diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 21c164b8f9db..0f1e5a2f6ad7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ static struct kvm_event *kvm_alloc_init_event(struct event_key *key)
 	}
 
 	event->key = *key;
+	init_stats(&event->total.stats);
 	return event;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index eb524f91bffe..8ce62ef7f6c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	session = perf_session__new(file, false, NULL);
 	if (session == NULL) {
-		pr_err("Not enough memory for reading perf file header\n");
+		pr_err("Perf session creation failed.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index 1fbcd8bdc11b..55de44ecebef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -86,10 +86,17 @@ static int open_file_read(struct perf_data_file *file)
 
 static int open_file_write(struct perf_data_file *file)
 {
+	int fd;
+
 	if (check_backup(file))
 		return -1;
 
-	return open(file->path, O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
+	fd = open(file->path, O_CREAT|O_RDWR|O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
+
+	if (fd < 0)
+		pr_err("failed to open %s : %s\n", file->path, strerror(errno));
+
+	return fd;
 }
 
 static int open_file(struct perf_data_file *file)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index 3b7dbf51d4a9..6864661a79dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "symbol.h"
+#include "vdso.h"
 #include <symbol/kallsyms.h>
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -618,6 +619,7 @@ int symsrc__init(struct symsrc *ss, struct dso *dso, const char *name,
 		GElf_Shdr shdr;
 		ss->adjust_symbols = (ehdr.e_type == ET_EXEC ||
 				ehdr.e_type == ET_REL ||
+				is_vdso_map(dso->short_name) ||
 				elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr,
 						     ".gnu.prelink_undo",
 						     NULL) != NULL);