__dsos__fprintf_buildid(&dsos__user, fp, with_hits));
 }
 
+struct dso *dso__new_kernel(const char *name)
+{
+       struct dso *self = dso__new(name ?: "[kernel.kallsyms]");
+
+       if (self != NULL) {
+               self->short_name = "[kernel]";
+               self->kernel     = 1;
+       }
+
+       return self;
+}
+
+void dso__read_running_kernel_build_id(struct dso *self)
+{
+       if (sysfs__read_build_id("/sys/kernel/notes", self->build_id,
+                                sizeof(self->build_id)) == 0)
+               self->has_build_id = true;
+}
+
 static struct dso *dsos__create_kernel(const char *vmlinux)
 {
-       struct dso *kernel = dso__new(vmlinux ?: "[kernel.kallsyms]");
+       struct dso *kernel = dso__new_kernel(vmlinux);
 
        if (kernel == NULL)
                return NULL;
 
-       kernel->short_name = "[kernel]";
-       kernel->kernel     = 1;
-
        vdso = dso__new("[vdso]");
        if (vdso == NULL)
                goto out_delete_kernel_dso;
        dso__set_loaded(vdso, MAP__FUNCTION);
 
-       if (sysfs__read_build_id("/sys/kernel/notes", kernel->build_id,
-                                sizeof(kernel->build_id)) == 0)
-               kernel->has_build_id = true;
+       dso__read_running_kernel_build_id(kernel);
 
        dsos__add(&dsos__kernel, kernel);
        dsos__add(&dsos__user, vdso);
 
 };
 
 struct dso *dso__new(const char *name);
+struct dso *dso__new_kernel(const char *name);
 void dso__delete(struct dso *self);
 
 bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type);
 char dso__symtab_origin(const struct dso *self);
 void dso__set_long_name(struct dso *self, char *name);
 void dso__set_build_id(struct dso *self, void *build_id);
+void dso__read_running_kernel_build_id(struct dso *self);
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, u64 addr);
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type,
                                        const char *name);