2 files changed, 60 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index c9031ebf196e..371713977888 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 	char			*group_name;
 };
 
+#define hists_to_evsel(h) container_of(h, struct perf_evsel, hists)
+
 struct cpu_map;
 struct thread_map;
 struct perf_evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 8170a3d11ffa..f855941bebea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "hist.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "sort.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
 #include <math.h>
 
 static bool hists__filter_entry_by_dso(struct hists *hists,
@@ -540,6 +541,62 @@ void hists__collapse_resort_threaded(struct hists *hists)
  * reverse the map, sort on period.
  */
 
+static int period_cmp(u64 period_a, u64 period_b)
+{
+	if (period_a > period_b)
+		return 1;
+	if (period_a < period_b)
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int hist_entry__sort_on_period(struct hist_entry *a,
+				      struct hist_entry *b)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int i, nr_members;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct hist_entry *pair;
+	u64 *periods_a, *periods_b;
+
+	ret = period_cmp(a->stat.period, b->stat.period);
+	if (ret || !symbol_conf.event_group)
+		return ret;
+
+	evsel = hists_to_evsel(a->hists);
+	nr_members = evsel->nr_members;
+	if (nr_members <= 1)
+		return ret;
+
+	periods_a = zalloc(sizeof(periods_a) * nr_members);
+	periods_b = zalloc(sizeof(periods_b) * nr_members);
+
+	if (!periods_a || !periods_b)
+		goto out;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pair, &a->pairs.head, pairs.node) {
+		evsel = hists_to_evsel(pair->hists);
+		periods_a[perf_evsel__group_idx(evsel)] = pair->stat.period;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pair, &b->pairs.head, pairs.node) {
+		evsel = hists_to_evsel(pair->hists);
+		periods_b[perf_evsel__group_idx(evsel)] = pair->stat.period;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 1; i < nr_members; i++) {
+		ret = period_cmp(periods_a[i], periods_b[i]);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+out:
+	free(periods_a);
+	free(periods_b);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void __hists__insert_output_entry(struct rb_root *entries,
 					 struct hist_entry *he,
 					 u64 min_callchain_hits)
@@ -556,7 +613,7 @@ static void __hists__insert_output_entry(struct rb_root *entries,
 		parent = *p;
 		iter = rb_entry(parent, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
 
-		if (he->stat.period > iter->stat.period)
+		if (hist_entry__sort_on_period(he, iter) > 0)
 			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
 		else
 			p = &(*p)->rb_right;