2a40c89..1ec56b459bc0 100644
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 			do_warning_event(event, "%s: no type found", __func__);
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		field->name = last_token;
+		field->name = field->alias = last_token;
 
 		if (test_type(type, EVENT_OP))
 			goto fail;

@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 				size_dynamic = type_size(field->name);
 				free_token(field->name);
 				strcat(field->type, brackets);
-				field->name = token;
+				field->name = field->alias = token;
 				type = read_token(&token);
 			} else {
 				char *new_type;

@@ -6444,6 +6444,8 @@ void pevent_ref(struct pevent *pevent)
 void pevent_free_format_field(struct format_field *field)
 {
 	free(field->type);
+	if (field->alias != field->name)
+		free(field->alias);
 	free(field->name);
 	free(field);
 }

index 86a5839fb048..063b1971eb35 100644
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct format_field {
 	struct event_format	*event;
 	char			*type;
 	char			*name;
+	char			*alias;
 	int			offset;
 	int			size;
 	unsigned int		arraylen;

index db4f709af18d..0a2d7a5b70f9 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 +936,16 @@ err:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int ctf_writer__flush_streams(struct ctf_writer *cw)
+{
+	int cpu, ret = 0;
+
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cw->stream_cnt && !ret; cpu++)
+		ret = ctf_stream__flush(cw->stream[cpu]);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path, bool force)
 {
 	struct perf_session *session;

@@ -834,9 +989,12 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path, bool force)
 	if (setup_events(cw, session))
 		goto free_session;
 
+	if (setup_streams(cw, session))
+		goto free_session;
+
 	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (!err)
-		err = bt_ctf_stream_flush(cw->stream);
+		err = ctf_writer__flush_streams(cw);
 	else
 		pr_err("Error during conversion.\n");
 

index 0a2d7a5b70f9..4f942b37067b 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 4f942b37067b..b35c8d6c291d 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,

@@ -968,6 +971,18 @@ static int ctf_writer__flush_streams(struct ctf_writer *cw)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+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, bool force)
 {
 	struct perf_session *session;

@@ -994,6 +1009,8 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path, bool force)
 	struct ctf_writer *cw = &c.writer;
 	int err = -1;
 
+	perf_config(convert__config, &c);
+
 	/* CTF writer */
 	if (ctf_writer__init(cw, path))
 		return -1;

@@ -1003,6 +1020,11 @@ int bt_convert__perf2ctf(const char *input, const char *path, bool force)
 	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;

index b35c8d6c291d..8eda4ed628e7 100644
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/event.h>
 #include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/event-types.h>
 #include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/event-fields.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-ir/utils.h>
 #include <babeltrace/ctf/events.h>
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
 #include "asm/bug.h"

@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 	unsigned int len;
 	int ret;
 
+	name = fmtf->alias;
 	offset = fmtf->offset;
 	len = fmtf->size;
 	if (flags & FIELD_IS_STRING)

@@ -567,6 +569,82 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return cs ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
+/* If dup < 0, add a prefix. Else, add _dupl_X suffix. */
+static char *change_name(char *name, char *orig_name, int dup)
+{
+	char *new_name = NULL;
+	size_t len;
+
+	if (!name)
+		name = orig_name;
+
+	if (dup >= 10)
+		goto out;
+	/*
+	 * Add '_' prefix to potential keywork.  According to
+	 * Mathieu Desnoyers (https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/23/652),
+	 * futher CTF spec updating may require us to use '$'.
+	 */
+	if (dup < 0)
+		len = strlen(name) + sizeof("_");
+	else
+		len = strlen(orig_name) + sizeof("_dupl_X");
+
+	new_name = malloc(len);
+	if (!new_name)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (dup < 0)
+		snprintf(new_name, len, "_%s", name);
+	else
+		snprintf(new_name, len, "%s_dupl_%d", orig_name, dup);
+
+out:
+	if (name != orig_name)
+		free(name);
+	return new_name;
+}
+
+static int event_class_add_field(struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class,
+		struct bt_ctf_field_type *type,
+		struct format_field *field)
+{
+	struct bt_ctf_field_type *t = NULL;
+	char *name;
+	int dup = 1;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* alias was already assigned */
+	if (field->alias != field->name)
+		return bt_ctf_event_class_add_field(event_class, type,
+				(char *)field->alias);
+
+	name = field->name;
+
+	/* If 'name' is a keywork, add prefix. */
+	if (bt_ctf_validate_identifier(name))
+		name = change_name(name, field->name, -1);
+
+	if (!name) {
+		pr_err("Failed to fix invalid identifier.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	while ((t = bt_ctf_event_class_get_field_by_name(event_class, name))) {
+		bt_ctf_field_type_put(t);
+		name = change_name(name, field->name, dup++);
+		if (!name) {
+			pr_err("Failed to create dup name for '%s'\n", field->name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = bt_ctf_event_class_add_field(event_class, type, name);
+	if (!ret)
+		field->alias = name;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int add_tracepoint_fields_types(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 				       struct format_field *fields,
 				       struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class)

@@ -595,14 +673,14 @@ static int add_tracepoint_fields_types(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 		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);
+		ret = event_class_add_field(event_class, type, field);
 
 		if (flags & FIELD_IS_ARRAY)
 			bt_ctf_field_type_put(type);
 
 		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("Failed to add field '%s\n", field->name);
+			pr_err("Failed to add field '%s': %d\n",
+					field->name, ret);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}

@@ -646,7 +724,7 @@ static int add_generic_types(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	do {								\
 		pr2("  field '%s'\n", n);				\
 		if (bt_ctf_event_class_add_field(cl, t, n)) {		\
-			pr_err("Failed to add field '%s;\n", n);	\
+			pr_err("Failed to add field '%s';\n", n);	\
 			return -1;					\
 		}							\
 	} while (0)

index 8eda4ed628e7..5bfc1198ab46 100644
@@ -166,6 +166,43 @@ get_tracepoint_field_type(struct ctf_writer *cw, struct format_field *field)
 		return cw->data.u32;
 }
 
+static unsigned long long adjust_signedness(unsigned long long value_int, int size)
+{
+	unsigned long long value_mask;
+
+	/*
+	 * value_mask = (1 << (size * 8 - 1)) - 1.
+	 * Directly set value_mask for code readers.
+	 */
+	switch (size) {
+	case 1:
+		value_mask = 0x7fULL;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		value_mask = 0x7fffULL;
+		break;
+	case 4:
+		value_mask = 0x7fffffffULL;
+		break;
+	case 8:
+		/*
+		 * For 64 bit value, return it self. There is no need
+		 * to fill high bit.
+		 */
+		/* Fall through */
+	default:
+		/* BUG! */
+		return value_int;
+	}
+
+	/* If it is a positive value, don't adjust. */
+	if ((value_int & (~0ULL - value_mask)) == 0)
+		return value_int;
+
+	/* Fill upper part of value_int with 1 to make it a negative long long. */
+	return (value_int & value_mask) | ~value_mask;
+}
+
 static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 				      struct bt_ctf_event_class *event_class,
 				      struct bt_ctf_event *event,

@@ -177,7 +214,6 @@ static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 	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;

@@ -222,11 +258,6 @@ static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 	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

@@ -240,12 +271,21 @@ static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 		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);
+		else {
+			unsigned long long value_int;
+
+			value_int = pevent_read_number(
+					fmtf->event->pevent,
+					data + offset + i * len, len);
+
+			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, adjust_signedness(value_int, len));
+		}
+
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("failed to set file value %s\n", name);
 			goto err_put_field;

index 918fd8ae2d80..589c28028379 100644
@@ -869,6 +869,13 @@ static int write_branch_stack(int fd __maybe_unused,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int write_auxtrace(int fd __maybe_unused,
+			  struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
+			  struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void print_hostname(struct perf_header *ph, int fd __maybe_unused,
 			   FILE *fp)
 {

@@ -1151,6 +1158,12 @@ static void print_branch_stack(struct perf_header *ph __maybe_unused,
 	fprintf(fp, "# contains samples with branch stack\n");
 }
 
+static void print_auxtrace(struct perf_header *ph __maybe_unused,
+			   int fd __maybe_unused, FILE *fp)
+{
+	fprintf(fp, "# contains AUX area data (e.g. instruction trace)\n");
+}
+
 static void print_pmu_mappings(struct perf_header *ph, int fd __maybe_unused,
 			       FILE *fp)
 {

@@ -1861,6 +1874,7 @@ static const struct feature_ops feat_ops[HEADER_LAST_FEATURE] = {
 	FEAT_OPA(HEADER_BRANCH_STACK,	branch_stack),
 	FEAT_OPP(HEADER_PMU_MAPPINGS,	pmu_mappings),
 	FEAT_OPP(HEADER_GROUP_DESC,	group_desc),
+	FEAT_OPA(HEADER_AUXTRACE,	auxtrace),
 };
 
 struct header_print_data {

index 3bb90ac172a1..d4d57962c591 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum {
 	HEADER_BRANCH_STACK,
 	HEADER_PMU_MAPPINGS,
 	HEADER_GROUP_DESC,
+	HEADER_AUXTRACE,
 	HEADER_LAST_FEATURE,
 	HEADER_FEAT_BITS	= 256,
 };

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index b5cce95d644e..8dc986ddaa01 100644
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "event.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "auxtrace.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 struct pollfd;

@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ struct perf_mmap {
 	int		 mask;
 	int		 refcnt;
 	u64		 prev;
+	struct auxtrace_mmap auxtrace_mmap;
 	char		 event_copy[PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 };
 

@@ -126,6 +128,9 @@ int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt,
 				  const char *str,
 				  int unset);
 
+int perf_evlist__mmap_ex(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
+			 bool overwrite, unsigned int auxtrace_pages,
+			 bool auxtrace_overwrite);
 int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
 		      bool overwrite);
 void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist);

index ff866c4d2e2f..adada16a3f3b 100644
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ static const char *perf_event__names[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID]		= "BUILD_ID",
 	[PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND]		= "FINISHED_ROUND",
 	[PERF_RECORD_ID_INDEX]			= "ID_INDEX",
+	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_INFO]		= "AUXTRACE_INFO",
+	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE]			= "AUXTRACE",
 };
 
 const char *perf_event__name(unsigned int id)

index 09b9e8d3fcf7..6d81beca1f27 100644
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ enum perf_user_event_type { /* above any possible kernel type */
 	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID		= 67,
 	PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND		= 68,
 	PERF_RECORD_ID_INDEX			= 69,
+	PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_INFO		= 70,
+	PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE			= 71,
 	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX
 };
 

@@ -280,6 +282,24 @@ struct id_index_event {
 	struct id_index_entry entries[0];
 };
 
+struct auxtrace_info_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u32 type;
+	u32 reserved__; /* For alignment */
+	u64 priv[];
+};
+
+struct auxtrace_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u64 size;
+	u64 offset;
+	u64 reference;
+	u32 idx;
+	u32 tid;
+	u32 cpu;
+	u32 reserved__; /* For alignment */
+};
+
 union perf_event {
 	struct perf_event_header	header;
 	struct mmap_event		mmap;

@@ -295,6 +315,8 @@ union perf_event {
 	struct tracing_data_event	tracing_data;
 	struct build_id_event		build_id;
 	struct id_index_event		id_index;
+	struct auxtrace_info_event	auxtrace_info;
+	struct auxtrace_event		auxtrace;
 };
 
 void perf_event__print_totals(void);

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index 51d9e56c0f84..0146f8ef5cc3 100644
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 struct perf_session;
 union perf_event;
 struct perf_evlist;

@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ typedef int (*event_op2)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 typedef int (*event_oe)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 			struct ordered_events *oe);
 
+typedef s64 (*event_op3)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
+			 struct perf_session *session);
+
 struct perf_tool {
 	event_sample	sample,
 			read;

@@ -44,7 +49,9 @@ struct perf_tool {
 	event_op2	tracing_data;
 	event_oe	finished_round;
 	event_op2	build_id,
-			id_index;
+			id_index,
+			auxtrace_info;
+	event_op3	auxtrace;
 	bool		ordered_events;
 	bool		ordering_requires_timestamps;
 };

index e14bb637255c..5042093d5213 100644
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ struct record_opts {
 	bool	     period;
 	bool	     sample_intr_regs;
 	bool	     running_time;
+	bool	     full_auxtrace;
 	unsigned int freq;
 	unsigned int mmap_pages;
+	unsigned int auxtrace_mmap_pages;
 	unsigned int user_freq;
 	u64          branch_stack;
 	u64	     default_interval;

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index 8acd0df88b5c..0ccfa498f7b8 100644
@@ -119,7 +119,16 @@ void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts)
 			evsel->attr.comm_exec = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (evlist->nr_entries > 1) {
+	if (opts->full_auxtrace) {
+		/*
+		 * Need to be able to synthesize and parse selected events with
+		 * arbitrary sample types, which requires always being able to
+		 * match the id.
+		 */
+		use_sample_identifier = perf_can_sample_identifier();
+		evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel)
+			perf_evsel__set_sample_id(evsel, use_sample_identifier);
+	} else if (evlist->nr_entries > 1) {
 		struct perf_evsel *first = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
 		evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {

index c3efdfb630b5..0fb11d4eaeee 100644
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "util/cpumap.h"
 #include "util/thread_map.h"
 #include "util/data.h"
+#include "util/auxtrace.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sched.h>

@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct record {
 	struct record_opts	opts;
 	u64			bytes_written;
 	struct perf_data_file	file;
+	struct auxtrace_record	*itr;
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
 	struct perf_session	*session;
 	const char		*progname;

@@ -110,6 +112,44 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int record__process_auxtrace(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				    union perf_event *event, void *data1,
+				    size_t len1, void *data2, size_t len2)
+{
+	struct record *rec = container_of(tool, struct record, tool);
+	size_t padding;
+	u8 pad[8] = {0};
+
+	/* event.auxtrace.size includes padding, see __auxtrace_mmap__read() */
+	padding = (len1 + len2) & 7;
+	if (padding)
+		padding = 8 - padding;
+
+	record__write(rec, event, event->header.size);
+	record__write(rec, data1, len1);
+	if (len2)
+		record__write(rec, data2, len2);
+	record__write(rec, &pad, padding);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int record__auxtrace_mmap_read(struct record *rec,
+				      struct auxtrace_mmap *mm)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = auxtrace_mmap__read(mm, rec->itr, &rec->tool,
+				  record__process_auxtrace);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ret)
+		rec->samples++;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static volatile int done = 0;
 static volatile int signr = -1;
 static volatile int child_finished = 0;

@@ -169,13 +209,15 @@ try_again:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, opts->mmap_pages, false) < 0) {
+	if (perf_evlist__mmap_ex(evlist, opts->mmap_pages, false,
+				 opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages, false) < 0) {
 		if (errno == EPERM) {
 			pr_err("Permission error mapping pages.\n"
 			       "Consider increasing "
 			       "/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_mlock_kb,\n"
 			       "or try again with a smaller value of -m/--mmap_pages.\n"
-			       "(current value: %u)\n", opts->mmap_pages);
+			       "(current value: %u,%u)\n",
+			       opts->mmap_pages, opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages);
 			rc = -errno;
 		} else {
 			pr_err("failed to mmap with %d (%s)\n", errno,

@@ -270,12 +312,20 @@ static int record__mmap_read_all(struct record *rec)
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rec->evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+		struct auxtrace_mmap *mm = &rec->evlist->mmap[i].auxtrace_mmap;
+
 		if (rec->evlist->mmap[i].base) {
 			if (record__mmap_read(rec, i) != 0) {
 				rc = -1;
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
+
+		if (mm->base &&
+		    record__auxtrace_mmap_read(rec, mm) != 0) {
+			rc = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*

@@ -305,6 +355,9 @@ static void record__init_features(struct record *rec)
 
 	if (!rec->opts.branch_stack)
 		perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_BRANCH_STACK);
+
+	if (!rec->opts.full_auxtrace)
+		perf_header__clear_feat(&session->header, HEADER_AUXTRACE);
 }
 
 static volatile int workload_exec_errno;

@@ -421,6 +474,13 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (rec->opts.full_auxtrace) {
+		err = perf_event__synthesize_auxtrace_info(rec->itr, tool,
+					session, process_synthesized_event);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_delete_session;
+	}
+
 	err = perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(tool, process_synthesized_event,
 						 machine);
 	if (err < 0)

@@ -553,7 +613,7 @@ out_child:
 	if (!err && !quiet) {
 		char samples[128];
 
-		if (rec->samples)
+		if (rec->samples && !rec->opts.full_auxtrace)
 			scnprintf(samples, sizeof(samples),
 				  " (%" PRIu64 " samples)", rec->samples);
 		else

@@ -936,7 +996,7 @@ struct option *record_options = __record_options;
 
 int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	int err;
 	struct record *rec = &record;
 	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 

@@ -957,6 +1017,14 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 	}
 
+	if (!rec->itr) {
+		rec->itr = auxtrace_record__init(rec->evlist, &err);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+
 	symbol__init(NULL);
 
 	if (symbol_conf.kptr_restrict)

@@ -1002,6 +1070,10 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(rec->evlist, &rec->opts.target) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
+	err = auxtrace_record__options(rec->itr, rec->evlist, &rec->opts);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_symbol_exit;
+
 	if (record_opts__config(&rec->opts)) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_symbol_exit;

@@ -1011,5 +1083,6 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 out_symbol_exit:
 	perf_evlist__delete(rec->evlist);
 	symbol__exit();
+	auxtrace_record__free(rec->itr);
 	return err;
 }

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index 5b26f45ef8ff..0ec8c3bc8ab8 100644
@@ -1000,10 +1000,8 @@ static long parse_pages_arg(const char *str, unsigned long min,
 	return pages;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
-				  int unset __maybe_unused)
+int __perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(unsigned int *mmap_pages, const char *str)
 {
-	unsigned int *mmap_pages = opt->value;
 	unsigned long max = UINT_MAX;
 	long pages;
 

@@ -1020,6 +1018,12 @@ int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
+				  int unset __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return __perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(opt->value, str);
+}
+
 /**
  * perf_evlist__mmap_ex - Create mmaps to receive events.
  * @evlist: list of events

index 8dc986ddaa01..c07b1a94a724 100644
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ int perf_evlist__start_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 struct option;
 
+int __perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(unsigned int *mmap_pages, const char *str);
 int perf_evlist__parse_mmap_pages(const struct option *opt,
 				  const char *str,
 				  int unset);

index adada16a3f3b..32323e5d7b25 100644
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static const char *perf_event__names[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_ID_INDEX]			= "ID_INDEX",
 	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_INFO]		= "AUXTRACE_INFO",
 	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE]			= "AUXTRACE",
+	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR]		= "AUXTRACE_ERROR",
 };
 
 const char *perf_event__name(unsigned int id)

index 6d81beca1f27..657dcfaf0389 100644
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ enum perf_user_event_type { /* above any possible kernel type */
 	PERF_RECORD_ID_INDEX			= 69,
 	PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_INFO		= 70,
 	PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE			= 71,
+	PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR		= 72,
 	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX
 };
 

@@ -300,6 +301,20 @@ struct auxtrace_event {
 	u32 reserved__; /* For alignment */
 };
 
+#define MAX_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MSG 64
+
+struct auxtrace_error_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	u32 type;
+	u32 code;
+	u32 cpu;
+	u32 pid;
+	u32 tid;
+	u32 reserved__; /* For alignment */
+	u64 ip;
+	char msg[MAX_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MSG];
+};
+
 union perf_event {
 	struct perf_event_header	header;
 	struct mmap_event		mmap;

@@ -317,6 +332,7 @@ union perf_event {
 	struct id_index_event		id_index;
 	struct auxtrace_info_event	auxtrace_info;
 	struct auxtrace_event		auxtrace;
+	struct auxtrace_error_event	auxtrace_error;
 };
 
 void perf_event__print_totals(void);

index d46ac4038fc7..4008dab73424 100644
@@ -296,6 +296,15 @@ static s64 process_event_auxtrace_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return event->auxtrace.size;
 }
 
+static
+int process_event_auxtrace_error_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				      union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
+				      struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused)
+{
+	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	if (tool->sample == NULL)

@@ -336,6 +345,8 @@ void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 		tool->auxtrace_info = process_event_auxtrace_info_stub;
 	if (tool->auxtrace == NULL)
 		tool->auxtrace = process_event_auxtrace_stub;
+	if (tool->auxtrace_error == NULL)
+		tool->auxtrace_error = process_event_auxtrace_error_stub;
 }
 
 static void swap_sample_id_all(union perf_event *event, void *data)

@@ -539,6 +550,17 @@ static void perf_event__auxtrace_swap(union perf_event *event,
 	event->auxtrace.cpu       = bswap_32(event->auxtrace.cpu);
 }
 
+static void perf_event__auxtrace_error_swap(union perf_event *event,
+					    bool sample_id_all __maybe_unused)
+{
+	event->auxtrace_error.type = bswap_32(event->auxtrace_error.type);
+	event->auxtrace_error.code = bswap_32(event->auxtrace_error.code);
+	event->auxtrace_error.cpu  = bswap_32(event->auxtrace_error.cpu);
+	event->auxtrace_error.pid  = bswap_32(event->auxtrace_error.pid);
+	event->auxtrace_error.tid  = bswap_32(event->auxtrace_error.tid);
+	event->auxtrace_error.ip   = bswap_64(event->auxtrace_error.ip);
+}
+
 typedef void (*perf_event__swap_op)(union perf_event *event,
 				    bool sample_id_all);
 

@@ -560,6 +582,7 @@ static perf_event__swap_op perf_event__swap_ops[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_ID_INDEX]		  = perf_event__all64_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_INFO]	  = perf_event__auxtrace_info_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE]		  = perf_event__auxtrace_swap,
+	[PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR]	  = perf_event__auxtrace_error_swap,
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]	  = NULL,
 };
 

@@ -1049,6 +1072,8 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
 		/* setup for reading amidst mmap */
 		lseek(fd, file_offset + event->header.size, SEEK_SET);
 		return tool->auxtrace(tool, event, session);
+	case PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR:
+		return tool->auxtrace_error(tool, event, session);
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}

index 0146f8ef5cc3..20afe19a8eb0 100644
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ struct perf_tool {
 	event_oe	finished_round;
 	event_op2	build_id,
 			id_index,
-			auxtrace_info;
+			auxtrace_info,
+			auxtrace_error;
 	event_op3	auxtrace;
 	bool		ordered_events;
 	bool		ordering_requires_timestamps;

index 7ab4850703f0..199fc27b3954 100644
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include "../perf.h"
+#include "session.h"
 
 union perf_event;
 struct perf_session;

@@ -32,6 +33,24 @@ struct record_opts;
 struct auxtrace_info_event;
 
 /**
+ * struct auxtrace - session callbacks to allow AUX area data decoding.
+ * @process_event: lets the decoder see all session events
+ * @flush_events: process any remaining data
+ * @free_events: free resources associated with event processing
+ * @free: free resources associated with the session
+ */
+struct auxtrace {
+	int (*process_event)(struct perf_session *session,
+			     union perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct perf_tool *tool);
+	int (*flush_events)(struct perf_session *session,
+			    struct perf_tool *tool);
+	void (*free_events)(struct perf_session *session);
+	void (*free)(struct perf_session *session);
+};
+
+/**
  * struct auxtrace_mmap - records an mmap of the auxtrace buffer.
  * @base: address of mapped area
  * @userpg: pointer to buffer's perf_event_mmap_page

@@ -168,4 +187,40 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_auxtrace_info(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 					 struct perf_session *session,
 					 perf_event__handler_t process);
 
+static inline int auxtrace__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
+					  union perf_event *event,
+					  struct perf_sample *sample,
+					  struct perf_tool *tool)
+{
+	if (!session->auxtrace)
+		return 0;
+
+	return session->auxtrace->process_event(session, event, sample, tool);
+}
+
+static inline int auxtrace__flush_events(struct perf_session *session,
+					 struct perf_tool *tool)
+{
+	if (!session->auxtrace)
+		return 0;
+
+	return session->auxtrace->flush_events(session, tool);
+}
+
+static inline void auxtrace__free_events(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	if (!session->auxtrace)
+		return;
+
+	return session->auxtrace->free_events(session);
+}
+
+static inline void auxtrace__free(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	if (!session->auxtrace)
+		return;
+
+	return session->auxtrace->free(session);
+}
+
 #endif

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index d5fa7b7916ef..8a69d3bfafdf 100644
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
 struct ip_callchain;
 struct thread;
 
+struct auxtrace;
+
 struct perf_session {
 	struct perf_header	header;
 	struct machines		machines;
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
+	struct auxtrace		*auxtrace;
 	struct trace_event	tevent;
 	bool			repipe;
 	bool			one_mmap;

index 2cafea2ec015..db40d6c6c010 100644
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "event.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "parse-options.h"
 
 int auxtrace_mmap__mmap(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm,
 			struct auxtrace_mmap_params *mp,

@@ -200,6 +201,141 @@ out_free:
 	return err;
 }
 
+#define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD_TYPE		PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_NANOSECS
+#define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD		100000
+#define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ	16
+#define PERF_ITRACE_MAX_CALLCHAIN_SZ		1024
+
+void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts)
+{
+	synth_opts->instructions = true;
+	synth_opts->branches = true;
+	synth_opts->errors = true;
+	synth_opts->period_type = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD_TYPE;
+	synth_opts->period = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD;
+	synth_opts->callchain_sz = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Please check tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt for information
+ * about the options parsed here, which is introduced after this cset,
+ * when support in 'perf script' for these options is introduced.
+ */
+int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
+			    int unset)
+{
+	struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts = opt->value;
+	const char *p;
+	char *endptr;
+
+	synth_opts->set = true;
+
+	if (unset) {
+		synth_opts->dont_decode = true;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!str) {
+		itrace_synth_opts__set_default(synth_opts);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	for (p = str; *p;) {
+		switch (*p++) {
+		case 'i':
+			synth_opts->instructions = true;
+			while (*p == ' ' || *p == ',')
+				p += 1;
+			if (isdigit(*p)) {
+				synth_opts->period = strtoull(p, &endptr, 10);
+				p = endptr;
+				while (*p == ' ' || *p == ',')
+					p += 1;
+				switch (*p++) {
+				case 'i':
+					synth_opts->period_type =
+						PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_INSTRUCTIONS;
+					break;
+				case 't':
+					synth_opts->period_type =
+						PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_TICKS;
+					break;
+				case 'm':
+					synth_opts->period *= 1000;
+					/* Fall through */
+				case 'u':
+					synth_opts->period *= 1000;
+					/* Fall through */
+				case 'n':
+					if (*p++ != 's')
+						goto out_err;
+					synth_opts->period_type =
+						PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_NANOSECS;
+					break;
+				case '\0':
+					goto out;
+				default:
+					goto out_err;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			synth_opts->branches = true;
+			break;
+		case 'e':
+			synth_opts->errors = true;
+			break;
+		case 'd':
+			synth_opts->log = true;
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			synth_opts->branches = true;
+			synth_opts->calls = true;
+			break;
+		case 'r':
+			synth_opts->branches = true;
+			synth_opts->returns = true;
+			break;
+		case 'g':
+			synth_opts->instructions = true;
+			synth_opts->callchain = true;
+			synth_opts->callchain_sz =
+					PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ;
+			while (*p == ' ' || *p == ',')
+				p += 1;
+			if (isdigit(*p)) {
+				unsigned int val;
+
+				val = strtoul(p, &endptr, 10);
+				p = endptr;
+				if (!val || val > PERF_ITRACE_MAX_CALLCHAIN_SZ)
+					goto out_err;
+				synth_opts->callchain_sz = val;
+			}
+			break;
+		case ' ':
+		case ',':
+			break;
+		default:
+			goto out_err;
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	if (synth_opts->instructions) {
+		if (!synth_opts->period_type)
+			synth_opts->period_type =
+					PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD_TYPE;
+		if (!synth_opts->period)
+			synth_opts->period = PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_err:
+	pr_err("Bad Instruction Tracing options '%s'\n", str);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 int auxtrace_mmap__read(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm, struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			struct perf_tool *tool, process_auxtrace_t fn)
 {

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index 8a69d3bfafdf..9ed51353a3d7 100644
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ struct ip_callchain;
 struct thread;
 
 struct auxtrace;
+struct itrace_synth_opts;
 
 struct perf_session {
 	struct perf_header	header;
 	struct machines		machines;
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
 	struct auxtrace		*auxtrace;
+	struct itrace_synth_opts *itrace_synth_opts;
 	struct trace_event	tevent;
 	bool			repipe;
 	bool			one_mmap;

index db40d6c6c010..905188bd1dfa 100644
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 

@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "auxtrace.h"
 
 #include "event.h"
+#include "session.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 

@@ -172,6 +174,28 @@ auxtrace_record__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused, int *err)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void auxtrace_synth_error(struct auxtrace_error_event *auxtrace_error, int type,
+			  int code, int cpu, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, u64 ip,
+			  const char *msg)
+{
+	size_t size;
+
+	memset(auxtrace_error, 0, sizeof(struct auxtrace_error_event));
+
+	auxtrace_error->header.type = PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR;
+	auxtrace_error->type = type;
+	auxtrace_error->code = code;
+	auxtrace_error->cpu = cpu;
+	auxtrace_error->pid = pid;
+	auxtrace_error->tid = tid;
+	auxtrace_error->ip = ip;
+	strlcpy(auxtrace_error->msg, msg, MAX_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MSG);
+
+	size = (void *)auxtrace_error->msg - (void *)auxtrace_error +
+	       strlen(auxtrace_error->msg) + 1;
+	auxtrace_error->header.size = PERF_ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
+}
+
 int perf_event__synthesize_auxtrace_info(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 					 struct perf_tool *tool,
 					 struct perf_session *session,

@@ -336,6 +360,63 @@ out_err:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static const char * const auxtrace_error_type_name[] = {
+	[PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_ITRACE] = "instruction trace",
+};
+
+static const char *auxtrace_error_name(int type)
+{
+	const char *error_type_name = NULL;
+
+	if (type < PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MAX)
+		error_type_name = auxtrace_error_type_name[type];
+	if (!error_type_name)
+		error_type_name = "unknown AUX";
+	return error_type_name;
+}
+
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_auxtrace_error(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_error_event *e = &event->auxtrace_error;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = fprintf(fp, " %s error type %u",
+		      auxtrace_error_name(e->type), e->type);
+	ret += fprintf(fp, " cpu %d pid %d tid %d ip %#"PRIx64" code %u: %s\n",
+		       e->cpu, e->pid, e->tid, e->ip, e->code, e->msg);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void perf_session__auxtrace_error_inc(struct perf_session *session,
+				      union perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_error_event *e = &event->auxtrace_error;
+
+	if (e->type < PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MAX)
+		session->evlist->stats.nr_auxtrace_errors[e->type] += 1;
+}
+
+void events_stats__auxtrace_error_warn(const struct events_stats *stats)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MAX; i++) {
+		if (!stats->nr_auxtrace_errors[i])
+			continue;
+		ui__warning("%u %s errors\n",
+			    stats->nr_auxtrace_errors[i],
+			    auxtrace_error_name(i));
+	}
+}
+
+int perf_event__process_auxtrace_error(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				       union perf_event *event,
+				       struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused)
+{
+	perf_event__fprintf_auxtrace_error(event, stdout);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int auxtrace_mmap__read(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm, struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			struct perf_tool *tool, process_auxtrace_t fn)
 {

index 6355315a91fb..bcfb9288bfea 100644
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include "../perf.h"
+#include "event.h"
 #include "session.h"
 
 union perf_event;

@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct perf_tool;
 struct option;
 struct record_opts;
 struct auxtrace_info_event;
+struct events_stats;
 
 enum itrace_period_type {
 	PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_INSTRUCTIONS,

@@ -222,14 +224,26 @@ int auxtrace_record__info_fill(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 void auxtrace_record__free(struct auxtrace_record *itr);
 u64 auxtrace_record__reference(struct auxtrace_record *itr);
 
+void auxtrace_synth_error(struct auxtrace_error_event *auxtrace_error, int type,
+			  int code, int cpu, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, u64 ip,
+			  const char *msg);
+
 int perf_event__synthesize_auxtrace_info(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 					 struct perf_tool *tool,
 					 struct perf_session *session,
 					 perf_event__handler_t process);
+int perf_event__process_auxtrace_error(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				       union perf_event *event,
+				       struct perf_session *session);
 int itrace_parse_synth_opts(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 			    int unset);
 void itrace_synth_opts__set_default(struct itrace_synth_opts *synth_opts);
 
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_auxtrace_error(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
+void perf_session__auxtrace_error_inc(struct perf_session *session,
+				      union perf_event *event);
+void events_stats__auxtrace_error_warn(const struct events_stats *stats);
+
 static inline int auxtrace__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 					  union perf_event *event,
 					  struct perf_sample *sample,

index 657dcfaf0389..8ef37251a7a9 100644
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ enum perf_user_event_type { /* above any possible kernel type */
 	PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX
 };
 
+enum auxtrace_error_type {
+	PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_ITRACE  = 1,
+	PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MAX
+};
+
 /*
  * The kernel collects the number of events it couldn't send in a stretch and
  * when possible sends this number in a PERF_RECORD_LOST event. The number of

@@ -245,6 +250,7 @@ struct events_stats {
 	u32 nr_invalid_chains;
 	u32 nr_unknown_id;
 	u32 nr_unprocessable_samples;
+	u32 nr_auxtrace_errors[PERF_AUXTRACE_ERROR_MAX];
 };
 
 struct attr_event {

index 7271c6bcb2dc..1db3ce118a54 100644
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
 		lseek(fd, file_offset + event->header.size, SEEK_SET);
 		return tool->auxtrace(tool, event, session);
 	case PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR:
+		perf_session__auxtrace_error_inc(session, event);
 		return tool->auxtrace_error(tool, event, session);
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;

@@ -1282,6 +1283,8 @@ static void perf_session__warn_about_errors(const struct perf_session *session)
 
 	if (oe->nr_unordered_events != 0)
 		ui__warning("%u out of order events recorded.\n", oe->nr_unordered_events);
+
+	events_stats__auxtrace_error_warn(stats);
 }
 
 volatile int session_done;

index 905188bd1dfa..252417ac28e2 100644
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
+#include <sys/param.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "util.h"

@@ -122,6 +126,241 @@ void auxtrace_mmap_params__set_idx(struct auxtrace_mmap_params *mp,
 	}
 }
 
+#define AUXTRACE_INIT_NR_QUEUES	32
+
+static struct auxtrace_queue *auxtrace_alloc_queue_array(unsigned int nr_queues)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_queue *queue_array;
+	unsigned int max_nr_queues, i;
+
+	max_nr_queues = UINT_MAX / sizeof(struct auxtrace_queue);
+	if (nr_queues > max_nr_queues)
+		return NULL;
+
+	queue_array = calloc(nr_queues, sizeof(struct auxtrace_queue));
+	if (!queue_array)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_queues; i++) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue_array[i].head);
+		queue_array[i].priv = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return queue_array;
+}
+
+int auxtrace_queues__init(struct auxtrace_queues *queues)
+{
+	queues->nr_queues = AUXTRACE_INIT_NR_QUEUES;
+	queues->queue_array = auxtrace_alloc_queue_array(queues->nr_queues);
+	if (!queues->queue_array)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int auxtrace_queues__grow(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
+				 unsigned int new_nr_queues)
+{
+	unsigned int nr_queues = queues->nr_queues;
+	struct auxtrace_queue *queue_array;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (!nr_queues)
+		nr_queues = AUXTRACE_INIT_NR_QUEUES;
+
+	while (nr_queues && nr_queues < new_nr_queues)
+		nr_queues <<= 1;
+
+	if (nr_queues < queues->nr_queues || nr_queues < new_nr_queues)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	queue_array = auxtrace_alloc_queue_array(nr_queues);
+	if (!queue_array)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < queues->nr_queues; i++) {
+		list_splice_tail(&queues->queue_array[i].head,
+				 &queue_array[i].head);
+		queue_array[i].priv = queues->queue_array[i].priv;
+	}
+
+	queues->nr_queues = nr_queues;
+	queues->queue_array = queue_array;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void *auxtrace_copy_data(u64 size, struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
+	void *p;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	if (size > SSIZE_MAX)
+		return NULL;
+
+	p = malloc(size);
+	if (!p)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ret = readn(fd, p, size);
+	if (ret != (ssize_t)size) {
+		free(p);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+static int auxtrace_queues__add_buffer(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
+				       unsigned int idx,
+				       struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_queue *queue;
+	int err;
+
+	if (idx >= queues->nr_queues) {
+		err = auxtrace_queues__grow(queues, idx + 1);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	queue = &queues->queue_array[idx];
+
+	if (!queue->set) {
+		queue->set = true;
+		queue->tid = buffer->tid;
+		queue->cpu = buffer->cpu;
+	} else if (buffer->cpu != queue->cpu || buffer->tid != queue->tid) {
+		pr_err("auxtrace queue conflict: cpu %d, tid %d vs cpu %d, tid %d\n",
+		       queue->cpu, queue->tid, buffer->cpu, buffer->tid);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	buffer->buffer_nr = queues->next_buffer_nr++;
+
+	list_add_tail(&buffer->list, &queue->head);
+
+	queues->new_data = true;
+	queues->populated = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Limit buffers to 32MiB on 32-bit */
+#define BUFFER_LIMIT_FOR_32_BIT (32 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+static int auxtrace_queues__split_buffer(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
+					 unsigned int idx,
+					 struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	u64 sz = buffer->size;
+	bool consecutive = false;
+	struct auxtrace_buffer *b;
+	int err;
+
+	while (sz > BUFFER_LIMIT_FOR_32_BIT) {
+		b = memdup(buffer, sizeof(struct auxtrace_buffer));
+		if (!b)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		b->size = BUFFER_LIMIT_FOR_32_BIT;
+		b->consecutive = consecutive;
+		err = auxtrace_queues__add_buffer(queues, idx, b);
+		if (err) {
+			auxtrace_buffer__free(b);
+			return err;
+		}
+		buffer->data_offset += BUFFER_LIMIT_FOR_32_BIT;
+		sz -= BUFFER_LIMIT_FOR_32_BIT;
+		consecutive = true;
+	}
+
+	buffer->size = sz;
+	buffer->consecutive = consecutive;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int auxtrace_queues__add_event_buffer(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
+					     struct perf_session *session,
+					     unsigned int idx,
+					     struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	if (session->one_mmap) {
+		buffer->data = buffer->data_offset - session->one_mmap_offset +
+			       session->one_mmap_addr;
+	} else if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(session->file)) {
+		buffer->data = auxtrace_copy_data(buffer->size, session);
+		if (!buffer->data)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		buffer->data_needs_freeing = true;
+	} else if (BITS_PER_LONG == 32 &&
+		   buffer->size > BUFFER_LIMIT_FOR_32_BIT) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = auxtrace_queues__split_buffer(queues, idx, buffer);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return auxtrace_queues__add_buffer(queues, idx, buffer);
+}
+
+int auxtrace_queues__add_event(struct auxtrace_queues *queues,
+			       struct perf_session *session,
+			       union perf_event *event, off_t data_offset,
+			       struct auxtrace_buffer **buffer_ptr)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer;
+	unsigned int idx;
+	int err;
+
+	buffer = zalloc(sizeof(struct auxtrace_buffer));
+	if (!buffer)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	buffer->pid = -1;
+	buffer->tid = event->auxtrace.tid;
+	buffer->cpu = event->auxtrace.cpu;
+	buffer->data_offset = data_offset;
+	buffer->offset = event->auxtrace.offset;
+	buffer->reference = event->auxtrace.reference;
+	buffer->size = event->auxtrace.size;
+	idx = event->auxtrace.idx;
+
+	err = auxtrace_queues__add_event_buffer(queues, session, idx, buffer);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	if (buffer_ptr)
+		*buffer_ptr = buffer;
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_err:
+	auxtrace_buffer__free(buffer);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void auxtrace_queues__free(struct auxtrace_queues *queues)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < queues->nr_queues; i++) {
+		while (!list_empty(&queues->queue_array[i].head)) {
+			struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer;
+
+			buffer = list_entry(queues->queue_array[i].head.next,
+					    struct auxtrace_buffer, list);
+			list_del(&buffer->list);
+			auxtrace_buffer__free(buffer);
+		}
+	}
+
+	zfree(&queues->queue_array);
+	queues->nr_queues = 0;
+}
+
 size_t auxtrace_record__info_priv_size(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
 {
 	if (itr)

@@ -174,6 +413,72 @@ auxtrace_record__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused, int *err)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct auxtrace_buffer *auxtrace_buffer__next(struct auxtrace_queue *queue,
+					      struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	if (buffer) {
+		if (list_is_last(&buffer->list, &queue->head))
+			return NULL;
+		return list_entry(buffer->list.next, struct auxtrace_buffer,
+				  list);
+	} else {
+		if (list_empty(&queue->head))
+			return NULL;
+		return list_entry(queue->head.next, struct auxtrace_buffer,
+				  list);
+	}
+}
+
+void *auxtrace_buffer__get_data(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer, int fd)
+{
+	size_t adj = buffer->data_offset & (page_size - 1);
+	size_t size = buffer->size + adj;
+	off_t file_offset = buffer->data_offset - adj;
+	void *addr;
+
+	if (buffer->data)
+		return buffer->data;
+
+	addr = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, file_offset);
+	if (addr == MAP_FAILED)
+		return NULL;
+
+	buffer->mmap_addr = addr;
+	buffer->mmap_size = size;
+
+	buffer->data = addr + adj;
+
+	return buffer->data;
+}
+
+void auxtrace_buffer__put_data(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	if (!buffer->data || !buffer->mmap_addr)
+		return;
+	munmap(buffer->mmap_addr, buffer->mmap_size);
+	buffer->mmap_addr = NULL;
+	buffer->mmap_size = 0;
+	buffer->data = NULL;
+	buffer->use_data = NULL;
+}
+
+void auxtrace_buffer__drop_data(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	auxtrace_buffer__put_data(buffer);
+	if (buffer->data_needs_freeing) {
+		buffer->data_needs_freeing = false;
+		zfree(&buffer->data);
+		buffer->use_data = NULL;
+		buffer->size = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+void auxtrace_buffer__free(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	auxtrace_buffer__drop_data(buffer);
+	free(buffer);
+}
+
 void auxtrace_synth_error(struct auxtrace_error_event *auxtrace_error, int type,
 			  int code, int cpu, pid_t pid, pid_t tid, u64 ip,
 			  const char *msg)

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index 252417ac28e2..e13b1a14c859 100644
@@ -361,6 +361,91 @@ void auxtrace_queues__free(struct auxtrace_queues *queues)
 	queues->nr_queues = 0;
 }
 
+static void auxtrace_heapify(struct auxtrace_heap_item *heap_array,
+			     unsigned int pos, unsigned int queue_nr,
+			     u64 ordinal)
+{
+	unsigned int parent;
+
+	while (pos) {
+		parent = (pos - 1) >> 1;
+		if (heap_array[parent].ordinal <= ordinal)
+			break;
+		heap_array[pos] = heap_array[parent];
+		pos = parent;
+	}
+	heap_array[pos].queue_nr = queue_nr;
+	heap_array[pos].ordinal = ordinal;
+}
+
+int auxtrace_heap__add(struct auxtrace_heap *heap, unsigned int queue_nr,
+		       u64 ordinal)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_heap_item *heap_array;
+
+	if (queue_nr >= heap->heap_sz) {
+		unsigned int heap_sz = AUXTRACE_INIT_NR_QUEUES;
+
+		while (heap_sz <= queue_nr)
+			heap_sz <<= 1;
+		heap_array = realloc(heap->heap_array,
+				     heap_sz * sizeof(struct auxtrace_heap_item));
+		if (!heap_array)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		heap->heap_array = heap_array;
+		heap->heap_sz = heap_sz;
+	}
+
+	auxtrace_heapify(heap->heap_array, heap->heap_cnt++, queue_nr, ordinal);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void auxtrace_heap__free(struct auxtrace_heap *heap)
+{
+	zfree(&heap->heap_array);
+	heap->heap_cnt = 0;
+	heap->heap_sz = 0;
+}
+
+void auxtrace_heap__pop(struct auxtrace_heap *heap)
+{
+	unsigned int pos, last, heap_cnt = heap->heap_cnt;
+	struct auxtrace_heap_item *heap_array;
+
+	if (!heap_cnt)
+		return;
+
+	heap->heap_cnt -= 1;
+
+	heap_array = heap->heap_array;
+
+	pos = 0;
+	while (1) {
+		unsigned int left, right;
+
+		left = (pos << 1) + 1;
+		if (left >= heap_cnt)
+			break;
+		right = left + 1;
+		if (right >= heap_cnt) {
+			heap_array[pos] = heap_array[left];
+			return;
+		}
+		if (heap_array[left].ordinal < heap_array[right].ordinal) {
+			heap_array[pos] = heap_array[left];
+			pos = left;
+		} else {
+			heap_array[pos] = heap_array[right];
+			pos = right;
+		}
+	}
+
+	last = heap_cnt - 1;
+	auxtrace_heapify(heap_array, pos, heap_array[last].queue_nr,
+			 heap_array[last].ordinal);
+}
+
 size_t auxtrace_record__info_priv_size(struct auxtrace_record *itr)
 {
 	if (itr)

index c6b5981384de..c3514f3b7111 100644
@@ -168,6 +168,29 @@ struct auxtrace_queues {
 };
 
 /**
+ * struct auxtrace_heap_item - element of struct auxtrace_heap.
+ * @queue_nr: queue number
+ * @ordinal: value used for sorting (lowest ordinal is top of the heap) expected
+ *           to be a timestamp
+ */
+struct auxtrace_heap_item {
+	unsigned int		queue_nr;
+	u64			ordinal;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct auxtrace_heap - a heap suitable for sorting AUX area tracing queues.
+ * @heap_array: the heap
+ * @heap_cnt: the number of elements in the heap
+ * @heap_sz: maximum number of elements (grows as needed)
+ */
+struct auxtrace_heap {
+	struct auxtrace_heap_item	*heap_array;
+	unsigned int		heap_cnt;
+	unsigned int		heap_sz;
+};
+
+/**
  * struct auxtrace_mmap - records an mmap of the auxtrace buffer.
  * @base: address of mapped area
  * @userpg: pointer to buffer's perf_event_mmap_page

@@ -297,6 +320,12 @@ void *auxtrace_buffer__get_data(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer, int fd);
 void auxtrace_buffer__put_data(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer);
 void auxtrace_buffer__drop_data(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer);
 void auxtrace_buffer__free(struct auxtrace_buffer *buffer);
+
+int auxtrace_heap__add(struct auxtrace_heap *heap, unsigned int queue_nr,
+		       u64 ordinal);
+void auxtrace_heap__pop(struct auxtrace_heap *heap);
+void auxtrace_heap__free(struct auxtrace_heap *heap);
+
 struct auxtrace_record *auxtrace_record__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 					      int *err);
 

index e13b1a14c859..c4515e1a9d7f 100644
@@ -615,6 +615,53 @@ out_free:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static bool auxtrace__dont_decode(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	return !session->itrace_synth_opts ||
+	       session->itrace_synth_opts->dont_decode;
+}
+
+int perf_event__process_auxtrace_info(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused)
+{
+	enum auxtrace_type type = event->auxtrace_info.type;
+
+	if (dump_trace)
+		fprintf(stdout, " type: %u\n", type);
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case PERF_AUXTRACE_UNKNOWN:
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
+s64 perf_event__process_auxtrace(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				 union perf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	s64 err;
+
+	if (dump_trace)
+		fprintf(stdout, " size: %#"PRIx64"  offset: %#"PRIx64"  ref: %#"PRIx64"  idx: %u  tid: %d  cpu: %d\n",
+			event->auxtrace.size, event->auxtrace.offset,
+			event->auxtrace.reference, event->auxtrace.idx,
+			event->auxtrace.tid, event->auxtrace.cpu);
+
+	if (auxtrace__dont_decode(session))
+		return event->auxtrace.size;
+
+	if (!session->auxtrace || event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = session->auxtrace->process_auxtrace_event(session, event, tool);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return event->auxtrace.size;
+}
+
 #define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD_TYPE		PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_NANOSECS
 #define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_PERIOD		100000
 #define PERF_ITRACE_DEFAULT_CALLCHAIN_SZ	16

@@ -801,8 +848,11 @@ void events_stats__auxtrace_error_warn(const struct events_stats *stats)
 
 int perf_event__process_auxtrace_error(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 				       union perf_event *event,
-				       struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused)
+				       struct perf_session *session)
 {
+	if (auxtrace__dont_decode(session))
+		return 0;
+
 	perf_event__fprintf_auxtrace_error(event, stdout);
 	return 0;
 }

index c3514f3b7111..ba78d825bf73 100644
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ struct record_opts;
 struct auxtrace_info_event;
 struct events_stats;
 
+enum auxtrace_type {
+	PERF_AUXTRACE_UNKNOWN,
+};
+
 enum itrace_period_type {
 	PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_INSTRUCTIONS,
 	PERF_ITRACE_PERIOD_TICKS,

@@ -87,6 +91,9 @@ struct auxtrace {
 			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct perf_tool *tool);
+	int (*process_auxtrace_event)(struct perf_session *session,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_tool *tool);
 	int (*flush_events)(struct perf_session *session,
 			    struct perf_tool *tool);
 	void (*free_events)(struct perf_session *session);

@@ -348,6 +355,12 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_auxtrace_info(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 					 struct perf_tool *tool,
 					 struct perf_session *session,
 					 perf_event__handler_t process);
+int perf_event__process_auxtrace_info(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      union perf_event *event,
+				      struct perf_session *session);
+s64 perf_event__process_auxtrace(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				 union perf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_session *session);
 int perf_event__process_auxtrace_error(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				       union perf_event *event,
 				       struct perf_session *session);

index c4515e1a9d7f..3cd89eca1e88 100644
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "asm/bug.h"
 #include "auxtrace.h"
 
+#include <linux/hash.h>
+
 #include "event.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "debug.h"

@@ -944,3 +946,124 @@ int auxtrace_mmap__read(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm, struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
+/**
+ * struct auxtrace_cache - hash table to implement a cache
+ * @hashtable: the hashtable
+ * @sz: hashtable size (number of hlists)
+ * @entry_size: size of an entry
+ * @limit: limit the number of entries to this maximum, when reached the cache
+ *         is dropped and caching begins again with an empty cache
+ * @cnt: current number of entries
+ * @bits: hashtable size (@sz = 2^@bits)
+ */
+struct auxtrace_cache {
+	struct hlist_head *hashtable;
+	size_t sz;
+	size_t entry_size;
+	size_t limit;
+	size_t cnt;
+	unsigned int bits;
+};
+
+struct auxtrace_cache *auxtrace_cache__new(unsigned int bits, size_t entry_size,
+					   unsigned int limit_percent)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_cache *c;
+	struct hlist_head *ht;
+	size_t sz, i;
+
+	c = zalloc(sizeof(struct auxtrace_cache));
+	if (!c)
+		return NULL;
+
+	sz = 1UL << bits;
+
+	ht = calloc(sz, sizeof(struct hlist_head));
+	if (!ht)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sz; i++)
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&ht[i]);
+
+	c->hashtable = ht;
+	c->sz = sz;
+	c->entry_size = entry_size;
+	c->limit = (c->sz * limit_percent) / 100;
+	c->bits = bits;
+
+	return c;
+
+out_free:
+	free(c);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void auxtrace_cache__drop(struct auxtrace_cache *c)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_cache_entry *entry;
+	struct hlist_node *tmp;
+	size_t i;
+
+	if (!c)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < c->sz; i++) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &c->hashtable[i], hash) {
+			hlist_del(&entry->hash);
+			auxtrace_cache__free_entry(c, entry);
+		}
+	}
+
+	c->cnt = 0;
+}
+
+void auxtrace_cache__free(struct auxtrace_cache *c)
+{
+	if (!c)
+		return;
+
+	auxtrace_cache__drop(c);
+	free(c->hashtable);
+	free(c);
+}
+
+void *auxtrace_cache__alloc_entry(struct auxtrace_cache *c)
+{
+	return malloc(c->entry_size);
+}
+
+void auxtrace_cache__free_entry(struct auxtrace_cache *c __maybe_unused,
+				void *entry)
+{
+	free(entry);
+}
+
+int auxtrace_cache__add(struct auxtrace_cache *c, u32 key,
+			struct auxtrace_cache_entry *entry)
+{
+	if (c->limit && ++c->cnt > c->limit)
+		auxtrace_cache__drop(c);
+
+	entry->key = key;
+	hlist_add_head(&entry->hash, &c->hashtable[hash_32(key, c->bits)]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void *auxtrace_cache__lookup(struct auxtrace_cache *c, u32 key)
+{
+	struct auxtrace_cache_entry *entry;
+	struct hlist_head *hlist;
+
+	if (!c)
+		return NULL;
+
+	hlist = &c->hashtable[hash_32(key, c->bits)];
+	hlist_for_each_entry(entry, hlist, hash) {
+		if (entry->key == key)
+			return entry;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}

index ba78d825bf73..53b60a64a693 100644
@@ -333,6 +333,20 @@ int auxtrace_heap__add(struct auxtrace_heap *heap, unsigned int queue_nr,
 void auxtrace_heap__pop(struct auxtrace_heap *heap);
 void auxtrace_heap__free(struct auxtrace_heap *heap);
 
+struct auxtrace_cache_entry {
+	struct hlist_node hash;
+	u32 key;
+};
+
+struct auxtrace_cache *auxtrace_cache__new(unsigned int bits, size_t entry_size,
+					   unsigned int limit_percent);
+void auxtrace_cache__free(struct auxtrace_cache *auxtrace_cache);
+void *auxtrace_cache__alloc_entry(struct auxtrace_cache *c);
+void auxtrace_cache__free_entry(struct auxtrace_cache *c, void *entry);
+int auxtrace_cache__add(struct auxtrace_cache *c, u32 key,
+			struct auxtrace_cache_entry *entry);
+void *auxtrace_cache__lookup(struct auxtrace_cache *c, u32 key);
+
 struct auxtrace_record *auxtrace_record__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 					      int *err);
 

index fc0ddd5792a9..13d9ae0bd15c 100644
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "dso.h"
 #include "machine.h"
+#include "auxtrace.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 

@@ -961,6 +962,7 @@ void dso__delete(struct dso *dso)
 	}
 
 	dso__data_close(dso);
+	auxtrace_cache__free(dso->auxtrace_cache);
 	dso_cache__free(&dso->data.cache);
 	dso__free_a2l(dso);
 	zfree(&dso->symsrc_filename);

index e0901b4ed8de..3d79c749934c 100644
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ struct dsos {
 	struct rb_root	 root;	/* rbtree root sorted by long name */
 };
 
+struct auxtrace_cache;
+
 struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_node	 rb_node;	/* rbtree node sorted by long name */

@@ -156,6 +158,7 @@ struct dso {
 	u16		 long_name_len;
 	u16		 short_name_len;
 	void		*dwfl;			/* DWARF debug info */
+	struct auxtrace_cache *auxtrace_cache;
 
 	/* dso data file */
 	struct {