Merge remote-tracking branch 'tip/perf/core' into kvm-updates/3.3

* tip/perf/core: (66 commits)
  perf, x86: Expose perf capability to other modules
  perf, x86: Implement arch event mask as quirk
  x86, perf: Disable non available architectural events
  jump_label: Provide jump_label_key initializers
  jump_label, x86: Fix section mismatch
  perf, core: Rate limit perf_sched_events jump_label patching
  perf: Fix enable_on_exec for sibling events
  perf: Remove superfluous arguments
  perf, x86: Prefer fixed-purpose counters when scheduling
  perf, x86: Fix event scheduler for constraints with overlapping counters
  perf, x86: Implement event scheduler helper functions
  perf: Avoid a useless pmu_disable() in the perf-tick
  x86/tools: Add decoded instruction dump mode
  x86: Update instruction decoder to support new AVX formats
  x86/tools: Fix insn_sanity message outputs
  x86/tools: Fix instruction decoder message output
  x86: Fix instruction decoder to handle grouped AVX instructions
  x86/tools: Fix Makefile to build all test tools
  perf test: Soft errors shouldn't stop the "Validate PERF_RECORD_" test
  perf test: Validate PERF_RECORD_ events and perf_sample fields
  ...

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>

* commit 'b3d9468a8bd218a695e3a0ff112cd4efd27b670a': (66 commits)
  perf, x86: Expose perf capability to other modules
  perf, x86: Implement arch event mask as quirk
  x86, perf: Disable non available architectural events
  jump_label: Provide jump_label_key initializers
  jump_label, x86: Fix section mismatch
  perf, core: Rate limit perf_sched_events jump_label patching
  perf: Fix enable_on_exec for sibling events
  perf: Remove superfluous arguments
  perf, x86: Prefer fixed-purpose counters when scheduling
  perf, x86: Fix event scheduler for constraints with overlapping counters
  perf, x86: Implement event scheduler helper functions
  perf: Avoid a useless pmu_disable() in the perf-tick
  x86/tools: Add decoded instruction dump mode
  x86: Update instruction decoder to support new AVX formats
  x86/tools: Fix insn_sanity message outputs
  x86/tools: Fix instruction decoder message output
  x86: Fix instruction decoder to handle grouped AVX instructions
  x86/tools: Fix Makefile to build all test tools
  perf test: Soft errors shouldn't stop the "Validate PERF_RECORD_" test
  perf test: Validate PERF_RECORD_ events and perf_sample fields
  ...

38 files changed, 1057 insertions, 513 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 119e996035c8..376e643f7066 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ int symbol__annotate_init(struct map *map __used, struct symbol *sym)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym, int nevents)
+int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
 	size_t sizeof_sym_hist = (sizeof(struct sym_hist) +
 				  (sym->end - sym->start) * sizeof(u64));
 
-	notes->src = zalloc(sizeof(*notes->src) + nevents * sizeof_sym_hist);
+	notes->src = zalloc(sizeof(*notes->src) + symbol_conf.nr_events * sizeof_sym_hist);
 	if (notes->src == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	notes->src->sizeof_sym_hist = sizeof_sym_hist;
-	notes->src->nr_histograms   = nevents;
+	notes->src->nr_histograms   = symbol_conf.nr_events;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&notes->src->source);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index d9072523d342..efa5dc82bfae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static inline struct annotation *symbol__annotation(struct symbol *sym)
 
 int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 			     int evidx, u64 addr);
-int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym, int nevents);
+int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym);
 void symbol__annotate_zero_histograms(struct symbol *sym);
 
 int symbol__annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize);
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ static inline int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym __used,
 }
 #else
 int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
-			 int nr_events, void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg,
-			 int delay_secs);
+			 void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg, int delay_secs);
 #endif
 
 extern const char	*disassembler_style;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index a91cd99f26ea..dff9c7a725f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "tool.h"
 
-static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(union perf_event *event,
+static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+				  union perf_event *event,
 				  struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 				  struct perf_evsel *evsel __used,
-				  struct perf_session *session)
+				  struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
-	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->ip.pid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL) {
 		pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
@@ -29,8 +32,8 @@ static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(union perf_event *event,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	thread__find_addr_map(thread, session, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.pid, event->ip.ip, &al);
+	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
+			      event->ip.ip, &al);
 
 	if (al.map != NULL)
 		al.map->dso->hit = 1;
@@ -38,25 +41,26 @@ static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(union perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int perf_event__exit_del_thread(union perf_event *event,
+static int perf_event__exit_del_thread(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+				       union perf_event *event,
 				       struct perf_sample *sample __used,
-				       struct perf_session *session)
+				       struct machine *machine)
 {
-	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->fork.tid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->fork.tid);
 
 	dump_printf("(%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n", event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
 		    event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
 
 	if (thread) {
-		rb_erase(&thread->rb_node, &session->threads);
-		session->last_match = NULL;
+		rb_erase(&thread->rb_node, &machine->threads);
+		machine->last_match = NULL;
 		thread__delete(thread);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct perf_event_ops build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops = {
+struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops = {
 	.sample	= build_id__mark_dso_hit,
 	.mmap	= perf_event__process_mmap,
 	.fork	= perf_event__process_task,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
index 5dafb00eaa06..a993ba87d996 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "session.h"
 
-extern struct perf_event_ops build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops;
+extern struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops;
 
 char *dso__build_id_filename(struct dso *self, char *bf, size_t size);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 9b4ff16cac96..7f9c0f1ae3a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ int callchain_append(struct callchain_root *root,
 int callchain_merge(struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 		    struct callchain_root *dst, struct callchain_root *src);
 
+struct ip_callchain;
+union perf_event;
+
 bool ip_callchain__valid(struct ip_callchain *chain,
 			 const union perf_event *event);
 /*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index 96bee5c46008..dbe2f16b1a1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "cgroup.h"
-#include "debugfs.h" /* MAX_PATH, STR() */
 #include "evlist.h"
 
 int nr_cgroups;
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ static int
 cgroupfs_find_mountpoint(char *buf, size_t maxlen)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
-	char mountpoint[MAX_PATH+1], tokens[MAX_PATH+1], type[MAX_PATH+1];
+	char mountpoint[PATH_MAX + 1], tokens[PATH_MAX + 1], type[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	char *token, *saved_ptr = NULL;
 	int found = 0;
 
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@ cgroupfs_find_mountpoint(char *buf, size_t maxlen)
 	 * and inspect every cgroupfs mount point to find one that has
 	 * perf_event subsystem
 	 */
-	while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %"STR(MAX_PATH)"s %"STR(MAX_PATH)"s %"
-				STR(MAX_PATH)"s %*d %*d\n",
+	while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %"STR(PATH_MAX)"s %"STR(PATH_MAX)"s %"
+				STR(PATH_MAX)"s %*d %*d\n",
 				mountpoint, type, tokens) == 3) {
 
 		if (!strcmp(type, "cgroup")) {
@@ -57,15 +56,15 @@ cgroupfs_find_mountpoint(char *buf, size_t maxlen)
 
 static int open_cgroup(char *name)
 {
-	char path[MAX_PATH+1];
-	char mnt[MAX_PATH+1];
+	char path[PATH_MAX + 1];
+	char mnt[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	int fd;
 
 
-	if (cgroupfs_find_mountpoint(mnt, MAX_PATH+1))
+	if (cgroupfs_find_mountpoint(mnt, PATH_MAX + 1))
 		return -1;
 
-	snprintf(path, MAX_PATH, "%s/%s", mnt, name);
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", mnt, name);
 
 	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd == -1)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debugfs.c b/tools/perf/util/debugfs.c
index a88fefc0cc0a..ffc35e748e89 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debugfs.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debugfs.c
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 #include "debugfs.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+
 static int debugfs_premounted;
-static char debugfs_mountpoint[MAX_PATH+1];
+char debugfs_mountpoint[PATH_MAX + 1] = "/sys/kernel/debug";
+char tracing_events_path[PATH_MAX + 1] = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events";
 
 static const char *debugfs_known_mountpoints[] = {
 	"/sys/kernel/debug/",
@@ -62,11 +66,9 @@ const char *debugfs_find_mountpoint(void)
 	/* give up and parse /proc/mounts */
 	fp = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
 	if (fp == NULL)
-		die("Can't open /proc/mounts for read");
+		return NULL;
 
-	while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %"
-		      STR(MAX_PATH)
-		      "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n",
+	while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %" STR(PATH_MAX) "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n",
 		      debugfs_mountpoint, type) == 2) {
 		if (strcmp(type, "debugfs") == 0)
 			break;
@@ -106,6 +108,12 @@ int debugfs_valid_entry(const char *path)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void debugfs_set_tracing_events_path(const char *mountpoint)
+{
+	snprintf(tracing_events_path, sizeof(tracing_events_path), "%s/%s",
+		 mountpoint, "tracing/events");
+}
+
 /* mount the debugfs somewhere if it's not mounted */
 
 char *debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint)
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ char *debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint)
 	/* see if it's already mounted */
 	if (debugfs_find_mountpoint()) {
 		debugfs_premounted = 1;
-		return debugfs_mountpoint;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* if not mounted and no argument */
@@ -129,12 +137,19 @@ char *debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint)
 		return NULL;
 
 	/* save the mountpoint */
-	strncpy(debugfs_mountpoint, mountpoint, sizeof(debugfs_mountpoint));
 	debugfs_found = 1;
-
+	strncpy(debugfs_mountpoint, mountpoint, sizeof(debugfs_mountpoint));
+out:
+	debugfs_set_tracing_events_path(debugfs_mountpoint);
 	return debugfs_mountpoint;
 }
 
+void debugfs_set_path(const char *mountpoint)
+{
+	snprintf(debugfs_mountpoint, sizeof(debugfs_mountpoint), "%s", mountpoint);
+	debugfs_set_tracing_events_path(mountpoint);
+}
+
 /* umount the debugfs */
 
 int debugfs_umount(void)
@@ -158,7 +173,7 @@ int debugfs_umount(void)
 
 int debugfs_write(const char *entry, const char *value)
 {
-	char path[MAX_PATH+1];
+	char path[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	int ret, count;
 	int fd;
 
@@ -203,7 +218,7 @@ int debugfs_write(const char *entry, const char *value)
  */
 int debugfs_read(const char *entry, char *buffer, size_t size)
 {
-	char path[MAX_PATH+1];
+	char path[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	int ret;
 	int fd;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debugfs.h b/tools/perf/util/debugfs.h
index 83a02879745f..4a878f735eb0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debugfs.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debugfs.h
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 #ifndef __DEBUGFS_H__
 #define __DEBUGFS_H__
 
-#include <sys/mount.h>
+const char *debugfs_find_mountpoint(void);
+int debugfs_valid_mountpoint(const char *debugfs);
+int debugfs_valid_entry(const char *path);
+char *debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint);
+int debugfs_umount(void);
+void debugfs_set_path(const char *mountpoint);
+int debugfs_write(const char *entry, const char *value);
+int debugfs_read(const char *entry, char *buffer, size_t size);
+void debugfs_force_cleanup(void);
+int debugfs_make_path(const char *element, char *buffer, int size);
 
-#ifndef MAX_PATH
-# define MAX_PATH 256
-#endif
-
-#ifndef STR
-# define _STR(x) #x
-# define STR(x) _STR(x)
-#endif
-
-extern const char *debugfs_find_mountpoint(void);
-extern int debugfs_valid_mountpoint(const char *debugfs);
-extern int debugfs_valid_entry(const char *path);
-extern char *debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint);
-extern int debugfs_umount(void);
-extern int debugfs_write(const char *entry, const char *value);
-extern int debugfs_read(const char *entry, char *buffer, size_t size);
-extern void debugfs_force_cleanup(void);
-extern int debugfs_make_path(const char *element, char *buffer, int size);
+extern char debugfs_mountpoint[];
+extern char tracing_events_path[];
 
 #endif /* __DEBUGFS_H__ */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 437f8ca679a0..97c479bcb0dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include "event.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "session.h"
 #include "sort.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "strlist.h"
@@ -44,9 +43,10 @@ static struct perf_sample synth_sample = {
 	.period	   = 1,
 };
 
-static pid_t perf_event__synthesize_comm(union perf_event *event, pid_t pid,
+static pid_t perf_event__synthesize_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
+					 union perf_event *event, pid_t pid,
 					 int full, perf_event__handler_t process,
-					 struct perf_session *session)
+					 struct machine *machine)
 {
 	char filename[PATH_MAX];
 	char bf[BUFSIZ];
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ out_race:
 
 	event->comm.header.type = PERF_RECORD_COMM;
 	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
-	memset(event->comm.comm + size, 0, session->id_hdr_size);
+	memset(event->comm.comm + size, 0, machine->id_hdr_size);
 	event->comm.header.size = (sizeof(event->comm) -
 				(sizeof(event->comm.comm) - size) +
-				session->id_hdr_size);
+				machine->id_hdr_size);
 	if (!full) {
 		event->comm.tid = pid;
 
-		process(event, &synth_sample, session);
+		process(tool, event, &synth_sample, machine);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ out_race:
 
 		event->comm.tid = pid;
 
-		process(event, &synth_sample, session);
+		process(tool, event, &synth_sample, machine);
 	}
 
 	closedir(tasks);
@@ -127,10 +127,11 @@ out:
 	return tgid;
 }
 
-static int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(union perf_event *event,
+static int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(struct perf_tool *tool,
+					      union perf_event *event,
 					      pid_t pid, pid_t tgid,
 					      perf_event__handler_t process,
-					      struct perf_session *session)
+					      struct machine *machine)
 {
 	char filename[PATH_MAX];
 	FILE *fp;
@@ -193,12 +194,12 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(union perf_event *event,
 			event->mmap.len -= event->mmap.start;
 			event->mmap.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap) -
 					        (sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size));
-			memset(event->mmap.filename + size, 0, session->id_hdr_size);
-			event->mmap.header.size += session->id_hdr_size;
+			memset(event->mmap.filename + size, 0, machine->id_hdr_size);
+			event->mmap.header.size += machine->id_hdr_size;
 			event->mmap.pid = tgid;
 			event->mmap.tid = pid;
 
-			process(event, &synth_sample, session);
+			process(tool, event, &synth_sample, machine);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -206,14 +207,14 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(union perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_modules(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				   struct perf_session *session,
+int perf_event__synthesize_modules(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   perf_event__handler_t process,
 				   struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct map_groups *kmaps = &machine->kmaps;
 	union perf_event *event = zalloc((sizeof(event->mmap) +
-					  session->id_hdr_size));
+					  machine->id_hdr_size));
 	if (event == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory synthesizing mmap event "
 			 "for kernel modules\n");
@@ -243,15 +244,15 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_modules(perf_event__handler_t process,
 		event->mmap.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP;
 		event->mmap.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap) -
 				        (sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size));
-		memset(event->mmap.filename + size, 0, session->id_hdr_size);
-		event->mmap.header.size += session->id_hdr_size;
+		memset(event->mmap.filename + size, 0, machine->id_hdr_size);
+		event->mmap.header.size += machine->id_hdr_size;
 		event->mmap.start = pos->start;
 		event->mmap.len   = pos->end - pos->start;
 		event->mmap.pid   = machine->pid;
 
 		memcpy(event->mmap.filename, pos->dso->long_name,
 		       pos->dso->long_name_len + 1);
-		process(event, &synth_sample, session);
+		process(tool, event, &synth_sample, machine);
 	}
 
 	free(event);
@@ -261,28 +262,30 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_modules(perf_event__handler_t process,
 static int __event__synthesize_thread(union perf_event *comm_event,
 				      union perf_event *mmap_event,
 				      pid_t pid, perf_event__handler_t process,
-				      struct perf_session *session)
+				      struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      struct machine *machine)
 {
-	pid_t tgid = perf_event__synthesize_comm(comm_event, pid, 1, process,
-					    session);
+	pid_t tgid = perf_event__synthesize_comm(tool, comm_event, pid, 1,
+						 process, machine);
 	if (tgid == -1)
 		return -1;
-	return perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(mmap_event, pid, tgid,
-					     process, session);
+	return perf_event__synthesize_mmap_events(tool, mmap_event, pid, tgid,
+						  process, machine);
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct thread_map *threads,
+int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      struct thread_map *threads,
 				      perf_event__handler_t process,
-				      struct perf_session *session)
+				      struct machine *machine)
 {
 	union perf_event *comm_event, *mmap_event;
 	int err = -1, thread;
 
-	comm_event = malloc(sizeof(comm_event->comm) + session->id_hdr_size);
+	comm_event = malloc(sizeof(comm_event->comm) + machine->id_hdr_size);
 	if (comm_event == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	mmap_event = malloc(sizeof(mmap_event->mmap) + session->id_hdr_size);
+	mmap_event = malloc(sizeof(mmap_event->mmap) + machine->id_hdr_size);
 	if (mmap_event == NULL)
 		goto out_free_comm;
 
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct thread_map *threads,
 	for (thread = 0; thread < threads->nr; ++thread) {
 		if (__event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event,
 					       threads->map[thread],
-					       process, session)) {
+					       process, tool, machine)) {
 			err = -1;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -302,19 +305,20 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_threads(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				   struct perf_session *session)
+int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   perf_event__handler_t process,
+				   struct machine *machine)
 {
 	DIR *proc;
 	struct dirent dirent, *next;
 	union perf_event *comm_event, *mmap_event;
 	int err = -1;
 
-	comm_event = malloc(sizeof(comm_event->comm) + session->id_hdr_size);
+	comm_event = malloc(sizeof(comm_event->comm) + machine->id_hdr_size);
 	if (comm_event == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	mmap_event = malloc(sizeof(mmap_event->mmap) + session->id_hdr_size);
+	mmap_event = malloc(sizeof(mmap_event->mmap) + machine->id_hdr_size);
 	if (mmap_event == NULL)
 		goto out_free_comm;
 
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_threads(perf_event__handler_t process,
 			continue;
 
 		__event__synthesize_thread(comm_event, mmap_event, pid,
-					   process, session);
+					   process, tool, machine);
 	}
 
 	closedir(proc);
@@ -365,8 +369,8 @@ static int find_symbol_cb(void *arg, const char *name, char type,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				       struct perf_session *session,
+int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				       perf_event__handler_t process,
 				       struct machine *machine,
 				       const char *symbol_name)
 {
@@ -383,7 +387,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(perf_event__handler_t process,
 	 */
 	struct process_symbol_args args = { .name = symbol_name, };
 	union perf_event *event = zalloc((sizeof(event->mmap) +
-					  session->id_hdr_size));
+					  machine->id_hdr_size));
 	if (event == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory synthesizing mmap event "
 			 "for kernel modules\n");
@@ -417,25 +421,32 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(perf_event__handler_t process,
 	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
 	event->mmap.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP;
 	event->mmap.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap) -
-			(sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size) + session->id_hdr_size);
+			(sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size) + machine->id_hdr_size);
 	event->mmap.pgoff = args.start;
 	event->mmap.start = map->start;
 	event->mmap.len   = map->end - event->mmap.start;
 	event->mmap.pid   = machine->pid;
 
-	err = process(event, &synth_sample, session);
+	err = process(tool, event, &synth_sample, machine);
 	free(event);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process_comm(union perf_event *event,
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_comm(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
+{
+	return fprintf(fp, ": %s:%d\n", event->comm.comm, event->comm.tid);
+}
+
+int perf_event__process_comm(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample __used,
-			     struct perf_session *session)
+			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->comm.tid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->comm.tid);
 
-	dump_printf(": %s:%d\n", event->comm.comm, event->comm.tid);
+	if (dump_trace)
+		perf_event__fprintf_comm(event, stdout);
 
 	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
 		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
@@ -445,13 +456,13 @@ int perf_event__process_comm(union perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process_lost(union perf_event *event,
+int perf_event__process_lost(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample __used,
-			     struct perf_session *session)
+			     struct machine *machine __used)
 {
 	dump_printf(": id:%" PRIu64 ": lost:%" PRIu64 "\n",
 		    event->lost.id, event->lost.lost);
-	session->hists.stats.total_lost += event->lost.lost;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -468,21 +479,15 @@ static void perf_event__set_kernel_mmap_len(union perf_event *event,
 		maps[MAP__FUNCTION]->end = ~0ULL;
 }
 
-static int perf_event__process_kernel_mmap(union perf_event *event,
-					   struct perf_session *session)
+static int perf_event__process_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+					   union perf_event *event,
+					   struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct map *map;
 	char kmmap_prefix[PATH_MAX];
-	struct machine *machine;
 	enum dso_kernel_type kernel_type;
 	bool is_kernel_mmap;
 
-	machine = perf_session__findnew_machine(session, event->mmap.pid);
-	if (!machine) {
-		pr_err("Can't find id %d's machine\n", event->mmap.pid);
-		goto out_problem;
-	}
-
 	machine__mmap_name(machine, kmmap_prefix, sizeof(kmmap_prefix));
 	if (machine__is_host(machine))
 		kernel_type = DSO_TYPE_KERNEL;
@@ -549,9 +554,9 @@ static int perf_event__process_kernel_mmap(union perf_event *event,
 		 * time /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict was non zero.
 		 */
 		if (event->mmap.pgoff != 0) {
-			perf_session__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_maps,
-								 symbol_name,
-								 event->mmap.pgoff);
+			maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_maps,
+							 symbol_name,
+							 event->mmap.pgoff);
 		}
 
 		if (machine__is_default_guest(machine)) {
@@ -567,32 +572,35 @@ out_problem:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process_mmap(union perf_event *event,
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_mmap(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
+{
+	return fprintf(fp, " %d/%d: [%#" PRIx64 "(%#" PRIx64 ") @ %#" PRIx64 "]: %s\n",
+		       event->mmap.pid, event->mmap.tid, event->mmap.start,
+		       event->mmap.len, event->mmap.pgoff, event->mmap.filename);
+}
+
+int perf_event__process_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample __used,
-			     struct perf_session *session)
+			     struct machine *machine)
 {
-	struct machine *machine;
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct map *map;
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dump_printf(" %d/%d: [%#" PRIx64 "(%#" PRIx64 ") @ %#" PRIx64 "]: %s\n",
-			event->mmap.pid, event->mmap.tid, event->mmap.start,
-			event->mmap.len, event->mmap.pgoff, event->mmap.filename);
+	if (dump_trace)
+		perf_event__fprintf_mmap(event, stdout);
 
 	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL ||
 	    cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
-		ret = perf_event__process_kernel_mmap(event, session);
+		ret = perf_event__process_kernel_mmap(tool, event, machine);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_problem;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	machine = perf_session__find_host_machine(session);
-	if (machine == NULL)
-		goto out_problem;
-	thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->mmap.pid);
+	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->mmap.pid);
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		goto out_problem;
 	map = map__new(&machine->user_dsos, event->mmap.start,
@@ -610,18 +618,26 @@ out_problem:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process_task(union perf_event *event,
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_task(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
+{
+	return fprintf(fp, "(%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n",
+		       event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
+		       event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
+}
+
+int perf_event__process_task(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample __used,
-			     struct perf_session *session)
+			      struct machine *machine)
 {
-	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->fork.tid);
-	struct thread *parent = perf_session__findnew(session, event->fork.ptid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->fork.tid);
+	struct thread *parent = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->fork.ptid);
 
-	dump_printf("(%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n", event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
-		    event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
+	if (dump_trace)
+		perf_event__fprintf_task(event, stdout);
 
 	if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT) {
-		perf_session__remove_thread(session, thread);
+		machine__remove_thread(machine, thread);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -634,22 +650,45 @@ int perf_event__process_task(union perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			struct perf_session *session)
+size_t perf_event__fprintf(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 {
+	size_t ret = fprintf(fp, "PERF_RECORD_%s",
+			     perf_event__name(event->header.type));
+
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-		perf_event__process_comm(event, sample, session);
+		ret += perf_event__fprintf_comm(event, fp);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
+		ret += perf_event__fprintf_task(event, fp);
 		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-		perf_event__process_mmap(event, sample, session);
+		ret += perf_event__fprintf_mmap(event, fp);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret += fprintf(fp, "\n");
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
+			struct perf_sample *sample, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	switch (event->header.type) {
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
+		perf_event__process_comm(tool, event, sample, machine);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
+		perf_event__process_mmap(tool, event, sample, machine);
 		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
 	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
-		perf_event__process_task(event, sample, session);
+		perf_event__process_task(tool, event, sample, machine);
 		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		perf_event__process_lost(event, sample, session);
+		perf_event__process_lost(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -658,36 +697,29 @@ int perf_event__process(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 }
 
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
-			   struct perf_session *session, u8 cpumode,
-			   enum map_type type, pid_t pid, u64 addr,
+			   struct machine *machine, u8 cpumode,
+			   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 			   struct addr_location *al)
 {
 	struct map_groups *mg = &self->mg;
-	struct machine *machine = NULL;
 
 	al->thread = self;
 	al->addr = addr;
 	al->cpumode = cpumode;
 	al->filtered = false;
 
+	if (machine == NULL) {
+		al->map = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL && perf_host) {
 		al->level = 'k';
-		machine = perf_session__find_host_machine(session);
-		if (machine == NULL) {
-			al->map = NULL;
-			return;
-		}
 		mg = &machine->kmaps;
 	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER && perf_host) {
 		al->level = '.';
-		machine = perf_session__find_host_machine(session);
 	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL && perf_guest) {
 		al->level = 'g';
-		machine = perf_session__find_machine(session, pid);
-		if (machine == NULL) {
-			al->map = NULL;
-			return;
-		}
 		mg = &machine->kmaps;
 	} else {
 		/*
@@ -733,13 +765,12 @@ try_again:
 		al->addr = al->map->map_ip(al->map, al->addr);
 }
 
-void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *self,
-				struct perf_session *session, u8 cpumode,
-				enum map_type type, pid_t pid, u64 addr,
+void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
+				u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 				struct addr_location *al,
 				symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
-	thread__find_addr_map(self, session, cpumode, type, pid, addr, al);
+	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, type, addr, al);
 	if (al->map != NULL)
 		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr, filter);
 	else
@@ -747,13 +778,13 @@ void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *self,
 }
 
 int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
-				  struct perf_session *session,
+				  struct machine *machine,
 				  struct addr_location *al,
 				  struct perf_sample *sample,
 				  symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
-	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->ip.pid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -764,18 +795,18 @@ int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
 
 	dump_printf(" ... thread: %s:%d\n", thread->comm, thread->pid);
 	/*
-	 * Have we already created the kernel maps for the host machine?
+	 * Have we already created the kernel maps for this machine?
 	 *
 	 * This should have happened earlier, when we processed the kernel MMAP
 	 * events, but for older perf.data files there was no such thing, so do
 	 * it now.
 	 */
 	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL &&
-	    session->host_machine.vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION] == NULL)
-		machine__create_kernel_maps(&session->host_machine);
+	    machine->vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION] == NULL)
+		machine__create_kernel_maps(machine);
 
-	thread__find_addr_map(thread, session, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.pid, event->ip.ip, al);
+	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
+			      event->ip.ip, al);
 	dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
 		    al->map ? al->map->dso->long_name :
 			al->level == 'H' ? "[hypervisor]" : "<not found>");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 357a85b85248..0d80201ce844 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __PERF_RECORD_H
 
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "map.h"
@@ -141,43 +142,54 @@ union perf_event {
 
 void perf_event__print_totals(void);
 
-struct perf_session;
+struct perf_tool;
 struct thread_map;
 
-typedef int (*perf_event__handler_synth_t)(union perf_event *event, 
-					   struct perf_session *session);
-typedef int (*perf_event__handler_t)(union perf_event *event,
+typedef int (*perf_event__handler_t)(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				     union perf_event *event,
 				     struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_session *session);
+				     struct machine *machine);
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct thread_map *threads,
+int perf_event__synthesize_thread_map(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      struct thread_map *threads,
 				      perf_event__handler_t process,
-				      struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__synthesize_threads(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				   struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				       struct perf_session *session,
+				      struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__synthesize_threads(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   perf_event__handler_t process,
+				   struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				       perf_event__handler_t process,
 				       struct machine *machine,
 				       const char *symbol_name);
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_modules(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				   struct perf_session *session,
+int perf_event__synthesize_modules(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   perf_event__handler_t process,
 				   struct machine *machine);
 
-int perf_event__process_comm(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__process_lost(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__process_mmap(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__process_task(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__process(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			struct perf_session *session);
+int perf_event__process_comm(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			     union perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process_lost(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			     union perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			     union perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process_task(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			     union perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_sample *sample,
+			     struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool,
+			union perf_event *event,
+			struct perf_sample *sample,
+			struct machine *machine);
 
 struct addr_location;
 int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *self,
-				  struct perf_session *session,
+				  struct machine *machine,
 				  struct addr_location *al,
 				  struct perf_sample *sample,
 				  symbol_filter_t filter);
@@ -188,4 +200,9 @@ int perf_event__parse_sample(const union perf_event *event, u64 type,
 			     int sample_size, bool sample_id_all,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample, bool swapped);
 
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_comm(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_mmap(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
+size_t perf_event__fprintf_task(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
+size_t perf_event__fprintf(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_RECORD_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index fbb4b4ab9cc6..8b19e7a1e881 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
  *
  * Released under the GPL v2. (and only v2, not any later version)
  */
+#include "util.h"
+#include "debugfs.h"
 #include <poll.h>
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
-#include "util.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "parse-events.h"
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ void perf_evlist__init(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct cpu_map *cpus,
 		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&evlist->heads[i]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evlist->entries);
 	perf_evlist__set_maps(evlist, cpus, threads);
+	evlist->workload.pid = -1;
 }
 
 struct perf_evlist *perf_evlist__new(struct cpu_map *cpus,
@@ -43,6 +48,22 @@ struct perf_evlist *perf_evlist__new(struct cpu_map *cpus,
 	return evlist;
 }
 
+void perf_evlist__config_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			       struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	if (evlist->cpus->map[0] < 0)
+		opts->no_inherit = true;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		perf_evsel__config(evsel, opts);
+
+		if (evlist->nr_entries > 1)
+			evsel->attr.sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_ID;
+	}
+}
+
 static void perf_evlist__purge(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos, *n;
@@ -76,6 +97,14 @@ void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry)
 	++evlist->nr_entries;
 }
 
+static void perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					  struct list_head *list,
+					  int nr_entries)
+{
+	list_splice_tail(list, &evlist->entries);
+	evlist->nr_entries += nr_entries;
+}
+
 int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
@@ -100,6 +129,126 @@ error:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+int perf_evlist__add_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			   struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *n;
+	LIST_HEAD(head);
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_attrs; i++) {
+		evsel = perf_evsel__new(attrs + i, evlist->nr_entries + i);
+		if (evsel == NULL)
+			goto out_delete_partial_list;
+		list_add_tail(&evsel->node, &head);
+	}
+
+	perf_evlist__splice_list_tail(evlist, &head, nr_attrs);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_delete_partial_list:
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(evsel, n, &head, node)
+		perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int trace_event__id(const char *evname)
+{
+	char *filename, *colon;
+	int err = -1, fd;
+
+	if (asprintf(&filename, "%s/%s/id", tracing_events_path, evname) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	colon = strrchr(filename, ':');
+	if (colon != NULL)
+		*colon = '/';
+
+	fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		char id[16];
+		if (read(fd, id, sizeof(id)) > 0)
+			err = atoi(id);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	free(filename);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				 const char *tracepoints[],
+				 size_t nr_tracepoints)
+{
+	int err;
+	size_t i;
+	struct perf_event_attr *attrs = zalloc(nr_tracepoints * sizeof(*attrs));
+
+	if (attrs == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_tracepoints; i++) {
+		err = trace_event__id(tracepoints[i]);
+
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out_free_attrs;
+
+		attrs[i].type	       = PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
+		attrs[i].config	       = err;
+	        attrs[i].sample_type   = (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME |
+					  PERF_SAMPLE_CPU);
+		attrs[i].sample_period = 1;
+	}
+
+	err = perf_evlist__add_attrs(evlist, attrs, nr_tracepoints);
+out_free_attrs:
+	free(attrs);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static struct perf_evsel *
+	perf_evlist__find_tracepoint_by_id(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int id)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		if (evsel->attr.type   == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT &&
+		    (int)evsel->attr.config == id)
+			return evsel;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__set_tracepoints_handlers(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					  const struct perf_evsel_str_handler *assocs,
+					  size_t nr_assocs)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	int err;
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_assocs; i++) {
+		err = trace_event__id(assocs[i].name);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		evsel = perf_evlist__find_tracepoint_by_id(evlist, err);
+		if (evsel == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		err = -EEXIST;
+		if (evsel->handler.func != NULL)
+			goto out;
+		evsel->handler.func = assocs[i].handler;
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
 void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
@@ -126,7 +275,7 @@ void perf_evlist__enable(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	}
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+static int perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	int nfds = evlist->cpus->nr * evlist->threads->nr * evlist->nr_entries;
 	evlist->pollfd = malloc(sizeof(struct pollfd) * nfds);
@@ -282,7 +431,7 @@ void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	evlist->mmap = NULL;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+static int perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	evlist->nr_mmaps = evlist->cpus->nr;
 	if (evlist->cpus->map[0] == -1)
@@ -400,14 +549,20 @@ out_unmap:
  *
  * Using perf_evlist__read_on_cpu does this automatically.
  */
-int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int pages, bool overwrite)
+int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
+		      bool overwrite)
 {
 	unsigned int page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
-	int mask = pages * page_size - 1;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	const struct cpu_map *cpus = evlist->cpus;
 	const struct thread_map *threads = evlist->threads;
-	int prot = PROT_READ | (overwrite ? 0 : PROT_WRITE);
+	int prot = PROT_READ | (overwrite ? 0 : PROT_WRITE), mask;
+
+        /* 512 kiB: default amount of unprivileged mlocked memory */
+        if (pages == UINT_MAX)
+                pages = (512 * 1024) / page_size;
+
+	mask = pages * page_size - 1;
 
 	if (evlist->mmap == NULL && perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(evlist) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -512,6 +667,38 @@ u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	return first->attr.sample_type;
 }
 
+u16 perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *first;
+	struct perf_sample *data;
+	u64 sample_type;
+	u16 size = 0;
+
+	first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	if (!first->attr.sample_id_all)
+		goto out;
+
+	sample_type = first->attr.sample_type;
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID)
+		size += sizeof(data->tid) * 2;
+
+       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
+		size += sizeof(data->time);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID)
+		size += sizeof(data->id);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
+		size += sizeof(data->stream_id);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
+		size += sizeof(data->cpu) * 2;
+out:
+	return size;
+}
+
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos, *first;
@@ -569,3 +756,97 @@ out_err:
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				  struct perf_record_opts *opts,
+				  const char *argv[])
+{
+	int child_ready_pipe[2], go_pipe[2];
+	char bf;
+
+	if (pipe(child_ready_pipe) < 0) {
+		perror("failed to create 'ready' pipe");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (pipe(go_pipe) < 0) {
+		perror("failed to create 'go' pipe");
+		goto out_close_ready_pipe;
+	}
+
+	evlist->workload.pid = fork();
+	if (evlist->workload.pid < 0) {
+		perror("failed to fork");
+		goto out_close_pipes;
+	}
+
+	if (!evlist->workload.pid) {
+		if (opts->pipe_output)
+			dup2(2, 1);
+
+		close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
+		close(go_pipe[1]);
+		fcntl(go_pipe[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+
+		/*
+		 * Do a dummy execvp to get the PLT entry resolved,
+		 * so we avoid the resolver overhead on the real
+		 * execvp call.
+		 */
+		execvp("", (char **)argv);
+
+		/*
+		 * Tell the parent we're ready to go
+		 */
+		close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
+
+		/*
+		 * Wait until the parent tells us to go.
+		 */
+		if (read(go_pipe[0], &bf, 1) == -1)
+			perror("unable to read pipe");
+
+		execvp(argv[0], (char **)argv);
+
+		perror(argv[0]);
+		kill(getppid(), SIGUSR1);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	if (!opts->system_wide && opts->target_tid == -1 && opts->target_pid == -1)
+		evlist->threads->map[0] = evlist->workload.pid;
+
+	close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
+	close(go_pipe[0]);
+	/*
+	 * wait for child to settle
+	 */
+	if (read(child_ready_pipe[0], &bf, 1) == -1) {
+		perror("unable to read pipe");
+		goto out_close_pipes;
+	}
+
+	evlist->workload.cork_fd = go_pipe[1];
+	close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
+	return 0;
+
+out_close_pipes:
+	close(go_pipe[0]);
+	close(go_pipe[1]);
+out_close_ready_pipe:
+	close(child_ready_pipe[0]);
+	close(child_ready_pipe[1]);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int perf_evlist__start_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	if (evlist->workload.cork_fd > 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Remove the cork, let it rip!
+		 */
+		return close(evlist->workload.cork_fd);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 1779ffef7828..8922aeed0467 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 #define __PERF_EVLIST_H 1
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 struct pollfd;
 struct thread_map;
 struct cpu_map;
+struct perf_record_opts;
 
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS 8
 #define PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_SIZE (1 << PERF_EVLIST__HLIST_BITS)
@@ -19,6 +23,10 @@ struct perf_evlist {
 	int		 nr_fds;
 	int		 nr_mmaps;
 	int		 mmap_len;
+	struct {
+		int	cork_fd;
+		pid_t	pid;
+	} workload;
 	bool		 overwrite;
 	union perf_event event_copy;
 	struct perf_mmap *mmap;
@@ -28,6 +36,11 @@ struct perf_evlist {
 	struct perf_evsel *selected;
 };
 
+struct perf_evsel_str_handler {
+	const char *name;
+	void	   *handler;
+};
+
 struct perf_evsel;
 
 struct perf_evlist *perf_evlist__new(struct cpu_map *cpus,
@@ -39,11 +52,26 @@ void perf_evlist__delete(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void perf_evlist__add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *entry);
 int perf_evlist__add_default(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+int perf_evlist__add_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			   struct perf_event_attr *attrs, size_t nr_attrs);
+int perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				 const char *tracepoints[], size_t nr_tracepoints);
+int perf_evlist__set_tracepoints_handlers(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					  const struct perf_evsel_str_handler *assocs,
+					  size_t nr_assocs);
+
+#define perf_evlist__add_attrs_array(evlist, array) \
+	perf_evlist__add_attrs(evlist, array, ARRAY_SIZE(array))
+
+#define perf_evlist__add_tracepoints_array(evlist, array) \
+	perf_evlist__add_tracepoints(evlist, array, ARRAY_SIZE(array))
+
+#define perf_evlist__set_tracepoints_handlers_array(evlist, array) \
+	perf_evlist__set_tracepoints_handlers(evlist, array, ARRAY_SIZE(array))
 
 void perf_evlist__id_add(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			 int cpu, int thread, u64 id);
 
-int perf_evlist__alloc_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__add_pollfd(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int fd);
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
@@ -52,8 +80,16 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *self, int idx);
 
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool group);
 
-int perf_evlist__alloc_mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
-int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int pages, bool overwrite);
+void perf_evlist__config_attrs(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+			       struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+
+int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+				  struct perf_record_opts *opts,
+				  const char *argv[]);
+int perf_evlist__start_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+
+int perf_evlist__mmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, unsigned int pages,
+		      bool overwrite);
 void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 void perf_evlist__disable(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
@@ -77,6 +113,7 @@ int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+u16 perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index d7915d4e77cb..ee68d6944e61 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -63,6 +63,76 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 	return evsel;
 }
 
+void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+{
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
+	int track = !evsel->idx; /* only the first counter needs these */
+
+	attr->sample_id_all = opts->sample_id_all_avail ? 1 : 0;
+	attr->inherit	    = !opts->no_inherit;
+	attr->read_format   = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
+			      PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING |
+			      PERF_FORMAT_ID;
+
+	attr->sample_type  |= PERF_SAMPLE_IP | PERF_SAMPLE_TID;
+
+	/*
+	 * We default some events to a 1 default interval. But keep
+	 * it a weak assumption overridable by the user.
+	 */
+	if (!attr->sample_period || (opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX &&
+				     opts->user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)) {
+		if (opts->freq) {
+			attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD;
+			attr->freq		= 1;
+			attr->sample_freq	= opts->freq;
+		} else {
+			attr->sample_period = opts->default_interval;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (opts->no_samples)
+		attr->sample_freq = 0;
+
+	if (opts->inherit_stat)
+		attr->inherit_stat = 1;
+
+	if (opts->sample_address) {
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR;
+		attr->mmap_data = track;
+	}
+
+	if (opts->call_graph)
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
+
+	if (opts->system_wide)
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
+
+	if (opts->sample_id_all_avail &&
+	    (opts->sample_time || opts->system_wide ||
+	     !opts->no_inherit || opts->cpu_list))
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+
+	if (opts->raw_samples) {
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_TIME;
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_RAW;
+		attr->sample_type	|= PERF_SAMPLE_CPU;
+	}
+
+	if (opts->no_delay) {
+		attr->watermark = 0;
+		attr->wakeup_events = 1;
+	}
+
+	attr->mmap = track;
+	attr->comm = track;
+
+	if (opts->target_pid == -1 && opts->target_tid == -1 && !opts->system_wide) {
+		attr->disabled = 1;
+		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
+	}
+}
+
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
 {
 	int cpu, thread;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index b1d15e6f7ae3..326b8e4d5035 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 		off_t		id_offset;
 	};
 	struct cgroup_sel	*cgrp;
+	struct {
+		void		*func;
+		void		*data;
+	} handler;
 	bool 			supported;
 };
 
 struct cpu_map;
 struct thread_map;
 struct perf_evlist;
+struct perf_record_opts;
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
@@ -74,6 +79,9 @@ void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
+void perf_evsel__config(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
 int perf_evsel__alloc_id(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
 int perf_evsel__alloc_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 33c17a2b2a81..5b01449152ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,8 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session, int fd)
 		lseek(fd, tmp, SEEK_SET);
 	}
 
+	symbol_conf.nr_events = nr_attrs;
+
 	if (f_header.event_types.size) {
 		lseek(fd, f_header.event_types.offset, SEEK_SET);
 		events = malloc(f_header.event_types.size);
@@ -2068,9 +2070,9 @@ out_delete_evlist:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
-				perf_event__handler_t process,
-				struct perf_session *session)
+int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+				perf_event__handler_t process)
 {
 	union perf_event *ev;
 	size_t size;
@@ -2092,22 +2094,23 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
 	ev->attr.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR;
 	ev->attr.header.size = size;
 
-	err = process(ev, NULL, session);
+	err = process(tool, ev, NULL, NULL);
 
 	free(ev);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_session__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_session *session,
+int perf_event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   struct perf_session *session,
 				   perf_event__handler_t process)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *attr;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(attr, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
-		err = perf_event__synthesize_attr(&attr->attr, attr->ids,
-						  attr->id, process, session);
+		err = perf_event__synthesize_attr(tool, &attr->attr, attr->ids,
+						  attr->id, process);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_debug("failed to create perf header attribute\n");
 			return err;
@@ -2118,23 +2121,23 @@ int perf_session__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_session *session,
 }
 
 int perf_event__process_attr(union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_session *session)
+			     struct perf_evlist **pevlist)
 {
 	unsigned int i, ids, n_ids;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = *pevlist;
 
-	if (session->evlist == NULL) {
-		session->evlist = perf_evlist__new(NULL, NULL);
-		if (session->evlist == NULL)
+	if (evlist == NULL) {
+		*pevlist = evlist = perf_evlist__new(NULL, NULL);
+		if (evlist == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&event->attr.attr,
-				session->evlist->nr_entries);
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&event->attr.attr, evlist->nr_entries);
 	if (evsel == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	perf_evlist__add(session->evlist, evsel);
+	perf_evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
 
 	ids = event->header.size;
 	ids -= (void *)&event->attr.id - (void *)event;
@@ -2148,18 +2151,16 @@ int perf_event__process_attr(union perf_event *event,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n_ids; i++) {
-		perf_evlist__id_add(session->evlist, evsel, 0, i,
-				    event->attr.id[i]);
+		perf_evlist__id_add(evlist, evsel, 0, i, event->attr.id[i]);
 	}
 
-	perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+int perf_event__synthesize_event_type(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      u64 event_id, char *name,
 				      perf_event__handler_t process,
-				      struct perf_session *session)
+				      struct machine *machine)
 {
 	union perf_event ev;
 	size_t size = 0;
@@ -2177,13 +2178,14 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
 	ev.event_type.header.size = sizeof(ev.event_type) -
 		(sizeof(ev.event_type.event_type.name) - size);
 
-	err = process(&ev, NULL, session);
+	err = process(tool, &ev, NULL, machine);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_event_types(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				       struct perf_session *session)
+int perf_event__synthesize_event_types(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				       perf_event__handler_t process,
+				       struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct perf_trace_event_type *type;
 	int i, err = 0;
@@ -2191,9 +2193,9 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_event_types(perf_event__handler_t process,
 	for (i = 0; i < event_count; i++) {
 		type = &events[i];
 
-		err = perf_event__synthesize_event_type(type->event_id,
+		err = perf_event__synthesize_event_type(tool, type->event_id,
 							type->name, process,
-							session);
+							machine);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_debug("failed to create perf header event type\n");
 			return err;
@@ -2203,8 +2205,8 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_event_types(perf_event__handler_t process,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process_event_type(union perf_event *event,
-				   struct perf_session *session __unused)
+int perf_event__process_event_type(struct perf_tool *tool __unused,
+				   union perf_event *event)
 {
 	if (perf_header__push_event(event->event_type.event_type.event_id,
 				    event->event_type.event_type.name) < 0)
@@ -2213,9 +2215,9 @@ int perf_event__process_event_type(union perf_event *event,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-					 perf_event__handler_t process,
-				   struct perf_session *session __unused)
+int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(struct perf_tool *tool, int fd,
+					struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					perf_event__handler_t process)
 {
 	union perf_event ev;
 	struct tracing_data *tdata;
@@ -2246,7 +2248,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	ev.tracing_data.header.size = sizeof(ev.tracing_data);
 	ev.tracing_data.size = aligned_size;
 
-	process(&ev, NULL, session);
+	process(tool, &ev, NULL, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * The put function will copy all the tracing data
@@ -2288,10 +2290,10 @@ int perf_event__process_tracing_data(union perf_event *event,
 	return size_read + padding;
 }
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
+int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				    struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
 				    perf_event__handler_t process,
-				    struct machine *machine,
-				    struct perf_session *session)
+				    struct machine *machine)
 {
 	union perf_event ev;
 	size_t len;
@@ -2311,12 +2313,13 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
 	ev.build_id.header.size = sizeof(ev.build_id) + len;
 	memcpy(&ev.build_id.filename, pos->long_name, pos->long_name_len);
 
-	err = process(&ev, NULL, session);
+	err = process(tool, &ev, NULL, machine);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_event__process_build_id(union perf_event *event,
+int perf_event__process_build_id(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+				 union perf_event *event,
 				 struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	__event_process_build_id(&event->build_id,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index 3d5a742f4a2a..09365b32098e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct perf_header {
 };
 
 struct perf_evlist;
+struct perf_session;
 
 int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session, int fd);
 int perf_session__write_header(struct perf_session *session,
@@ -96,32 +97,36 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
 			  const char *name, bool is_kallsyms);
 int build_id_cache__remove_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir);
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
-				perf_event__handler_t process,
-				struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_session__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_session *session,
-				   perf_event__handler_t process);
-int perf_event__process_attr(union perf_event *event, struct perf_session *session);
+int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
+				perf_event__handler_t process);
+int perf_event__synthesize_attrs(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				 struct perf_session *session,
+				 perf_event__handler_t process);
+int perf_event__process_attr(union perf_event *event, struct perf_evlist **pevlist);
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_event_type(u64 event_id, char *name,
+int perf_event__synthesize_event_type(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				      u64 event_id, char *name,
 				      perf_event__handler_t process,
-				      struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__synthesize_event_types(perf_event__handler_t process,
-				       struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__process_event_type(union perf_event *event,
-				   struct perf_session *session);
-
-int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-					perf_event__handler_t process,
-					struct perf_session *session);
+				      struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__synthesize_event_types(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				       perf_event__handler_t process,
+				       struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process_event_type(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   union perf_event *event);
+
+int perf_event__synthesize_tracing_data(struct perf_tool *tool,
+					int fd, struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					perf_event__handler_t process);
 int perf_event__process_tracing_data(union perf_event *event,
 				     struct perf_session *session);
 
-int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
+int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				    struct dso *pos, u16 misc,
 				    perf_event__handler_t process,
-				    struct machine *machine,
-				    struct perf_session *session);
-int perf_event__process_build_id(union perf_event *event,
+				    struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__process_build_id(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				 union perf_event *event,
 				 struct perf_session *session);
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 89289c8e935e..ff6f9d56ea41 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist __used,
 
 static inline int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *self __used,
 					   int evidx __used,
-					   int nr_events __used,
 					   void(*timer)(void *arg) __used,
 					   void *arg __used,
 					   int delay_secs __used)
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ static inline int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *self __used,
 #define K_RIGHT -2
 #else
 #include "ui/keysyms.h"
-int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, int nr_events,
+int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx,
 			     void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg, int delay_secs);
 
 int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *help,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 78284b13e808..316aa0ab7122 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -562,6 +562,10 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *self, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->user_dsos);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->kernel_dsos);
 
+	self->threads = RB_ROOT;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->dead_threads);
+	self->last_match = NULL;
+
 	self->kmaps.machine = self;
 	self->pid	    = pid;
 	self->root_dir      = strdup(root_dir);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index 890d85545d0f..2b8017f8a930 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ enum map_type {
 extern const char *map_type__name[MAP__NR_TYPES];
 
 struct dso;
+struct ip_callchain;
 struct ref_reloc_sym;
 struct map_groups;
 struct machine;
+struct perf_evsel;
 
 struct map {
 	union {
@@ -61,7 +63,11 @@ struct map_groups {
 struct machine {
 	struct rb_node	  rb_node;
 	pid_t		  pid;
+	u16		  id_hdr_size;
 	char		  *root_dir;
+	struct rb_root	  threads;
+	struct list_head  dead_threads;
+	struct thread	  *last_match;
 	struct list_head  user_dsos;
 	struct list_head  kernel_dsos;
 	struct map_groups kmaps;
@@ -148,6 +154,13 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *self, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid);
 void machine__exit(struct machine *self);
 void machine__delete(struct machine *self);
 
+int machine__resolve_callchain(struct machine *machine,
+			       struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct thread *thread,
+			       struct ip_callchain *chain,
+			       struct symbol **parent);
+int maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps, const char *symbol_name,
+				     u64 addr);
+
 /*
  * Default guest kernel is defined by parameter --guestkallsyms
  * and --guestmodules
@@ -190,6 +203,12 @@ struct symbol *map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(struct map_groups *mg,
 					       struct map **mapp,
 					       symbol_filter_t filter);
 
+
+struct thread *machine__findnew_thread(struct machine *machine, pid_t pid);
+void machine__remove_thread(struct machine *machine, struct thread *th);
+
+size_t machine__fprintf(struct machine *machine, FILE *fp);
+
 static inline
 struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_symbol(struct machine *self,
 					   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 928918b796b2..586ab3fe60f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ enum event_result {
 	EVT_HANDLED_ALL
 };
 
-char debugfs_path[MAXPATHLEN];
-
 #define CHW(x) .type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_HW_##x
 #define CSW(x) .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_##x
 
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ static int tp_event_has_id(struct dirent *sys_dir, struct dirent *evt_dir)
 	char evt_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 	int fd;
 
-	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/%s/id", debugfs_path,
+	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/%s/id", tracing_events_path,
 			sys_dir->d_name, evt_dir->d_name);
 	fd = open(evt_path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
@@ -171,16 +169,16 @@ struct tracepoint_path *tracepoint_id_to_path(u64 config)
 	char evt_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 	char dir_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(debugfs_path))
+	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(tracing_events_path))
 		return NULL;
 
-	sys_dir = opendir(debugfs_path);
+	sys_dir = opendir(tracing_events_path);
 	if (!sys_dir)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for_each_subsystem(sys_dir, sys_dirent, sys_next) {
 
-		snprintf(dir_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", debugfs_path,
+		snprintf(dir_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", tracing_events_path,
 			 sys_dirent.d_name);
 		evt_dir = opendir(dir_path);
 		if (!evt_dir)
@@ -447,7 +445,7 @@ parse_single_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name,
 	u64 id;
 	int fd;
 
-	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/%s/id", debugfs_path,
+	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s/%s/id", tracing_events_path,
 		 sys_name, evt_name);
 
 	fd = open(evt_path, O_RDONLY);
@@ -485,7 +483,7 @@ parse_multiple_tracepoint_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist, char *sys_name,
 	struct dirent *evt_ent;
 	DIR *evt_dir;
 
-	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", debugfs_path, sys_name);
+	snprintf(evt_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", tracing_events_path, sys_name);
 	evt_dir = opendir(evt_path);
 
 	if (!evt_dir) {
@@ -528,7 +526,7 @@ parse_tracepoint_event(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char **strp,
 	char sys_name[MAX_EVENT_LENGTH];
 	unsigned int sys_length, evt_length;
 
-	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(debugfs_path))
+	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(tracing_events_path))
 		return 0;
 
 	evt_name = strchr(*strp, ':');
@@ -920,10 +918,10 @@ void print_tracepoint_events(const char *subsys_glob, const char *event_glob)
 	char evt_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 	char dir_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(debugfs_path))
+	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(tracing_events_path))
 		return;
 
-	sys_dir = opendir(debugfs_path);
+	sys_dir = opendir(tracing_events_path);
 	if (!sys_dir)
 		return;
 
@@ -932,7 +930,7 @@ void print_tracepoint_events(const char *subsys_glob, const char *event_glob)
 		    !strglobmatch(sys_dirent.d_name, subsys_glob))
 			continue;
 
-		snprintf(dir_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", debugfs_path,
+		snprintf(dir_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", tracing_events_path,
 			 sys_dirent.d_name);
 		evt_dir = opendir(dir_path);
 		if (!evt_dir)
@@ -964,16 +962,16 @@ int is_valid_tracepoint(const char *event_string)
 	char evt_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 	char dir_path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(debugfs_path))
+	if (debugfs_valid_mountpoint(tracing_events_path))
 		return 0;
 
-	sys_dir = opendir(debugfs_path);
+	sys_dir = opendir(tracing_events_path);
 	if (!sys_dir)
 		return 0;
 
 	for_each_subsystem(sys_dir, sys_dirent, sys_next) {
 
-		snprintf(dir_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", debugfs_path,
+		snprintf(dir_path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s/%s", tracing_events_path,
 			 sys_dirent.d_name);
 		evt_dir = opendir(dir_path);
 		if (!evt_dir)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 2f8e375e038d..7e0cbe75d5f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ void print_tracepoint_events(const char *subsys_glob, const char *event_glob);
 int print_hwcache_events(const char *event_glob);
 extern int is_valid_tracepoint(const char *event_string);
 
-extern char debugfs_path[];
 extern int valid_debugfs_mount(const char *debugfs);
 
 #endif /* __PERF_PARSE_EVENTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
index 1132c8f0ce89..17e94d0c36f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "probe-event.h"
 
-#define MAX_PATH_LEN		 256
 #define MAX_PROBE_BUFFER	1024
 #define MAX_PROBES		 128
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index 74350ffb57fe..a82ce4303ff5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include "../../perf.h"
 #include "../util.h"
+#include "../thread.h"
+#include "../event.h"
 #include "../trace-event.h"
 
 #include <EXTERN.h>
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ static inline struct event *find_cache_event(int type)
 static void perl_process_event(union perf_event *pevent __unused,
 			       struct perf_sample *sample,
 			       struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			       struct perf_session *session __unused,
+			       struct machine *machine __unused,
 			       struct thread *thread)
 {
 	struct format_field *field;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 6ccf70e8d8f2..0b2a48783172 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 #include "../../perf.h"
 #include "../util.h"
+#include "../event.h"
+#include "../thread.h"
 #include "../trace-event.h"
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC initperf_trace_context(void);
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ static inline struct event *find_cache_event(int type)
 static void python_process_event(union perf_event *pevent __unused,
 				 struct perf_sample *sample,
 				 struct perf_evsel *evsel __unused,
-				 struct perf_session *session __unused,
+				 struct machine *machine __unused,
 				 struct thread *thread)
 {
 	PyObject *handler, *retval, *context, *t, *obj, *dict = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 0f4555ce9063..d9318d8a9ba1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "session.h"
+#include "tool.h"
 #include "sort.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
@@ -78,39 +79,13 @@ out_close:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void perf_session__id_header_size(struct perf_session *session)
-{
-       struct perf_sample *data;
-       u64 sample_type = session->sample_type;
-       u16 size = 0;
-
-	if (!session->sample_id_all)
-		goto out;
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID)
-               size += sizeof(data->tid) * 2;
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
-               size += sizeof(data->time);
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID)
-               size += sizeof(data->id);
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
-               size += sizeof(data->stream_id);
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-               size += sizeof(data->cpu) * 2;
-out:
-       session->id_hdr_size = size;
-}
-
 void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
 {
 	self->sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(self->evlist);
 	self->sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(self->sample_type);
 	self->sample_id_all = perf_evlist__sample_id_all(self->evlist);
-	perf_session__id_header_size(self);
+	self->id_hdr_size = perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(self->evlist);
+	self->host_machine.id_hdr_size = self->id_hdr_size;
 }
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
@@ -130,7 +105,7 @@ static void perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
 
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
 				       bool force, bool repipe,
-				       struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+				       struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	size_t len = filename ? strlen(filename) + 1 : 0;
 	struct perf_session *self = zalloc(sizeof(*self) + len);
@@ -139,9 +114,6 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
 		goto out;
 
 	memcpy(self->filename, filename, len);
-	self->threads = RB_ROOT;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->dead_threads);
-	self->last_match = NULL;
 	/*
 	 * On 64bit we can mmap the data file in one go. No need for tiny mmap
 	 * slices. On 32bit we use 32MB.
@@ -171,10 +143,10 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
 			goto out_delete;
 	}
 
-	if (ops && ops->ordering_requires_timestamps &&
-	    ops->ordered_samples && !self->sample_id_all) {
+	if (tool && tool->ordering_requires_timestamps &&
+	    tool->ordered_samples && !self->sample_id_all) {
 		dump_printf("WARNING: No sample_id_all support, falling back to unordered processing\n");
-		ops->ordered_samples = false;
+		tool->ordered_samples = false;
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -184,17 +156,22 @@ out_delete:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void perf_session__delete_dead_threads(struct perf_session *self)
+static void machine__delete_dead_threads(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct thread *n, *t;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(t, n, &self->dead_threads, node) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(t, n, &machine->dead_threads, node) {
 		list_del(&t->node);
 		thread__delete(t);
 	}
 }
 
-static void perf_session__delete_threads(struct perf_session *self)
+static void perf_session__delete_dead_threads(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	machine__delete_dead_threads(&session->host_machine);
+}
+
+static void machine__delete_threads(struct machine *self)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd = rb_first(&self->threads);
 
@@ -207,6 +184,11 @@ static void perf_session__delete_threads(struct perf_session *self)
 	}
 }
 
+static void perf_session__delete_threads(struct perf_session *session)
+{
+	machine__delete_threads(&session->host_machine);
+}
+
 void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *self)
 {
 	perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(self);
@@ -217,7 +199,7 @@ void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *self)
 	free(self);
 }
 
-void perf_session__remove_thread(struct perf_session *self, struct thread *th)
+void machine__remove_thread(struct machine *self, struct thread *th)
 {
 	self->last_match = NULL;
 	rb_erase(&th->rb_node, &self->threads);
@@ -236,16 +218,16 @@ static bool symbol__match_parent_regex(struct symbol *sym)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
-				    struct thread *thread,
-				    struct ip_callchain *chain,
-				    struct symbol **parent)
+int machine__resolve_callchain(struct machine *self, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			       struct thread *thread,
+			       struct ip_callchain *chain,
+			       struct symbol **parent)
 {
 	u8 cpumode = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
-	callchain_cursor_reset(&self->callchain_cursor);
+	callchain_cursor_reset(&evsel->hists.callchain_cursor);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < chain->nr; i++) {
 		u64 ip;
@@ -272,7 +254,7 @@ int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
 
 		al.filtered = false;
 		thread__find_addr_location(thread, self, cpumode,
-				MAP__FUNCTION, thread->pid, ip, &al, NULL);
+					   MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al, NULL);
 		if (al.sym != NULL) {
 			if (sort__has_parent && !*parent &&
 			    symbol__match_parent_regex(al.sym))
@@ -281,7 +263,7 @@ int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
 				break;
 		}
 
-		err = callchain_cursor_append(&self->callchain_cursor,
+		err = callchain_cursor_append(&evsel->hists.callchain_cursor,
 					      ip, al.map, al.sym);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
@@ -290,75 +272,91 @@ int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_event_synth_stub(union perf_event *event __used,
-				    struct perf_session *session __used)
+static int process_event_synth_tracing_data_stub(union perf_event *event __used,
+						 struct perf_session *session __used)
+{
+	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_event_synth_attr_stub(union perf_event *event __used,
+					 struct perf_evlist **pevlist __used)
 {
 	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_event_sample_stub(union perf_event *event __used,
+static int process_event_sample_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+				     union perf_event *event __used,
 				     struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 				     struct perf_evsel *evsel __used,
-				     struct perf_session *session __used)
+				     struct machine *machine __used)
 {
 	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_event_stub(union perf_event *event __used,
+static int process_event_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+			      union perf_event *event __used,
 			      struct perf_sample *sample __used,
-			      struct perf_session *session __used)
+			      struct machine *machine __used)
+{
+	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_finished_round_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+				       union perf_event *event __used,
+				       struct perf_session *perf_session __used)
 {
 	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_finished_round_stub(union perf_event *event __used,
-				       struct perf_session *session __used,
-				       struct perf_event_ops *ops __used)
+static int process_event_type_stub(struct perf_tool *tool __used,
+				   union perf_event *event __used)
 {
 	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_finished_round(union perf_event *event,
-				  struct perf_session *session,
-				  struct perf_event_ops *ops);
+static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				  union perf_event *event,
+				  struct perf_session *session);
 
-static void perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(struct perf_event_ops *handler)
+static void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
-	if (handler->sample == NULL)
-		handler->sample = process_event_sample_stub;
-	if (handler->mmap == NULL)
-		handler->mmap = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->comm == NULL)
-		handler->comm = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->fork == NULL)
-		handler->fork = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->exit == NULL)
-		handler->exit = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->lost == NULL)
-		handler->lost = perf_event__process_lost;
-	if (handler->read == NULL)
-		handler->read = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->throttle == NULL)
-		handler->throttle = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->unthrottle == NULL)
-		handler->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
-	if (handler->attr == NULL)
-		handler->attr = process_event_synth_stub;
-	if (handler->event_type == NULL)
-		handler->event_type = process_event_synth_stub;
-	if (handler->tracing_data == NULL)
-		handler->tracing_data = process_event_synth_stub;
-	if (handler->build_id == NULL)
-		handler->build_id = process_event_synth_stub;
-	if (handler->finished_round == NULL) {
-		if (handler->ordered_samples)
-			handler->finished_round = process_finished_round;
+	if (tool->sample == NULL)
+		tool->sample = process_event_sample_stub;
+	if (tool->mmap == NULL)
+		tool->mmap = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->comm == NULL)
+		tool->comm = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->fork == NULL)
+		tool->fork = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->exit == NULL)
+		tool->exit = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->lost == NULL)
+		tool->lost = perf_event__process_lost;
+	if (tool->read == NULL)
+		tool->read = process_event_sample_stub;
+	if (tool->throttle == NULL)
+		tool->throttle = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->unthrottle == NULL)
+		tool->unthrottle = process_event_stub;
+	if (tool->attr == NULL)
+		tool->attr = process_event_synth_attr_stub;
+	if (tool->event_type == NULL)
+		tool->event_type = process_event_type_stub;
+	if (tool->tracing_data == NULL)
+		tool->tracing_data = process_event_synth_tracing_data_stub;
+	if (tool->build_id == NULL)
+		tool->build_id = process_finished_round_stub;
+	if (tool->finished_round == NULL) {
+		if (tool->ordered_samples)
+			tool->finished_round = process_finished_round;
 		else
-			handler->finished_round = process_finished_round_stub;
+			tool->finished_round = process_finished_round_stub;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -490,11 +488,11 @@ static void perf_session_free_sample_buffers(struct perf_session *session)
 static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      union perf_event *event,
 				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_event_ops *ops,
+				      struct perf_tool *tool,
 				      u64 file_offset);
 
 static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
-			       struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+			       struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
 	struct list_head *head = &os->samples;
@@ -505,7 +503,7 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 	unsigned idx = 0, progress_next = os->nr_samples / 16;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!ops->ordered_samples || !limit)
+	if (!tool->ordered_samples || !limit)
 		return;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, head, list) {
@@ -516,7 +514,7 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
 		if (ret)
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
 		else
-			perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, ops,
+			perf_session_deliver_event(s, iter->event, &sample, tool,
 						   iter->file_offset);
 
 		os->last_flush = iter->timestamp;
@@ -578,11 +576,11 @@ static void flush_sample_queue(struct perf_session *s,
  *      Flush every events below timestamp 7
  *      etc...
  */
-static int process_finished_round(union perf_event *event __used,
-				  struct perf_session *session,
-				  struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool,
+				  union perf_event *event __used,
+				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	flush_sample_queue(session, ops);
+	flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
 	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = session->ordered_samples.max_timestamp;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -737,13 +735,26 @@ static void dump_sample(struct perf_session *session, union perf_event *event,
 		callchain__printf(sample);
 }
 
+static struct machine *
+	perf_session__find_machine_for_cpumode(struct perf_session *session,
+					       union perf_event *event)
+{
+	const u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+
+	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL && perf_guest)
+		return perf_session__find_machine(session, event->ip.pid);
+
+	return perf_session__find_host_machine(session);
+}
+
 static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      union perf_event *event,
 				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_event_ops *ops,
+				      struct perf_tool *tool,
 				      u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct machine *machine;
 
 	dump_event(session, event, file_offset, sample);
 
@@ -765,6 +776,8 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 		hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, event->header.type);
 	}
 
+	machine = perf_session__find_machine_for_cpumode(session, event);
+
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		dump_sample(session, event, sample);
@@ -772,23 +785,25 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 			++session->hists.stats.nr_unknown_id;
 			return -1;
 		}
-		return ops->sample(event, sample, evsel, session);
+		return tool->sample(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
-		return ops->mmap(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->mmap(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
-		return ops->comm(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->comm(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
-		return ops->fork(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->fork(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
-		return ops->exit(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->exit(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		return ops->lost(event, sample, session);
+		if (tool->lost == perf_event__process_lost)
+			session->hists.stats.total_lost += event->lost.lost;
+		return tool->lost(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_READ:
-		return ops->read(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->read(tool, event, sample, evsel, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
-		return ops->throttle(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->throttle(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
-		return ops->unthrottle(event, sample, session);
+		return tool->unthrottle(tool, event, sample, machine);
 	default:
 		++session->hists.stats.nr_unknown_events;
 		return -1;
@@ -812,24 +827,29 @@ static int perf_session__preprocess_sample(struct perf_session *session,
 }
 
 static int perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session, union perf_event *event,
-					    struct perf_event_ops *ops, u64 file_offset)
+					    struct perf_tool *tool, u64 file_offset)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	dump_event(session, event, file_offset, NULL);
 
 	/* These events are processed right away */
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
-		return ops->attr(event, session);
+		err = tool->attr(event, &session->evlist);
+		if (err == 0)
+			perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
+		return err;
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_EVENT_TYPE:
-		return ops->event_type(event, session);
+		return tool->event_type(tool, event);
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA:
 		/* setup for reading amidst mmap */
 		lseek(session->fd, file_offset, SEEK_SET);
-		return ops->tracing_data(event, session);
+		return tool->tracing_data(event, session);
 	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID:
-		return ops->build_id(event, session);
+		return tool->build_id(tool, event, session);
 	case PERF_RECORD_FINISHED_ROUND:
-		return ops->finished_round(event, session, ops);
+		return tool->finished_round(tool, event, session);
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -837,7 +857,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session, union
 
 static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				       union perf_event *event,
-				       struct perf_event_ops *ops,
+				       struct perf_tool *tool,
 				       u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct perf_sample sample;
@@ -853,7 +873,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	hists__inc_nr_events(&session->hists, event->header.type);
 
 	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_USER_TYPE_START)
-		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, ops, file_offset);
+		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, tool, file_offset);
 
 	/*
 	 * For all kernel events we get the sample data
@@ -866,14 +886,14 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	if (perf_session__preprocess_sample(session, event, &sample))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (ops->ordered_samples) {
+	if (tool->ordered_samples) {
 		ret = perf_session_queue_event(session, event, &sample,
 					       file_offset);
 		if (ret != -ETIME)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	return perf_session_deliver_event(session, event, &sample, ops,
+	return perf_session_deliver_event(session, event, &sample, tool,
 					  file_offset);
 }
 
@@ -884,6 +904,11 @@ void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *self)
 	self->size = bswap_16(self->size);
 }
 
+struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *session, pid_t pid)
+{
+	return machine__findnew_thread(&session->host_machine, pid);
+}
+
 static struct thread *perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *self)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(self, 0);
@@ -897,9 +922,9 @@ static struct thread *perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *se
 }
 
 static void perf_session__warn_about_errors(const struct perf_session *session,
-					    const struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+					    const struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
-	if (ops->lost == perf_event__process_lost &&
+	if (tool->lost == perf_event__process_lost &&
 	    session->hists.stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST] != 0) {
 		ui__warning("Processed %d events and lost %d chunks!\n\n"
 			    "Check IO/CPU overload!\n\n",
@@ -934,7 +959,7 @@ static void perf_session__warn_about_errors(const struct perf_session *session,
 volatile int session_done;
 
 static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
-					       struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+					       struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	union perf_event event;
 	uint32_t size;
@@ -943,7 +968,7 @@ static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
 	int err;
 	void *p;
 
-	perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(ops);
+	perf_tool__fill_defaults(tool);
 
 	head = 0;
 more:
@@ -980,7 +1005,7 @@ more:
 	}
 
 	if (size == 0 ||
-	    (skip = perf_session__process_event(self, &event, ops, head)) < 0) {
+	    (skip = perf_session__process_event(self, &event, tool, head)) < 0) {
 		dump_printf("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
 			    head, event.header.size, event.header.type);
 		/*
@@ -1003,7 +1028,7 @@ more:
 done:
 	err = 0;
 out_err:
-	perf_session__warn_about_errors(self, ops);
+	perf_session__warn_about_errors(self, tool);
 	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(self);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1034,7 +1059,7 @@ fetch_mmaped_event(struct perf_session *session,
 
 int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				   u64 data_offset, u64 data_size,
-				   u64 file_size, struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+				   u64 file_size, struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	u64 head, page_offset, file_offset, file_pos, progress_next;
 	int err, mmap_prot, mmap_flags, map_idx = 0;
@@ -1043,7 +1068,7 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 	union perf_event *event;
 	uint32_t size;
 
-	perf_event_ops__fill_defaults(ops);
+	perf_tool__fill_defaults(tool);
 
 	page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
 
@@ -1098,7 +1123,7 @@ more:
 	size = event->header.size;
 
 	if (size == 0 ||
-	    perf_session__process_event(session, event, ops, file_pos) < 0) {
+	    perf_session__process_event(session, event, tool, file_pos) < 0) {
 		dump_printf("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: skipping unknown header type: %d\n",
 			    file_offset + head, event->header.size,
 			    event->header.type);
@@ -1127,15 +1152,15 @@ more:
 	err = 0;
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
 	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
-	flush_sample_queue(session, ops);
+	flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
 out_err:
-	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, ops);
+	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
 	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
 	return err;
 }
 
 int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
-				 struct perf_event_ops *ops)
+				 struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -1146,9 +1171,9 @@ int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
 		err = __perf_session__process_events(self,
 						     self->header.data_offset,
 						     self->header.data_size,
-						     self->size, ops);
+						     self->size, tool);
 	else
-		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(self, ops);
+		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(self, tool);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1163,9 +1188,8 @@ bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self, const char *msg)
 	return true;
 }
 
-int perf_session__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps,
-					     const char *symbol_name,
-					     u64 addr)
+int maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps,
+				     const char *symbol_name, u64 addr)
 {
 	char *bracket;
 	enum map_type i;
@@ -1224,6 +1248,27 @@ size_t perf_session__fprintf_nr_events(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+size_t perf_session__fprintf(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp)
+{
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: Here we have to actually print all the machines in this
+	 * session, not just the host...
+	 */
+	return machine__fprintf(&session->host_machine, fp);
+}
+
+void perf_session__remove_thread(struct perf_session *session,
+				 struct thread *th)
+{
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: This one makes no sense, we need to remove the thread from
+	 * the machine it belongs to, perf_session can have many machines, so
+	 * doing it always on ->host_machine is wrong.  Fix when auditing all
+	 * the 'perf kvm' code.
+	 */
+	machine__remove_thread(&session->host_machine, th);
+}
+
 struct perf_evsel *perf_session__find_first_evtype(struct perf_session *session,
 					      unsigned int type)
 {
@@ -1236,17 +1281,16 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_session__find_first_evtype(struct perf_session *session,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void perf_session__print_ip(union perf_event *event,
-			    struct perf_sample *sample,
-			    struct perf_session *session,
-			    int print_sym, int print_dso)
+void perf_event__print_ip(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
+			  struct machine *machine, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			  int print_sym, int print_dso)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
 	const char *symname, *dsoname;
-	struct callchain_cursor *cursor = &session->callchain_cursor;
+	struct callchain_cursor *cursor = &evsel->hists.callchain_cursor;
 	struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, session, &al, sample,
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample,
 					  NULL) < 0) {
 		error("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			event->header.type);
@@ -1255,7 +1299,7 @@ void perf_session__print_ip(union perf_event *event,
 
 	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain && sample->callchain) {
 
-		if (perf_session__resolve_callchain(session, al.thread,
+		if (machine__resolve_callchain(machine, evsel, al.thread,
 						sample->callchain, NULL) != 0) {
 			if (verbose)
 				error("Failed to resolve callchain. Skipping\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 6e393c98eb34..30e9c6b6fc3c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ struct perf_session {
 	struct perf_header	header;
 	unsigned long		size;
 	unsigned long		mmap_window;
-	struct rb_root		threads;
-	struct list_head	dead_threads;
-	struct thread		*last_match;
 	struct machine		host_machine;
 	struct rb_root		machines;
 	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
@@ -53,65 +50,31 @@ struct perf_session {
 	int			cwdlen;
 	char			*cwd;
 	struct ordered_samples	ordered_samples;
-	struct callchain_cursor	callchain_cursor;
 	char			filename[0];
 };
 
-struct perf_evsel;
-struct perf_event_ops;
-
-typedef int (*event_sample)(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			    struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_session *session);
-typedef int (*event_op)(union perf_event *self, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			struct perf_session *session);
-typedef int (*event_synth_op)(union perf_event *self,
-			      struct perf_session *session);
-typedef int (*event_op2)(union perf_event *self, struct perf_session *session,
-			 struct perf_event_ops *ops);
-
-struct perf_event_ops {
-	event_sample	sample;
-	event_op	mmap,
-			comm,
-			fork,
-			exit,
-			lost,
-			read,
-			throttle,
-			unthrottle;
-	event_synth_op	attr,
-			event_type,
-			tracing_data,
-			build_id;
-	event_op2	finished_round;
-	bool		ordered_samples;
-	bool		ordering_requires_timestamps;
-};
+struct perf_tool;
 
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
 				       bool force, bool repipe,
-				       struct perf_event_ops *ops);
+				       struct perf_tool *tool);
 void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *self);
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *self);
 
 int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
 				   u64 data_offset, u64 data_size, u64 size,
-				   struct perf_event_ops *ops);
+				   struct perf_tool *tool);
 int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
-				 struct perf_event_ops *event_ops);
+				 struct perf_tool *tool);
 
-int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self,
+int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				    struct thread *thread,
 				    struct ip_callchain *chain,
 				    struct symbol **parent);
 
 bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self, const char *msg);
 
-int perf_session__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps,
-					     const char *symbol_name,
-					     u64 addr);
-
 void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size);
 void perf_event__attr_swap(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
@@ -144,12 +107,16 @@ struct machine *perf_session__findnew_machine(struct perf_session *self, pid_t p
 
 static inline
 void perf_session__process_machines(struct perf_session *self,
+				    struct perf_tool *tool,
 				    machine__process_t process)
 {
-	process(&self->host_machine, self);
-	return machines__process(&self->machines, process, self);
+	process(&self->host_machine, tool);
+	return machines__process(&self->machines, process, tool);
 }
 
+struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *self, pid_t pid);
+size_t perf_session__fprintf(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp);
+
 size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp);
 
 size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct perf_session *self,
@@ -170,10 +137,9 @@ static inline int perf_session__parse_sample(struct perf_session *session,
 struct perf_evsel *perf_session__find_first_evtype(struct perf_session *session,
 					    unsigned int type);
 
-void perf_session__print_ip(union perf_event *event,
-				 struct perf_sample *sample,
-				 struct perf_session *session,
-				 int print_sym, int print_dso);
+void perf_event__print_ip(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
+			  struct machine *machine, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+			  int print_sym, int print_dso);
 
 int perf_session__cpu_bitmap(struct perf_session *session,
 			     const char *cpu_list, unsigned long *cpu_bitmap);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/setup.py b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
index 95d370074928..36d4c5619575 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/setup.py
+++ b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ build_tmp = getenv('PYTHON_EXTBUILD_TMP')
 perf = Extension('perf',
 		  sources = ['util/python.c', 'util/ctype.c', 'util/evlist.c',
 			     'util/evsel.c', 'util/cpumap.c', 'util/thread_map.c',
-			     'util/util.c', 'util/xyarray.c', 'util/cgroup.c'],
+			     'util/util.c', 'util/xyarray.c', 'util/cgroup.c',
+			     'util/debugfs.c'],
 		  include_dirs = ['util/include'],
 		  extra_compile_args = cflags,
                  )
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 29f8d742e92f..123c2e14353e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct strlist;
 
 struct symbol_conf {
 	unsigned short	priv_size;
+	unsigned short	nr_events;
 	bool		try_vmlinux_path,
 			use_modules,
 			sort_by_name,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index d5d3b22250f3..fb4b7ea6752f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static size_t thread__fprintf(struct thread *self, FILE *fp)
 	       map_groups__fprintf(&self->mg, verbose, fp);
 }
 
-struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *self, pid_t pid)
+struct thread *machine__findnew_thread(struct machine *self, pid_t pid)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &self->threads.rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ int thread__fork(struct thread *self, struct thread *parent)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-size_t perf_session__fprintf(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp)
+size_t machine__fprintf(struct machine *machine, FILE *fp)
 {
 	size_t ret = 0;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 
-	for (nd = rb_first(&self->threads); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+	for (nd = rb_first(&machine->threads); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct thread *pos = rb_entry(nd, struct thread, rb_node);
 
 		ret += thread__fprintf(pos, fp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index e5f2401c1b5e..70c2c13ff679 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -18,16 +18,14 @@ struct thread {
 	int			comm_len;
 };
 
-struct perf_session;
+struct machine;
 
 void thread__delete(struct thread *self);
 
 int thread__set_comm(struct thread *self, const char *comm);
 int thread__comm_len(struct thread *self);
-struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *self, pid_t pid);
 void thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map);
 int thread__fork(struct thread *self, struct thread *parent);
-size_t perf_session__fprintf(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp);
 
 static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *self,
 					   enum map_type type, u64 addr)
@@ -35,14 +33,12 @@ static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *self,
 	return self ? map_groups__find(&self->mg, type, addr) : NULL;
 }
 
-void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
-			   struct perf_session *session, u8 cpumode,
-			   enum map_type type, pid_t pid, u64 addr,
+void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
+			   u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 			   struct addr_location *al);
 
-void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *self,
-				struct perf_session *session, u8 cpumode,
-				enum map_type type, pid_t pid, u64 addr,
+void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
+				u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 				struct addr_location *al,
 				symbol_filter_t filter);
 #endif	/* __PERF_THREAD_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/tool.h b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0e1aadba8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/tool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_TOOL_H
+#define __PERF_TOOL_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+struct perf_session;
+union perf_event;
+struct perf_evlist;
+struct perf_evsel;
+struct perf_sample;
+struct perf_tool;
+struct machine;
+
+typedef int (*event_sample)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
+			    struct perf_sample *sample,
+			    struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine);
+
+typedef int (*event_op)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
+			struct perf_sample *sample, struct machine *machine);
+
+typedef int (*event_attr_op)(union perf_event *event,
+			     struct perf_evlist **pevlist);
+typedef int (*event_simple_op)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event);
+
+typedef int (*event_synth_op)(union perf_event *event,
+			      struct perf_session *session);
+
+typedef int (*event_op2)(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
+			 struct perf_session *session);
+
+struct perf_tool {
+	event_sample	sample,
+			read;
+	event_op	mmap,
+			comm,
+			fork,
+			exit,
+			lost,
+			throttle,
+			unthrottle;
+	event_attr_op	attr;
+	event_synth_op	tracing_data;
+	event_simple_op	event_type;
+	event_op2	finished_round,
+			build_id;
+	bool		ordered_samples;
+	bool		ordering_requires_timestamps;
+};
+
+#endif /* __PERF_TOOL_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index 399650967958..a248f3c2c60d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_TOP_H
 #define __PERF_TOP_H 1
 
+#include "tool.h"
 #include "types.h"
-#include "../perf.h"
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 struct perf_evlist;
 struct perf_evsel;
 struct perf_session;
 
 struct perf_top {
+	struct perf_tool   tool;
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
 	/*
 	 * Symbols will be added here in perf_event__process_sample and will
@@ -23,10 +25,26 @@ struct perf_top {
 	int		   freq;
 	pid_t		   target_pid, target_tid;
 	bool		   hide_kernel_symbols, hide_user_symbols, zero;
+	bool		   system_wide;
+	bool		   use_tui, use_stdio;
+	bool		   sort_has_symbols;
+	bool		   dont_use_callchains;
+	bool		   kptr_restrict_warned;
+	bool		   vmlinux_warned;
+	bool		   inherit;
+	bool		   group;
+	bool		   sample_id_all_avail;
+	bool		   dump_symtab;
 	const char	   *cpu_list;
 	struct hist_entry  *sym_filter_entry;
 	struct perf_evsel  *sym_evsel;
 	struct perf_session *session;
+	struct winsize	   winsize;
+	unsigned int	   mmap_pages;
+	int		   default_interval;
+	int		   realtime_prio;
+	int		   sym_pcnt_filter;
+	const char	   *sym_filter;
 };
 
 size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index d2655f08bcc0..ac6830d8292b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
  *
  * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  */
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include "util.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <mntent.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
 
 #define VERSION "0.5"
 
-#define _STR(x) #x
-#define STR(x) _STR(x)
-#define MAX_PATH 256
-
 #define TRACE_CTRL	"tracing_on"
 #define TRACE		"trace"
 #define AVAILABLE	"available_tracers"
@@ -73,26 +69,6 @@ struct events {
 };
 
 
-
-static void die(const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-	int ret = errno;
-
-	if (errno)
-		perror("perf");
-	else
-		ret = -1;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	fprintf(stderr, "  ");
-	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-	exit(ret);
-}
-
 void *malloc_or_die(unsigned int size)
 {
 	void *data;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
index c9dcbec7d800..a3fdf55f317b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int stop_script_unsupported(void)
 static void process_event_unsupported(union perf_event *event __unused,
 				      struct perf_sample *sample __unused,
 				      struct perf_evsel *evsel __unused,
-				      struct perf_session *session __unused,
+				      struct machine *machine __unused,
 				      struct thread *thread __unused)
 {
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index a84100817649..58ae14c5baac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "parse-events.h"
-#include "session.h"
+
+struct machine;
+struct perf_sample;
+union perf_event;
+struct thread;
 
 #define __unused __attribute__((unused))
 
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@ struct scripting_ops {
 	void (*process_event) (union perf_event *event,
 			       struct perf_sample *sample,
 			       struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-			       struct perf_session *session,
+			       struct machine *machine,
 			       struct thread *thread);
 	int (*generate_script) (const char *outfile);
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 0575905d1205..295a9c93f945 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static bool annotate_browser__toggle_source(struct annotate_browser *browser)
 }
 
 static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *self, int evidx,
-				 int nr_events, void(*timer)(void *arg),
+				 void(*timer)(void *arg),
 				 void *arg, int delay_secs)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd = NULL;
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *self, int evidx,
 				notes = symbol__annotation(target);
 				pthread_mutex_lock(&notes->lock);
 
-				if (notes->src == NULL &&
-				    symbol__alloc_hist(target, nr_events) < 0) {
+				if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(target) < 0) {
 					pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 					ui__warning("Not enough memory for annotating '%s' symbol!\n",
 						    target->name);
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *self, int evidx,
 				}
 
 				pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
-				symbol__tui_annotate(target, ms->map, evidx, nr_events,
+				symbol__tui_annotate(target, ms->map, evidx,
 						     timer, arg, delay_secs);
 			}
 			continue;
@@ -358,15 +357,15 @@ out:
 	return key;
 }
 
-int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, int nr_events,
+int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx,
 			     void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg, int delay_secs)
 {
-	return symbol__tui_annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, evidx, nr_events,
+	return symbol__tui_annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, evidx,
 				    timer, arg, delay_secs);
 }
 
 int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
-			 int nr_events, void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg,
+			 void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg,
 			 int delay_secs)
 {
 	struct objdump_line *pos, *n;
@@ -419,8 +418,7 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
 	browser.b.nr_entries = browser.nr_entries;
 	browser.b.entries = &notes->src->source,
 	browser.b.width += 18; /* Percentage */
-	ret = annotate_browser__run(&browser, evidx, nr_events,
-				    timer, arg, delay_secs);
+	ret = annotate_browser__run(&browser, evidx, timer, arg, delay_secs);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &notes->src->source, node) {
 		list_del(&pos->node);
 		objdump_line__free(pos);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index d0c94b459685..1212a386a033 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ do_annotate:
 			 * Don't let this be freed, say, by hists__decay_entry.
 			 */
 			he->used = true;
-			err = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evsel->idx, nr_events,
+			err = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evsel->idx,
 						       timer, arg, delay_secs);
 			he->used = false;
 			ui_browser__update_nr_entries(&browser->b, browser->hists->nr_entries);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/progress.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/progress.c
index 295e366b6311..13aa64e50e11 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/progress.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/progress.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ void ui_progress__update(u64 curr, u64 total, const char *title)
 	if (use_browser <= 0)
 		return;
 
+	if (total == 0)
+		return;
+
 	ui__refresh_dimensions(true);
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
 	y = SLtt_Screen_Rows / 2 - 2;