size_t k;
                struct dso *dso;
 
-               dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->user_dsos,
+               dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->dsos,
                                      fake_symbols[i].dso_name);
                if (dso == NULL)
                        goto out;
 
        return write_padded(fd, name, name_len + 1, len);
 }
 
-static int __dsos__write_buildid_table(struct list_head *head,
-                                      struct machine *machine,
-                                      pid_t pid, u16 misc, int fd)
+static int machine__write_buildid_table(struct machine *machine, int fd)
 {
+       int err = 0;
        char nm[PATH_MAX];
        struct dso *pos;
+       u16 kmisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL,
+           umisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
+
+       if (!machine__is_host(machine)) {
+               kmisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL;
+               umisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER;
+       }
 
-       dsos__for_each_with_build_id(pos, head) {
-               int err;
+       dsos__for_each_with_build_id(pos, &machine->dsos.head) {
                const char *name;
                size_t name_len;
 
                        name_len = pos->long_name_len + 1;
                }
 
-               err = write_buildid(name, name_len, pos->build_id,
-                                   pid, misc, fd);
+               err = write_buildid(name, name_len, pos->build_id, machine->pid,
+                                   pos->kernel ? kmisc : umisc, fd);
                if (err)
-                       return err;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int machine__write_buildid_table(struct machine *machine, int fd)
-{
-       int err;
-       u16 kmisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL,
-           umisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
-
-       if (!machine__is_host(machine)) {
-               kmisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL;
-               umisc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER;
+                       break;
        }
 
-       err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&machine->kernel_dsos.head, machine,
-                                         machine->pid, kmisc, fd);
-       if (err == 0)
-               err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&machine->user_dsos.head,
-                                                 machine, machine->pid, umisc,
-                                                 fd);
        return err;
 }
 
 
 static int machine__hit_all_dsos(struct machine *machine)
 {
-       int err;
-
-       err = __dsos__hit_all(&machine->kernel_dsos.head);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
-       return __dsos__hit_all(&machine->user_dsos.head);
+       return __dsos__hit_all(&machine->dsos.head);
 }
 
 int dsos__hit_all(struct perf_session *session)
 
 static int machine__cache_build_ids(struct machine *machine)
 {
-       int ret = __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->kernel_dsos.head, machine);
-       ret |= __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->user_dsos.head, machine);
-       return ret;
+       return __dsos__cache_build_ids(&machine->dsos.head, machine);
 }
 
 int perf_session__cache_build_ids(struct perf_session *session)
 
 static bool machine__read_build_ids(struct machine *machine, bool with_hits)
 {
-       bool ret;
-
-       ret  = __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->kernel_dsos.head, with_hits);
-       ret |= __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->user_dsos.head, with_hits);
-       return ret;
+       return __dsos__read_build_ids(&machine->dsos.head, with_hits);
 }
 
 bool perf_session__read_build_ids(struct perf_session *session, bool with_hits)
 
        /*
         * The kernel dso could be created by build_id processing.
         */
-       struct dso *dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->kernel_dsos, name);
+       struct dso *dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->dsos, name);
 
        /*
         * We need to run this in all cases, since during the build_id
 
                                    struct perf_session *session)
 {
        int err = -1;
-       struct dsos *dsos;
        struct machine *machine;
        u16 misc;
        struct dso *dso;
        switch (misc) {
        case PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL:
                dso_type = DSO_TYPE_KERNEL;
-               dsos = &machine->kernel_dsos;
                break;
        case PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL:
                dso_type = DSO_TYPE_GUEST_KERNEL;
-               dsos = &machine->kernel_dsos;
                break;
        case PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER:
        case PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER:
                dso_type = DSO_TYPE_USER;
-               dsos = &machine->user_dsos;
                break;
        default:
                goto out;
        }
 
-       dso = __dsos__findnew(dsos, filename);
+       dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->dsos, filename);
        if (dso != NULL) {
                char sbuild_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 1];
 
 
 {
        map_groups__init(&machine->kmaps, machine);
        RB_CLEAR_NODE(&machine->rb_node);
-       dsos__init(&machine->user_dsos);
-       dsos__init(&machine->kernel_dsos);
+       dsos__init(&machine->dsos);
 
        machine->threads = RB_ROOT;
        pthread_rwlock_init(&machine->threads_lock, NULL);
 void machine__exit(struct machine *machine)
 {
        map_groups__exit(&machine->kmaps);
-       dsos__delete(&machine->user_dsos);
-       dsos__delete(&machine->kernel_dsos);
+       dsos__delete(&machine->dsos);
        vdso__exit(machine);
        zfree(&machine->root_dir);
        zfree(&machine->current_tid);
 {
        struct dso *dso;
 
-       dso = dsos__find(&machine->kernel_dsos, m->name, true);
+       dso = dsos__find(&machine->dsos, m->name, true);
        if (!dso) {
-               dso = dsos__addnew(&machine->kernel_dsos, m->name);
+               dso = dsos__addnew(&machine->dsos, m->name);
                if (dso == NULL)
                        return NULL;
 
 size_t machines__fprintf_dsos(struct machines *machines, FILE *fp)
 {
        struct rb_node *nd;
-       size_t ret = __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.kernel_dsos.head, fp) +
-                    __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.user_dsos.head, fp);
+       size_t ret = __dsos__fprintf(&machines->host.dsos.head, fp);
 
        for (nd = rb_first(&machines->guests); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
                struct machine *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct machine, rb_node);
-               ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->kernel_dsos.head, fp);
-               ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->user_dsos.head, fp);
+               ret += __dsos__fprintf(&pos->dsos.head, fp);
        }
 
        return ret;
 size_t machine__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct machine *m, FILE *fp,
                                     bool (skip)(struct dso *dso, int parm), int parm)
 {
-       return __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&m->kernel_dsos.head, fp, skip, parm) +
-              __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&m->user_dsos.head, fp, skip, parm);
+       return __dsos__fprintf_buildid(&m->dsos.head, fp, skip, parm);
 }
 
 size_t machines__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct machines *machines, FILE *fp,
 {
        struct dso *dso;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine->kernel_dsos.head, node) {
+       list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine->dsos.head, node) {
                if (dso__is_kcore(dso))
                        return true;
        }
                struct dso *kernel = NULL;
                struct dso *dso;
 
-               list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine->kernel_dsos.head, node) {
-                       if (is_kernel_module(dso->long_name))
+               list_for_each_entry(dso, &machine->dsos.head, node) {
+                       if (dso->kernel && is_kernel_module(dso->long_name))
                                continue;
 
                        kernel = dso;
                }
 
                if (kernel == NULL)
-                       kernel = __dsos__findnew(&machine->kernel_dsos,
-                                                kmmap_prefix);
+                       kernel = __dsos__findnew(&machine->dsos, kmmap_prefix);
                if (kernel == NULL)
                        goto out_problem;
 
 
        struct list_head  dead_threads;
        struct thread     *last_match;
        struct vdso_info  *vdso_info;
-       struct dsos       user_dsos;
-       struct dsos       kernel_dsos;
+       struct dsos       dsos;
        struct map_groups kmaps;
        struct map        *vmlinux_maps[MAP__NR_TYPES];
        u64               kernel_start;
 
                        pgoff = 0;
                        dso = vdso__dso_findnew(machine, thread);
                } else
-                       dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->user_dsos, filename);
+                       dso = __dsos__findnew(&machine->dsos, filename);
 
                if (dso == NULL)
                        goto out_delete;
 
        int ret = 0;
 
        if (module) {
-               list_for_each_entry(dso, &host_machine->kernel_dsos.head,
-                                   node) {
+               list_for_each_entry(dso, &host_machine->dsos.head, node) {
+                       if (!dso->kernel)
+                               continue;
                        if (strncmp(dso->short_name + 1, module,
                                    dso->short_name_len - 2) == 0)
                                goto found;
 
                                }
                                curr_dso->symtab_type = dso->symtab_type;
                                map_groups__insert(kmaps, curr_map);
-                               /*
-                                * The new DSO should go to the kernel DSOS
-                                */
-                               dsos__add(&map->groups->machine->kernel_dsos,
-                                         curr_dso);
+                               dsos__add(&map->groups->machine->dsos, curr_dso);
                                dso__set_loaded(curr_dso, map->type);
                        } else
                                curr_dso = curr_map->dso;
 
 
        dso = dso__new(short_name);
        if (dso != NULL) {
-               dsos__add(&machine->user_dsos, dso);
+               dsos__add(&machine->dsos, dso);
                dso__set_long_name(dso, long_name, false);
        }
 
        const char *file_name;
        struct dso *dso;
 
-       dso = dsos__find(&machine->user_dsos, vdso_file->dso_name, true);
+       dso = dsos__find(&machine->dsos, vdso_file->dso_name, true);
        if (dso)
                return dso;
 
                return dso;
 #endif
 
-       dso = dsos__find(&machine->user_dsos, DSO__NAME_VDSO, true);
+       dso = dsos__find(&machine->dsos, DSO__NAME_VDSO, true);
        if (!dso) {
                char *file;