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

Pull perf changes from Ingo Molnar:
 "Core kernel changes:

   - One of the more interesting features in this cycle is the ability
     to attach eBPF programs (user-defined, sandboxed bytecode executed
     by the kernel) to kprobes.

     This allows user-defined instrumentation on a live kernel image
     that can never crash, hang or interfere with the kernel negatively.
     (Right now it's limited to root-only, but in the future we might
     allow unprivileged use as well.)

     (Alexei Starovoitov)

   - Another non-trivial feature is per event clockid support: this
     allows, amongst other things, the selection of different clock
     sources for event timestamps traced via perf.

     This feature is sought by people who'd like to merge perf generated
     events with external events that were measured with different
     clocks:

       - cluster wide profiling

       - for system wide tracing with user-space events,

       - JIT profiling events

     etc.  Matching perf tooling support is added as well, available via
     the -k, --clockid <clockid> parameter to perf record et al.

     (Peter Zijlstra)

  Hardware enablement kernel changes:

   - x86 Intel Processor Trace (PT) support: which is a hardware tracer
     on steroids, available on Broadwell CPUs.

     The hardware trace stream is directly output into the user-space
     ring-buffer, using the 'AUX' data format extension that was added
     to the perf core to support hardware constraints such as the
     necessity to have the tracing buffer physically contiguous.

     This patch-set was developed for two years and this is the result.
     A simple way to make use of this is to use BTS tracing, the PT
     driver emulates BTS output - available via the 'intel_bts' PMU.
     More explicit PT specific tooling support is in the works as well -
     will probably be ready by 4.2.

     (Alexander Shishkin, Peter Zijlstra)

   - x86 Intel Cache QoS Monitoring (CQM) support: this is a hardware
     feature of Intel Xeon CPUs that allows the measurement and
     allocation/partitioning of caches to individual workloads.

     These kernel changes expose the measurement side as a new PMU
     driver, which exposes various QoS related PMU events.  (The
     partitioning change is work in progress and is planned to be merged
     as a cgroup extension.)

     (Matt Fleming, Peter Zijlstra; CPU feature detection by Peter P
     Waskiewicz Jr)

   - x86 Intel Haswell LBR call stack support: this is a new Haswell
     feature that allows the hardware recording of call chains, plus
     tooling support.  To activate this feature you have to enable it
     via the new 'lbr' call-graph recording option:

        perf record --call-graph lbr
        perf report

     or:

        perf top --call-graph lbr

     This hardware feature is a lot faster than stack walk or dwarf
     based unwinding, but has some limitations:

       - It reuses the current LBR facility, so LBR call stack and
         branch record can not be enabled at the same time.

       - It is only available for user-space callchains.

     (Yan, Zheng)

   - x86 Intel Broadwell CPU support and various event constraints and
     event table fixes for earlier models.

     (Andi Kleen)

   - x86 Intel HT CPUs event scheduling workarounds.  This is a complex
     CPU bug affecting the SNB,IVB,HSW families that results in counter
     value corruption.  The mitigation code is automatically enabled and
     is transparent.

     (Maria Dimakopoulou, Stephane Eranian)

  The perf tooling side had a ton of changes in this cycle as well, so
  I'm only able to list the user visible changes here, in addition to
  the tooling changes outlined above:

  User visible changes affecting all tools:

      - Improve support of compressed kernel modules (Jiri Olsa)
      - Save DSO loading errno to better report errors (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)
      - Bash completion for subcommands (Yunlong Song)
      - Add 'I' event modifier for perf_event_attr.exclude_idle bit (Jiri Olsa)
      - Support missing -f to override perf.data file ownership. (Yunlong Song)
      - Show the first event with an invalid filter (David Ahern, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

  User visible changes in individual tools:

    'perf data':

        New tool for converting perf.data to other formats, initially
        for the CTF (Common Trace Format) from LTTng (Jiri Olsa,
        Sebastian Siewior)

    'perf diff':

        Add --kallsyms option (David Ahern)

    'perf list':

        Allow listing events with 'tracepoint' prefix (Yunlong Song)

        Sort the output of the command (Yunlong Song)

    'perf kmem':

        Respect -i option (Jiri Olsa)

        Print big numbers using thousands' group (Namhyung Kim)

        Allow -v option (Namhyung Kim)

        Fix alignment of slab result table (Namhyung Kim)

    'perf probe':

        Support multiple probes on different binaries on the same command line (Masami Hiramatsu)

        Support unnamed union/structure members data collection. (Masami Hiramatsu)

        Check kprobes blacklist when adding new events. (Masami Hiramatsu)

    'perf record':

        Teach 'perf record' about perf_event_attr.clockid (Peter Zijlstra)

        Support recording running/enabled time (Andi Kleen)

    'perf sched':

        Improve the performance of 'perf sched replay' on high CPU core count machines (Yunlong Song)

    'perf report' and 'perf top':

        Allow annotating entries in callchains in the hists browser (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        Indicate which callchain entries are annotated in the
        TUI hists browser (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        Add pid/tid filtering to 'report' and 'script' commands (David Ahern)

        Consider PERF_RECORD_ events with cpumode == 0 in 'perf top', removing one
        cause of long term memory usage buildup, i.e. not processing PERF_RECORD_EXIT
        events (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

    'perf stat':

        Report unsupported events properly (Suzuki K. Poulose)

        Output running time and run/enabled ratio in CSV mode (Andi Kleen)

    'perf trace':

        Handle legacy syscalls tracepoints (David Ahern, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        Only insert blank duration bracket when tracing syscalls (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        Filter out the trace pid when no threads are specified (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        Dump stack on segfaults (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        No need to explicitely enable evsels for workload started from perf, let it
        be enabled via perf_event_attr.enable_on_exec, removing some events that take
        place in the 'perf trace' before a workload is really started by it.
        (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

        Allow mixing with tracepoints and suppressing plain syscalls. (Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo)

  There's also been a ton of infrastructure work done, such as the
  split-out of perf's build system into tools/build/ and other changes -
  see the shortlog and changelog for details"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (358 commits)
  perf/x86/intel/pt: Clean up the control flow in pt_pmu_hw_init()
  perf evlist: Fix type for references to data_head/tail
  perf probe: Check the orphaned -x option
  perf probe: Support multiple probes on different binaries
  perf buildid-list: Fix segfault when show DSOs with hits
  perf tools: Fix cross-endian analysis
  perf tools: Fix error path to do closedir() when synthesizing threads
  perf tools: Fix synthesizing fork_event.ppid for non-main thread
  perf tools: Add 'I' event modifier for exclude_idle bit
  perf report: Don't call map__kmap if map is NULL.
  perf tests: Fix attr tests
  perf probe: Fix ARM 32 building error
  perf tools: Merge all perf_event_attr print functions
  perf record: Add clockid parameter
  perf sched replay: Use replay_repeat to calculate the runavg of cpu usage instead of the default value 10
  perf sched replay: Support using -f to override perf.data file ownership
  perf sched replay: Fix the EMFILE error caused by the limitation of the maximum open files
  perf sched replay: Handle the dead halt of sem_wait when create_tasks() fails for any task
  perf sched replay: Fix the segmentation fault problem caused by pr_err in threads
  perf sched replay: Realloc the memory of pid_to_task stepwise to adapt to the different pid_max configurations
  ...

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diff --git a/tools/build/Build.include b/tools/build/Build.include
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c8daac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/Build.include
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+###
+# build: Generic definitions
+#
+#  Lots of this code have been borrowed or heavily inspired from parts
+#  of kbuild code, which is not credited, but mostly developed by:
+#
+#  Copyright (C) Sam Ravnborg <sam@mars.ravnborg.org>, 2015
+#  Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>, 2015
+#
+
+###
+# Convenient variables
+comma   := ,
+squote  := '
+
+###
+# Name of target with a '.' as filename prefix. foo/bar.o => foo/.bar.o
+dot-target = $(dir $@).$(notdir $@)
+
+###
+# filename of target with directory and extension stripped
+basetarget = $(basename $(notdir $@))
+
+###
+# The temporary file to save gcc -MD generated dependencies must not
+# contain a comma
+depfile = $(subst $(comma),_,$(dot-target).d)
+
+###
+# Check if both arguments has same arguments. Result is empty string if equal.
+arg-check = $(strip $(filter-out $(cmd_$(1)), $(cmd_$@)) \
+                    $(filter-out $(cmd_$@),   $(cmd_$(1))) )
+
+###
+# Escape single quote for use in echo statements
+escsq = $(subst $(squote),'\$(squote)',$1)
+
+# Echo command
+# Short version is used, if $(quiet) equals `quiet_', otherwise full one.
+echo-cmd = $(if $($(quiet)cmd_$(1)),\
+           echo '  $(call escsq,$($(quiet)cmd_$(1)))';)
+
+###
+# Replace >$< with >$$< to preserve $ when reloading the .cmd file
+# (needed for make)
+# Replace >#< with >\#< to avoid starting a comment in the .cmd file
+# (needed for make)
+# Replace >'< with >'\''< to be able to enclose the whole string in '...'
+# (needed for the shell)
+make-cmd = $(call escsq,$(subst \#,\\\#,$(subst $$,$$$$,$(cmd_$(1)))))
+
+###
+# Find any prerequisites that is newer than target or that does not exist.
+# PHONY targets skipped in both cases.
+any-prereq = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?) $(filter-out $(PHONY) $(wildcard $^),$^)
+
+###
+# if_changed_dep  - execute command if any prerequisite is newer than
+#                   target, or command line has changed and update
+#                   dependencies in the cmd file
+if_changed_dep = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check)),         \
+	@set -e;                                                   \
+	$(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1));                                   \
+	cat $(depfile) > $(dot-target).cmd;                        \
+	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' >> $(dot-target).cmd)
+
+# if_changed      - execute command if any prerequisite is newer than
+#                   target, or command line has changed
+if_changed = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check)),             \
+	@set -e;                                                   \
+	$(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1));                                   \
+	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd)
+
+###
+# C flags to be used in rule definitions, includes:
+# - depfile generation
+# - global $(CFLAGS)
+# - per target C flags
+# - per object C flags
+# - BUILD_STR macro to allow '-D"$(variable)"' constructs
+c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile),-MT,$@ $(CFLAGS) -D"BUILD_STR(s)=\#s" $(CFLAGS_$(basetarget).o) $(CFLAGS_$(obj))
diff --git a/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt b/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00ad2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/Documentation/Build.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+Build Framework
+===============
+
+The perf build framework was adopted from the kernel build system, hence the
+idea and the way how objects are built is the same.
+
+Basically the user provides set of 'Build' files that list objects and
+directories to nest for specific target to be build.
+
+Unlike the kernel we don't have a single build object 'obj-y' list that where
+we setup source objects, but we support more. This allows one 'Build' file to
+carry a sources list for multiple build objects.
+
+a) Build framework makefiles
+----------------------------
+
+The build framework consists of 2 Makefiles:
+
+  Build.include
+  Makefile.build
+
+While the 'Build.include' file contains just some generic definitions, the
+'Makefile.build' file is the makefile used from the outside. It's
+interface/usage is following:
+
+  $ make -f tools/build/Makefile srctree=$(KSRC) dir=$(DIR) obj=$(OBJECT)
+
+where:
+
+  KSRC   - is the path to kernel sources
+  DIR    - is the path to the project to be built
+  OBJECT - is the name of the build object
+
+When succefully finished the $(DIR) directory contains the final object file
+called $(OBJECT)-in.o:
+
+  $ ls $(DIR)/$(OBJECT)-in.o
+
+which includes all compiled sources described in 'Build' makefiles.
+
+a) Build makefiles
+------------------
+
+The user supplies 'Build' makefiles that contains a objects list, and connects
+the build to nested directories.
+
+Assume we have the following project structure:
+
+  ex/a.c
+    /b.c
+    /c.c
+    /d.c
+    /arch/e.c
+    /arch/f.c
+
+Out of which you build the 'ex' binary ' and the 'libex.a' library:
+
+  'ex'      - consists of 'a.o', 'b.o' and libex.a
+  'libex.a' - consists of 'c.o', 'd.o', 'e.o' and 'f.o'
+
+The build framework does not create the 'ex' and 'libex.a' binaries for you, it
+only prepares proper objects to be compiled and grouped together.
+
+To follow the above example, the user provides following 'Build' files:
+
+  ex/Build:
+    ex-y += a.o
+    ex-y += b.o
+
+    libex-y += c.o
+    libex-y += d.o
+    libex-y += arch/
+
+  ex/arch/Build:
+    libex-y += e.o
+    libex-y += f.o
+
+and runs:
+
+  $ make -f tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. obj=ex
+  $ make -f tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. obj=libex
+
+which creates the following objects:
+
+  ex/ex-in.o
+  ex/libex-in.o
+
+that contain request objects names in Build files.
+
+It's only a matter of 2 single commands to create the final binaries:
+
+  $ ar  rcs libex.a libex-in.o
+  $ gcc -o ex ex-in.o libex.a
+
+You can check the 'ex' example in 'tools/build/tests/ex' for more details.
+
+b) Rules
+--------
+
+The build framework provides standard compilation rules to handle .S and .c
+compilation.
+
+It's possible to include special rule if needed (like we do for flex or bison
+code generation).
+
+c) CFLAGS
+---------
+
+It's possible to alter the standard object C flags in the following way:
+
+  CFLAGS_perf.o += '...' - alters CFLAGS for perf.o object
+  CFLAGS_gtk += '...'    - alters CFLAGS for gtk build object
+
+This C flags changes has the scope of the Build makefile they are defined in.
+
+
+d) Dependencies
+---------------
+
+For each built object file 'a.o' the '.a.cmd' is created and holds:
+
+  - Command line used to built that object
+    (for each object)
+
+  - Dependency rules generated by 'gcc -Wp,-MD,...'
+    (for compiled object)
+
+All existing '.cmd' files are included in the Build process to follow properly
+the dependencies and trigger a rebuild when necessary.
+
+
+e) Single rules
+---------------
+
+It's possible to build single object file by choice, like:
+
+  $ make util/map.o    # objects
+  $ make util/map.i    # preprocessor
+  $ make util/map.s    # assembly
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.build b/tools/build/Makefile.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10df572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.build
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+###
+# Main build makefile.
+#
+#  Lots of this code have been borrowed or heavily inspired from parts
+#  of kbuild code, which is not credited, but mostly developed by:
+#
+#  Copyright (C) Sam Ravnborg <sam@mars.ravnborg.org>, 2015
+#  Copyright (C) Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>, 2015
+#
+
+PHONY := __build
+__build:
+
+ifeq ($(V),1)
+  quiet =
+  Q =
+else
+  quiet=quiet_
+  Q=@
+endif
+
+build-dir := $(srctree)/tools/build
+
+# Generic definitions
+include $(build-dir)/Build.include
+
+# do not force detected configuration
+-include .config-detected
+
+# Init all relevant variables used in build files so
+# 1) they have correct type
+# 2) they do not inherit any value from the environment
+subdir-y     :=
+obj-y        :=
+subdir-y     :=
+subdir-obj-y :=
+
+# Build definitions
+build-file := $(dir)/Build
+include $(build-file)
+
+quiet_cmd_flex  = FLEX     $@
+quiet_cmd_bison = BISON    $@
+
+# Create directory unless it exists
+quiet_cmd_mkdir = MKDIR    $(dir $@)
+      cmd_mkdir = mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+     rule_mkdir = $(if $(wildcard $(dir $@)),,@$(call echo-cmd,mkdir) $(cmd_mkdir))
+
+# Compile command
+quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC       $@
+      cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
+
+quiet_cmd_cc_i_c = CPP      $@
+      cmd_cc_i_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -E -o $@ $<
+
+quiet_cmd_cc_s_c = AS       $@
+      cmd_cc_s_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -S -o $@ $<
+
+# Link agregate command
+# If there's nothing to link, create empty $@ object.
+quiet_cmd_ld_multi = LD       $@
+      cmd_ld_multi = $(if $(strip $(obj-y)),\
+		       $(LD) -r -o $@ $(obj-y),rm -f $@; $(AR) rcs $@)
+
+# Build rules
+$(OUTPUT)%.o: %.c FORCE
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
+
+$(OUTPUT)%.o: %.S FORCE
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
+
+$(OUTPUT)%.i: %.c FORCE
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_i_c)
+
+$(OUTPUT)%.i: %.S FORCE
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_i_c)
+
+$(OUTPUT)%.s: %.c FORCE
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c)
+
+# Gather build data:
+#   obj-y        - list of build objects
+#   subdir-y     - list of directories to nest
+#   subdir-obj-y - list of directories objects 'dir/$(obj)-in.o'
+obj-y        := $($(obj)-y)
+subdir-y     := $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(obj-y)))
+obj-y        := $(patsubst %/, %/$(obj)-in.o, $(obj-y))
+subdir-obj-y := $(filter %/$(obj)-in.o, $(obj-y))
+
+# '$(OUTPUT)/dir' prefix to all objects
+prefix       := $(subst ./,,$(OUTPUT)$(dir)/)
+obj-y        := $(addprefix $(prefix),$(obj-y))
+subdir-obj-y := $(addprefix $(prefix),$(subdir-obj-y))
+
+# Final '$(obj)-in.o' object
+in-target := $(prefix)$(obj)-in.o
+
+PHONY += $(subdir-y)
+
+$(subdir-y):
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(build-dir)/Makefile.build dir=$(dir)/$@ obj=$(obj)
+
+$(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-y) ;
+
+$(in-target): $(obj-y) FORCE
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(call if_changed,ld_multi)
+
+__build: $(in-target)
+	@:
+
+PHONY += FORCE
+FORCE:
+
+# Include all cmd files to get all the dependency rules
+# for all objects included
+targets   := $(wildcard $(sort $(obj-y) $(in-target) $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+cmd_files := $(wildcard $(foreach f,$(targets),$(dir $(f)).$(notdir $(f)).cmd))
+
+ifneq ($(cmd_files),)
+  include $(cmd_files)
+endif
+
+.PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a0b0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+feature_dir := $(srctree)/tools/build/feature
+
+ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
+  OUTPUT_FEATURES = $(OUTPUT)feature/
+  $(shell mkdir -p $(OUTPUT_FEATURES))
+endif
+
+feature_check = $(eval $(feature_check_code))
+define feature_check_code
+  feature-$(1) := $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-$(1))" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS) $(FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-$(1))" -C $(feature_dir) test-$1.bin >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
+endef
+
+feature_set = $(eval $(feature_set_code))
+define feature_set_code
+  feature-$(1) := 1
+endef
+
+#
+# Build the feature check binaries in parallel, ignore errors, ignore return value and suppress output:
+#
+
+#
+# Note that this is not a complete list of all feature tests, just
+# those that are typically built on a fully configured system.
+#
+# [ Feature tests not mentioned here have to be built explicitly in
+#   the rule that uses them - an example for that is the 'bionic'
+#   feature check. ]
+#
+FEATURE_TESTS =			\
+	backtrace			\
+	dwarf				\
+	fortify-source			\
+	sync-compare-and-swap		\
+	glibc				\
+	gtk2				\
+	gtk2-infobar			\
+	libaudit			\
+	libbfd				\
+	libelf				\
+	libelf-getphdrnum		\
+	libelf-mmap			\
+	libnuma				\
+	libperl				\
+	libpython			\
+	libpython-version		\
+	libslang			\
+	libunwind			\
+	pthread-attr-setaffinity-np	\
+	stackprotector-all		\
+	timerfd				\
+	libdw-dwarf-unwind		\
+	zlib				\
+	lzma
+
+FEATURE_DISPLAY =			\
+	dwarf				\
+	glibc				\
+	gtk2				\
+	libaudit			\
+	libbfd				\
+	libelf				\
+	libnuma				\
+	libperl				\
+	libpython			\
+	libslang			\
+	libunwind			\
+	libdw-dwarf-unwind		\
+	zlib				\
+	lzma
+
+# Set FEATURE_CHECK_(C|LD)FLAGS-all for all FEATURE_TESTS features.
+# If in the future we need per-feature checks/flags for features not
+# mentioned in this list we need to refactor this ;-).
+set_test_all_flags = $(eval $(set_test_all_flags_code))
+define set_test_all_flags_code
+  FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-all  += $(FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-$(1))
+  FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-all += $(FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-$(1))
+endef
+
+$(foreach feat,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call set_test_all_flags,$(feat)))
+
+#
+# Special fast-path for the 'all features are available' case:
+#
+$(call feature_check,all,$(MSG))
+
+#
+# Just in case the build freshly failed, make sure we print the
+# feature matrix:
+#
+ifeq ($(feature-all), 1)
+  #
+  # test-all.c passed - just set all the core feature flags to 1:
+  #
+  $(foreach feat,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_set,$(feat)))
+else
+  $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS) -i -j -C $(feature_dir) $(addsuffix .bin,$(FEATURE_TESTS)) >/dev/null 2>&1)
+  $(foreach feat,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(feat)))
+endif
+
+#
+# Print the result of the feature test:
+#
+feature_print_status = $(eval $(feature_print_status_code)) $(info $(MSG))
+
+define feature_print_status_code
+  ifeq ($(feature-$(1)), 1)
+    MSG = $(shell printf '...%30s: [ \033[32mon\033[m  ]' $(1))
+  else
+    MSG = $(shell printf '...%30s: [ \033[31mOFF\033[m ]' $(1))
+  endif
+endef
+
+feature_print_text = $(eval $(feature_print_text_code)) $(info $(MSG))
+define feature_print_text_code
+    MSG = $(shell printf '...%30s: %s' $(1) $(2))
+endef
+
+FEATURE_DUMP := $(foreach feat,$(FEATURE_DISPLAY),feature-$(feat)($(feature-$(feat))))
+FEATURE_DUMP_FILE := $(shell touch $(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP; cat $(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP)
+
+ifeq ($(dwarf-post-unwind),1)
+  FEATURE_DUMP += dwarf-post-unwind($(dwarf-post-unwind-text))
+endif
+
+# The $(feature_display) controls the default detection message
+# output. It's set if:
+# - detected features differes from stored features from
+#   last build (in FEATURE-DUMP file)
+# - one of the $(FEATURE_DISPLAY) is not detected
+# - VF is enabled
+
+ifneq ("$(FEATURE_DUMP)","$(FEATURE_DUMP_FILE)")
+  $(shell echo "$(FEATURE_DUMP)" > $(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP)
+  feature_display := 1
+endif
+
+feature_display_check = $(eval $(feature_check_code))
+define feature_display_check_code
+  ifneq ($(feature-$(1)), 1)
+    feature_display := 1
+  endif
+endef
+
+$(foreach feat,$(FEATURE_DISPLAY),$(call feature_display_check,$(feat)))
+
+ifeq ($(VF),1)
+  feature_display := 1
+  feature_verbose := 1
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(feature_display),1)
+  $(info )
+  $(info Auto-detecting system features:)
+  $(foreach feat,$(FEATURE_DISPLAY),$(call feature_print_status,$(feat),))
+
+  ifeq ($(dwarf-post-unwind),1)
+    $(call feature_print_text,"DWARF post unwind library", $(dwarf-post-unwind-text))
+  endif
+
+  ifneq ($(feature_verbose),1)
+    $(info )
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(feature_verbose),1)
+  TMP := $(filter-out $(FEATURE_DISPLAY),$(FEATURE_TESTS))
+  $(foreach feat,$(TMP),$(call feature_print_status,$(feat),))
+  $(info )
+endif
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/.gitignore b/tools/build/feature/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09b335b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.d
+*.bin
+*.output
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..463ed8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+
+FILES=					\
+	test-all.bin			\
+	test-backtrace.bin		\
+	test-bionic.bin			\
+	test-dwarf.bin			\
+	test-fortify-source.bin		\
+	test-sync-compare-and-swap.bin	\
+	test-glibc.bin			\
+	test-gtk2.bin			\
+	test-gtk2-infobar.bin		\
+	test-hello.bin			\
+	test-libaudit.bin		\
+	test-libbfd.bin			\
+	test-liberty.bin		\
+	test-liberty-z.bin		\
+	test-cplus-demangle.bin		\
+	test-libelf.bin			\
+	test-libelf-getphdrnum.bin	\
+	test-libelf-mmap.bin		\
+	test-libnuma.bin		\
+	test-libperl.bin		\
+	test-libpython.bin		\
+	test-libpython-version.bin	\
+	test-libslang.bin		\
+	test-libunwind.bin		\
+	test-libunwind-debug-frame.bin	\
+	test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.bin	\
+	test-stackprotector-all.bin	\
+	test-timerfd.bin		\
+	test-libdw-dwarf-unwind.bin	\
+	test-libbabeltrace.bin		\
+	test-compile-32.bin		\
+	test-compile-x32.bin		\
+	test-zlib.bin			\
+	test-lzma.bin
+
+CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc -MD
+PKG_CONFIG := $(CROSS_COMPILE)pkg-config
+
+all: $(FILES)
+
+__BUILD = $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Wall -Werror -o $(OUTPUT)$@ $(patsubst %.bin,%.c,$@) $(LDFLAGS)
+  BUILD = $(__BUILD) > $(OUTPUT)$(@:.bin=.make.output) 2>&1
+
+###############################
+
+test-all.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -fstack-protector-all -O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -ldw -lelf -lnuma -lelf -laudit -I/usr/include/slang -lslang $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null) $(FLAGS_PERL_EMBED) $(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED) -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl -lz -llzma
+
+test-hello.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -D_GNU_SOURCE -lpthread
+
+test-stackprotector-all.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -fstack-protector-all
+
+test-fortify-source.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
+
+test-bionic.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-libelf.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lelf
+
+test-glibc.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-dwarf.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -ldw
+
+test-libelf-mmap.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lelf
+
+test-libelf-getphdrnum.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lelf
+
+test-libnuma.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lnuma
+
+test-libunwind.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lelf
+
+test-libunwind-debug-frame.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lelf
+
+test-libaudit.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -laudit
+
+test-libslang.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -I/usr/include/slang -lslang
+
+test-gtk2.bin:
+	$(BUILD) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null)
+
+test-gtk2-infobar.bin:
+	$(BUILD) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs --cflags gtk+-2.0 2>/dev/null)
+
+grep-libs  = $(filter -l%,$(1))
+strip-libs = $(filter-out -l%,$(1))
+
+PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS = $(shell perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts 2>/dev/null)
+PERL_EMBED_LDFLAGS = $(call strip-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
+PERL_EMBED_LIBADD = $(call grep-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
+PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS = `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts 2>/dev/null`
+FLAGS_PERL_EMBED=$(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS)
+
+test-libperl.bin:
+	$(BUILD) $(FLAGS_PERL_EMBED)
+
+test-libpython.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-libpython-version.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-libbfd.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -lz -liberty -ldl
+
+test-liberty.bin:
+	$(CC) -Wall -Werror -o $(OUTPUT)$@ test-libbfd.c -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl -liberty
+
+test-liberty-z.bin:
+	$(CC) -Wall -Werror -o $(OUTPUT)$@ test-libbfd.c -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl -liberty -lz
+
+test-cplus-demangle.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -liberty
+
+test-backtrace.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-timerfd.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-libdw-dwarf-unwind.bin:
+	$(BUILD) # -ldw provided by $(FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libdw-dwarf-unwind)
+
+test-libbabeltrace.bin:
+	$(BUILD) # -lbabeltrace provided by $(FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libbabeltrace)
+
+test-sync-compare-and-swap.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
+test-compile-32.bin:
+	$(CC) -m32 -o $(OUTPUT)$@ test-compile.c
+
+test-compile-x32.bin:
+	$(CC) -mx32 -o $(OUTPUT)$@ test-compile.c
+
+test-zlib.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lz
+
+test-lzma.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -llzma
+
+-include *.d
+
+###############################
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(FILES) *.d $(FILES:.bin=.make.output)
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84689a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * test-all.c: Try to build all the main testcases at once.
+ *
+ * A well-configured system will have all the prereqs installed, so we can speed
+ * up auto-detection on such systems.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Quirk: Python and Perl headers cannot be in arbitrary places, so keep
+ * these 3 testcases at the top:
+ */
+#define main main_test_libpython
+# include "test-libpython.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libpython_version
+# include "test-libpython-version.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libperl
+# include "test-libperl.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_hello
+# include "test-hello.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libelf
+# include "test-libelf.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libelf_mmap
+# include "test-libelf-mmap.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_glibc
+# include "test-glibc.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_dwarf
+# include "test-dwarf.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libelf_getphdrnum
+# include "test-libelf-getphdrnum.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libunwind
+# include "test-libunwind.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libaudit
+# include "test-libaudit.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libslang
+# include "test-libslang.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_gtk2
+# include "test-gtk2.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_gtk2_infobar
+# include "test-gtk2-infobar.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libbfd
+# include "test-libbfd.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_backtrace
+# include "test-backtrace.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libnuma
+# include "test-libnuma.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_timerfd
+# include "test-timerfd.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_stackprotector_all
+# include "test-stackprotector-all.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_libdw_dwarf_unwind
+# include "test-libdw-dwarf-unwind.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_sync_compare_and_swap
+# include "test-sync-compare-and-swap.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_zlib
+# include "test-zlib.c"
+#undef main
+
+#define main main_test_pthread_attr_setaffinity_np
+# include "test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.c"
+#undef main
+
+# if 0
+/*
+ * Disable libbabeltrace check for test-all, because the requested
+ * library version is not released yet in most distributions. Will
+ * reenable later.
+ */
+
+#define main main_test_libbabeltrace
+# include "test-libbabeltrace.c"
+#undef main
+#endif
+
+#define main main_test_lzma
+# include "test-lzma.c"
+#undef main
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	main_test_libpython();
+	main_test_libpython_version();
+	main_test_libperl();
+	main_test_hello();
+	main_test_libelf();
+	main_test_libelf_mmap();
+	main_test_glibc();
+	main_test_dwarf();
+	main_test_libelf_getphdrnum();
+	main_test_libunwind();
+	main_test_libaudit();
+	main_test_libslang();
+	main_test_gtk2(argc, argv);
+	main_test_gtk2_infobar(argc, argv);
+	main_test_libbfd();
+	main_test_backtrace();
+	main_test_libnuma();
+	main_test_timerfd();
+	main_test_stackprotector_all();
+	main_test_libdw_dwarf_unwind();
+	main_test_sync_compare_and_swap(argc, argv);
+	main_test_zlib();
+	main_test_pthread_attr_setaffinity_np();
+	main_test_lzma();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-backtrace.c b/tools/build/feature/test-backtrace.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7124aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-backtrace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <execinfo.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	void *backtrace_fns[10];
+	size_t entries;
+
+	entries = backtrace(backtrace_fns, 10);
+	backtrace_symbols_fd(backtrace_fns, entries, 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-bionic.c b/tools/build/feature/test-bionic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eac24e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-bionic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <android/api-level.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return __ANDROID_API__;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-compile.c b/tools/build/feature/test-compile.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31dbf45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-compile.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+int main(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-cplus-demangle.c b/tools/build/feature/test-cplus-demangle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..610c686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-cplus-demangle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extern int printf(const char *format, ...);
+extern char *cplus_demangle(const char *, int);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	char symbol[4096] = "FieldName__9ClassNameFd";
+	char *tmp;
+
+	tmp = cplus_demangle(symbol, 0);
+
+	printf("demangled symbol: {%s}\n", tmp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-dwarf.c b/tools/build/feature/test-dwarf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc1801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-dwarf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <dwarf.h>
+#include <elfutils/libdw.h>
+#include <elfutils/version.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	Dwarf *dbg = dwarf_begin(0, DWARF_C_READ);
+
+	return (long)dbg;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-fortify-source.c b/tools/build/feature/test-fortify-source.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f398d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-fortify-source.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return puts("hi");
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-glibc.c b/tools/build/feature/test-glibc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b082034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-glibc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <gnu/libc-version.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	const char *version = gnu_get_libc_version();
+
+	return (long)version;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-gtk2-infobar.c b/tools/build/feature/test-gtk2-infobar.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..397b464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-gtk2-infobar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-prototypes"
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wstrict-prototypes"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+	gtk_info_bar_new();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-gtk2.c b/tools/build/feature/test-gtk2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bd80e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-gtk2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-prototypes"
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wstrict-prototypes"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-hello.c b/tools/build/feature/test-hello.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f398d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-hello.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return puts("hi");
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libaudit.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libaudit.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc019f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libaudit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <libaudit.h>
+
+extern int printf(const char *format, ...);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	printf("error message: %s\n", audit_errno_to_name(0));
+
+	return audit_open();
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libbabeltrace.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libbabeltrace.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf802a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libbabeltrace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-writer/writer.h>
+#include <babeltrace/ctf-ir/stream-class.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	bt_ctf_stream_class_get_packet_context_type((void *) 0);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libbfd.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libbfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2405990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libbfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <bfd.h>
+
+extern int printf(const char *format, ...);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	char symbol[4096] = "FieldName__9ClassNameFd";
+	char *tmp;
+
+	tmp = bfd_demangle(0, symbol, 0);
+
+	printf("demangled symbol: {%s}\n", tmp);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libdw-dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libdw-dwarf-unwind.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f676a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libdw-dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+#include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This function is guarded via: __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 2).
+	 * Passing '1' as arguments value. This code is never executed,
+	 * only compiled.
+	 */
+	dwfl_thread_getframes((void *) 1, (void *) 1, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libelf-getphdrnum.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libelf-getphdrnum.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d710459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libelf-getphdrnum.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <libelf.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	size_t dst;
+
+	return elf_getphdrnum(0, &dst);
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libelf-mmap.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libelf-mmap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..564427d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libelf-mmap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <libelf.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	Elf *elf = elf_begin(0, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, 0);
+
+	return (long)elf;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libelf.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libelf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08db322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libelf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <libelf.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	Elf *elf = elf_begin(0, ELF_C_READ, 0);
+
+	return (long)elf;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libnuma.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libnuma.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4763d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libnuma.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <numa.h>
+#include <numaif.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	numa_available();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libperl.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libperl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8871f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libperl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <EXTERN.h>
+#include <perl.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	perl_alloc();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libpython-version.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libpython-version.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..facea12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libpython-version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <Python.h>
+
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
+	#error
+#endif
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libpython.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libpython.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b24b28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libpython.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <Python.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	Py_Initialize();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libslang.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libslang.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ff22e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libslang.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <slang.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return SLsmg_init_smg();
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libunwind-debug-frame.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libunwind-debug-frame.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef8087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libunwind-debug-frame.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <libunwind.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+extern int
+UNW_OBJ(dwarf_find_debug_frame) (int found, unw_dyn_info_t *di_debug,
+				 unw_word_t ip, unw_word_t segbase,
+				 const char *obj_name, unw_word_t start,
+				 unw_word_t end);
+
+#define dwarf_find_debug_frame UNW_OBJ(dwarf_find_debug_frame)
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	dwarf_find_debug_frame(0, NULL, 0, 0, NULL, 0, 0);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libunwind.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libunwind.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43b9369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libunwind.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <libunwind.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+extern int UNW_OBJ(dwarf_search_unwind_table) (unw_addr_space_t as,
+                                      unw_word_t ip,
+                                      unw_dyn_info_t *di,
+                                      unw_proc_info_t *pi,
+                                      int need_unwind_info, void *arg);
+
+
+#define dwarf_search_unwind_table UNW_OBJ(dwarf_search_unwind_table)
+
+static unw_accessors_t accessors;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	unw_addr_space_t addr_space;
+
+	addr_space = unw_create_addr_space(&accessors, 0);
+	if (addr_space)
+		return 0;
+
+	unw_init_remote(NULL, addr_space, NULL);
+	dwarf_search_unwind_table(addr_space, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-lzma.c b/tools/build/feature/test-lzma.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95adc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-lzma.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <lzma.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	lzma_stream strm = LZMA_STREAM_INIT;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = lzma_stream_decoder(&strm, UINT64_MAX, LZMA_CONCATENATED);
+	return ret ? -1 : 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.c b/tools/build/feature/test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdada5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	pthread_attr_t thread_attr;
+	cpu_set_t cs;
+
+	pthread_attr_init(&thread_attr);
+	CPU_ZERO(&cs);
+
+	ret = pthread_attr_setaffinity_np(&thread_attr, sizeof(cs), &cs);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-stackprotector-all.c b/tools/build/feature/test-stackprotector-all.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9f398d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-stackprotector-all.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return puts("hi");
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-sync-compare-and-swap.c b/tools/build/feature/test-sync-compare-and-swap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c34d4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-sync-compare-and-swap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+volatile uint64_t x;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	uint64_t old, new = argc;
+
+	argv = argv;
+	do {
+		old = __sync_val_compare_and_swap(&x, 0, 0);
+	} while (!__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&x, old, new));
+	return old == new;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-timerfd.c b/tools/build/feature/test-timerfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c5c083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-timerfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * test for timerfd functions used by perf-kvm-stat-live
+ */
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	struct itimerspec new_value;
+
+	int fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (timerfd_settime(fd, 0, &new_value, NULL) != 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-zlib.c b/tools/build/feature/test-zlib.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e111fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-zlib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <zlib.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	z_stream zs;
+
+	inflateInit(&zs);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/Build b/tools/build/tests/ex/Build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6c3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/Build
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ex-y += ex.o
+ex-y += a.o
+ex-y += b.o
+ex-y += empty/
+
+libex-y += c.o
+libex-y += d.o
+libex-y += arch/
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile b/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d2476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export srctree := ../../../..
+export CC      := gcc
+export LD      := ld
+export AR      := ar
+
+build := -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. obj
+ex: ex-in.o libex-in.o
+	gcc -o $@ $^
+
+ex.%: FORCE
+	make -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=. $@
+
+ex-in.o: FORCE
+	make $(build)=ex
+
+libex-in.o: FORCE
+	make $(build)=libex
+
+clean:
+	find . -name '*.o' -delete -o -name '\.*.cmd' -delete -o -name '\.*.d' -delete
+	rm -f ex ex.i ex.s
+
+.PHONY: FORCE
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/a.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/a.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8517627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/a.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+int a(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/Build b/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/Build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5550618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/Build
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+libex-y += e.o
+libex-y += f.o
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/e.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/e.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beaa4a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/e.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+int e(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/f.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/f.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c3e9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/arch/f.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+int f(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/b.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/b.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c24ff9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/b.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+int b(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/c.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/c.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e216d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+int c(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/d.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/d.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80dc0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/d.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+int d(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/empty/Build b/tools/build/tests/ex/empty/Build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/empty/Build
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/ex/ex.c b/tools/build/tests/ex/ex.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc42eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/ex/ex.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+int a(void);
+int b(void);
+int c(void);
+int d(void);
+int e(void);
+int f(void);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	a();
+	b();
+	c();
+	d();
+	e();
+	f();
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/build/tests/run.sh b/tools/build/tests/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5494f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/tests/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+function test_ex {
+	make -C ex V=1 clean > ex.out 2>&1
+	make -C ex V=1 >> ex.out 2>&1
+
+	if [ ! -x ./ex/ex ]; then
+	  echo FAILED
+	  exit -1
+	fi
+
+	make -C ex V=1 clean > /dev/null 2>&1
+	rm -f ex.out
+}
+
+function test_ex_suffix {
+	make -C ex V=1 clean > ex.out 2>&1
+
+	# use -rR to disable make's builtin rules
+	make -rR -C ex V=1 ex.o >> ex.out 2>&1
+	make -rR -C ex V=1 ex.i >> ex.out 2>&1
+	make -rR -C ex V=1 ex.s >> ex.out 2>&1
+
+	if [ -x ./ex/ex ]; then
+	  echo FAILED
+	  exit -1
+	fi
+
+	if [ ! -f ./ex/ex.o -o ! -f ./ex/ex.i -o ! -f ./ex/ex.s ]; then
+	  echo FAILED
+	  exit -1
+	fi
+
+	make -C ex V=1 clean > /dev/null 2>&1
+	rm -f ex.out
+}
+echo -n Testing..
+
+test_ex
+test_ex_suffix
+
+echo OK