5 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index ab05fa52a5cd..3ac4ee9c6a6e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -652,6 +652,15 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_STACK_USER:
 			dump_size = term->val.stack_user;
 			break;
+		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_INHERIT:
+			/*
+			 * attr->inherit should has already been set by
+			 * perf_evsel__config. If user explicitly set
+			 * inherit using config terms, override global
+			 * opt->no_inherit setting.
+			 */
+			attr->inherit = term->val.inherit ? 1 : 0;
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 0e22c0b7dab5..1e8ff1906f71 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum {
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_TIME,
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_CALLGRAPH,
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_STACK_USER,
+	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_INHERIT,
 	PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ struct perf_evsel_config_term {
 		bool	time;
 		char	*callgraph;
 		u64	stack_user;
+		bool	inherit;
 	} val;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 991bbd469bea..72abcf254ccb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -666,6 +666,12 @@ do {									   \
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
 		CHECK_TYPE_VAL(NUM);
 		break;
+	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
+		CHECK_TYPE_VAL(NUM);
+		break;
+	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
+		CHECK_TYPE_VAL(NUM);
+		break;
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NAME:
 		CHECK_TYPE_VAL(STR);
 		break;
@@ -701,6 +707,8 @@ static int config_term_tracepoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 	switch (term->type_term) {
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH:
 	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
+	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
+	case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
 		return config_term_common(attr, term, err);
 	default:
 		if (err) {
@@ -764,6 +772,12 @@ do {								\
 		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE:
 			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(STACK_USER, stack_user, term->val.num);
 			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT:
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 1 : 0);
+			break;
+		case PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT:
+			ADD_CONFIG_TERM(INHERIT, inherit, term->val.num ? 0 : 1);
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index f13d3ccda444..13c9063513eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ enum {
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME,
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH,
 	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE,
+	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT,
+	PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT
 };
 
 struct parse_events_term {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
index be244573a02e..8d0de5b2991d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.l
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ branch_type		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_BRANCH_SAMPLE_TYPE
 time			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_TIME); }
 call-graph		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_CALLGRAPH); }
 stack-size		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_STACKSIZE); }
+inherit			{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_INHERIT); }
+no-inherit		{ return term(yyscanner, PARSE_EVENTS__TERM_TYPE_NOINHERIT); }
 ,			{ return ','; }
 "/"			{ BEGIN(INITIAL); return '/'; }
 {name_minus}		{ return str(yyscanner, PE_NAME); }