return hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, al->addr);
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct addr_location al;
-       struct sample_data data;
 
-       if (event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, &data, NULL) < 0) {
+       if (event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, sample, NULL) < 0) {
                pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                           event->header.type);
                return -1;
 
        return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static int diff__process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int diff__process_sample_event(event_t *event,
+                                     struct sample_data *sample,
+                                     struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct addr_location al;
-       struct sample_data data = { .period = 1, };
 
-       if (event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, &data, NULL) < 0) {
+       if (event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, sample, NULL) < 0) {
                pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                           event->header.type);
                return -1;
        if (al.filtered || al.sym == NULL)
                return 0;
 
-       if (hists__add_entry(&session->hists, &al, data.period)) {
+       if (hists__add_entry(&session->hists, &al, sample->period)) {
                pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol period, skipping event\n");
                return -1;
        }
 
-       session->hists.stats.total_period += data.period;
+       session->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 static char            const *input_name = "-";
 static bool            inject_build_ids;
 
-static int event__repipe(event_t *event __used,
-                        struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int event__repipe_synth(event_t *event,
+                              struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        uint32_t size;
        void *buf = event;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int event__repipe_mmap(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+static int event__repipe(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                        struct perf_session *session)
+{
+       return event__repipe_synth(event, session);
+}
+
+static int event__repipe_mmap(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                             struct perf_session *session)
 {
        int err;
 
-       err = event__process_mmap(self, session);
-       event__repipe(self, session);
+       err = event__process_mmap(self, sample, session);
+       event__repipe(self, sample, session);
 
        return err;
 }
 
-static int event__repipe_task(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+static int event__repipe_task(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                             struct perf_session *session)
 {
        int err;
 
-       err = event__process_task(self, session);
-       event__repipe(self, session);
+       err = event__process_task(self, sample, session);
+       event__repipe(self, sample, session);
 
        return err;
 }
 {
        int err;
 
-       event__repipe(self, session);
+       event__repipe_synth(self, session);
        err = event__process_tracing_data(self, session);
 
        return err;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int event__inject_buildid(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int event__inject_buildid(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                                struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct addr_location al;
        struct thread *thread;
        }
 
 repipe:
-       event__repipe(event, session);
+       event__repipe(event, sample, session);
        return 0;
 }
 
        .read           = event__repipe,
        .throttle       = event__repipe,
        .unthrottle     = event__repipe,
-       .attr           = event__repipe,
-       .event_type     = event__repipe,
-       .tracing_data   = event__repipe,
-       .build_id       = event__repipe,
+       .attr           = event__repipe_synth,
+       .event_type     = event__repipe_synth,
+       .tracing_data   = event__repipe_synth,
+       .build_id       = event__repipe_synth,
 };
 
 extern volatile int session_done;
 
        }
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
 {
-       struct sample_data data;
-       struct thread *thread;
+       struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
 
-       memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-       data.time = -1;
-       data.cpu = -1;
-       data.period = 1;
-
-       event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type, &data);
-
-       dump_printf("(IP, %d): %d/%d: %#Lx period: %Ld\n", event->header.misc,
-                   data.pid, data.tid, data.ip, data.period);
-
-       thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
        if (thread == NULL) {
                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                         event->header.type);
 
        dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
 
-       process_raw_event(event, data.raw_data, data.cpu,
-                         data.time, thread);
+       process_raw_event(event, sample->raw_data, sample->cpu,
+                         sample->time, thread);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
                die("Unknown type of information\n");
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *self, struct perf_session *s)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *s)
 {
-       struct sample_data data;
-       struct thread *thread;
+       struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(s, sample->tid);
 
-       bzero(&data, sizeof(data));
-       event__parse_sample(self, s->sample_type, &data);
-
-       thread = perf_session__findnew(s, data.tid);
        if (thread == NULL) {
                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                        self->header.type);
                return -1;
        }
 
-       process_raw_event(data.raw_data, data.cpu, data.time, thread);
+       process_raw_event(sample->raw_data, sample->cpu, sample->time, thread);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 static u64                     user_interval                   = ULLONG_MAX;
 static u64                     default_interval                =      0;
+static u64                     sample_type;
 
 static int                     nr_cpus                         =      0;
 static unsigned int            page_size;
 }
 
 static int process_synthesized_event(event_t *event,
+                                    struct sample_data *sample __used,
                                     struct perf_session *self __used)
 {
        write_output(event, event->header.size);
                attr->sample_type       |= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
        }
 
+       if (!sample_type)
+               sample_type = attr->sample_type;
+
        attr->mmap              = track;
        attr->comm              = track;
        attr->inherit           = !no_inherit;
                        open_counters(cpumap[i]);
        }
 
+       perf_session__set_sample_type(session, sample_type);
+
        if (pipe_output) {
                err = perf_header__write_pipe(output);
                if (err < 0)
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
 {
-       struct sample_data data = { .period = 1, };
        struct addr_location al;
        struct perf_event_attr *attr;
 
-       if (event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, &data, NULL) < 0) {
+       if (event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, sample, NULL) < 0) {
                fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                        event->header.type);
                return -1;
        if (al.filtered || (hide_unresolved && al.sym == NULL))
                return 0;
 
-       if (perf_session__add_hist_entry(session, &al, &data)) {
+       if (perf_session__add_hist_entry(session, &al, sample)) {
                pr_debug("problem incrementing symbol period, skipping event\n");
                return -1;
        }
 
-       attr = perf_header__find_attr(data.id, &session->header);
+       attr = perf_header__find_attr(sample->id, &session->header);
 
-       if (add_event_total(session, &data, attr)) {
+       if (add_event_total(session, sample, attr)) {
                pr_debug("problem adding event period\n");
                return -1;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_read_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int process_read_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                             struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        struct perf_event_attr *attr;
 
 
                process_sched_migrate_task_event(data, session, event, cpu, timestamp, thread);
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
 {
-       struct sample_data data;
        struct thread *thread;
 
        if (!(session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW))
                return 0;
 
-       memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-       data.time = -1;
-       data.cpu = -1;
-       data.period = -1;
-
-       event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type, &data);
-
-       dump_printf("(IP, %d): %d/%d: %#Lx period: %Ld\n", event->header.misc,
-                   data.pid, data.tid, data.ip, data.period);
-
-       thread = perf_session__findnew(session, data.pid);
+       thread = perf_session__findnew(session, sample->pid);
        if (thread == NULL) {
                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                         event->header.type);
 
        dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
 
-       if (profile_cpu != -1 && profile_cpu != (int)data.cpu)
+       if (profile_cpu != -1 && profile_cpu != (int)sample->cpu)
                return 0;
 
-       process_raw_event(event, session, data.raw_data, data.cpu, data.time, thread);
+       process_raw_event(event, session, sample->raw_data, sample->cpu,
+                         sample->time, thread);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 static char const              *input_name = "perf.data";
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
 {
-       struct sample_data data;
-       struct thread *thread;
+       struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
 
-       memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-       data.time = -1;
-       data.cpu = -1;
-       data.period = 1;
-
-       event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type, &data);
-
-       dump_printf("(IP, %d): %d/%d: %#Lx period: %Ld\n", event->header.misc,
-                   data.pid, data.tid, data.ip, data.period);
-
-       thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
        if (thread == NULL) {
                pr_debug("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
                         event->header.type);
 
        if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) {
                if (debug_mode) {
-                       if (data.time < last_timestamp) {
+                       if (sample->time < last_timestamp) {
                                pr_err("Samples misordered, previous: %llu "
                                        "this: %llu\n", last_timestamp,
-                                       data.time);
+                                       sample->time);
                                nr_unordered++;
                        }
-                       last_timestamp = data.time;
+                       last_timestamp = sample->time;
                        return 0;
                }
                /*
                 * field, although it should be the same than this perf
                 * event pid
                 */
-               scripting_ops->process_event(data.cpu, data.raw_data,
-                                            data.raw_size,
-                                            data.time, thread->comm);
+               scripting_ops->process_event(sample->cpu, sample->raw_data,
+                                            sample->raw_size,
+                                            sample->time, thread->comm);
        }
 
-       session->hists.stats.total_period += data.period;
+       session->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
        return 0;
 }
 
 static u64 nr_lost;
 
-static int process_lost_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int process_lost_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                             struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        nr_lost += event->lost.lost;
 
 
 static u64 cpus_pstate_start_times[MAX_CPUS];
 static u64 cpus_pstate_state[MAX_CPUS];
 
-static int process_comm_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int process_comm_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                             struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        pid_set_comm(event->comm.tid, event->comm.comm);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_fork_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int process_fork_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                             struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        pid_fork(event->fork.pid, event->fork.ppid, event->fork.time);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_exit_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int process_exit_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                             struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        pid_exit(event->fork.pid, event->fork.time);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event __used,
+                               struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session)
 {
-       struct sample_data data;
        struct trace_entry *te;
 
-       memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-
-       event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type, &data);
-
        if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME) {
-               if (!first_time || first_time > data.time)
-                       first_time = data.time;
-               if (last_time < data.time)
-                       last_time = data.time;
+               if (!first_time || first_time > sample->time)
+                       first_time = sample->time;
+               if (last_time < sample->time)
+                       last_time = sample->time;
        }
 
-       te = (void *)data.raw_data;
-       if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW && data.raw_size > 0) {
+       te = (void *)sample->raw_data;
+       if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW && sample->raw_size > 0) {
                char *event_str;
                struct power_entry *pe;
 
                        return 0;
 
                if (strcmp(event_str, "power:power_start") == 0)
-                       c_state_start(pe->cpu_id, data.time, pe->value);
+                       c_state_start(pe->cpu_id, sample->time, pe->value);
 
                if (strcmp(event_str, "power:power_end") == 0)
-                       c_state_end(pe->cpu_id, data.time);
+                       c_state_end(pe->cpu_id, sample->time);
 
                if (strcmp(event_str, "power:power_frequency") == 0)
-                       p_state_change(pe->cpu_id, data.time, pe->value);
+                       p_state_change(pe->cpu_id, sample->time, pe->value);
 
                if (strcmp(event_str, "sched:sched_wakeup") == 0)
-                       sched_wakeup(data.cpu, data.time, data.pid, te);
+                       sched_wakeup(sample->cpu, sample->time, sample->pid, te);
 
                if (strcmp(event_str, "sched:sched_switch") == 0)
-                       sched_switch(data.cpu, data.time, te);
+                       sched_switch(sample->cpu, sample->time, te);
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
        if (self->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP)
                exact_samples++;
 
+       event__parse_sample(self, session->sample_type, &data);
+
        if (event__preprocess_sample(self, session, &al, &data,
                                     symbol_filter) < 0 ||
            al.filtered)
                if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
                        event__process_sample(event, self, md->counter);
                else
-                       event__process(event, self);
+                       event__process(event, NULL, self);
                old += size;
        }
 
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include "debug.h"
 
-static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(event_t *event,
+                                 struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                                 struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct addr_location al;
        u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int event__exit_del_thread(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+static int event__exit_del_thread(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                                 struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->fork.tid);
 
 
        [PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID]    = "BUILD_ID",
 };
 
+static struct sample_data synth_sample = {
+       .pid       = -1,
+       .tid       = -1,
+       .time      = -1,
+       .stream_id = -1,
+       .cpu       = -1,
+       .period    = 1,
+};
+
 static pid_t event__synthesize_comm(pid_t pid, int full,
                                    event__handler_t process,
                                    struct perf_session *session)
        if (!full) {
                ev.comm.tid = pid;
 
-               process(&ev, session);
+               process(&ev, &synth_sample, session);
                goto out_fclose;
        }
 
 
                ev.comm.tid = pid;
 
-               process(&ev, session);
+               process(&ev, &synth_sample, session);
        }
        closedir(tasks);
 
                        ev.mmap.pid = tgid;
                        ev.mmap.tid = pid;
 
-                       process(&ev, session);
+                       process(&ev, &synth_sample, session);
                }
        }
 
 
                memcpy(ev.mmap.filename, pos->dso->long_name,
                       pos->dso->long_name_len + 1);
-               process(&ev, session);
+               process(&ev, &synth_sample, session);
        }
 
        return 0;
        ev.mmap.len   = map->end - ev.mmap.start;
        ev.mmap.pid   = machine->pid;
 
-       return process(&ev, session);
+       return process(&ev, &synth_sample, session);
 }
 
 static void thread__comm_adjust(struct thread *self, struct hists *hists)
        return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                       struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->comm.tid);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                       struct perf_session *session)
 {
        dump_printf(": id:%Ld: lost:%Ld\n", self->lost.id, self->lost.lost);
        session->hists.stats.total_lost += self->lost.lost;
        return -1;
 }
 
-int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                       struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct machine *machine;
        struct thread *thread;
        return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session)
+int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+                       struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->fork.tid);
        struct thread *parent = perf_session__findnew(session, self->fork.ptid);
        return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session)
+int event__process(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                  struct perf_session *session)
 {
        switch (event->header.type) {
        case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-               event__process_comm(event, session);
+               event__process_comm(event, sample, session);
                break;
        case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-               event__process_mmap(event, session);
+               event__process_mmap(event, sample, session);
                break;
        case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
        case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
-               event__process_task(event, session);
+               event__process_task(event, sample, session);
                break;
        default:
                break;
                             symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
        u8 cpumode = self->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
-       struct thread *thread;
-
-       event__parse_sample(self, session->sample_type, data);
+       struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->ip.pid);
 
-       dump_printf("(IP, %d): %d/%d: %#Lx period: %Ld cpu:%d\n",
-                   self->header.misc, data->pid, data->tid, data->ip,
-                   data->period, data->cpu);
-
-       if (session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN) {
-               unsigned int i;
-
-               dump_printf("... chain: nr:%Lu\n", data->callchain->nr);
-
-               if (!ip_callchain__valid(data->callchain, self)) {
-                       pr_debug("call-chain problem with event, "
-                                "skipping it.\n");
-                       goto out_filtered;
-               }
-
-               if (dump_trace) {
-                       for (i = 0; i < data->callchain->nr; i++)
-                               dump_printf("..... %2d: %016Lx\n",
-                                           i, data->callchain->ips[i]);
-               }
-       }
-       thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->ip.pid);
        if (thread == NULL)
                return -1;
 
 
 
 struct perf_session;
 
-typedef int (*event__handler_t)(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session);
+typedef int (*event__handler_synth_t)(event_t *event, 
+                                     struct perf_session *session);
+typedef int (*event__handler_t)(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                               struct perf_session *session);
 
 int event__synthesize_thread(pid_t pid, event__handler_t process,
                             struct perf_session *session);
                              struct perf_session *session,
                              struct machine *machine);
 
-int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process(event_t *event, struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                       struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                       struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                       struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                       struct perf_session *session);
+int event__process(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+                  struct perf_session *session);
 
 struct addr_location;
 int event__preprocess_sample(const event_t *self, struct perf_session *session,
 
        ev->attr.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR;
        ev->attr.header.size = size;
 
-       err = process(ev, session);
+       err = process(ev, NULL, session);
 
        free(ev);
 
        return err;
 }
 
-int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self,
-                           event__handler_t process,
+int event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_header *self, event__handler_t process,
                            struct perf_session *session)
 {
        struct perf_header_attr *attr;
        ev.event_type.header.size = sizeof(ev.event_type) -
                (sizeof(ev.event_type.event_type.name) - size);
 
-       err = process(&ev, session);
+       err = process(&ev, NULL, session);
 
        return err;
 }
        ev.tracing_data.header.size = sizeof(ev.tracing_data);
        ev.tracing_data.size = aligned_size;
 
-       process(&ev, session);
+       process(&ev, NULL, session);
 
        err = read_tracing_data(fd, pattrs, nb_events);
        write_padded(fd, NULL, 0, padding);
        ev.build_id.header.size = sizeof(ev.build_id) + len;
        memcpy(&ev.build_id.filename, pos->long_name, pos->long_name_len);
 
-       err = process(&ev, session);
+       err = process(&ev, NULL, session);
 
        return err;
 }
 
 struct events_stats {
        u64 total_period;
        u64 total_lost;
+       u64 total_invalid_chains;
        u32 nr_events[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX];
        u32 nr_unknown_events;
+       u32 nr_invalid_chains;
 };
 
 enum hist_column {
 
        self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
 }
 
+void perf_session__set_sample_type(struct perf_session *session, u64 type)
+{
+       session->sample_type = type;
+}
+
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
 {
        int ret = machine__create_kernel_maps(&self->host_machine);
        return syms;
 }
 
+static int process_event_synth_stub(event_t *event __used,
+                                   struct perf_session *session __used)
+{
+       dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int process_event_stub(event_t *event __used,
+                             struct sample_data *sample __used,
                              struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
        dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
        if (handler->unthrottle == NULL)
                handler->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
        if (handler->attr == NULL)
-               handler->attr = process_event_stub;
+               handler->attr = process_event_synth_stub;
        if (handler->event_type == NULL)
-               handler->event_type = process_event_stub;
+               handler->event_type = process_event_synth_stub;
        if (handler->tracing_data == NULL)
-               handler->tracing_data = process_event_stub;
+               handler->tracing_data = process_event_synth_stub;
        if (handler->build_id == NULL)
-               handler->build_id = process_event_stub;
+               handler->build_id = process_event_synth_stub;
        if (handler->finished_round == NULL) {
                if (handler->ordered_samples)
                        handler->finished_round = process_finished_round;
        struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
        struct list_head *head = &os->samples;
        struct sample_queue *tmp, *iter;
+       struct sample_data sample;
        u64 limit = os->next_flush;
        u64 last_ts = os->last_sample ? os->last_sample->timestamp : 0ULL;
 
                if (iter->timestamp > limit)
                        break;
 
-               ops->sample(iter->event, s);
+               event__parse_sample(iter->event, s->sample_type, &sample);
+               ops->sample(iter->event, &sample, s);
 
                os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
                list_del(&iter->list);
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int perf_session__process_sample(event_t *event, struct perf_session *s,
+static int perf_session__process_sample(event_t *event,
+                                       struct sample_data *sample,
+                                       struct perf_session *s,
                                        struct perf_event_ops *ops)
 {
-       struct sample_data data;
-
        if (!ops->ordered_samples)
-               return ops->sample(event, s);
+               return ops->sample(event, sample, s);
+
+       queue_sample_event(event, sample, s);
+       return 0;
+}
 
-       bzero(&data, sizeof(struct sample_data));
-       event__parse_sample(event, s->sample_type, &data);
+static void callchain__dump(struct sample_data *sample)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
 
-       queue_sample_event(event, &data, s);
+       if (!dump_trace)
+               return;
 
-       return 0;
+       printf("... chain: nr:%Lu\n", sample->callchain->nr);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < sample->callchain->nr; i++)
+               printf("..... %2d: %016Lx\n", i, sample->callchain->ips[i]);
 }
 
 static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
                                       struct perf_event_ops *ops,
                                       u64 file_offset)
 {
+       struct sample_data sample;
+
        trace_event(event);
 
+       if (self->header.needs_swap && event__swap_ops[event->header.type])
+               event__swap_ops[event->header.type](event);
+
+       if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
+               event__parse_sample(event, self->sample_type, &sample);
+
        if (event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX) {
                dump_printf("%#Lx [%#x]: PERF_RECORD_%s",
                            file_offset, event->header.size,
                hists__inc_nr_events(&self->hists, event->header.type);
        }
 
-       if (self->header.needs_swap && event__swap_ops[event->header.type])
-               event__swap_ops[event->header.type](event);
-
        switch (event->header.type) {
        case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
-               return perf_session__process_sample(event, self, ops);
+               dump_printf("(IP, %d): %d/%d: %#Lx period: %Ld\n", event->header.misc,
+                           sample.pid, sample.tid, sample.ip, sample.period);
+
+               if (self->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN) {
+                       if (!ip_callchain__valid(sample.callchain, event)) {
+                               pr_debug("call-chain problem with event, "
+                                        "skipping it.\n");
+                               ++self->hists.stats.nr_invalid_chains;
+                               self->hists.stats.total_invalid_chains += sample.period;
+                               return 0;
+                       }
+
+                       callchain__dump(&sample);
+               }
+
+               return perf_session__process_sample(event, &sample, self, ops);
+
        case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-               return ops->mmap(event, self);
+               return ops->mmap(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-               return ops->comm(event, self);
+               return ops->comm(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
-               return ops->fork(event, self);
+               return ops->fork(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
-               return ops->exit(event, self);
+               return ops->exit(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-               return ops->lost(event, self);
+               return ops->lost(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_READ:
-               return ops->read(event, self);
+               return ops->read(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
-               return ops->throttle(event, self);
+               return ops->throttle(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
-               return ops->unthrottle(event, self);
+               return ops->unthrottle(event, &sample, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
                return ops->attr(event, self);
        case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
                            session->hists.stats.nr_unknown_events);
        }
 
+       if (session->hists.stats.nr_invalid_chains != 0) {
+               ui__warning("Found invalid callchains!\n\n"
+                           "%u out of %u events were discarded for this reason.\n\n"
+                           "Consider reporting to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org.\n\n",
+                           session->hists.stats.nr_invalid_chains,
+                           session->hists.stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE]);
+       }
+
        perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
        return err;
 }
 
 
 struct perf_event_ops;
 
-typedef int (*event_op)(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
+typedef int (*event_op)(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+                       struct perf_session *session);
+typedef int (*event_synth_op)(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
 typedef int (*event_op2)(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session,
                         struct perf_event_ops *ops);
 
                        lost,
                        read,
                        throttle,
-                       unthrottle,
-                       attr,
+                       unthrottle;
+       event_synth_op  attr,
                        event_type,
                        tracing_data,
                        build_id;
 
 int do_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t size);
 void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self);
+void perf_session__set_sample_type(struct perf_session *session, u64 type);
 void perf_session__remove_thread(struct perf_session *self, struct thread *th);
 
 static inline