/* A put operation removing the indirection layer. */
 #define RC_CHK_PUT(object) {}
 
+/* Pointer equality when the indirection may or may not be there. */
+#define RC_CHK_EQUAL(object1, object2) (object1 == object2)
+
 #else
 
 /* Replaces "struct foo" so that the pointer may be interposed. */
                }                               \
        } while(0)
 
+/* Pointer equality when the indirection may or may not be there. */
+#define RC_CHK_EQUAL(object1, object2) (object1 == object2 || \
+               (object1 && object2 && object1->orig == object2->orig))
+
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_RC_CHECK_H */
 
 {
        pid_t l_tid, r_tid;
 
-       if (RC_CHK_ACCESS(l->thread) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(r->thread))
+       if (RC_CHK_EQUAL(l->thread, r->thread))
                return 0;
        l_tid = thread__tid(l->thread);
        r_tid = thread__tid(r->thread);
 
                       struct thread *t, struct map *m, struct symbol *s)
 {
        while (nr_samples--) {
-               if (RC_CHK_ACCESS(samples->thread) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(t) &&
-                   RC_CHK_ACCESS(samples->map) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(m) &&
+               if (RC_CHK_EQUAL(samples->thread, t) &&
+                   RC_CHK_EQUAL(samples->map, m) &&
                    samples->sym == s)
                        return 1;
                samples++;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", refcount_read(maps__refcnt(maps)), 4);
 
        /* test the maps pointer is shared */
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_ACCESS(maps) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread__maps(t1)));
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_ACCESS(maps) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread__maps(t2)));
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_ACCESS(maps) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread__maps(t3)));
+       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_EQUAL(maps, thread__maps(t1)));
+       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_EQUAL(maps, thread__maps(t2)));
+       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_EQUAL(maps, thread__maps(t3)));
 
        /*
         * Verify the other leader was created by previous call.
        other_maps = thread__maps(other);
        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", refcount_read(maps__refcnt(other_maps)), 2);
 
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_ACCESS(other_maps) ==
-                                           RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread__maps(other_leader)));
+       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("maps don't match", RC_CHK_EQUAL(other_maps, thread__maps(other_leader)));
 
        /* release thread group */
        thread__put(t3);
 
                if (al->map == NULL)
                        goto out;
        }
-       if (RC_CHK_ACCESS(al->maps) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(machine__kernel_maps(machine))) {
+       if (RC_CHK_EQUAL(al->maps, machine__kernel_maps(machine))) {
                if (machine__is_host(machine)) {
                        al->cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL;
                        al->level = 'k';
 
                                          struct hist_entry *he)
 {
        if (hists->thread_filter != NULL &&
-           RC_CHK_ACCESS(he->thread) != RC_CHK_ACCESS(hists->thread_filter)) {
+           !RC_CHK_EQUAL(he->thread, hists->thread_filter)) {
                he->filtered |= (1 << HIST_FILTER__THREAD);
                return true;
        }
 
        if (!map)
                return 0;
 
-       if (RC_CHK_ACCESS(map) != RC_CHK_ACCESS(machine->vmlinux_map))
+       if (!RC_CHK_EQUAL(map, machine->vmlinux_map))
                maps__remove(machine__kernel_maps(machine), map);
        else {
                struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
        if (!nd)
                nd = thread_rb_node__find(th, &threads->entries.rb_root);
 
-       if (threads->last_match && RC_CHK_ACCESS(threads->last_match) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(th))
+       if (threads->last_match && RC_CHK_EQUAL(threads->last_match, th))
                threads__set_last_match(threads, NULL);
 
        if (lock)
 
        if (type != HIST_FILTER__THREAD)
                return -1;
 
-       return th && RC_CHK_ACCESS(he->thread) != RC_CHK_ACCESS(th);
+       return th && !RC_CHK_EQUAL(he->thread, th);
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_thread = {
 
                        *module++ = '\0';
                        curr_map_dso = map__dso(curr_map);
                        if (strcmp(curr_map_dso->short_name, module)) {
-                               if (RC_CHK_ACCESS(curr_map) != RC_CHK_ACCESS(initial_map) &&
+                               if (!RC_CHK_EQUAL(curr_map, initial_map) &&
                                    dso->kernel == DSO_SPACE__KERNEL_GUEST &&
                                    machine__is_default_guest(machine)) {
                                        /*
 
                list_del_init(&new_node->node);
 
-               if (RC_CHK_ACCESS(new_map) == RC_CHK_ACCESS(replacement_map)) {
+               if (RC_CHK_EQUAL(new_map, replacement_map)) {
                        struct map *map_ref;
 
                        map__set_start(map, map__start(new_map));