diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 763bef4..86d2b1f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -951,7 +951,10 @@
 
 struct trace {
 	struct perf_tool	tool;
-	int			audit_machine;
+	struct {
+		int		machine;
+		int		open_id;
+	}			audit;
 	struct {
 		int		max;
 		struct syscall  *table;
@@ -965,14 +968,19 @@
 	struct strlist		*ev_qualifier;
 	bool			not_ev_qualifier;
 	bool			live;
+	const char 		*last_vfs_getname;
 	struct intlist		*tid_list;
 	struct intlist		*pid_list;
 	bool			sched;
 	bool			multiple_threads;
 	bool			summary;
 	bool			show_comm;
+	bool			show_tool_stats;
 	double			duration_filter;
 	double			runtime_ms;
+	struct {
+		u64		vfs_getname, proc_getname;
+	} stats;
 };
 
 static int trace__set_fd_pathname(struct thread *thread, int fd, const char *pathname)
@@ -1027,7 +1035,8 @@
 	return trace__set_fd_pathname(thread, fd, pathname);
 }
 
-static const char *thread__fd_path(struct thread *thread, int fd, bool live)
+static const char *thread__fd_path(struct thread *thread, int fd,
+				   struct trace *trace)
 {
 	struct thread_trace *ttrace = thread->priv;
 
@@ -1037,9 +1046,13 @@
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if ((fd > ttrace->paths.max || ttrace->paths.table[fd] == NULL) &&
-	    (!live || thread__read_fd_path(thread, fd)))
-		return NULL;
+	if ((fd > ttrace->paths.max || ttrace->paths.table[fd] == NULL))
+		if (!trace->live)
+			return NULL;
+		++trace->stats.proc_getname;
+		if (thread__read_fd_path(thread, fd)) {
+			return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return ttrace->paths.table[fd];
 }
@@ -1049,7 +1062,7 @@
 {
 	int fd = arg->val;
 	size_t printed = scnprintf(bf, size, "%d", fd);
-	const char *path = thread__fd_path(arg->thread, fd, arg->trace->live);
+	const char *path = thread__fd_path(arg->thread, fd, arg->trace);
 
 	if (path)
 		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "<%s>", path);
@@ -1186,7 +1199,7 @@
 {
 	char tp_name[128];
 	struct syscall *sc;
-	const char *name = audit_syscall_to_name(id, trace->audit_machine);
+	const char *name = audit_syscall_to_name(id, trace->audit.machine);
 
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -1450,6 +1463,12 @@
 
 	ret = perf_evsel__intval(evsel, sample, "ret");
 
+	if (id == trace->audit.open_id && ret >= 0 && trace->last_vfs_getname) {
+		trace__set_fd_pathname(thread, ret, trace->last_vfs_getname);
+		trace->last_vfs_getname = NULL;
+		++trace->stats.vfs_getname;
+	}
+
 	ttrace = thread->priv;
 
 	ttrace->exit_time = sample->time;
@@ -1494,6 +1513,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int trace__vfs_getname(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample)
+{
+	trace->last_vfs_getname = perf_evsel__rawptr(evsel, sample, "pathname");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int trace__sched_stat_runtime(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				     struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
@@ -1616,6 +1642,22 @@
 
 static size_t trace__fprintf_thread_summary(struct trace *trace, FILE *fp);
 
+static void perf_evlist__add_vfs_getname(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__newtp("probe", "vfs_getname",
+						     evlist->nr_entries);
+	if (evsel == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	if (perf_evsel__field(evsel, "pathname") == NULL) {
+		perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	evsel->handler.func = trace__vfs_getname;
+	perf_evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
+}
+
 static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new();
@@ -1635,6 +1677,8 @@
 		perf_evlist__add_newtp(evlist, "raw_syscalls", "sys_exit", trace__sys_exit))
 		goto out_error_tp;
 
+	perf_evlist__add_vfs_getname(evlist);
+
 	if (trace->sched &&
 		perf_evlist__add_newtp(evlist, "sched", "sched_stat_runtime",
 				trace__sched_stat_runtime))
@@ -1741,12 +1785,22 @@
 
 	if (done)
 		perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
-
-	goto again;
+	else
+		goto again;
 
 out_unmap_evlist:
-	if (!err && trace->summary)
-		trace__fprintf_thread_summary(trace, trace->output);
+	if (!err) {
+		if (trace->summary)
+			trace__fprintf_thread_summary(trace, trace->output);
+
+		if (trace->show_tool_stats) {
+			fprintf(trace->output, "Stats:\n "
+					       " vfs_getname : %" PRIu64 "\n"
+					       " proc_getname: %" PRIu64 "\n",
+				trace->stats.vfs_getname,
+				trace->stats.proc_getname);
+		}
+	}
 
 	perf_evlist__munmap(evlist);
 out_close_evlist:
@@ -1788,6 +1842,7 @@
 	const struct perf_evsel_str_handler handlers[] = {
 		{ "raw_syscalls:sys_enter",  trace__sys_enter, },
 		{ "raw_syscalls:sys_exit",   trace__sys_exit, },
+		{ "probe:vfs_getname",	     trace__vfs_getname, },
 	};
 
 	struct perf_session *session;
@@ -1997,7 +2052,10 @@
 		NULL
 	};
 	struct trace trace = {
-		.audit_machine = audit_detect_machine(),
+		.audit = {
+			.machine = audit_detect_machine(),
+			.open_id = audit_name_to_syscall("open", trace.audit.machine),
+		},
 		.syscalls = {
 			. max = -1,
 		},
@@ -2019,6 +2077,7 @@
 	const struct option trace_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "comm", &trace.show_comm,
 		    "show the thread COMM next to its id"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "tool_stats", &trace.show_tool_stats, "show tool stats"),
 	OPT_STRING('e', "expr", &ev_qualifier_str, "expr",
 		    "list of events to trace"),
 	OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output_name, "file", "output file name"),