diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 7a2842e..c26b353 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -512,18 +512,18 @@
 
 int perf_event__process_comm(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_comm_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_comm_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 int perf_event__process_lost(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_lost_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_lost_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_mmap(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
@@ -546,18 +546,18 @@
 
 int perf_event__process_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_mmap_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_mmap_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 int perf_event__process_mmap2(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_mmap2_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_mmap2_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_task(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
@@ -569,18 +569,18 @@
 
 int perf_event__process_fork(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_fork_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_fork_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 int perf_event__process_exit(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			     union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_exit_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_exit_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 size_t perf_event__fprintf(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
@@ -611,10 +611,10 @@
 
 int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 			union perf_event *event,
-			struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+			struct perf_sample *sample,
 			struct machine *machine)
 {
-	return machine__process_event(machine, event);
+	return machine__process_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index ea93425..ce034c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		snprintf(comm, sizeof(comm), "[guest/%d]", pid);
-		thread__set_comm(thread, comm);
+		thread__set_comm(thread, comm, 0);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@
 	return __machine__findnew_thread(machine, 0, tid, false);
 }
 
-int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event)
+int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
 							event->comm.pid,
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@
 	if (dump_trace)
 		perf_event__fprintf_comm(event, stdout);
 
-	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
+	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm, sample->time)) {
 		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@
 }
 
 int machine__process_lost_event(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
-				union perf_event *event)
+				union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
 {
 	dump_printf(": id:%" PRIu64 ": lost:%" PRIu64 "\n",
 		    event->lost.id, event->lost.lost);
@@ -984,7 +985,8 @@
 }
 
 int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine,
-				 union perf_event *event)
+				 union perf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
 {
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	struct thread *thread;
@@ -1031,7 +1033,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event)
+int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
 {
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	struct thread *thread;
@@ -1088,7 +1091,8 @@
 	list_add_tail(&th->node, &machine->dead_threads);
 }
 
-int machine__process_fork_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event)
+int machine__process_fork_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine, event->fork.tid);
 	struct thread *parent = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
@@ -1105,7 +1109,7 @@
 		perf_event__fprintf_task(event, stdout);
 
 	if (thread == NULL || parent == NULL ||
-	    thread__fork(thread, parent) < 0) {
+	    thread__fork(thread, parent, sample->time) < 0) {
 		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_FORK, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -1113,8 +1117,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int machine__process_exit_event(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
-				union perf_event *event)
+int machine__process_exit_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = machine__find_thread(machine, event->fork.tid);
 
@@ -1127,23 +1131,24 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int machine__process_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event)
+int machine__process_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+			   struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-		ret = machine__process_comm_event(machine, event); break;
+		ret = machine__process_comm_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-		ret = machine__process_mmap_event(machine, event); break;
+		ret = machine__process_mmap_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP2:
-		ret = machine__process_mmap2_event(machine, event); break;
+		ret = machine__process_mmap2_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
-		ret = machine__process_fork_event(machine, event); break;
+		ret = machine__process_fork_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
-		ret = machine__process_exit_event(machine, event); break;
+		ret = machine__process_exit_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		ret = machine__process_lost_event(machine, event); break;
+		ret = machine__process_lost_event(machine, event, sample); break;
 	default:
 		ret = -1;
 		break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 4c1f5d5..2389ba8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -40,13 +40,20 @@
 
 struct thread *machine__find_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t tid);
 
-int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
-int machine__process_exit_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
-int machine__process_fork_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
-int machine__process_lost_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
-int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
-int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
-int machine__process_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event);
+int machine__process_comm_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__process_exit_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__process_fork_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__process_lost_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__process_mmap_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__process_mmap2_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				 struct perf_sample *sample);
+int machine__process_event(struct machine *machine, union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample);
 
 typedef void (*machine__process_t)(struct machine *machine, void *data);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 4ba7b54..3c1b301 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(self, 0);
 
-	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, "swapper")) {
+	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, "swapper", 0)) {
 		pr_err("problem inserting idle task.\n");
 		thread = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 5676007..0ea73fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 	free(thread);
 }
 
-int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm)
+int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm,
+		     u64 timestamp __maybe_unused)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@
 	map_groups__insert(&thread->mg, map);
 }
 
-int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent)
+int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent,
+		 u64 timestamp __maybe_unused)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 6561ad2..4e97242 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 	thread->dead = true;
 }
 
-int thread__set_comm(struct thread *self, const char *comm);
+int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm, u64 timestamp);
 int thread__comm_len(struct thread *self);
 const char *thread__comm_str(const struct thread *thread);
 void thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map);
-int thread__fork(struct thread *self, struct thread *parent);
+int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent, u64 timestamp);
 size_t thread__fprintf(struct thread *thread, FILE *fp);
 
 static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *self,