4 files changed, 11 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index 7323d9dfbce8..38b8ca900eda 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -491,11 +491,6 @@ static int __cmd_kmem(void)
 	if (!perf_session__has_traces(session, "kmem record"))
 		goto out_delete;
 
-	if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(session) < 0) {
-		pr_err("Problems creating kernel maps\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	setup_pager();
 	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &event_ops);
 	if (err != 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 7bb9ca1b30fa..90345223908c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -477,11 +477,6 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(session) < 0) {
-		pr_err("Problems creating kernel maps\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if (!file_new) {
 		err = perf_header__read(&session->header, output);
 		if (err < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 78f9c4576a0c..1fc018e048e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1191,11 +1191,6 @@ static int __cmd_top(void)
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(session) < 0) {
-		pr_err("Problems creating kernel maps\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if (target_pid != -1)
 		event__synthesize_thread(target_pid, event__process, session);
 	else
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 1951e330377c..8e7c1896eaa2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -70,8 +70,17 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool forc
 	self->unknown_events = 0;
 	map_groups__init(&self->kmaps);
 
-	if (mode == O_RDONLY && perf_session__open(self, force) < 0)
-		goto out_delete;
+	if (mode == O_RDONLY) {
+		if (perf_session__open(self, force) < 0)
+			goto out_delete;
+	} else if (mode == O_WRONLY) {
+		/*
+		 * In O_RDONLY mode this will be performed when reading the
+		 * kernel MMAP event, in event__process_mmap().
+		 */
+		if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(self) < 0)
+			goto out_delete;
+	}
 
 	self->sample_type = perf_header__sample_type(&self->header);
 out: