diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c index 3d7f33e19df2..5f78ce943407 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c @@ -339,6 +339,22 @@ static int record__open(struct record *rec) struct perf_evsel_config_term *err_term; int rc = 0; + /* + * For initial_delay we need to add a dummy event so that we can track + * PERF_RECORD_MMAP while we wait for the initial delay to enable the + * real events, the ones asked by the user. + */ + if (opts->initial_delay) { + if (perf_evlist__add_dummy(evlist)) + return -ENOMEM; + + pos = perf_evlist__first(evlist); + pos->tracking = 0; + pos = perf_evlist__last(evlist); + pos->tracking = 1; + pos->attr.enable_on_exec = 1; + } + perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts, &callchain_param); evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {