struct perf_sample sample;
        u64 limit = os->next_flush;
        u64 last_ts = os->last_sample ? os->last_sample->timestamp : 0ULL;
+       unsigned idx = 0, progress_next = os->nr_samples / 16;
        int ret;
 
        if (!ops->ordered_samples || !limit)
                os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
                list_del(&iter->list);
                list_add(&iter->list, &os->sample_cache);
+               if (++idx >= progress_next) {
+                       progress_next += os->nr_samples / 16;
+                       ui_progress__update(idx, os->nr_samples,
+                                           "Processing time ordered events...");
+               }
        }
 
        if (list_empty(head)) {
                os->last_sample =
                        list_entry(head->prev, struct sample_queue, list);
        }
+
+       os->nr_samples = 0;
 }
 
 /*
        u64 timestamp = new->timestamp;
        struct list_head *p;
 
+       ++os->nr_samples;
        os->last_sample = new;
 
        if (!sample) {