3 files changed, 26 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 4fa4bc4505f5..4252fc22f78f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -880,15 +880,26 @@ struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open(const char *path)
 }
 
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open_buffer(void *obj_buf,
-					   size_t obj_buf_sz)
+					   size_t obj_buf_sz,
+					   const char *name)
 {
+	char tmp_name[64];
+
 	/* param validation */
 	if (!obj_buf || obj_buf_sz <= 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	pr_debug("loading object from buffer\n");
+	if (!name) {
+		snprintf(tmp_name, sizeof(tmp_name), "%lx-%lx",
+			 (unsigned long)obj_buf,
+			 (unsigned long)obj_buf_sz);
+		tmp_name[sizeof(tmp_name) - 1] = '\0';
+		name = tmp_name;
+	}
+	pr_debug("loading object '%s' from buffer\n",
+		 name);
 
-	return __bpf_object__open("[buffer]", obj_buf, obj_buf_sz);
+	return __bpf_object__open(name, obj_buf, obj_buf_sz);
 }
 
 int bpf_object__unload(struct bpf_object *obj)
@@ -975,6 +986,14 @@ bpf_object__next(struct bpf_object *prev)
 	return next;
 }
 
+const char *
+bpf_object__get_name(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	if (!obj)
+		return NULL;
+	return obj->path;
+}
+
 struct bpf_program *
 bpf_program__next(struct bpf_program *prev, struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index ea8adc206b62..f16170c95ffd 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ struct bpf_object;
 
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open(const char *path);
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open_buffer(void *obj_buf,
-					   size_t obj_buf_sz);
+					   size_t obj_buf_sz,
+					   const char *name);
 void bpf_object__close(struct bpf_object *object);
 
 /* Load/unload object into/from kernel */
 int bpf_object__load(struct bpf_object *obj);
 int bpf_object__unload(struct bpf_object *obj);
+const char *bpf_object__get_name(struct bpf_object *obj);
 
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__next(struct bpf_object *prev);
 #define bpf_object__for_each_safe(pos, tmp)			\
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
index a337356fd979..52d55971f66f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/llvm.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int test__bpf_parsing(void *obj_buf, size_t obj_buf_sz)
 {
 	struct bpf_object *obj;
 
-	obj = bpf_object__open_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz);
+	obj = bpf_object__open_buffer(obj_buf, obj_buf_sz, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return -1;
 	bpf_object__close(obj);