diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 56640946b5a9..51a96c2effde 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ int map__overlap(struct map *l, struct map *r);
 size_t map__fprintf(struct map *self, FILE *fp);
 struct symbol *map__find_symbol(struct map *self, u64 addr,
 				symbol_filter_t filter);
+struct symbol *map__find_symbol_by_name(struct map *self, const char *name,
+					symbol_filter_t filter);
 void map__fixup_start(struct map *self);
 void map__fixup_end(struct map *self);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 69f94fe9db20..175f1f6b6914 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -104,45 +104,66 @@ void map__fixup_end(struct map *self)
 
 #define DSO__DELETED "(deleted)"
 
+static int map__load(struct map *self, symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	const char *name = self->dso->long_name;
+	int nr = dso__load(self->dso, self, filter);
+
+	if (nr < 0) {
+		if (self->dso->has_build_id) {
+			char sbuild_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 1];
+
+			build_id__sprintf(self->dso->build_id,
+					  sizeof(self->dso->build_id),
+					  sbuild_id);
+			pr_warning("%s with build id %s not found",
+				   name, sbuild_id);
+		} else
+			pr_warning("Failed to open %s", name);
+
+		pr_warning(", continuing without symbols\n");
+		return -1;
+	} else if (nr == 0) {
+		const size_t len = strlen(name);
+		const size_t real_len = len - sizeof(DSO__DELETED);
+
+		if (len > sizeof(DSO__DELETED) &&
+		    strcmp(name + real_len + 1, DSO__DELETED) == 0) {
+			pr_warning("%.*s was updated, restart the long "
+				   "running apps that use it!\n",
+				   (int)real_len, name);
+		} else {
+			pr_warning("no symbols found in %s, maybe install "
+				   "a debug package?\n", name);
+		}
+
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct symbol *map__find_symbol(struct map *self, u64 addr,
 				symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
-	if (!dso__loaded(self->dso, self->type)) {
-		int nr = dso__load(self->dso, self, filter);
-
-		if (nr < 0) {
-			if (self->dso->has_build_id) {
-				char sbuild_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 1];
-
-				build_id__sprintf(self->dso->build_id,
-						  sizeof(self->dso->build_id),
-						  sbuild_id);
-				pr_warning("%s with build id %s not found",
-					   self->dso->long_name, sbuild_id);
-			} else
-				pr_warning("Failed to open %s",
-					   self->dso->long_name);
-			pr_warning(", continuing without symbols\n");
-			return NULL;
-		} else if (nr == 0) {
-			const char *name = self->dso->long_name;
-			const size_t len = strlen(name);
-			const size_t real_len = len - sizeof(DSO__DELETED);
-
-			if (len > sizeof(DSO__DELETED) &&
-			    strcmp(name + real_len + 1, DSO__DELETED) == 0) {
-				pr_warning("%.*s was updated, restart the long running apps that use it!\n",
-					   (int)real_len, name);
-			} else {
-				pr_warning("no symbols found in %s, maybe install a debug package?\n", name);
-			}
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	if (!dso__loaded(self->dso, self->type) && map__load(self, filter) < 0)
+		return NULL;
 
 	return self->dso->find_symbol(self->dso, self->type, addr);
 }
 
+struct symbol *map__find_symbol_by_name(struct map *self, const char *name,
+					symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	if (!dso__loaded(self->dso, self->type) && map__load(self, filter) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!dso__sorted_by_name(self->dso, self->type))
+		dso__sort_by_name(self->dso, self->type);
+
+	return dso__find_symbol_by_name(self->dso, self->type, name);
+}
+
 struct map *map__clone(struct map *self)
 {
 	struct map *map = malloc(sizeof(*self));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index e63ddb469de7..8134c49deae6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ enum dso_origin {
 };
 
 static void dsos__add(struct list_head *head, struct dso *dso);
-static struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *self, char *name);
 static struct map *map__new2(u64 start, struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, u64 addr);
 static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
@@ -51,11 +50,21 @@ bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type)
 	return self->loaded & (1 << type);
 }
 
+bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type)
+{
+	return self->sorted_by_name & (1 << type);
+}
+
 static void dso__set_loaded(struct dso *self, enum map_type type)
 {
 	self->loaded |= (1 << type);
 }
 
+static void dso__set_sorted_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type)
+{
+	self->sorted_by_name |= (1 << type);
+}
+
 static bool symbol_type__is_a(char symbol_type, enum map_type map_type)
 {
 	switch (map_type) {
@@ -176,11 +185,12 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		dso__set_long_name(self, self->name);
 		self->short_name = self->name;
 		for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
-			self->symbols[i] = RB_ROOT;
+			self->symbols[i] = self->symbol_names[i] = RB_ROOT;
 		self->find_symbol = dso__find_symbol;
 		self->slen_calculated = 0;
 		self->origin = DSO__ORIG_NOT_FOUND;
 		self->loaded = 0;
+		self->sorted_by_name = 0;
 		self->has_build_id = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -258,11 +268,85 @@ static struct symbol *symbols__find(struct rb_root *self, u64 ip)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, u64 addr)
+struct symbol_name_rb_node {
+	struct rb_node	rb_node;
+	struct symbol	sym;
+};
+
+static void symbols__insert_by_name(struct rb_root *self, struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &self->rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct symbol_name_rb_node *symn = ((void *)sym) - sizeof(*parent), *s;
+
+	while (*p != NULL) {
+		parent = *p;
+		s = rb_entry(parent, struct symbol_name_rb_node, rb_node);
+		if (strcmp(sym->name, s->sym.name) < 0)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+	}
+	rb_link_node(&symn->rb_node, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&symn->rb_node, self);
+}
+
+static void symbols__sort_by_name(struct rb_root *self, struct rb_root *source)
+{
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(source); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		struct symbol *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol, rb_node);
+		symbols__insert_by_name(self, pos);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct symbol *symbols__find_by_name(struct rb_root *self, const char *name)
+{
+	struct rb_node *n;
+
+	if (self == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	n = self->rb_node;
+
+	while (n) {
+		struct symbol_name_rb_node *s;
+		int cmp;
+
+		s = rb_entry(n, struct symbol_name_rb_node, rb_node);
+		cmp = strcmp(name, s->sym.name);
+
+		if (cmp < 0)
+			n = n->rb_left;
+		else if (cmp > 0)
+			n = n->rb_right;
+		else
+			return &s->sym;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self,
+				enum map_type type, u64 addr)
 {
 	return symbols__find(&self->symbols[type], addr);
 }
 
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type,
+					const char *name)
+{
+	return symbols__find_by_name(&self->symbol_names[type], name);
+}
+
+void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type)
+{
+	dso__set_sorted_by_name(self, type);
+	return symbols__sort_by_name(&self->symbol_names[type],
+				     &self->symbols[type]);
+}
+
 int build_id__sprintf(u8 *self, int len, char *bf)
 {
 	char *bid = bf;
@@ -397,7 +481,7 @@ static int dso__split_kallsyms(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 			*module++ = '\0';
 
 			if (strcmp(self->name, module)) {
-				curr_map = map_groups__find_by_name(mg, module);
+				curr_map = map_groups__find_by_name(mg, map->type, module);
 				if (curr_map == NULL) {
 					pr_debug("/proc/{kallsyms,modules} "
 					         "inconsistency!\n");
@@ -895,7 +979,7 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 			snprintf(dso_name, sizeof(dso_name),
 				 "%s%s", self->short_name, section_name);
 
-			curr_map = map_groups__find_by_name(mg, dso_name);
+			curr_map = map_groups__find_by_name(mg, map->type, dso_name);
 			if (curr_map == NULL) {
 				u64 start = sym.st_value;
 
@@ -1226,11 +1310,12 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *self, char *name)
+struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *self,
+				     enum map_type type, const char *name)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 
-	for (nd = rb_first(&self->maps[MAP__FUNCTION]); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+	for (nd = rb_first(&self->maps[type]); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct map *map = rb_entry(nd, struct map, rb_node);
 
 		if (map->dso && strcmp(map->dso->name, name) == 0)
@@ -1274,7 +1359,7 @@ static int dsos__set_modules_path_dir(char *dirname)
 				 (int)(dot - dent->d_name), dent->d_name);
 
 			strxfrchar(dso_name, '-', '_');
-			map = map_groups__find_by_name(kmaps, dso_name);
+			map = map_groups__find_by_name(kmaps, MAP__FUNCTION, dso_name);
 			if (map == NULL)
 				continue;
 
@@ -1671,6 +1756,9 @@ int symbol__init(struct symbol_conf *conf)
 
 	elf_version(EV_CURRENT);
 	symbol__priv_size = pconf->priv_size;
+	if (pconf->sort_by_name)
+		symbol__priv_size += (sizeof(struct symbol_name_rb_node) -
+				      sizeof(struct symbol));
 	map_groups__init(kmaps);
 
 	if (pconf->try_vmlinux_path && vmlinux_path__init() < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 6e1da1ea6311..51c401307bf1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ struct symbol {
 struct symbol_conf {
 	unsigned short	priv_size;
 	bool		try_vmlinux_path,
-			use_modules;
+			use_modules,
+			sort_by_name;
 	const char	*vmlinux_name;
 };
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ struct addr_location {
 struct dso {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_root	 symbols[MAP__NR_TYPES];
+	struct rb_root	 symbol_names[MAP__NR_TYPES];
 	struct symbol    *(*find_symbol)(struct dso *self,
 					 enum map_type type, u64 addr);
 	u8		 adjust_symbols:1;
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ struct dso {
 	u8		 has_build_id:1;
 	u8		 kernel:1;
 	unsigned char	 origin;
+	u8		 sorted_by_name;
 	u8		 loaded;
 	u8		 build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
 	u16		 long_name_len;
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name);
 void dso__delete(struct dso *self);
 
 bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type);
+bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type);
+
+void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type);
 
 struct dso *dsos__findnew(const char *name);
 int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter);
@@ -103,6 +109,8 @@ size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *self, FILE *fp);
 size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, enum map_type type, FILE *fp);
 char dso__symtab_origin(const struct dso *self);
 void dso__set_build_id(struct dso *self, void *build_id);
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type,
+					const char *name);
 
 int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size);
 int sysfs__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index a6333f3716af..1751802a09ba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -64,4 +64,7 @@ map_groups__find_function(struct map_groups *self, u64 addr,
 {
 	return map_groups__find_symbol(self, MAP__FUNCTION, addr, filter);
 }
+
+struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *self,
+				     enum map_type type, const char *name);
 #endif	/* __PERF_THREAD_H */