3 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 28fb62c32678..c9bdc9ded0c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -757,7 +757,9 @@ post_process_kernel_probe_trace_events(struct probe_trace_event *tevs,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ntevs; i++) {
-		if (!tevs[i].point.address || tevs[i].point.retprobe)
+		if (!tevs[i].point.address)
+			continue;
+		if (tevs[i].point.retprobe && !kretprobe_offset_is_supported())
 			continue;
 		/* If we found a wrong one, mark it by NULL symbol */
 		if (kprobe_warn_out_range(tevs[i].point.symbol,
@@ -1528,11 +1530,6 @@ static int parse_perf_probe_point(char *arg, struct perf_probe_event *pev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (pp->retprobe && !pp->function) {
-		semantic_error("Return probe requires an entry function.\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if ((pp->offset || pp->line || pp->lazy_line) && pp->retprobe) {
 		semantic_error("Offset/Line/Lazy pattern can't be used with "
 			       "return probe.\n");
@@ -2841,7 +2838,8 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 
 	/* Note that the symbols in the kmodule are not relocated */
-	if (!pev->uprobes && !pp->retprobe && !pev->target) {
+	if (!pev->uprobes && !pev->target &&
+			(!pp->retprobe || kretprobe_offset_is_supported())) {
 		reloc_sym = kernel_get_ref_reloc_sym();
 		if (!reloc_sym) {
 			pr_warning("Relocated base symbol is not found!\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
index 8a219cd831b7..1542cd0d6799 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ int probe_cache__show_all_caches(struct strfilter *filter)
 
 enum ftrace_readme {
 	FTRACE_README_PROBE_TYPE_X = 0,
+	FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET,
 	FTRACE_README_END,
 };
 
@@ -889,6 +890,7 @@ static struct {
 #define DEFINE_TYPE(idx, pat)			\
 	[idx] = {.pattern = pat, .avail = false}
 	DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_PROBE_TYPE_X, "*type: * x8/16/32/64,*"),
+	DEFINE_TYPE(FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET, "*place (kretprobe): *"),
 };
 
 static bool scan_ftrace_readme(enum ftrace_readme type)
@@ -939,3 +941,8 @@ bool probe_type_is_available(enum probe_type type)
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+bool kretprobe_offset_is_supported(void)
+{
+	return scan_ftrace_readme(FTRACE_README_KRETPROBE_OFFSET);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
index a17a82eff8a0..dbf95a00864a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct probe_cache_entry *probe_cache__find_by_name(struct probe_cache *pcache,
 					const char *group, const char *event);
 int probe_cache__show_all_caches(struct strfilter *filter);
 bool probe_type_is_available(enum probe_type type);
+bool kretprobe_offset_is_supported(void);
 #else	/* ! HAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT */
 static inline struct probe_cache *probe_cache__new(const char *tgt __maybe_unused)
 {