1 files changed, 37 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 5f486ccb6fe6..bdabd62170d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -945,6 +945,18 @@ perf_pmu__get_default_config(struct perf_pmu *pmu __maybe_unused)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+char * __weak
+pmu_find_real_name(const char *name)
+{
+	return (char *)name;
+}
+
+char * __weak
+pmu_find_alias_name(const char *name __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static int pmu_max_precise(const char *name)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
@@ -958,13 +970,15 @@ static int pmu_max_precise(const char *name)
 	return max_precise;
 }
 
-static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
+static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *lookup_name)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 	LIST_HEAD(format);
 	LIST_HEAD(aliases);
 	__u32 type;
+	char *name = pmu_find_real_name(lookup_name);
 	bool is_hybrid = perf_pmu__hybrid_mounted(name);
+	char *alias_name;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check pmu name for hybrid and the pmu may be invalid in sysfs
@@ -995,6 +1009,16 @@ static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
 
 	pmu->cpus = pmu_cpumask(name);
 	pmu->name = strdup(name);
+	if (!pmu->name)
+		goto err;
+
+	alias_name = pmu_find_alias_name(name);
+	if (alias_name) {
+		pmu->alias_name = strdup(alias_name);
+		if (!pmu->alias_name)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	pmu->type = type;
 	pmu->is_uncore = pmu_is_uncore(name);
 	if (pmu->is_uncore)
@@ -1017,15 +1041,22 @@ static struct perf_pmu *pmu_lookup(const char *name)
 	pmu->default_config = perf_pmu__get_default_config(pmu);
 
 	return pmu;
+err:
+	if (pmu->name)
+		free(pmu->name);
+	free(pmu);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static struct perf_pmu *pmu_find(const char *name)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pmu, &pmus, list)
-		if (!strcmp(pmu->name, name))
+	list_for_each_entry(pmu, &pmus, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(pmu->name, name) ||
+		    (pmu->alias_name && !strcmp(pmu->alias_name, name)))
 			return pmu;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1919,6 +1950,9 @@ bool perf_pmu__has_hybrid(void)
 
 int perf_pmu__match(char *pattern, char *name, char *tok)
 {
+	if (!name)
+		return -1;
+
 	if (fnmatch(pattern, name, 0))
 		return -1;