diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/cs-preinline.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/cs-preinline.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/cs-preinline.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/cs-preinline.test
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ; Test default llvm-profgen with preinline off
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t --check-prefix=CHECK-DEFAULT
 
 ; Test llvm-profgen with preinliner on will merge not inlinable profile into base profile.
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --csspgo-preinliner=1
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --csspgo-preinliner=1
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t --check-prefix=CHECK-PREINL
 
 ; Test preinliner threshold that prevents all possible inlining and merges everything into base profile.
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --csspgo-preinliner=1  -sample-profile-cold-inline-threshold=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --csspgo-preinliner=1  -sample-profile-cold-inline-threshold=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t --check-prefix=CHECK-NO-PREINL
 
 ; CHECK-DEFAULT:     [main:1 @ foo]:309:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/fname-canonicalization.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/fname-canonicalization.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/fname-canonicalization.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/fname-canonicalization.test
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ; Test unique linkage name decoding and canonicalization from dwarf debug info
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-dwarf.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-dwarf.perfbin --output=%t --profile-summary-cold-count=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-dwarf.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-dwarf.perfbin --output=%t --profile-summary-cold-count=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t --check-prefix=CHECK-DWARF-FNAME
 
 ; CHECK-DWARF-FNAME:[main:1 @ foo]:309:0
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
 ; Test unique linkage name decoding and canonicalization from pseudo probe info
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-probe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-probe.perfbin --output=%t --profile-summary-cold-count=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-probe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/unique-linkage-name-probe.perfbin --output=%t --profile-summary-cold-count=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t --check-prefix=CHECK-PROBE-FNAME
 
 ; CHECK-PROBE-FNAME:[main:2 @ foo]:75:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-dangling-pseudoprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-dangling-pseudoprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-dangling-pseudoprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-dangling-pseudoprobe.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-dangling-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-dangling-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK:     [main:2 @ foo]:58:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-noprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-noprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-noprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-noprobe.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK:[main:1 @ foo]:309:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK:     [main:2 @ foo]:74:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/merge-cold-profile.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/merge-cold-profile.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/merge-cold-profile.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/merge-cold-profile.test
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ; Used the data from recursion-compression.test, refer it for the unmerged output
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t1 --compress-recursion=-1 --profile-summary-cold-count=8
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t1 --compress-recursion=-1 --profile-summary-cold-count=8
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t1
 
 ; Test --csprof-trim-cold-context=0
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t2 --compress-recursion=-1 --profile-summary-cold-count=100 --csprof-trim-cold-context=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t2 --compress-recursion=-1 --profile-summary-cold-count=100 --csprof-trim-cold-context=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t2 --check-prefix=CHECK-KEEP-COLD
 
 ; Test --csprof-merge-cold-context=0
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t3 --compress-recursion=-1 --profile-summary-cold-count=10 --csprof-merge-cold-context=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t3 --compress-recursion=-1 --profile-summary-cold-count=10 --csprof-merge-cold-context=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t3 --check-prefix=CHECK-UNMERGED
 
 ; CHECK:     [fa]:14:4
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-noprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-noprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-noprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-noprobe.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK:[main:1 @ foo]:54:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/noinline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK:     [main:2 @ foo]:75:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/pseudoprobe-decoding.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/pseudoprobe-decoding.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/pseudoprobe-decoding.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/pseudoprobe-decoding.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%s  --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-pseudo-probe --show-disassembly-only | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%s  --binary=%S/Inputs/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-pseudo-probe --show-disassembly-only | FileCheck %s
 
 PERF_RECORD_MMAP2 2854748/2854748: [0x400000(0x1000) @ 0 00:1d 123291722 526021]: r-xp /home/inline-cs-pseudoprobe.perfbin
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-noprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-noprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-noprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-noprobe.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; Firstly test uncompression(--compress-recursion=0)
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --compress-recursion=0 --profile-summary-cold-count=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --compress-recursion=0 --profile-summary-cold-count=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t -check-prefix=CHECK-UNCOMPRESS
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --profile-summary-cold-count=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-noprobe.perfbin --output=%t --profile-summary-cold-count=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK-UNCOMPRESS:[main:1 @ foo:3 @ fa:2 @ fb]:48:0
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; Firstly test uncompression(--compress-recursion=0)
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --compress-recursion=0 --profile-summary-cold-count=0
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --compress-recursion=0 --profile-summary-cold-count=0
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t -check-prefix=CHECK-UNCOMPRESS
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/recursion-compression-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t --show-unwinder-output --profile-summary-cold-count=0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK-UNWINDER
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK-UNCOMPRESS: [main:2 @ foo:5 @ fa:8 @ fa:7 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:5 @ fb:6 @ fa:8 @ fa:7 @ fb:6 @ fa]:4:1
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/truncated-pseudoprobe.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/truncated-pseudoprobe.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/truncated-pseudoprobe.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-profgen/truncated-pseudoprobe.test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-; RUN: llvm-profgen --perfscript=%S/Inputs/truncated-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/truncated-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t
+; RUN: llvm-profgen --format=text --perfscript=%S/Inputs/truncated-pseudoprobe.perfscript --binary=%S/Inputs/truncated-pseudoprobe.perfbin --output=%t
 ; RUN: FileCheck %s --input-file %t
 
 ; CHECK:     [foo]:75:0
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-profgen/ProfileGenerator.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-profgen/ProfileGenerator.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-profgen/ProfileGenerator.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-profgen/ProfileGenerator.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                          cl::aliasopt(OutputFilename));
 
 static cl::opt<SampleProfileFormat> OutputFormat(
-    "format", cl::desc("Format of output profile"), cl::init(SPF_Text),
+    "format", cl::desc("Format of output profile"), cl::init(SPF_Ext_Binary),
     cl::values(
         clEnumValN(SPF_Binary, "binary", "Binary encoding (default)"),
         clEnumValN(SPF_Compact_Binary, "compbinary", "Compact binary encoding"),