7 files changed, 30 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.c b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
index 8b3ac9f0207f..ee0df0e24cdb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
@@ -94,6 +94,21 @@ struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp)
 	return comm;
 }
 
+void comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp)
+{
+	struct comm_str *old = comm->comm_str;
+
+	comm->comm_str = comm_str__findnew(str, &comm_str_root);
+	if (!comm->comm_str) {
+		comm->comm_str = old;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	comm->start = timestamp;
+	comm_str__get(comm->comm_str);
+	comm_str__put(old);
+}
+
 void comm__free(struct comm *comm)
 {
 	comm_str__put(comm->comm_str);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.h b/tools/perf/util/comm.h
index f62d215bede2..7a86e5656710 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.h
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ struct comm {
 void comm__free(struct comm *comm);
 struct comm *comm__new(const char *str, u64 timestamp);
 const char *comm__str(const struct comm *comm);
+void comm__override(struct comm *comm, const char *str, u64 timestamp);
 
 #endif  /* __PERF_COMM_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 7e80253074b0..30793f98c8bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_mem_entry(struct hists *hists,
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
+		.comm = thread__comm(al->thread),
 		.ms = {
 			.map	= al->map,
 			.sym	= al->sym,
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_branch_entry(struct hists *hists,
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
+		.comm = thread__comm(al->thread),
 		.ms = {
 			.map	= bi->to.map,
 			.sym	= bi->to.sym,
@@ -475,6 +477,7 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
+		.comm = thread__comm(al->thread),
 		.ms = {
 			.map	= al->map,
 			.sym	= al->sym,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index bf91d0e5c16e..3c1b75c8b9a6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "sort.h"
 #include "hist.h"
+#include "comm.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 
 regex_t		parent_regex;
@@ -81,25 +82,20 @@ static int64_t
 sort__comm_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
 	/* Compare the addr that should be unique among comm */
-	return thread__comm_str(right->thread) - thread__comm_str(left->thread);
+	return comm__str(right->comm) - comm__str(left->comm);
 }
 
 static int64_t
 sort__comm_collapse(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
-	const char *comm_l = thread__comm_str(left->thread);
-	const char *comm_r = thread__comm_str(right->thread);
-
-	if (!comm_l || !comm_r)
-		return cmp_null(comm_l, comm_r);
-
-	return strcmp(comm_l, comm_r);
+	/* Compare the addr that should be unique among comm */
+	return comm__str(right->comm) - comm__str(left->comm);
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__comm_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				     size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*s", width, thread__comm_str(he->thread));
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%*s", width, comm__str(he->comm));
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_comm = {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index bf4333694d3a..f4e16f359d64 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct hist_entry {
 	struct he_stat		stat;
 	struct map_symbol	ms;
 	struct thread		*thread;
+	struct comm		*comm;
 	u64			ip;
 	u64			transaction;
 	s32			cpu;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 15c53c2e109e..cd8e2f592719 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void thread__delete(struct thread *thread)
 	free(thread);
 }
 
-static struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread)
+struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread)
 {
 	if (list_empty(&thread->comm_list))
 		return NULL;
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *str, u64 timestamp)
 
 	/* Override latest entry if it had no specific time coverage */
 	if (!curr->start) {
-		list_del(&curr->list);
-		comm__free(curr);
+		comm__override(curr, str, timestamp);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	new = comm__new(str, timestamp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 8702c6b4163a..373c055989ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct thread {
 };
 
 struct machine;
+struct comm;
 
 struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
 void thread__delete(struct thread *self);
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ static inline void thread__exited(struct thread *thread)
 
 int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm, u64 timestamp);
 int thread__comm_len(struct thread *self);
+struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread);
 const char *thread__comm_str(const struct thread *thread);
 void thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map);
 int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent, u64 timestamp);