The commit b97511c5bc94 ("perf tools: Add overhead/overhead_children keys defaults via string") moved initialization of column headers but it missed to check the sort__mode. As 'perf diff' doesn't call perf_hpp__init(), the setup_overhead() also should not be called. Before: # Baseline Delta Children Overhead Shared Object Symbol # ........ ....... ........ ........ ................... ....................... # 28.48% -28.47% 28.48% 28.48% [kernel.vmlinux ] [k] intel_idle 11.51% -11.47% 11.51% 11.51% libxul.so [.] 0x0000000001a360f7 3.49% -3.49% 3.49% 3.49% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] generic_exec_single 2.91% -2.89% 2.91% 2.91% libdbus-1.so.3.8.11 [.] 0x000000000000cdc2 2.86% -2.85% 2.86% 2.86% libxcb.so.1.1.0 [.] 0x000000000000c890 2.44% -2.39% 2.44% 2.44% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] perf_event_aux_ctx After: # Baseline Delta Shared Object Symbol # ........ ....... ................... ....................... # 28.48% -28.47% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] intel_idle 11.51% -11.47% libxul.so [.] 0x0000000001a360f7 3.49% -3.49% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] generic_exec_single 2.91% -2.89% libdbus-1.so.3.8.11 [.] 0x000000000000cdc2 2.86% -2.85% libxcb.so.1.1.0 [.] 0x000000000000c890 2.44% -2.39% [kernel.vmlinux] [k] perf_event_aux_ctx Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.5 Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/util/sort.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c index 772e2e461ec3..20e69edd5006 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c @@ -2438,6 +2438,9 @@ static char *prefix_if_not_in(const char *pre, char *str) static char *setup_overhead(char *keys) { + if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__DIFF) + return keys; + keys = prefix_if_not_in("overhead", keys); if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain) -- 2.8.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html