--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/tools/perf/util/pager.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/tools/perf/util/pager.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -50,20 +50,15 @@
 
 	if (!isatty(1))
 		return;
-	if (!pager) {
-		if (!pager_program)
-			perf_config(perf_default_config, NULL);
-		pager = pager_program;
-	}
 	if (!pager)
 		pager = getenv("PAGER");
-	if (!pager) {
-		if (!access("/usr/bin/pager", X_OK))
-			pager = "/usr/bin/pager";
-	}
+	if (!(pager || access("/usr/bin/pager", X_OK)))
+		pager = "/usr/bin/pager";
+	if (!(pager || access("/usr/bin/less", X_OK)))
+		pager = "/usr/bin/less";
 	if (!pager)
-		pager = "less";
-	else if (!*pager || !strcmp(pager, "cat"))
+		pager = "cat";
+	if (!*pager || !strcmp(pager, "cat"))
 		return;
 
 	spawned_pager = 1; /* means we are emitting to terminal */