If the event has no timestamp assigned then the parse code sets it to ~0ULL which causes the ordering code to enqueue it at the end. Process it right away. Reported-by: Ian Munsie Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- tools/perf/util/session.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux-2.6-tip/tools/perf/util/session.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/tools/perf/util/session.c +++ linux-2.6-tip/tools/perf/util/session.c @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int perf_session_queue_event(stru u64 timestamp = data->time; struct sample_queue *new; - if (!timestamp) + if (!timestamp || timestamp == ~0ULL) return -ETIME; if (timestamp < s->ordered_samples.last_flush) { -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/