return;
 }
 
+static int record__synthesize_workload(struct record *rec)
+{
+       struct {
+               struct thread_map map;
+               struct thread_map_data map_data;
+       } thread_map;
+
+       thread_map.map.nr = 1;
+       thread_map.map.map[0].pid = rec->evlist->workload.pid;
+       thread_map.map.map[0].comm = NULL;
+       return perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(&rec->tool, &thread_map.map,
+                                                process_synthesized_event,
+                                                &rec->session->machines.host,
+                                                rec->opts.sample_address,
+                                                rec->opts.proc_map_timeout);
+}
+
 static int record__synthesize(struct record *rec);
 
 static int
                        file->path, timestamp);
 
        /* Output tracking events */
-       if (!at_exit)
+       if (!at_exit) {
                record__synthesize(rec);
 
+               /*
+                * In 'perf record --switch-output' without -a,
+                * record__synthesize() in record__switch_output() won't
+                * generate tracking events because there's no thread_map
+                * in evlist. Which causes newly created perf.data doesn't
+                * contain map and comm information.
+                * Create a fake thread_map and directly call
+                * perf_event__synthesize_thread_map() for those events.
+                */
+               if (target__none(&rec->opts.target))
+                       record__synthesize_workload(rec);
+       }
        return fd;
 }