diff --git a/DevTools/ProfileViewer/main.cpp b/DevTools/ProfileViewer/main.cpp
index 6e88a0c04cc..92d0b4e6883 100644
--- a/DevTools/ProfileViewer/main.cpp
+++ b/DevTools/ProfileViewer/main.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 
     const char* path = argv[1];
-    OwnPtr<Profile> profile;
-
-    if (!strcmp(path, "perfcore")) {
-        profile = Profile::load_from_perfcore_file(path);
-    } else {
-        profile = Profile::load_from_file(path);
-    }
+    auto profile = Profile::load_from_perfcore_file(path);
 
     if (!profile) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to load profile '%s'\n", path);
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
index a13c63942c7..5cc71e654cf 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
@@ -398,29 +398,31 @@ Optional<KBuffer> procfs$profile(InodeIdentifier)
 {
     InterruptDisabler disabler;
     KBufferBuilder builder;
-    JsonArraySerializer array(builder);
+
+    JsonObjectSerializer object(builder);
+    object.add("pid", Profiling::pid());
+    object.add("executable", Profiling::executable_path());
+
+    auto array = object.add_array("events");
     bool mask_kernel_addresses = !Process::current->is_superuser();
     Profiling::for_each_sample([&](auto& sample) {
         auto object = array.add_object();
-        object.add("pid", sample.pid);
+        object.add("type", "sample");
         object.add("tid", sample.tid);
         object.add("timestamp", sample.timestamp);
-        auto frames_array = object.add_array("frames");
+        auto frames_array = object.add_array("stack");
         for (size_t i = 0; i < Profiling::max_stack_frame_count; ++i) {
             if (sample.frames[i] == 0)
                 break;
-            auto frame_object = frames_array.add_object();
             u32 address = (u32)sample.frames[i];
             if (mask_kernel_addresses && !is_user_address(VirtualAddress(address)))
                 address = 0xdeadc0de;
-            frame_object.add("address", address);
-            frame_object.add("symbol", sample.symbolicated_frames[i]);
-            frame_object.add("offset", JsonValue((u32)sample.offsets[i]));
-            frame_object.finish();
+            frames_array.add(address);
         }
         frames_array.finish();
     });
     array.finish();
+    object.finish();
     return builder.build();
 }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/PerformanceEventBuffer.cpp b/Kernel/PerformanceEventBuffer.cpp
index 1adc92f88c7..db322521a70 100644
--- a/Kernel/PerformanceEventBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/PerformanceEventBuffer.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/JsonArraySerializer.h>
 #include <AK/JsonObjectSerializer.h>
+#include <AK/JsonObject.h>
 #include <Kernel/KBufferBuilder.h>
 #include <Kernel/PerformanceEventBuffer.h>
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Profiling.cpp b/Kernel/Profiling.cpp
index 23db4ffe963..90cc9fa2d28 100644
--- a/Kernel/Profiling.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Profiling.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,28 @@ static KBufferImpl* s_profiling_buffer;
 static size_t s_slot_count;
 static size_t s_next_slot_index;
 static Process* s_process;
+static u32 s_pid;
+
+String& executable_path()
+{
+    static String* path;
+    if (!path)
+        path = new String;
+    return *path;
+}
+
+u32 pid()
+{
+    return s_pid;
+}
 
 void start(Process& process)
 {
     s_process = &process;
 
+    executable_path() = process.executable()->absolute_path().impl();
+    s_pid = process.pid();
+
     if (!s_profiling_buffer) {
         s_profiling_buffer = RefPtr<KBufferImpl>(KBuffer::create_with_size(8 * MB).impl()).leak_ref();
         s_profiling_buffer->region().commit();
@@ -68,53 +85,8 @@ Sample& next_sample_slot()
     return slot;
 }
 
-static void symbolicate(Sample& stack)
-{
-    auto& process = *s_process;
-    ProcessPagingScope paging_scope(process);
-    struct RecognizedSymbol {
-        u32 address;
-        const KSym* ksym;
-    };
-    Vector<RecognizedSymbol, max_stack_frame_count> recognized_symbols;
-    for (size_t i = 1; i < max_stack_frame_count; ++i) {
-        if (stack.frames[i] == 0)
-            break;
-        recognized_symbols.append({ stack.frames[i], ksymbolicate(stack.frames[i]) });
-    }
-
-    size_t i = 1;
-    for (auto& symbol : recognized_symbols) {
-        if (!symbol.address)
-            break;
-        auto& symbol_string_slot = stack.symbolicated_frames[i];
-        auto& offset_slot = stack.offsets[i];
-        ++i;
-        if (!symbol.ksym) {
-            if (!Scheduler::is_active() && process.elf_loader() && process.elf_loader()->has_symbols())
-                symbol_string_slot = process.elf_loader()->symbolicate(symbol.address, &offset_slot);
-            else
-                symbol_string_slot = String::empty();
-            continue;
-        }
-        u32 offset = symbol.address - symbol.ksym->address;
-        if (symbol.ksym->address == ksym_highest_address && offset > 4096) {
-            symbol_string_slot = String::empty();
-            offset_slot = 0;
-        } else {
-            symbol_string_slot = demangle(symbol.ksym->name);
-            offset_slot = offset;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void stop()
 {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < s_next_slot_index; ++i) {
-        auto& stack = sample_slot(i);
-        symbolicate(stack);
-    }
-
     s_process = nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Profiling.h b/Kernel/Profiling.h
index d2539e7b621..d94c81ece0d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Profiling.h
+++ b/Kernel/Profiling.h
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ struct Sample {
     i32 tid;
     u64 timestamp;
     u32 frames[max_stack_frame_count];
-    u32 offsets[max_stack_frame_count];
-    String symbolicated_frames[max_stack_frame_count];
 };
 
+extern u32 pid();
+extern String& executable_path();
+
 Sample& next_sample_slot();
 void start(Process&);
 void stop();