Currently evsel__new_idx() sets more sample_type bits when it finds a BPF-output event. But it should honor what's recorded in the perf data file rather than blindly sets the bits. Otherwise it could lead to a parse error when it recorded with a modified sample_type. Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c index d38722560e80..63a8b832b822 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c @@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ struct evsel *evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx) return NULL; evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx); - if (evsel__is_bpf_output(evsel)) { - evsel->core.attr.sample_type |= (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | + if (evsel__is_bpf_output(evsel) && !attr->sample_type) { + evsel->core.attr.sample_type = (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD), evsel->core.attr.sample_period = 1; } -- 2.36.0.512.ge40c2bad7a-goog