4 files changed, 56 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 47d1045a19af..00593e5f2a9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1727,12 +1727,63 @@ struct evsel *perf_evlist__reset_weak_group(struct evlist *evsel_list,
 	return leader;
 }
 
-int evlist__parse_control(const char *str, int *ctl_fd, int *ctl_fd_ack)
+static int evlist__parse_control_fifo(const char *str, int *ctl_fd, int *ctl_fd_ack, bool *ctl_fd_close)
+{
+	char *s, *p;
+	int ret = 0, fd;
+
+	if (strncmp(str, "fifo:", 5))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	str += 5;
+	if (!*str || *str == ',')
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	s = strdup(str);
+	if (!s)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	p = strchr(s, ',');
+	if (p)
+		*p = '\0';
+
+	/*
+	 * O_RDWR avoids POLLHUPs which is necessary to allow the other
+	 * end of a FIFO to be repeatedly opened and closed.
+	 */
+	fd = open(s, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		pr_err("Failed to open '%s'\n", s);
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+	*ctl_fd = fd;
+	*ctl_fd_close = true;
+
+	if (p && *++p) {
+		/* O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK means the other end need not be open */
+		fd = open(p, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK | O_CLOEXEC);
+		if (fd < 0) {
+			pr_err("Failed to open '%s'\n", p);
+			ret = -errno;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
+		*ctl_fd_ack = fd;
+	}
+
+out_free:
+	free(s);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int evlist__parse_control(const char *str, int *ctl_fd, int *ctl_fd_ack, bool *ctl_fd_close)
 {
 	char *comma = NULL, *endptr = NULL;
 
+	*ctl_fd_close = false;
+
 	if (strncmp(str, "fd:", 3))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return evlist__parse_control_fifo(str, ctl_fd, ctl_fd_ack, ctl_fd_close);
 
 	*ctl_fd = strtoul(&str[3], &endptr, 0);
 	if (endptr == &str[3])
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index a5a5a07d5c55..a5678eb5ee60 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ enum evlist_ctl_cmd {
 	EVLIST_CTL_CMD_ACK
 };
 
-int evlist__parse_control(const char *str, int *ctl_fd, int *ctl_fd_ack);
+int evlist__parse_control(const char *str, int *ctl_fd, int *ctl_fd_ack, bool *ctl_fd_close);
 int evlist__initialize_ctlfd(struct evlist *evlist, int ctl_fd, int ctl_fd_ack);
 int evlist__finalize_ctlfd(struct evlist *evlist);
 bool evlist__ctlfd_initialized(struct evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.h b/tools/perf/util/record.h
index 03678ff25539..266760ac9143 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct record_opts {
 	unsigned int  nr_threads_synthesize;
 	int	      ctl_fd;
 	int	      ctl_fd_ack;
+	bool	      ctl_fd_close;
 };
 
 extern const char * const *record_usage;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.h b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
index aa3bed48511b..9911fc6adbfd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ struct perf_stat_config {
 	struct rblist		 metric_events;
 	int			 ctl_fd;
 	int			 ctl_fd_ack;
+	bool			 ctl_fd_close;
 };
 
 void perf_stat__set_big_num(int set);