Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

* 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  perf top: Fix live annotation in the --stdio interface
  perf top tui: Don't recalc column widths considering just the first page
  perf report: Add progress bar when processing time ordered events
  perf hists browser: Warn about lost events
  perf tools: Fix a typo of command name as trace-cmd
  perf hists: Fix recalculation of total_period when sorting entries
  perf header: Fix build on old systems
  perf ui browser: Handle K_RESIZE in dialog windows
  perf ui browser: No need to switch char sets that often
  perf hists browser: Use K_TIMER
  perf ui: Rename ui__warning_paranoid to ui__error_paranoid
  perf ui: Reimplement the popup windows using libslang
  perf ui: Reimplement ui__popup_menu using ui__browser
  perf ui: Reimplement ui_helpline using libslang
  perf ui: Improve handling sigwinch a bit
  perf ui progress: Reimplement using slang
  perf evlist: Fix grouping of multiple events

27 files changed, 559 insertions, 260 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index bc8f4773d4d..119e996035c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -310,9 +310,12 @@ fallback:
 		}
 		err = -ENOENT;
 		dso->annotate_warned = 1;
-		pr_err("Can't annotate %s: No vmlinux file%s was found in the "
-		       "path.\nPlease use 'perf buildid-cache -av vmlinux' or "
-		       "--vmlinux vmlinux.\n",
+		pr_err("Can't annotate %s:\n\n"
+		       "No vmlinux file%s\nwas found in the path.\n\n"
+		       "Please use:\n\n"
+		       "  perf buildid-cache -av vmlinux\n\n"
+		       "or:\n\n"
+		       "  --vmlinux vmlinux",
 		       sym->name, build_id_msg ?: "");
 		goto out_free_filename;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 155749d7435..26817daa296 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -47,19 +47,20 @@ int dump_printf(const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 #ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
-void ui__warning(const char *format, ...)
+int ui__warning(const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 
 	va_start(args, format);
 	vfprintf(stderr, format, args);
 	va_end(args);
+	return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
-void ui__warning_paranoid(void)
+int ui__error_paranoid(void)
 {
-	ui__warning("Permission error - are you root?\n"
+	return ui__error("Permission error - are you root?\n"
 		    "Consider tweaking /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid:\n"
 		    " -1 - Not paranoid at all\n"
 		    "  0 - Disallow raw tracepoint access for unpriv\n"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index fd53db47e3d..f2ce88d04f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -19,23 +19,18 @@ static inline int ui_helpline__show_help(const char *format __used, va_list ap _
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline struct ui_progress *ui_progress__new(const char *title __used,
-						   u64 total __used)
-{
-	return (struct ui_progress *)1;
-}
-
-static inline void ui_progress__update(struct ui_progress *self __used,
-				       u64 curr __used) {}
+static inline void ui_progress__update(u64 curr __used, u64 total __used,
+				       const char *title __used) {}
 
-static inline void ui_progress__delete(struct ui_progress *self __used) {}
+#define ui__error(format, arg...) ui__warning(format, ##arg)
 #else
 extern char ui_helpline__last_msg[];
 int ui_helpline__show_help(const char *format, va_list ap);
 #include "ui/progress.h"
+int ui__error(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 #endif
 
-void ui__warning(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-void ui__warning_paranoid(void);
+int ui__warning(const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+int ui__error_paranoid(void);
 
 #endif	/* __PERF_DEBUG_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 2f6bc89027d..fbb4b4ab9cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -539,3 +539,33 @@ void perf_evlist__set_selected(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 {
 	evlist->selected = evsel;
 }
+
+int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool group)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *first;
+	int err, ncpus, nthreads;
+
+	first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		struct xyarray *group_fd = NULL;
+
+		if (group && evsel != first)
+			group_fd = first->fd;
+
+		err = perf_evsel__open(evsel, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads,
+				       group, group_fd);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+out_err:
+	ncpus = evlist->cpus ? evlist->cpus->nr : 1;
+	nthreads = evlist->threads ? evlist->threads->nr : 1;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+		perf_evsel__close(evsel, ncpus, nthreads);
+
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 6be71fc5779..1779ffef782 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *self, int idx);
 
+int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool group);
+
 int perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int pages, bool overwrite);
 void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index b46f6e4bff3..e4262642258 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "thread_map.h"
 
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
+#define GROUP_FD(group_fd, cpu) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(group_fd, cpu, 0))
 
 int __perf_evsel__sample_size(u64 sample_type)
 {
@@ -204,15 +205,16 @@ int __perf_evsel__read(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 }
 
 static int __perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
-			      struct thread_map *threads, bool group)
+			      struct thread_map *threads, bool group,
+			      struct xyarray *group_fds)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
-	int pid = -1;
+	int pid = -1, err;
 
 	if (evsel->fd == NULL &&
 	    perf_evsel__alloc_fd(evsel, cpus->nr, threads->nr) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (evsel->cgrp) {
 		flags = PERF_FLAG_PID_CGROUP;
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ static int __perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 	}
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < cpus->nr; cpu++) {
-		int group_fd = -1;
+		int group_fd = group_fds ? GROUP_FD(group_fds, cpu) : -1;
 
 		for (thread = 0; thread < threads->nr; thread++) {
 
@@ -231,8 +233,10 @@ static int __perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 								     pid,
 								     cpus->map[cpu],
 								     group_fd, flags);
-			if (FD(evsel, cpu, thread) < 0)
+			if (FD(evsel, cpu, thread) < 0) {
+				err = -errno;
 				goto out_close;
+			}
 
 			if (group && group_fd == -1)
 				group_fd = FD(evsel, cpu, thread);
@@ -249,7 +253,17 @@ out_close:
 		}
 		thread = threads->nr;
 	} while (--cpu >= 0);
-	return -1;
+	return err;
+}
+
+void perf_evsel__close(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
+{
+	if (evsel->fd == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	perf_evsel__close_fd(evsel, ncpus, nthreads);
+	perf_evsel__free_fd(evsel);
+	evsel->fd = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct {
@@ -269,7 +283,8 @@ static struct {
 };
 
 int perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
-		     struct thread_map *threads, bool group)
+		     struct thread_map *threads, bool group,
+		     struct xyarray *group_fd)
 {
 	if (cpus == NULL) {
 		/* Work around old compiler warnings about strict aliasing */
@@ -279,19 +294,23 @@ int perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 	if (threads == NULL)
 		threads = &empty_thread_map.map;
 
-	return __perf_evsel__open(evsel, cpus, threads, group);
+	return __perf_evsel__open(evsel, cpus, threads, group, group_fd);
 }
 
 int perf_evsel__open_per_cpu(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			     struct cpu_map *cpus, bool group)
+			     struct cpu_map *cpus, bool group,
+			     struct xyarray *group_fd)
 {
-	return __perf_evsel__open(evsel, cpus, &empty_thread_map.map, group);
+	return __perf_evsel__open(evsel, cpus, &empty_thread_map.map, group,
+				  group_fd);
 }
 
 int perf_evsel__open_per_thread(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-				struct thread_map *threads, bool group)
+				struct thread_map *threads, bool group,
+				struct xyarray *group_fd)
 {
-	return __perf_evsel__open(evsel, &empty_cpu_map.map, threads, group);
+	return __perf_evsel__open(evsel, &empty_cpu_map.map, threads, group,
+				  group_fd);
 }
 
 static int perf_event__parse_id_sample(const union perf_event *event, u64 type,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index e9a31554e26..b1d15e6f7ae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@ void perf_evsel__free_id(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__close_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
 
 int perf_evsel__open_per_cpu(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			     struct cpu_map *cpus, bool group);
+			     struct cpu_map *cpus, bool group,
+			     struct xyarray *group_fds);
 int perf_evsel__open_per_thread(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-				struct thread_map *threads, bool group);
+				struct thread_map *threads, bool group,
+				struct xyarray *group_fds);
 int perf_evsel__open(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct cpu_map *cpus,
-		     struct thread_map *threads, bool group);
+		     struct thread_map *threads, bool group,
+		     struct xyarray *group_fds);
+void perf_evsel__close(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
 
 #define perf_evsel__match(evsel, t, c)		\
 	(evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_##t &&	\
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 76c0b2c49eb..bcd05d05b4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
 
+#include "util.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <byteswap.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
-#include "util.h"
 #include "header.h"
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index f6a993963a1..a36a3fa81ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ static void __hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *hists, bool threaded)
 
 	root = hists__get_rotate_entries_in(hists);
 	next = rb_first(root);
-	hists->stats.total_period = 0;
 
 	while (next) {
 		n = rb_entry(next, struct hist_entry, rb_node_in);
@@ -379,7 +378,6 @@ static void __hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *hists, bool threaded)
 			 * been set by, say, the hist_browser.
 			 */
 			hists__apply_filters(hists, n);
-			hists__inc_nr_entries(hists, n);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -442,6 +440,7 @@ static void __hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, bool threaded)
 	hists->entries = RB_ROOT;
 
 	hists->nr_entries = 0;
+	hists->stats.total_period = 0;
 	hists__reset_col_len(hists);
 
 	while (next) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index ff93ddc91c5..c86c1d27bd1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct events_stats {
 	u64 total_lost;
 	u64 total_invalid_chains;
 	u32 nr_events[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX];
+	u32 nr_lost_warned;
 	u32 nr_unknown_events;
 	u32 nr_invalid_chains;
 	u32 nr_unknown_id;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 7624324efad..9dd47a4f259 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -623,7 +623,11 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__open(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 		cpus = ((struct pyrf_cpu_map *)pcpus)->cpus;
 
 	evsel->attr.inherit = inherit;
-	if (perf_evsel__open(evsel, cpus, threads, group) < 0) {
+	/*
+	 * This will group just the fds for this single evsel, to group
+	 * multiple events, use evlist.open().
+	 */
+	if (perf_evsel__open(evsel, cpus, threads, group, NULL) < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -814,6 +818,25 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 	return Py_None;
 }
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__open(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
+				   PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	int group = 0;
+	static char *kwlist[] = { "group", NULL };
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|OOii", kwlist, &group))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (perf_evlist__open(evlist, group) < 0) {
+		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef pyrf_evlist__methods[] = {
 	{
 		.ml_name  = "mmap",
@@ -822,6 +845,12 @@ static PyMethodDef pyrf_evlist__methods[] = {
 		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("mmap the file descriptor table.")
 	},
 	{
+		.ml_name  = "open",
+		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction)pyrf_evlist__open,
+		.ml_flags = METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
+		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("open the file descriptors.")
+	},
+	{
 		.ml_name  = "poll",
 		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction)pyrf_evlist__poll,
 		.ml_flags = METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 20e011c99a9..85c1e6b76f0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	u64 limit = os->next_flush;
 	u64 last_ts = os->last_sample ? os->last_sample->timestamp : 0ULL;
+	unsigned idx = 0, progress_next = os->nr_samples / 16;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!ops->ordered_samples || !limit)
@@ -521,6 +522,11 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 		os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
 		list_del(&iter->list);
 		list_add(&iter->list, &os->sample_cache);
+		if (++idx >= progress_next) {
+			progress_next += os->nr_samples / 16;
+			ui_progress__update(idx, os->nr_samples,
+					    "Processing time ordered events...");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (list_empty(head)) {
@@ -529,6 +535,8 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 		os->last_sample =
 			list_entry(head->prev, struct sample_queue, list);
 	}
+
+	os->nr_samples = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -588,6 +596,7 @@ static void __queue_event(struct sample_queue *new, struct perf_session *s)
 	u64 timestamp = new->timestamp;
 	struct list_head *p;
 
+	++os->nr_samples;
 	os->last_sample = new;
 
 	if (!sample) {
@@ -738,10 +747,27 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 
 	dump_event(session, event, file_offset, sample);
 
+	evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
+	if (evsel != NULL && event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
+		/*
+		 * XXX We're leaving PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE unnacounted here
+		 * because the tools right now may apply filters, discarding
+		 * some of the samples. For consistency, in the future we
+		 * should have something like nr_filtered_samples and remove
+		 * the sample->period from total_sample_period, etc, KISS for
+		 * now tho.
+		 *
+		 * Also testing against NULL allows us to handle files without
+		 * attr.sample_id_all and/or without PERF_SAMPLE_ID. In the
+		 * future probably it'll be a good idea to restrict event
+		 * processing via perf_session to files with both set.
+		 */
+		hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, event->header.type);
+	}
+
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		dump_sample(session, event, sample);
-		evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
 		if (evsel == NULL) {
 			++session->hists.stats.nr_unknown_id;
 			return -1;
@@ -874,11 +900,11 @@ static void perf_session__warn_about_errors(const struct perf_session *session,
 					    const struct perf_event_ops *ops)
 {
 	if (ops->lost == perf_event__process_lost &&
-	    session->hists.stats.total_lost != 0) {
-		ui__warning("Processed %" PRIu64 " events and LOST %" PRIu64
-			    "!\n\nCheck IO/CPU overload!\n\n",
-			    session->hists.stats.total_period,
-			    session->hists.stats.total_lost);
+	    session->hists.stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST] != 0) {
+		ui__warning("Processed %d events and lost %d chunks!\n\n"
+			    "Check IO/CPU overload!\n\n",
+			    session->hists.stats.nr_events[0],
+			    session->hists.stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST]);
 	}
 
 	if (session->hists.stats.nr_unknown_events != 0) {
@@ -1012,7 +1038,6 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 {
 	u64 head, page_offset, file_offset, file_pos, progress_next;
 	int err, mmap_prot, mmap_flags, map_idx = 0;
-	struct ui_progress *progress;
 	size_t	page_size, mmap_size;
 	char *buf, *mmaps[8];
 	union perf_event *event;
@@ -1030,9 +1055,6 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 		file_size = data_offset + data_size;
 
 	progress_next = file_size / 16;
-	progress = ui_progress__new("Processing events...", file_size);
-	if (progress == NULL)
-		return -1;
 
 	mmap_size = session->mmap_window;
 	if (mmap_size > file_size)
@@ -1095,7 +1117,8 @@ more:
 
 	if (file_pos >= progress_next) {
 		progress_next += file_size / 16;
-		ui_progress__update(progress, file_pos);
+		ui_progress__update(file_pos, file_size,
+				    "Processing events...");
 	}
 
 	if (file_pos < file_size)
@@ -1106,7 +1129,6 @@ more:
 	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
 	flush_sample_queue(session, ops);
 out_err:
-	ui_progress__delete(progress);
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, ops);
 	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
 	return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 514b06d41f0..6e393c98eb3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct ordered_samples {
 	struct sample_queue	*sample_buffer;
 	struct sample_queue	*last_sample;
 	int			sample_buffer_idx;
+	unsigned int		nr_samples;
 };
 
 struct perf_session {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index 01d1057f307..39965096795 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ struct perf_top {
 	u64		   kernel_samples, us_samples;
 	u64		   exact_samples;
 	u64		   guest_us_samples, guest_kernel_samples;
-	u64		   total_lost_warned;
 	int		   print_entries, count_filter, delay_secs;
 	int		   freq;
 	pid_t		   target_pid, target_tid;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 2d530cf74f4..d2655f08bcc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void die(const char *fmt, ...)
 	int ret = errno;
 
 	if (errno)
-		perror("trace-cmd");
+		perror("perf");
 	else
 		ret = -1;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.c
index 5359f371d30..556829124b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "libslang.h"
 #include <newt.h>
 #include "ui.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
@@ -168,6 +169,59 @@ void ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(struct ui_browser *self)
 	self->x = 0;
 }
 
+void ui_browser__handle_resize(struct ui_browser *browser)
+{
+	ui__refresh_dimensions(false);
+	ui_browser__show(browser, browser->title, ui_helpline__current);
+	ui_browser__refresh(browser);
+}
+
+int ui_browser__warning(struct ui_browser *browser, int timeout,
+			const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	char *text;
+	int key = 0, err;
+
+	va_start(args, format);
+	err = vasprintf(&text, format, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		va_start(args, format);
+		ui_helpline__vpush(format, args);
+		va_end(args);
+	} else {
+		while ((key == ui__question_window("Warning!", text,
+						   "Press any key...",
+						   timeout)) == K_RESIZE)
+			ui_browser__handle_resize(browser);
+		free(text);
+	}
+
+	return key;
+}
+
+int ui_browser__help_window(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *text)
+{
+	int key;
+
+	while ((key = ui__help_window(text)) == K_RESIZE)
+		ui_browser__handle_resize(browser);
+
+	return key;
+}
+
+bool ui_browser__dialog_yesno(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *text)
+{
+	int key;
+
+	while ((key = ui__dialog_yesno(text)) == K_RESIZE)
+		ui_browser__handle_resize(browser);
+
+	return key == K_ENTER || toupper(key) == 'Y';
+}
+
 void ui_browser__reset_index(struct ui_browser *self)
 {
 	self->index = self->top_idx = 0;
@@ -230,13 +284,15 @@ static void ui_browser__scrollbar_set(struct ui_browser *browser)
 		       (browser->nr_entries - 1));
 	}
 
+	SLsmg_set_char_set(1);
+
 	while (h < height) {
 	        ui_browser__gotorc(browser, row++, col);
-		SLsmg_set_char_set(1);
-		SLsmg_write_char(h == pct ? SLSMG_DIAMOND_CHAR : SLSMG_BOARD_CHAR);
-		SLsmg_set_char_set(0);
+		SLsmg_write_char(h == pct ? SLSMG_DIAMOND_CHAR : SLSMG_CKBRD_CHAR);
 		++h;
 	}
+
+	SLsmg_set_char_set(0);
 }
 
 static int __ui_browser__refresh(struct ui_browser *browser)
@@ -291,53 +347,10 @@ void ui_browser__update_nr_entries(struct ui_browser *browser, u32 nr_entries)
 	browser->seek(browser, browser->top_idx, SEEK_SET);
 }
 
-static int ui__getch(int delay_secs)
-{
-	struct timeval timeout, *ptimeout = delay_secs ? &timeout : NULL;
-	fd_set read_set;
-	int err, key;
-
-	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
-	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
-
-	if (delay_secs) {
-		timeout.tv_sec = delay_secs;
-		timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-	}
-
-        err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, ptimeout);
-
-	if (err == 0)
-		return K_TIMER;
-
-	if (err == -1) {
-		if (errno == EINTR)
-			return K_RESIZE;
-		return K_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	key = SLang_getkey();
-	if (key != K_ESC)
-		return key;
-
-	FD_ZERO(&read_set);
-	FD_SET(0, &read_set);
-	timeout.tv_sec = 0;
-	timeout.tv_usec = 20;
-        err = select(1, &read_set, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
-	if (err == 0)
-		return K_ESC;
-
-	SLang_ungetkey(key);
-	return SLkp_getkey();
-}
-
 int ui_browser__run(struct ui_browser *self, int delay_secs)
 {
 	int err, key;
 
-	pthread__unblock_sigwinch();
-
 	while (1) {
 		off_t offset;
 
@@ -351,10 +364,7 @@ int ui_browser__run(struct ui_browser *self, int delay_secs)
 		key = ui__getch(delay_secs);
 
 		if (key == K_RESIZE) {
-			pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
-			SLtt_get_screen_size();
-			SLsmg_reinit_smg();
-			pthread_mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
+			ui__refresh_dimensions(false);
 			ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(self);
 			__ui_browser__show_title(self, self->title);
 			ui_helpline__puts(self->helpline);
@@ -533,6 +543,47 @@ static int ui_browser__color_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void ui_browser__argv_seek(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence)
+{
+	switch (whence) {
+	case SEEK_SET:
+		browser->top = browser->entries;
+		break;
+	case SEEK_CUR:
+		browser->top = browser->top + browser->top_idx + offset;
+		break;
+	case SEEK_END:
+		browser->top = browser->top + browser->nr_entries + offset;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int ui_browser__argv_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser)
+{
+	unsigned int row = 0, idx = browser->top_idx;
+	char **pos;
+
+	if (browser->top == NULL)
+		browser->top = browser->entries;
+
+	pos = (char **)browser->top;
+	while (idx < browser->nr_entries) {
+		if (!browser->filter || !browser->filter(browser, *pos)) {
+			ui_browser__gotorc(browser, row, 0);
+			browser->write(browser, pos, row);
+			if (++row == browser->height)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		++idx;
+		++pos;
+	}
+
+	return row;
+}
+
 void ui_browser__init(void)
 {
 	int i = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.h
index a2c707d33c5..84d761b730c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browser.h
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ void ui_browser__hide(struct ui_browser *self);
 int ui_browser__refresh(struct ui_browser *self);
 int ui_browser__run(struct ui_browser *browser, int delay_secs);
 void ui_browser__update_nr_entries(struct ui_browser *browser, u32 nr_entries);
+void ui_browser__handle_resize(struct ui_browser *browser);
+
+int ui_browser__warning(struct ui_browser *browser, int timeout,
+			const char *format, ...);
+int ui_browser__help_window(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *text);
+bool ui_browser__dialog_yesno(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *text);
+
+void ui_browser__argv_seek(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);
+unsigned int ui_browser__argv_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser);
 
 void ui_browser__rb_tree_seek(struct ui_browser *self, off_t offset, int whence);
 unsigned int ui_browser__rb_tree_refresh(struct ui_browser *self);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 4e0cb7fea7d..0575905d120 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+#include "../../util.h"
 #include "../browser.h"
 #include "../helpline.h"
 #include "../libslang.h"
+#include "../ui.h"
+#include "../util.h"
 #include "../../annotate.h"
 #include "../../hist.h"
 #include "../../sort.h"
@@ -8,15 +11,6 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <newt.h>
 
-static void ui__error_window(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	newtWinMessagev((char *)"Error", (char *)"Ok", (char *)fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-}
-
 struct annotate_browser {
 	struct ui_browser b;
 	struct rb_root	  entries;
@@ -400,7 +394,7 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
 		return -1;
 
 	if (symbol__annotate(sym, map, sizeof(struct objdump_line_rb_node)) < 0) {
-		ui__error_window(ui_helpline__last_msg);
+		ui__error("%s", ui_helpline__last_msg);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 4663dcb2a19..d0c94b45968 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/