3 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index b766eb608b97..eb880efbce16 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,11 @@ void perf_evsel__config(struct evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 	if (opts->record_namespaces)
 		attr->namespaces  = track;
 
+	if (opts->record_cgroup) {
+		attr->cgroup = track && !perf_missing_features.cgroup;
+		perf_evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, CGROUP);
+	}
+
 	if (opts->record_switch_events)
 		attr->context_switch = track;
 
@@ -1789,7 +1794,11 @@ try_fallback:
 	 * Must probe features in the order they were added to the
 	 * perf_event_attr interface.
 	 */
-	if (!perf_missing_features.branch_hw_idx &&
+        if (!perf_missing_features.cgroup && evsel->core.attr.cgroup) {
+		perf_missing_features.cgroup = true;
+		pr_debug2_peo("Kernel has no cgroup sampling support, bailing out\n");
+		goto out_close;
+        } else if (!perf_missing_features.branch_hw_idx &&
 	    (evsel->core.attr.branch_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_HW_INDEX)) {
 		perf_missing_features.branch_hw_idx = true;
 		pr_debug2("switching off branch HW index support\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 33804740e2ca..53187c501ee8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct perf_missing_features {
 	bool bpf;
 	bool aux_output;
 	bool branch_hw_idx;
+	bool cgroup;
 };
 
 extern struct perf_missing_features perf_missing_features;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.h b/tools/perf/util/record.h
index 5421fd2ad383..24316458be20 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct record_opts {
 	bool	      auxtrace_snapshot_on_exit;
 	bool	      auxtrace_sample_mode;
 	bool	      record_namespaces;
+	bool	      record_cgroup;
 	bool	      record_switch_events;
 	bool	      all_kernel;
 	bool	      all_user;