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* [PATCH v5 7/8] arm64: dts: rockchip: add radxa camera 4k on rock 5b+ cam1
From: Michael Riesch via B4 Relay @ 2026-05-22 21:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mehdi Djait, Laurent Pinchart, Mauro Carvalho Chehab, Rob Herring,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski, Conor Dooley, Heiko Stuebner, Kever Yang,
	Jagan Teki,
	Кузнецов Михаил,
	Charalampos Mitrodimas, Sebastian Reichel, Nicolas Dufresne,
	Collabora Kernel Team, Sakari Ailus
  Cc: linux-media, devicetree, linux-arm-kernel, linux-rockchip,
	linux-kernel, Michael Riesch
In-Reply-To: <20260522-rk3588-vicap-v5-0-d1d1f5265c56@collabora.com>

From: Michael Riesch <michael.riesch@collabora.com>

Add device tree overlay for the Radxa Camera 4K (featuring the Sony IMX415
image sensor) to applied on the Radxa ROCK 5B+ CAM1 port.

Signed-off-by: Michael Riesch <michael.riesch@collabora.com>
---
 arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/Makefile              |  4 +-
 .../rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam1.dtso      | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/Makefile
index d4ff476fb9814b18c74c6d59d73cf5d8e6ee9ca7..761d82b4f4f2ac7f0f4ba5e1f94f495b2160a059 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/Makefile
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5b-pcie-ep.dtbo
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5b-pcie-srns.dtbo
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5b-plus.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam0.dtbo
+dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam1.dtbo
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5t.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-tiger-haikou.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-tiger-haikou-video-demo.dtbo
@@ -324,7 +325,8 @@ rk3588-rock-5b-pcie-srns-dtbs := rk3588-rock-5b.dtb \
 
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-4k-cam.dtb
 rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-4k-cam-dtbs := rk3588-rock-5b-plus.dtb \
-	rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam0.dtbo
+	rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam0.dtbo \
+	rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam1.dtbo
 
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ROCKCHIP) += rk3588-tiger-haikou-haikou-video-demo.dtb
 rk3588-tiger-haikou-haikou-video-demo-dtbs := rk3588-tiger-haikou.dtb \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam1.dtso b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam1.dtso
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a4cf3fdbf8ebde8b2939c6126d169074431588a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3588-rock-5b-plus-radxa-cam4k-cam1.dtso
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR MIT)
+/*
+ * Device tree overlay for the Radxa Camera 4K attached to the CAM1 port of
+ * the Radxa ROCK 5B+.
+ */
+
+/dts-v1/;
+/plugin/;
+
+#include <dt-bindings/clock/rockchip,rk3588-cru.h>
+#include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+#include <dt-bindings/pinctrl/rockchip.h>
+
+&{/} {
+	savdd_cam1: regulator-savdd-cam1 {
+		compatible = "regulator-fixed";
+		regulator-min-microvolt = <2900000>;
+		regulator-max-microvolt = <2900000>;
+		regulator-name = "savdd_cam1";
+		vin-supply = <&vcc_3v3_s3>;
+	};
+
+	sdvdd_cam1: regulator-sdvdd-cam1 {
+		compatible = "regulator-fixed";
+		regulator-min-microvolt = <1100000>;
+		regulator-max-microvolt = <1100000>;
+		regulator-name = "sdvdd_cam1";
+		vin-supply = <&vcc5v0_sys>;
+	};
+
+	siovdd_cam1: regulator-siovdd-cam1 {
+		compatible = "regulator-fixed";
+		regulator-min-microvolt = <1800000>;
+		regulator-max-microvolt = <1800000>;
+		regulator-name = "siovdd_cam1";
+		vin-supply = <&vcc_3v3_s3>;
+	};
+};
+
+&i2c4 {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <0>;
+	status = "okay";
+
+	cam1_imx415: camera-sensor@1a {
+		compatible = "sony,imx415";
+		reg = <0x1a>;
+		assigned-clocks = <&cru CLK_MIPI_CAMARAOUT_M4>;
+		assigned-clock-rates = <37125000>;
+		avdd-supply = <&savdd_cam1>;
+		clocks = <&cru CLK_MIPI_CAMARAOUT_M4>;
+		dvdd-supply = <&sdvdd_cam1>;
+		orientation = <2>; /* External */
+		ovdd-supply = <&siovdd_cam1>;
+		pinctrl-names = "default";
+		pinctrl-0 = <&cam1_rstn &mipim0_camera4_clk>;
+		reset-gpios = <&gpio2 RK_PB0 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+
+		port {
+			cam1_imx415_output: endpoint {
+				data-lanes = <1 2 3 4>;
+				link-frequencies = /bits/ 64 <445500000>;
+				remote-endpoint = <&csi4_input>;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+&pinctrl {
+	cam1 {
+		cam1_rstn: cam1-rstn-pinctrl {
+			rockchip,pins = <2 RK_PB0 RK_FUNC_GPIO &pcfg_pull_none>;
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+&csi4 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&csi4_in {
+	csi4_input: endpoint {
+		data-lanes = <1 2 3 4>;
+		link-frequencies = /bits/ 64 <445500000>;
+		remote-endpoint = <&cam1_imx415_output>;
+	};
+};
+
+&csi_dphy1 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&vicap {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&vicap_mmu {
+	status = "okay";
+};

-- 
2.47.3




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* Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] mm: reduce mmap_lock contention and improve page fault performance
From: Barry Song @ 2026-05-22 21:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Lorenzo Stoakes
  Cc: David Hildenbrand (Arm), Matthew Wilcox, Liam R. Howlett,
	Suren Baghdasaryan, akpm, linux-mm, vbabka, rppt, mhocko, jack,
	pfalcato, wanglian, chentao, lianux.mm, kunwu.chan, liyangouwen1,
	chrisl, kasong, shikemeng, nphamcs, bhe, youngjun.park,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, loongarch, linuxppc-dev,
	linux-riscv, linux-s390, Nanzhe Zhao
In-Reply-To: <ahB6QyHgYq8ksj65@lucifer>

>
> Again this is making me want to sit outside and sip on some lemonade and
> ice :)
>
> Yes - android processes are aggressively multi-threaded, sure of course.
>
> The missing bit here is the forking - what, where, why, when?
>

I really want to know the what, where, why, and when
as well. But since most applications are not
open-source, it is basically a black hole for anyone
other than the owners of those apps.

Let me try to do more investigation to understand what
is going on, although it is really hard.
To be honest, I would rather the Android framework
completely prohibit apps from calling fork(), if
possible.

> And then you say zygote is sometimes multi-threaded but sometimes
> single-threaded, which is adding a whole bunch of confusion on top of all
> that.
>
> I don't find these stack trace dumps all that useful (though thanks of
> course for taking the time to gather them), I think we'd be better off with
> specific data on forking, in some _concise_ _summarised_ form, ideally with
> numbers.
>
> There's such a thing as too much information :))

This trace shows PF I/O in one thread overlapping
with a fork() call in another thread.
But as I explained, I really do not know what kind of
user behavior is behind it.

>
> Anyway, again, please let's see a new _RFC_ with the approach proposed by
> Suren, with some _succinct_ data demonstrating _exactly_ what the problem
> is, so we can make some headway here.

Okay, sure. Thanks for your patience.

>
> And now I'm off for a cornetto! :)

Sounds good :) Enjoy your cornetto!

Best Regards
Barry


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* Re: [PATCH] ARM: mach-rpc: fix zImage build after recent font-related changes
From: Helge Deller @ 2026-05-22 21:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ethan Nelson-Moore, Helge Deller
  Cc: linux-arm-kernel, linux-fbdev, Russell King
In-Reply-To: <CADkSEUhhLL6WxUWBChdA=LFrYZQJsCLKOFJoXA_Jsdpab6qx0A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Ethan,

On 5/20/26 06:49, Ethan Nelson-Moore wrote:
> Thanks for investigating this issue.
> 
> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM Helge Deller <deller@kernel.org> wrote:
>> Ethan, does this compile-only-tested patch fix the issue?
> It almost does - I also had to remove #include <linux/math.h> from
> include/linux/font.h.
> This is probably because of the following highly questionable code in
> arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile:
> CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=
> which is causing unused static functions to not be optimized out. (The
> real purpose of it is to make the acorndata_8x8 array non-static so
> the decompressor can use it.) Really, the decompressor should be fixed
> to not use this hack.

Would it help to mark acorndata_8x8 with attribute("visible") ?
That way it should become accessible.

>> Maybe only the first hunk is necessary.
> You're right. The kernel links successfully with only the #include
> <linux/math.h> removal and the first hunk applied.

Ok, good.
How shall we continue?
Do you want to try the visible trick?

Helge


> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
> Ethan



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* Re: [PATCH] ARM: mach-rpc: fix zImage build after recent font-related changes
From: Helge Deller @ 2026-05-22 22:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ethan Nelson-Moore, Helge Deller
  Cc: linux-arm-kernel, linux-fbdev, Russell King
In-Reply-To: <0aa1e2b5-0700-460c-985f-963c1372c2e1@gmx.de>

On 5/22/26 23:49, Helge Deller wrote:
> Hi Ethan,
> 
> On 5/20/26 06:49, Ethan Nelson-Moore wrote:
>> Thanks for investigating this issue.
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM Helge Deller <deller@kernel.org> wrote:
>>> Ethan, does this compile-only-tested patch fix the issue?
>> It almost does - I also had to remove #include <linux/math.h> from
>> include/linux/font.h.
>> This is probably because of the following highly questionable code in
>> arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile:
>> CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=
>> which is causing unused static functions to not be optimized out. (The
>> real purpose of it is to make the acorndata_8x8 array non-static so
>> the decompressor can use it.) Really, the decompressor should be fixed
>> to not use this hack.
> 
> Would it help to mark acorndata_8x8 with attribute("visible") ?
> That way it should become accessible.
> 
>>> Maybe only the first hunk is necessary.
>> You're right. The kernel links successfully with only the #include
>> <linux/math.h> removal and the first hunk applied.
> 
> Ok, good.
> How shall we continue?
> Do you want to try the visible trick?

I meant the __visible #define from
include/linux/compiler_attributes.h:# define __visible __attribute__((__externally_visible__))
I understand it might conflict with the "static" keyword (I did not test).

In your patch you #defined OMIT_FONT_DESC:

+# decompressor. OMIT_FONT_DESC is used in lib/fonts/font_acorn_8x8.c to omit the
+# definition of the font's font_desc structure, which requires <linux/font.h>.
+CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic= -D_VIDEO_FONT_H -DOMIT_FONT_DESC

On parisc I used a #define BOOTLOADER, which already describes the reason.
For your patch you could also use the "BOOTLOADER" define and then (instead of using __visible):
#ifdef BOOTLOADER
  static const struct font_data acorndata_8x8 =
#else
  const struct font_data acorndata_8x8 = {
#endif

?
Helge


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* [PATCH v9 00/23] perf python: Modernize and extend Python API (Phase 1)
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260428071903.1886173-1-irogers@google.com>

The perf script command has long supported running Python and Perl scripts by
embedding libpython and libperl. This approach has several drawbacks:
 - overhead by creating Python dictionaries for every event (whether used or
   not),
 - complex build dependencies on specific Python/Perl versions,
 - complications with threading due to perf being the interpreter,
 - no clear way to run standalone scripts like ilist.py.

This series takes a different approach with some initial implementation posted
as an RFC last October:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/20251029053413.355154-1-irogers@google.com/
with the motivation coming up on the mailing list earlier:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAP-5=fWDqE8SYfOLZkg_0=4Ayx6E7O+h7uUp4NDeCFkiN4b7-w@mail.gmail.com/

The ultimate goal is to remove the embedded libpython and libperl support from
perf entirely, expanding the existing perf Python module to provide full access
to perf data files and events, allowing scripts to be run as standalone Python
applications.

To make the review process more manageable, the original 58-patch series has
been split. This v9 series represents "Phase 1: API & Infrastructure" (23 patches).
It contains:
1. Missed explicit dependency cleanups and header sorting.
2. Crucial core safety infrastructure (reference counting for evlist/evsel)
   to support safe lifecycle management in garbage-collected Python.
3. The core Python API extensions (session wrappers, perf_data wrappers,
   sample accessors, stubs, and LiveSession helper).

The subsequent "Phase 2" series will contain the actual porting of all
existing Python/Perl scripts to the new API (which yields up to 35x speedups
as demonstrated previously) and the final removal of embedded interpreters.

---
v9 Changes
----------
- This series is now split, containing only the first 23 patches of the
  previous 58-patch series. This "Phase 1: API & Infrastructure" set focuses
  on modernizing and extending the Python API and adding crucial safety
  infrastructure (reference counting). The script porting and legacy
  interpreter removal will be sent in a subsequent Phase 2.
- Fixed Type Confusion in `pyrf_evlist__init`: Added strict type validation
  to CPU and Thread map arguments (using O!O!) to prevent crashes from unsafe
  casts.
- Fixed Infinite Loop in `LiveSession.run`: Added a break statement in the
  exception block of the event reading loop to prevent 100% CPU spinning on
  persistent OS errors (like mmap read init failures).
- Fixed Inconsistent Exception Handling in Session Callbacks:
    - Removed the swallowing `PyErr_Print()` call from `pyrf_session_tool__stat`
      to preserve exceptions.
    - Updated `pyrf_session_tool__stat_round` to check the callback return value
      and return -1 on failure, aborting the event loop and propagating the
      exception cleanly.
- Fixed Uninitialized State in `pyrf_session__new`: Added explicit
  `psession->pdata = NULL` initialization immediately after allocation to prevent
  potential crashes in `tp_dealloc` on early failures.

v8 Changes
----------
- Make schedstat and itrace=L fixes separate patches:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260428070328.1880314-1-irogers@google.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260428070811.1883202-1-irogers@google.com/
- Fixed Heap Out-Of-Bounds / Uninitialized Memory in `pyrf_event__new`:
  Use `/*all=*/true` in `perf_sample__init` to prevent garbage memory in
  sample structures.
- Fixed Type Confusion in `pyrf_evlist__add`: Added strict `O!` type
  validation to avoid unsafe casts when adding evsels to an evlist.
- Exposed Thread Identifiers: Added `pid`, `tid`, `ppid`, and `cpu`
  attributes to the Python `perf.thread` type to allow thread identification.
- Fixed Process Resolution: Wrapped thread resolution in `compaction-times.py`,
  `check-perf-trace.py`, and `task-analyzer.py` in `try-except` blocks to
  safely handle untracked PIDs instead of raising uncaught `TypeError` crashes.
- Fixed Potential Data Loss in `futex-contention.py`: Updated process
  resolution in `handle_start` to fall back to `'unknown'` on lookup errors,
  ensuring events are always tracked.
- Synchronized Type Stubs File: Added the `mmap2_event` class and new `evsel`
  and `thread` attributes to `perf.pyi`.

v7 Changes
----------
- Fixed heap out-of-bounds in `pyrf_event__new` by adding comprehensive
  size checks for all event types.
- Fixed undefined symbol `syscalltbl__id` when building without
  libtraceevent by making `syscalltbl.o` unconditional in `Build`.
- Fixed several issues in `python.c`:
    - Handled NULL return from `thread__comm_str` in `pyrf_thread__comm`.
    - Avoided swallowing exceptions in module initialization.
    - Added custom `tp_new` methods for `evlist`, `evsel`, and `data` types
      to zero-initialize pointers and avoid crashes on re-initialization.
- Fixed lower priority review comments:
    - Avoided permanent iterator exhaustion on `brstack` in
      `perf_brstack_max.py` by converting it to a list.
    - Removed dead code (unused `self.unhandled` dictionary) in
      `failed-syscalls-by-pid.py`.

v6 Changes
----------
- Refactored `pyrf_event__new` to take `evsel` and `session` arguments,
  and use dynamic allocation based on the actual event size to improve
  memory safety and efficiency.
- Moved callchain and branch stack resolution logic from
  `pyrf_session_tool__sample` into `pyrf_event__new`, centralizing
  initialization.
- Added an optional keyword-only `elf_machine` argument to `syscall_name`
  and `syscall_id` functions to allow specifying non-host architectures,
  defaulting to `EM_HOST`.
- Renamed `process` method to `find_thread` in the Python API and C
  implementation for better intention-revealing naming.
- Fixed a terminal injection vulnerability in `flamegraph.py` by not
  printing unverified downloaded content in the prompt.
- Fixed CWD exposure and symlink attack risks in `gecko.py` by using a
  secure temporary directory for the HTTP server.
- Fixed a severe performance issue in `event_analyzing_sample.py` by
  removing SQLite autocommit mode and batching commits.
- Fixed `AttributeError` crashes in `rw-by-file.py` and `rw-by-pid.py` by
  correctly extracting event names.
- Fixed man page formatting issues in `perf-script-python.txt` by using
  indented code blocks.
- Updated `perf.pyi` stubs file to reflect all API changes.
- Verified all commit messages with `checkpatch.pl` and ensured lines are
  wrapped appropriately.
- Fixed segmentation faults in `perf sched stats` in diff mode.

v5 Changes
----------
Resending due to partial send of v4 due to a quota limit.

v4 Changes
----------
1. Git Fixup Cleanups
- Squashed the lingering `fixup!` commit remaining from the previous session back
  into `perf check-perf-trace: Port check-perf-trace to use python module`.

v3 Changes
----------
1. Memory Safety & Reference Counting Fixes
- Stored transient mmap event data inside the Python object's permanent
  `pevent->event` and invoked `evsel__parse_sample()` to safely point
  attributes into it, resolving Use-After-Free vulnerabilities.
- Nullified `sample->evsel` after calling `evsel__put()` in
  `perf_sample__exit()` to protect against potential refcount double-put
  crashes in error paths.
- Reordered operations inside `evlist__remove()` to invoke
  `perf_evlist__remove()` before reference release.
- Patched an `evsel` reference leak inside `evlist__deliver_deferred_callchain()`.

2. Sashiko AI Review Cleanups
- Corrected the broken event name equality check in `gecko.py` to search
  for a substring match within the parsed event string.
- Fixed a latent `AttributeError` crash in `task-analyzer.py` by properly
  assigning the session instance.
- Safeguarded thread reporting in `check-perf-trace.py` by utilizing
  `sample_tid` instead of `sample_pid`, and wrapping the session thread
  resolution in a try-except block.

3. Omitted Minor Issues
- The minor review comments (such as permanent iterator exhaustion on
  `brstack`, or dead-code in `failed-syscalls-by-pid.py`) have been omitted
  because they do not affect correctness, lead to crashes, or require
  significant architectural rework.

v2 Changes
----------
1. String Match and Event Name Accuracy
- Replaced loose substring event matching across the script suite with exact
  matches or specific prefix constraints (syscalls:sys_exit_,
  evsel(skb:kfree_skb), etc.).
- Added getattr() safety checks to prevent script failures caused by
  unresolved attributes from older kernel traces.

2. OOM and Memory Protections
- Refactored netdev-times.py to compute and process network statistics
  chronologically on-the-fly, eliminating an unbounded in-memory list
  that caused Out-Of-Memory crashes on large files.
- Implemented threshold limits on intel-pt-events.py to cap memory allocation
  during event interleaving.
- Optimized export-to-sqlite.py to periodically commit database transactions
  (every 10,000 samples) to reduce temporary SQLite journal sizes.

3. Portability & Environment Independence
- Re-keyed internal tracking dictionaries in scripts like powerpc-hcalls.py to
  use thread PIDs instead of CPUs, ensuring correctness when threads migrate.
- Switched net_dropmonitor.py from host-specific /proc/kallsyms parsing to
  perf's built-in symbol resolution API. 
- Added the --iomem parameter to mem-phys-addr.py to support offline analysis
  of data collected on different architectures.

4. Standalone Scripting Improvements
- Patched builtin-script.c to ensure --input parameters are successfully passed
  down to standalone execution pipelines via execvp().
- Guarded against string buffer overflows during .py extension path resolving.

5. Code Cleanups
- Removed stale perl subdirectories from being detected by the TUI script
  browser.
- Ran the entire script suite through mypy and pylint to achieve strict static
  type checking and resolve unreferenced variables.

Ian Rogers (23):
  perf arch arm: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
  perf arch x86: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
  perf tests: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
  perf script: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
  perf util: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
  perf python: Add missed explicit dependencies
  perf evsel/evlist: Avoid unnecessary #includes
  perf data: Add open flag
  perf evlist: Add reference count
  perf evsel: Add reference count
  perf evlist: Add reference count checking
  perf python: Use evsel in sample in pyrf_event
  perf python: Add wrapper for perf_data file abstraction
  perf python: Add python session abstraction wrapping perf's session
  perf python: Refactor and add accessors to sample event
  perf python: Add mmap2 event
  perf python: Add callchain support
  perf python: Extend API for stat events in python.c
  perf python: Expose brstack in sample event
  perf python: Add syscall name/id to convert syscall number and name
  perf python: Add config file access
  perf python: Add perf.pyi stubs file
  perf python: Add LiveSession helper

 tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c           |   36 +-
 tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c        |    8 +-
 tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/hisi-ptt.c       |    2 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/hybrid.c          |   22 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/topdown.c         |    4 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/auxtrace.c         |    2 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c        |   26 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c         |   38 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/iostat.c           |    8 +-
 tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c        |   29 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c               |    2 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c                 |   14 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-inject.c                 |    4 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c                    |   14 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-kwork.c                  |    8 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-lock.c                   |    2 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c                 |   95 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-report.c                 |    6 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-sched.c                  |   26 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-script.c                 |  126 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-stat.c                   |   81 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c                    |  104 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                  |   60 +-
 tools/perf/python/perf.pyi                  |  605 +++++
 tools/perf/python/perf_live.py              |   53 +
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c     |   26 +-
 tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c             |   14 +-
 tools/perf/tests/event-times.c              |    6 +-
 tools/perf/tests/event_update.c             |    4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c     |    8 +-
 tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c           |    4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c            |   12 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c           |    2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c             |    2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c               |    2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c             |    2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hwmon_pmu.c                |   21 +-
 tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c            |   10 +-
 tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c               |   42 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c  |    6 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c |   26 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c           |    6 +-
 tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c             |  139 +-
 tools/perf/tests/parse-metric.c             |    8 +-
 tools/perf/tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.c   |    2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c              |   38 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c         |   12 +-
 tools/perf/tests/pfm.c                      |   12 +-
 tools/perf/tests/pmu-events.c               |   11 +-
 tools/perf/tests/pmu.c                      |    4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c           |   42 +-
 tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c                 |   20 +-
 tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c          |   10 +-
 tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c                |   20 +-
 tools/perf/tests/time-utils-test.c          |   14 +-
 tools/perf/tests/tool_pmu.c                 |    7 +-
 tools/perf/tests/topology.c                 |    4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/uncore-event-sorting.c     |    2 +-
 tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c           |    2 +-
 tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c              |   22 +-
 tools/perf/util/Build                       |    1 -
 tools/perf/util/amd-sample-raw.c            |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c             |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/annotate.c                  |   10 +-
 tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c                  |   14 +-
 tools/perf/util/block-info.c                |    4 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c               |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c        |   10 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_ftrace.c                |    9 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_lock_contention.c       |   12 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c               |   44 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_trace_augment.c         |    8 +-
 tools/perf/util/cgroup.c                    |   26 +-
 tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c                    |    5 +-
 tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c           |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/data.c                      |   27 +-
 tools/perf/util/data.h                      |    4 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                    |  492 ++--
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h                    |  273 +-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c                     |  109 +-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h                     |   35 +-
 tools/perf/util/expr.c                      |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/header.c                    |   51 +-
 tools/perf/util/header.h                    |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/intel-tpebs.c               |    7 +-
 tools/perf/util/map.h                       |    9 +-
 tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c               |   12 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c              |   10 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.y              |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c            |   20 +-
 tools/perf/util/pfm.c                       |    4 +-
 tools/perf/util/print-events.c              |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/print_insn.h                |    5 +-
 tools/perf/util/python.c                    | 2496 ++++++++++++++++---
 tools/perf/util/record.c                    |   11 +-
 tools/perf/util/s390-sample-raw.c           |   19 +-
 tools/perf/util/sample-raw.c                |    4 +-
 tools/perf/util/sample.c                    |   17 +-
 tools/perf/util/session.c                   |   57 +-
 tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c           |   40 +-
 tools/perf/util/sort.c                      |    2 +-
 tools/perf/util/stat-display.c              |    6 +-
 tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c               |   24 +-
 tools/perf/util/stat.c                      |   20 +-
 tools/perf/util/stream.c                    |    4 +-
 tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c          |   11 +-
 tools/perf/util/time-utils.c                |   12 +-
 tools/perf/util/top.c                       |    4 +-
 108 files changed, 4320 insertions(+), 1561 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/perf/python/perf.pyi
 create mode 100755 tools/perf/python/perf_live.py

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* [PATCH v9 01/23] perf arch arm: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Fix missing #includes found while cleaning the evsel/evlist header
files. Sort the remaining header files for consistency with the rest
of the code.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index b7a839de8707..cdf8e3e60606 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2015 Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
  */
+#include "../../../util/cs-etm.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <api/fs/fs.h>
-#include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/coresight-pmu.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -14,25 +17,24 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
 
-#include "cs-etm.h"
-#include "../../../util/debug.h"
-#include "../../../util/record.h"
 #include "../../../util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "../../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../../util/debug.h"
 #include "../../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../../util/evsel.h"
-#include "../../../util/perf_api_probe.h"
 #include "../../../util/evsel_config.h"
+#include "../../../util/perf_api_probe.h"
+#include "../../../util/pmu.h"
 #include "../../../util/pmus.h"
-#include "../../../util/cs-etm.h"
-#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
+#include "../../../util/record.h"
 #include "../../../util/session.h"
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include "cs-etm.h"
 
 struct cs_etm_recording {
 	struct auxtrace_record	itr;
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 06/23] perf python: Add missed explicit dependencies
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Fix missing #include of pmus.h found while cleaning the evsel/evlist
header files.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index cc1019d29a5d..dd937d714e99 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include <Python.h>
-#include <structmember.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include <poll.h>
+
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <internal/lib.h>
 #include <perf/cpumap.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
-#include <event-parse.h>
-#endif
 #include <perf/mmap.h>
+#include <structmember.h>
+
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "counts.h"
+#include "event.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
-#include "event.h"
 #include "expr.h"
+#include "metricgroup.h"
+#include "mmap.h"
+#include "pmus.h"
 #include "print_binary.h"
 #include "record.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"
 #include "tp_pmu.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
-#include "metricgroup.h"
-#include "mmap.h"
 #include "util/sample.h"
-#include <internal/lib.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
+#include <event-parse.h>
+#endif
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void);
 
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* [PATCH v9 04/23] perf script: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Fix missing #include of pmu.h found while cleaning the evsel/evlist
header files. Sort the remaining header files for consistency with the
rest of the code. Doing this exposed a missing forward declaration of
addr_location in print_insn.h, add this and sort the forward
declarations.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-script.c  | 111 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 tools/perf/util/print_insn.h |   5 +-
 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index c0918006e0ab..e330ae7f725e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1,75 +1,78 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include "builtin.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/bitmap.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <linux/time64.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
+#include <linux/zalloc.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <perf/evlist.h>
+#include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>
+#include <subcmd/pager.h>
+#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
+
+#include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
+#include "perf.h"
+#include "print_binary.h"
+#include "print_insn.h"
+#include "ui/ui.h"
+#include "util/annotate.h"
+#include "util/auxtrace.h"
+#include "util/cgroup.h"
+#include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/counts.h"
+#include "util/cpumap.h"
+#include "util/data.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/dlfilter.h"
 #include "util/dso.h"
-#include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>
-#include "util/header.h"
-#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-#include "util/perf_regs.h"
-#include "util/session.h"
-#include "util/tool.h"
-#include "util/map.h"
-#include "util/srcline.h"
-#include "util/symbol.h"
-#include "util/thread.h"
-#include "util/trace-event.h"
+#include "util/dump-insn.h"
 #include "util/env.h"
+#include "util/event.h"
 #include "util/evlist.h"
 #include "util/evsel.h"
 #include "util/evsel_fprintf.h"
 #include "util/evswitch.h"
+#include "util/header.h"
+#include "util/map.h"
+#include "util/mem-events.h"
+#include "util/mem-info.h"
+#include "util/metricgroup.h"
+#include "util/path.h"
+#include "util/perf_regs.h"
+#include "util/pmu.h"
+#include "util/record.h"
+#include "util/session.h"
 #include "util/sort.h"
-#include "util/data.h"
-#include "util/auxtrace.h"
-#include "util/cpumap.h"
-#include "util/thread_map.h"
+#include "util/srcline.h"
 #include "util/stat.h"
-#include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/string2.h"
+#include "util/symbol.h"
 #include "util/thread-stack.h"
+#include "util/thread.h"
+#include "util/thread_map.h"
 #include "util/time-utils.h"
-#include "util/path.h"
-#include "util/event.h"
-#include "util/mem-info.h"
-#include "util/metricgroup.h"
-#include "ui/ui.h"
-#include "print_binary.h"
-#include "print_insn.h"
-#include <linux/bitmap.h>
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/stringify.h>
-#include <linux/time64.h>
-#include <linux/zalloc.h>
-#include <linux/unaligned.h>
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
-#include "asm/bug.h"
-#include "util/mem-events.h"
-#include "util/dump-insn.h"
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/param.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <subcmd/pager.h>
-#include <perf/evlist.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
-#include "util/dlfilter.h"
-#include "util/record.h"
+#include "util/tool.h"
+#include "util/trace-event.h"
 #include "util/unwind.h"
 #include "util/util.h"
-#include "util/cgroup.h"
-#include "util/annotate.h"
-#include "perf.h"
 
-#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #include <event-parse.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/print_insn.h b/tools/perf/util/print_insn.h
index 07d11af3fc1c..a54f7e858e49 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/print_insn.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/print_insn.h
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-struct perf_sample;
-struct thread;
+struct addr_location;
 struct machine;
 struct perf_insn;
+struct perf_sample;
+struct thread;
 
 #define PRINT_INSN_IMM_HEX		(1<<0)
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 07/23] perf evsel/evlist: Avoid unnecessary #includes
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Use forward declarations and remove unnecessary #includes in
evsel.h. Sort the forward declarations in evsel.h and evlist.h.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h | 15 +++++++++------
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h  | 20 +++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index e507f5f20ef6..e54761c670b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -2,29 +2,32 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_EVLIST_H
 #define __PERF_EVLIST_H 1
 
+#include <signal.h>
+
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #include <api/fd/array.h>
 #include <internal/evlist.h>
 #include <internal/evsel.h>
 #include <perf/evlist.h>
+
 #include "affinity.h"
 #include "events_stats.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "rblist.h"
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
-struct pollfd;
-struct thread_map;
 struct perf_cpu_map;
 struct perf_stat_config;
+struct pollfd;
 struct record_opts;
 struct strbuf;
 struct target;
+struct thread_map;
 
 /*
  * State machine of bkw_mmap_state:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 927e5b4756cc..2221694bb819 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -2,28 +2,30 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_EVSEL_H
 #define __PERF_EVSEL_H 1
 
-#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 #include <internal/evsel.h>
 #include <perf/evsel.h>
+
 #include "symbol_conf.h"
-#include "pmus.h"
-#include "pmu.h"
 
+struct bperf_follower_bpf;
+struct bperf_leader_bpf;
+struct bpf_counter_ops;
 struct bpf_object;
 struct cgroup;
+struct hashmap;
 struct perf_counts;
+struct perf_pmu;
 struct perf_stat_config;
 struct perf_stat_evsel;
-union perf_event;
-struct bpf_counter_ops;
 struct target;
-struct hashmap;
-struct bperf_leader_bpf;
-struct bperf_follower_bpf;
+union perf_event;
 
 typedef int (evsel__sb_cb_t)(union perf_event *event, void *data);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 08/23] perf data: Add open flag
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Avoid double opens and ensure only open files are closed. This
addresses some issues with python integration where the data file
wants to be opened before being given to a session.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v2:

1. Fixed File Rotation: In perf_data__switch() , I added data->open =
   false; after the file is closed. This ensures that the subsequent
   perf_data__open() call will not exit early and will successfully
   open the new file.

2. Fixed Memory Leak: In open_dir() , I added a call to
   zfree(&data->file.path) if mkdir() fails, preventing the leak of
   the path string.
---
 tools/perf/util/data.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 tools/perf/util/data.h |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.c b/tools/perf/util/data.c
index 94dc534a7386..ebeb46331005 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.c
@@ -345,9 +345,10 @@ static int open_dir(struct perf_data *data)
 	if (asprintf(&data->file.path, "%s/data", data->path) < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (perf_data__is_write(data) &&
-	    mkdir(data->path, S_IRWXU) < 0)
+	if (perf_data__is_write(data) && mkdir(data->path, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
+		zfree(&data->file.path);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	ret = open_file(data);
 
@@ -360,9 +361,16 @@ static int open_dir(struct perf_data *data)
 
 int perf_data__open(struct perf_data *data)
 {
-	if (check_pipe(data))
+	int ret;
+
+	if (data->open)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (check_pipe(data)) {
+		data->open = true;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* currently it allows stdio for pipe only */
 	data->file.use_stdio = false;
 
@@ -375,16 +383,24 @@ int perf_data__open(struct perf_data *data)
 	if (perf_data__is_read(data))
 		data->is_dir = is_dir(data);
 
-	return perf_data__is_dir(data) ?
-	       open_dir(data) : open_file_dup(data);
+	ret = perf_data__is_dir(data) ? open_dir(data) : open_file_dup(data);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		data->open = true;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void perf_data__close(struct perf_data *data)
 {
+	if (!data->open)
+		return;
+
 	if (perf_data__is_dir(data))
 		perf_data__close_dir(data);
 
 	perf_data_file__close(&data->file);
+	data->open = false;
 }
 
 static ssize_t perf_data_file__read(struct perf_data_file *file, void *buf, size_t size)
@@ -457,6 +473,7 @@ int perf_data__switch(struct perf_data *data,
 
 	if (!at_exit) {
 		perf_data_file__close(&data->file);
+		data->open = false;
 		ret = perf_data__open(data);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.h b/tools/perf/util/data.h
index 8299fb5fa7da..76f57f60361f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ struct perf_data {
 	const char		*path;
 	/** @file: Underlying file to be used. */
 	struct perf_data_file	 file;
+	/** @open: Has the file or directory been opened. */
+	bool			 open;
 	/** @is_pipe: Underlying file is a pipe. */
 	bool			 is_pipe;
 	/** @is_dir: Underlying file is a directory. */
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ struct perf_data {
 	/** @in_place_update: A file opened for reading but will be written to. */
 	bool			 in_place_update;
 	/** @mode: Read or write mode. */
-	enum perf_data_mode	 mode;
+	enum perf_data_mode	 mode:8;
 
 	struct {
 		/** @version: perf_dir_version. */
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 05/23] perf util: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Fix missing includes found while cleaning the evsel/evlist header
files. Sort the remaining header files for consistency with the rest
of the code.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c       | 30 +++++-----
 tools/perf/util/bpf_trace_augment.c |  8 +--
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c            | 91 +++++++++++++++--------------
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c             | 75 ++++++++++++------------
 tools/perf/util/map.h               |  9 ++-
 tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c    | 18 +++---
 tools/perf/util/s390-sample-raw.c   | 19 +++---
 tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c       | 20 ++++---
 tools/perf/util/stat.c              | 16 +++--
 9 files changed, 152 insertions(+), 134 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
index a3b699a5322f..48cb930cdd2e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_off_cpu.c
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include "util/bpf_counter.h"
-#include "util/debug.h"
-#include "util/evsel.h"
-#include "util/evlist.h"
-#include "util/off_cpu.h"
-#include "util/perf-hooks.h"
-#include "util/record.h"
-#include "util/session.h"
-#include "util/target.h"
-#include "util/cpumap.h"
-#include "util/thread_map.h"
-#include "util/cgroup.h"
-#include "util/strlist.h"
+#include <linux/time64.h>
+
 #include <bpf/bpf.h>
 #include <bpf/btf.h>
 #include <internal/xyarray.h>
-#include <linux/time64.h>
 
+#include "bpf_counter.h"
 #include "bpf_skel/off_cpu.skel.h"
+#include "cgroup.h"
+#include "cpumap.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "off_cpu.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
+#include "perf-hooks.h"
+#include "record.h"
+#include "session.h"
+#include "strlist.h"
+#include "target.h"
+#include "thread_map.h"
 
 #define MAX_STACKS  32
 #define MAX_PROC  4096
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_trace_augment.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_trace_augment.c
index 9e706f0fa53d..a9cf2a77ded1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_trace_augment.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_trace_augment.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include <bpf/libbpf.h>
 #include <internal/xyarray.h>
 
-#include "util/debug.h"
-#include "util/evlist.h"
-#include "util/trace_augment.h"
-
 #include "bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.skel.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
+#include "trace_augment.h"
 
 static struct augmented_raw_syscalls_bpf *skel;
 static struct evsel *bpf_output;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index ee971d15b3c6..35d65fe50e06 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -5,67 +5,68 @@
  * Parts came from builtin-{top,stat,record}.c, see those files for further
  * copyright notes.
  */
-#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include "evlist.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include <poll.h>
-#include "cpumap.h"
-#include "util/mmap.h"
-#include "thread_map.h"
-#include "target.h"
-#include "dwarf-regs.h"
-#include "evlist.h"
-#include "evsel.h"
-#include "record.h"
-#include "debug.h"
-#include "units.h"
-#include "bpf_counter.h"
-#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
-#include "affinity.h"
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include "asm/bug.h"
-#include "bpf-event.h"
-#include "util/event.h"
-#include "util/string2.h"
-#include "util/perf_api_probe.h"
-#include "util/evsel_fprintf.h"
-#include "util/pmu.h"
-#include "util/sample.h"
-#include "util/bpf-filter.h"
-#include "util/stat.h"
-#include "util/util.h"
-#include "util/env.h"
-#include "util/intel-tpebs.h"
-#include "util/metricgroup.h"
-#include "util/strbuf.h"
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sched.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include "parse-events.h"
-#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <sys/prctl.h>
-#include <sys/timerfd.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/hash.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/time64.h>
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
+#include <internal/xyarray.h>
+#include <perf/cpumap.h>
 #include <perf/evlist.h>
 #include <perf/evsel.h>
-#include <perf/cpumap.h>
 #include <perf/mmap.h>
+#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
 
-#include <internal/xyarray.h>
+#include "../perf.h"
+#include "affinity.h"
+#include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "bpf-event.h"
+#include "bpf-filter.h"
+#include "bpf_counter.h"
+#include "cpumap.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "dwarf-regs.h"
+#include "env.h"
+#include "event.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "evsel_fprintf.h"
+#include "intel-tpebs.h"
+#include "metricgroup.h"
+#include "mmap.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
+#include "perf_api_probe.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
+#include "pmus.h"
+#include "record.h"
+#include "sample.h"
+#include "stat.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "string2.h"
+#include "target.h"
+#include "thread_map.h"
+#include "units.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #ifdef LACKS_SIGQUEUE_PROTOTYPE
 int sigqueue(pid_t pid, int sig, const union sigval value);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 713a250c7374..91c3dfa234e6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -11,68 +11,71 @@
  */
 #define __SANE_USERSPACE_TYPES__
 
-#include <byteswap.h>
+#include "evsel.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <dirent.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
-#include <api/fs/fs.h>
-#include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
-#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
+#include <byteswap.h>
+#include <internal/lib.h>
+#include <internal/threadmap.h>
+#include <internal/xyarray.h>
+#include <perf/cpumap.h>
 #include <perf/evsel.h>
+
+#include "../perf-sys.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "bpf-filter.h"
 #include "bpf_counter.h"
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "cgroup.h"
 #include "counts.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "drm_pmu.h"
 #include "dwarf-regs.h"
+#include "env.h"
 #include "event.h"
-#include "evsel.h"
-#include "time-utils.h"
-#include "util/env.h"
-#include "util/evsel_config.h"
-#include "util/evsel_fprintf.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
-#include <perf/cpumap.h>
-#include "thread_map.h"
-#include "target.h"
+#include "evsel_config.h"
+#include "evsel_fprintf.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
+#include "hist.h"
+#include "hwmon_pmu.h"
+#include "intel-tpebs.h"
+#include "memswap.h"
+#include "off_cpu.h"
+#include "parse-branch-options.h"
 #include "perf_regs.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
+#include "pmus.h"
 #include "record.h"
-#include "debug.h"
-#include "trace-event.h"
+#include "rlimit.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "stat.h"
 #include "string2.h"
-#include "memswap.h"
-#include "util.h"
-#include "util/hashmap.h"
-#include "off_cpu.h"
-#include "pmu.h"
-#include "pmus.h"
-#include "drm_pmu.h"
-#include "hwmon_pmu.h"
+#include "target.h"
+#include "thread_map.h"
+#include "time-utils.h"
 #include "tool_pmu.h"
 #include "tp_pmu.h"
-#include "rlimit.h"
-#include "../perf-sys.h"
-#include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
-#include "util/bpf-filter.h"
-#include "util/hist.h"
-#include <internal/xyarray.h>
-#include <internal/lib.h>
-#include <internal/threadmap.h>
-#include "util/intel-tpebs.h"
-
-#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include "trace-event.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #include <event-parse.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index 979b3e11b9bc..fb0279810ae9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_MAP_H
 #define __PERF_MAP_H
 
-#include <linux/refcount.h>
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/rbtree.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+
 #include <internal/rc_check.h>
 
 struct dso;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c
index 6ecf38314f01..e1904a330b28 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#include "perf_api_probe.h"
 
-#include "perf-sys.h"
-#include "util/cloexec.h"
-#include "util/evlist.h"
-#include "util/evsel.h"
-#include "util/parse-events.h"
-#include "util/perf_api_probe.h"
-#include <perf/cpumap.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <perf/cpumap.h>
+
+#include "cloexec.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "parse-events.h"
+#include "perf-sys.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
+#include "pmus.h"
+
 typedef void (*setup_probe_fn_t)(struct evsel *evsel);
 
 static int perf_do_probe_api(setup_probe_fn_t fn, struct perf_cpu cpu, const char *str)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/s390-sample-raw.c b/tools/perf/util/s390-sample-raw.c
index 52bbca5c56c8..01111c4e3488 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/s390-sample-raw.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/s390-sample-raw.c
@@ -12,25 +12,26 @@
  * sample was taken from.
  */
 
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "color.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "session.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
-#include "color.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
-#include "sample-raw.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
+#include "pmus.h"
 #include "s390-cpumcf-kernel.h"
-#include "util/pmu.h"
-#include "util/sample.h"
+#include "sample-raw.h"
+#include "sample.h"
+#include "session.h"
 
 static size_t ctrset_size(struct cf_ctrset_entry *set)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
index bc2d44df7baf..48524450326d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-shadow.c
@@ -2,20 +2,24 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include "evsel.h"
-#include "stat.h"
+
+#include <linux/zalloc.h>
+
+#include "cgroup.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "pmu.h"
-#include "rblist.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
 #include "expr.h"
-#include "metricgroup.h"
-#include "cgroup.h"
-#include "units.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
 #include "iostat.h"
-#include "util/hashmap.h"
+#include "metricgroup.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
+#include "pmus.h"
+#include "rblist.h"
+#include "stat.h"
 #include "tool_pmu.h"
+#include "units.h"
 
 static bool tool_pmu__is_time_event(const struct perf_stat_config *config,
 				   const struct evsel *evsel, int *tool_aggr_idx)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.c b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
index 14d169e22e8f..66eb9a66a4f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include "stat.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <string.h>
+
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/zalloc.h>
+
 #include "counts.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
 #include "header.h"
-#include "stat.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "target.h"
-#include "evlist.h"
-#include "evsel.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"
-#include "util/hashmap.h"
-#include <linux/zalloc.h>
 
 void update_stats(struct stats *stats, u64 val)
 {
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 12/23] perf python: Use evsel in sample in pyrf_event
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Avoid a duplicated evsel by using the one in sample. Add
evsel__get/put to the evsel in perf_sample.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c  |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 10 +++-------
 tools/perf/util/sample.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 37e8950ee990..957983e4fd53 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -3244,7 +3244,7 @@ int evsel__parse_sample(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
 	union u64_swap u;
 
 	perf_sample__init(data, /*all=*/true);
-	data->evsel = evsel;
+	data->evsel = evsel__get(evsel);
 	data->cpu = data->pid = data->tid = -1;
 	data->stream_id = data->id = data->time = -1ULL;
 	data->period = evsel->core.attr.sample_period;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 7778f88c3810..e14e857cf90b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void);
 
 struct pyrf_event {
 	PyObject_HEAD
-	struct evsel *evsel;
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	union perf_event   event;
 };
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ static PyMemberDef pyrf_sample_event__members[] = {
 
 static void pyrf_sample_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
-	evsel__put(pevent->evsel);
 	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
 	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject*)pevent);
 }
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static bool is_tracepoint(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
-	return pevent->evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
+	return pevent->sample.evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
 }
 
 static PyObject*
@@ -345,7 +343,7 @@ tracepoint_field(const struct pyrf_event *pe, struct tep_format_field *field)
 static PyObject*
 get_tracepoint_field(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = pevent->evsel;
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevent->sample.evsel;
 	struct tep_event *tp_format = evsel__tp_format(evsel);
 	struct tep_format_field *field;
 
@@ -511,7 +509,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event)
 	pevent = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_event, ptype);
 	if (pevent != NULL) {
 		memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
-		pevent->evsel = NULL;
+		perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/false);
 	}
 	return (PyObject *)pevent;
 }
@@ -1802,8 +1800,6 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 			return Py_None;
 		}
 
-		pevent->evsel = evsel__get(evsel);
-
 		perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
 
 		err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sample.c b/tools/perf/util/sample.c
index cf73329326d7..bccc19e2aaf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sample.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sample.c
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #include "sample.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <elf.h>
+#include <linux/zalloc.h>
+
+#include "../../arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include <elf.h>
+
 #ifndef EM_CSKY
 #define EM_CSKY		252
 #endif
 #ifndef EM_LOONGARCH
 #define EM_LOONGARCH	258
 #endif
-#include <linux/zalloc.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include "../../arch/x86/include/asm/insn.h"
 
 void perf_sample__init(struct perf_sample *sample, bool all)
 {
@@ -29,6 +34,8 @@ void perf_sample__init(struct perf_sample *sample, bool all)
 
 void perf_sample__exit(struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
+	evsel__put(sample->evsel);
+	sample->evsel = NULL;
 	zfree(&sample->user_regs);
 	zfree(&sample->intr_regs);
 	if (sample->merged_callchain) {
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 10/23] perf evsel: Add reference count
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

As with evlist this a no-op for most of the perf tool. The reference
count is set to 1 at allocation, the put will see the 1, decrement it
and perform the delete. The purpose for adding the reference count is
for the python code. Prior to this change the python code would clone
evsels, but this has issues if events are opened, etc. leading to
assertion failures. With a reference count the same evsel can be used
and the reference count incremented for the python usage.  To not
change the python evsel API getset functions are added for the evsel
members, no set function is provided for size as it doesn't make sense
to alter this.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v2:
1. Fixed Potential Crash in pyrf_event__new : Initialized
   pevent->evsel = NULL; to avoid garbage pointer dereference if
   evlist__event2evsel() fails in read_on_cpu .

2. Fixed Memory Leak in pyrf_evsel__init : Added
   evsel__put(pevsel->evsel) before overwriting it to handle repeated
   __init__ calls.

3. Fixed Exception Contract: Added PyErr_NoMemory() when evsel__new()
   fails in pyrf_evsel__init .

4. Fixed NULL Pointer Dereference on Property Access: Added a custom
   tp_getattro ( pyrf_evsel__getattro ) to pyrf_evsel__type to check
   if pevsel->evsel is NULL and raise a ValueError if so, covering all
   property accesses.

5. Fixed Reference Count in pyrf_evlist__add : Added evsel__get(evsel)
   when adding to the evlist .

6. Fixed Reference Count in pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu : Added
   evsel__get(evsel) when assigning to pevent->evsel .

v7:
- Added pyrf_evsel__new to zero-initialize pevsel->evsel to fix
  crash on re-initialization.

v8:
- Added O! type validation to pyrf_evlist__add to prevent type
  confusion.
---
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                 |  12 +-
 tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c          |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c |   6 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c          |   6 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c       |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/cgroup.c                   |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                   |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c                    |  26 ++-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.h                    |  11 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.y             |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/pfm.c                      |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/print-events.c             |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/python.c                   | 245 +++++++++++++++++----
 tools/perf/util/session.c                  |   1 +
 14 files changed, 249 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 06a75b36b3f8..b6db70d62822 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ static int evsel__init_tp_ptr_field(struct evsel *evsel, struct tp_field *field,
 	({ struct syscall_tp *sc = __evsel__syscall_tp(evsel);\
 	   evsel__init_tp_ptr_field(evsel, &sc->name, #name); })
 
-static void evsel__delete_priv(struct evsel *evsel)
+static void evsel__put_and_free_priv(struct evsel *evsel)
 {
 	zfree(&evsel->priv);
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 }
 
 static int evsel__init_syscall_tp(struct evsel *evsel)
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static struct evsel *perf_evsel__raw_syscall_newtp(const char *direction, void *
 	return evsel;
 
 out_delete:
-	evsel__delete_priv(evsel);
+	evsel__put_and_free_priv(evsel);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@ static bool evlist__add_vfs_getname(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		list_del_init(&evsel->core.node);
 		evsel->evlist = NULL;
-		evsel__delete(evsel);
+		evsel__put(evsel);
 	}
 
 	return found;
@@ -3732,9 +3732,9 @@ static int trace__add_syscall_newtp(struct trace *trace)
 	return ret;
 
 out_delete_sys_exit:
-	evsel__delete_priv(sys_exit);
+	evsel__put_and_free_priv(sys_exit);
 out_delete_sys_enter:
-	evsel__delete_priv(sys_enter);
+	evsel__put_and_free_priv(sys_enter);
 	goto out;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
index 226196fb9677..9e456f88a13a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unuse
 	if (evsel__test_field(evsel, "next_prio", 4, true))
 		ret = TEST_FAIL;
 
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 
 	evsel = evsel__newtp("sched", "sched_wakeup");
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unuse
 	if (evsel__test_field(evsel, "target_cpu", 4, true))
 		ret = TEST_FAIL;
 
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
index 0be43f8db3bd..cc63df2b3bc5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(struct test_suite *test __mayb
 			 "tweak /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid?\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		err = TEST_SKIP;
-		goto out_evsel_delete;
+		goto out_evsel_put;
 	}
 
 	perf_cpu_map__for_each_cpu(cpu, idx, cpus) {
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(struct test_suite *test __mayb
 	evsel__free_counts(evsel);
 out_close_fd:
 	perf_evsel__close_fd(&evsel->core);
-out_evsel_delete:
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+out_evsel_put:
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 out_cpu_map_delete:
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 out_thread_map_delete:
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
index b54cbe5f1808..9f16f0dd3a29 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 			 "tweak /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid?\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		err = TEST_SKIP;
-		goto out_evsel_delete;
+		goto out_evsel_put;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_openat_calls; ++i) {
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 	err = TEST_OK;
 out_close_fd:
 	perf_evsel__close_fd(&evsel->core);
-out_evsel_delete:
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+out_evsel_put:
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 out_thread_map_delete:
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
 	return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c
index 519fee3dc3d0..339df94ef438 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter_cgroup.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int bperf_cgrp__destroy(struct evsel *evsel)
 		return 0;
 
 	bperf_cgroup_bpf__destroy(skel);
-	evsel__delete(cgrp_switch);  // it'll destroy on_switch progs too
+	evsel__put(cgrp_switch);  // it'll destroy on_switch progs too
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index 652a45aac828..914744724467 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str, bool open_cgro
 
 		/* copy the list and set to the new cgroup. */
 		evlist__for_each_entry(orig_list, pos) {
-			struct evsel *evsel = evsel__clone(/*dest=*/NULL, pos);
+			struct evsel *evsel = evsel__clone(pos);
 
 			if (evsel == NULL)
 				goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index b5a7895debf5..a362f338f104 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void evlist__purge(struct evlist *evlist)
 	evlist__for_each_entry_safe(evlist, n, pos) {
 		list_del_init(&pos->core.node);
 		pos->evlist = NULL;
-		evsel__delete(pos);
+		evsel__put(pos);
 	}
 
 	evlist->core.nr_entries = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 91c3dfa234e6..3687a39a85b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -388,10 +388,11 @@ bool evsel__is_function_event(struct evsel *evsel)
 #undef FUNCTION_EVENT
 }
 
-void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
+static void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
 		 struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
 	perf_evsel__init(&evsel->core, attr, idx);
+	refcount_set(&evsel->refcnt, 1);
 	evsel->tracking	   = !idx;
 	evsel->unit	   = strdup("");
 	evsel->scale	   = 1.0;
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ static int evsel__copy_config_terms(struct evsel *dst, struct evsel *src)
  * The assumption is that @orig is not configured nor opened yet.
  * So we only care about the attributes that can be set while it's parsed.
  */
-struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *dest, struct evsel *orig)
+struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *orig)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 
@@ -485,11 +486,7 @@ struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *dest, struct evsel *orig)
 	if (orig->bpf_obj)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (dest)
-		evsel = dest;
-	else
-		evsel = evsel__new(&orig->core.attr);
-
+	evsel = evsel__new(&orig->core.attr);
 	if (evsel == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -574,7 +571,7 @@ struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *dest, struct evsel *orig)
 	return evsel;
 
 out_err:
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -633,6 +630,12 @@ struct evsel *evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx, bool
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+struct evsel *evsel__get(struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&evsel->refcnt);
+	return evsel;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 struct tep_event *evsel__tp_format(struct evsel *evsel)
 {
@@ -1857,7 +1860,7 @@ void evsel__set_priv_destructor(void (*destructor)(void *priv))
 	evsel__priv_destructor = destructor;
 }
 
-void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel)
+static void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel)
 {
 	assert(list_empty(&evsel->core.node));
 	assert(evsel->evlist == NULL);
@@ -1892,11 +1895,14 @@ void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel)
 		xyarray__delete(evsel->start_times);
 }
 
-void evsel__delete(struct evsel *evsel)
+void evsel__put(struct evsel *evsel)
 {
 	if (!evsel)
 		return;
 
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&evsel->refcnt))
+		return;
+
 	evsel__exit(evsel);
 	free(evsel);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 2221694bb819..4ce86eb330d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ typedef int (evsel__sb_cb_t)(union perf_event *event, void *data);
 struct evsel {
 	struct perf_evsel	core;
 	struct evlist		*evlist;
+	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	off_t			id_offset;
 	int			id_pos;
 	int			is_pos;
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ static inline struct evsel *evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 	return evsel__new_idx(attr, 0);
 }
 
-struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *dest, struct evsel *orig);
+struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *orig);
 
 int copy_config_terms(struct list_head *dst, struct list_head *src);
 void free_config_terms(struct list_head *config_terms);
@@ -277,14 +279,13 @@ static inline struct evsel *evsel__newtp(const char *sys, const char *name)
 	return evsel__newtp_idx(sys, name, 0, true);
 }
 
+struct evsel *evsel__get(struct evsel *evsel);
+void evsel__put(struct evsel *evsel);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 struct tep_event *evsel__tp_format(struct evsel *evsel);
 #endif
 
-void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
-void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel);
-void evsel__delete(struct evsel *evsel);
-
 void evsel__set_priv_destructor(void (*destructor)(void *priv));
 
 struct callchain_param;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index c194de5ec1ec..b531b1f0ceb3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void free_list_evsel(struct list_head* list_evsel)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(evsel, tmp, list_evsel, core.node) {
 		list_del_init(&evsel->core.node);
-		evsel__delete(evsel);
+		evsel__put(evsel);
 	}
 	free(list_evsel);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pfm.c b/tools/perf/util/pfm.c
index d9043f4afbe7..5f53c2f68a96 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pfm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pfm.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static bool is_libpfm_event_supported(const char *name, struct perf_cpu_map *cpu
 		result = false;
 
 	evsel__close(evsel);
-	evsel__delete(evsel);
+	evsel__put(evsel);
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/print-events.c b/tools/perf/util/print-events.c
index cb27e2898aa0..0242243681b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/print-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/print-events.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bool is_event_supported(u8 type, u64 config)
 		}
 
 		evsel__close(evsel);
-		evsel__delete(evsel);
+		evsel__put(evsel);
 	}
 
 	perf_thread_map__put(tmap);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index de2c5f26c143..2a75b06f6f04 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ static PyMemberDef pyrf_sample_event__members[] = {
 
 static void pyrf_sample_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
+	evsel__put(pevent->evsel);
 	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
 	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject*)pevent);
 }
@@ -508,8 +509,10 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event)
 
 	ptype = pyrf_event__type[event->header.type];
 	pevent = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_event, ptype);
-	if (pevent != NULL)
+	if (pevent != NULL) {
 		memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
+		pevent->evsel = NULL;
+	}
 	return (PyObject *)pevent;
 }
 
@@ -947,7 +950,7 @@ static int pyrf_counts_values__setup_types(void)
 struct pyrf_evsel {
 	PyObject_HEAD
 
-	struct evsel evsel;
+	struct evsel *evsel;
 };
 
 static int pyrf_evsel__init(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
@@ -1055,20 +1058,25 @@ static int pyrf_evsel__init(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 	attr.sample_id_all  = sample_id_all;
 	attr.size	    = sizeof(attr);
 
-	evsel__init(&pevsel->evsel, &attr, idx);
+	evsel__put(pevsel->evsel);
+	pevsel->evsel = evsel__new(&attr);
+	if (!pevsel->evsel) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return -1;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void pyrf_evsel__delete(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel)
 {
-	evsel__exit(&pevsel->evsel);
+	evsel__put(pevsel->evsel);
 	Py_TYPE(pevsel)->tp_free((PyObject*)pevsel);
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__open(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 				  PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = &pevsel->evsel;
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevsel->evsel;
 	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus = NULL;
 	struct perf_thread_map *threads = NULL;
 	PyObject *pcpus = NULL, *pthreads = NULL;
@@ -1104,7 +1112,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__cpus(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel)
 	struct pyrf_cpu_map *pcpu_map = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_cpu_map, &pyrf_cpu_map__type);
 
 	if (pcpu_map)
-		pcpu_map->cpus = perf_cpu_map__get(pevsel->evsel.core.cpus);
+		pcpu_map->cpus = perf_cpu_map__get(pevsel->evsel->core.cpus);
 
 	return (PyObject *)pcpu_map;
 }
@@ -1115,7 +1123,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__threads(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel)
 		PyObject_New(struct pyrf_thread_map, &pyrf_thread_map__type);
 
 	if (pthread_map)
-		pthread_map->threads = perf_thread_map__get(pevsel->evsel.core.threads);
+		pthread_map->threads = perf_thread_map__get(pevsel->evsel->core.threads);
 
 	return (PyObject *)pthread_map;
 }
@@ -1149,7 +1157,7 @@ static int evsel__ensure_counts(struct evsel *evsel)
 static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__read(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 				  PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	struct evsel *evsel = &pevsel->evsel;
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevsel->evsel;
 	int cpu = 0, cpu_idx, thread = 0, thread_idx;
 	struct perf_counts_values *old_count, *new_count;
 	struct pyrf_counts_values *count_values = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_counts_values,
@@ -1194,7 +1202,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__read(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__str(PyObject *self)
 {
 	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
-	struct evsel *evsel = &pevsel->evsel;
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevsel->evsel;
 
 	return PyUnicode_FromFormat("evsel(%s/%s/)", evsel__pmu_name(evsel), evsel__name(evsel));
 }
@@ -1227,30 +1235,183 @@ static PyMethodDef pyrf_evsel__methods[] = {
 	{ .ml_name = NULL, }
 };
 
-#define evsel_member_def(member, ptype, help) \
-	{ #member, ptype, \
-	  offsetof(struct pyrf_evsel, evsel.member), \
-	  0, help }
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_tracking(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
 
-#define evsel_attr_member_def(member, ptype, help) \
-	{ #member, ptype, \
-	  offsetof(struct pyrf_evsel, evsel.core.attr.member), \
-	  0, help }
+	if (pevsel->evsel->tracking)
+		Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+	else
+		Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
 
-static PyMemberDef pyrf_evsel__members[] = {
-	evsel_member_def(tracking, T_BOOL, "tracking event."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(type, T_UINT, "attribute type."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(size, T_UINT, "attribute size."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(config, T_ULONGLONG, "attribute config."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(sample_period, T_ULONGLONG, "attribute sample_period."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(sample_type, T_ULONGLONG, "attribute sample_type."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(read_format, T_ULONGLONG, "attribute read_format."),
-	evsel_attr_member_def(wakeup_events, T_UINT, "attribute wakeup_events."),
-	{ .name = NULL, },
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_tracking(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->tracking = Py_IsTrue(val) ? true : false;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_attr_config(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->core.attr.config = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(val);
+	return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_config(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.config);
+}
+
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_attr_read_format(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->core.attr.read_format = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(val);
+	return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_read_format(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.read_format);
+}
+
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_attr_sample_period(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->core.attr.sample_period = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(val);
+	return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_sample_period(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.sample_period);
+}
+
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_attr_sample_type(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->core.attr.sample_type = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(val);
+	return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_sample_type(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.sample_type);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_size(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.size);
+}
+
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_attr_type(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->core.attr.type = PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(val);
+	return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_type(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.type);
+}
+
+static int pyrf_evsel__set_attr_wakeup_events(PyObject *self, PyObject *val, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	pevsel->evsel->core.attr.wakeup_events = PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(val);
+	return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_wakeup_events(PyObject *self, void */*closure*/)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.wakeup_events);
+}
+
+static PyGetSetDef pyrf_evsel__getset[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "tracking",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_tracking,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_tracking,
+		.doc = "tracking event.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "config",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_config,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_attr_config,
+		.doc = "attribute config.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "read_format",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_read_format,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_attr_read_format,
+		.doc = "attribute read_format.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sample_period",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_sample_period,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_attr_sample_period,
+		.doc = "attribute sample_period.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sample_type",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_sample_type,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_attr_sample_type,
+		.doc = "attribute sample_type.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "size",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_size,
+		.doc = "attribute size.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "type",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_type,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_attr_type,
+		.doc = "attribute type.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "wakeup_events",
+		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_attr_wakeup_events,
+		.set = pyrf_evsel__set_attr_wakeup_events,
+		.doc = "attribute wakeup_events.",
+	},
+	{ .name = NULL},
 };
 
 static const char pyrf_evsel__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf event selector list object.");
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__getattro(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel, PyObject *attr_name)
+{
+	if (!pevsel->evsel) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "evsel not initialized");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return PyObject_GenericGetAttr((PyObject *) pevsel, attr_name);
+}
+
 static PyTypeObject pyrf_evsel__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.evsel",
@@ -1258,16 +1419,27 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_evsel__type = {
 	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_evsel__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_evsel__doc,
-	.tp_members	= pyrf_evsel__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_evsel__getset,
 	.tp_methods	= pyrf_evsel__methods,
 	.tp_init	= (initproc)pyrf_evsel__init,
 	.tp_str         = pyrf_evsel__str,
 	.tp_repr        = pyrf_evsel__str,
+	.tp_getattro	= (getattrofunc) pyrf_evsel__getattro,
 };
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel;
+
+	pevsel = (struct pyrf_evsel *)PyType_GenericNew(type, args, kwargs);
+	if (pevsel)
+		pevsel->evsel = NULL;
+	return (PyObject *)pevsel;
+}
+
 static int pyrf_evsel__setup_types(void)
 {
-	pyrf_evsel__type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
+	pyrf_evsel__type.tp_new = pyrf_evsel__new;
 	return PyType_Ready(&pyrf_evsel__type);
 }
 
@@ -1566,13 +1738,13 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__add(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 	PyObject *pevsel;
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &pevsel))
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!", &pyrf_evsel__type, &pevsel))
 		return NULL;
 
 	Py_INCREF(pevsel);
-	evsel = &((struct pyrf_evsel *)pevsel)->evsel;
+	evsel = ((struct pyrf_evsel *)pevsel)->evsel;
 	evsel->core.idx = evlist->core.nr_entries;
-	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
+	evlist__add(evlist, evsel__get(evsel));
 
 	return Py_BuildValue("i", evlist->core.nr_entries);
 }
@@ -1630,7 +1802,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 			return Py_None;
 		}
 
-		pevent->evsel = evsel;
+		pevent->evsel = evsel__get(evsel);
 
 		perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
 
@@ -1807,12 +1979,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(struct evsel *evsel)
 	if (!pevsel)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(&pevsel->evsel, 0, sizeof(pevsel->evsel));
-	evsel__init(&pevsel->evsel, &evsel->core.attr, evsel->core.idx);
-
-	evsel__clone(&pevsel->evsel, evsel);
-	if (evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
-		evsel__set_leader(&pevsel->evsel, &pevsel->evsel);
+	pevsel->evsel = evsel__get(evsel);
 	return (PyObject *)pevsel;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 102489a11c41..43fef473bbb4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ static int evlist__deliver_deferred_callchain(struct evlist *evlist,
 
 		sample->evsel = evlist__id2evsel(evlist, sample->id);
 		ret = tool->callchain_deferred(tool, event, sample, machine);
+		evsel__put(sample->evsel);
 		sample->evsel = saved_evsel;
 		return ret;
 	}
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 09/23] perf evlist: Add reference count
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

This a no-op for most of the perf tool. The reference count is set to
1 at allocation, the put will see the 1, decrement it and perform the
delete. The purpose for adding the reference count is for the python
code. Prior to this change the python code would clone evlists, but
this has issues if events are opened, etc. This change adds a
reference count for the evlists and a later change will add it to
evsels. The combination is needed for the python code to operate
correctly (not hit asserts in the evsel clone), but the changes are
broken apart for the sake of smaller patches.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v2: Added evlist__put to pyrf_evlist__init in case init is called more
    than once.

    I double-checked trace__replay() and confirmed that trace->evlist
    is not assigned to session->evlist in that function.
    trace__replay creates a new session and uses its own evlist for
    processing file events, leaving trace->evlist pointing to the
    empty list created at startup. Therefore, the
    evlist__put(trace->evlist) call in trace__exit() is safe and
    correct to avoid leaking that empty list.

v7:
- Added pyrf_evlist__new to zero-initialize pevlist->evlist to fix
  crash on re-initialization.
---
 tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/hybrid.c          |   2 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/topdown.c         |   4 +-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/iostat.c           |   2 +-
 tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c        |  18 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c                 |   8 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c                    |   4 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-lock.c                   |   2 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c                 |   4 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-sched.c                  |   6 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-script.c                 |   2 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-stat.c                   |  10 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c                    |  52 ++---
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                  |  26 +--
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c     |  18 +-
 tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c             |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/event-times.c              |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/event_update.c             |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c     |   8 +-
 tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c            |   8 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c           |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c             |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c               |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c             |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/hwmon_pmu.c                |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c            |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c               |  18 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c |  18 +-
 tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c             |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/parse-metric.c             |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.c   |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c              |  18 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c         |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/pfm.c                      |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/pmu-events.c               |   6 +-
 tools/perf/tests/pmu.c                      |   4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c                 |  14 +-
 tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c          |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c                |  14 +-
 tools/perf/tests/tool_pmu.c                 |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/topology.c                 |   2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/uncore-event-sorting.c     |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/cgroup.c                    |   4 +-
 tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c           |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                    |  20 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.h                    |   7 +-
 tools/perf/util/expr.c                      |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/header.c                    |  12 +-
 tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c               |   6 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c              |   4 +-
 tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c            |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/python.c                    | 216 ++++++++------------
 tools/perf/util/record.c                    |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/session.c                   |   2 +-
 tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c           |  16 +-
 54 files changed, 284 insertions(+), 323 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/hybrid.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/hybrid.c
index e221ea104174..dfb0ffc0d030 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/hybrid.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/hybrid.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int test_event(const struct evlist_test *e)
 		ret = e->check(evlist);
 	}
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/topdown.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/topdown.c
index 221f2c4bbb61..2b6f47ce4932 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/topdown.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/topdown.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int event_cb(void *state, struct pmu_event_info *info)
 			*ret = TEST_FAIL;
 		}
 	}
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int test_sort(const char *str, int expected_slots_group_size,
 	CHECK_COND(slots_seen, "slots seen");
 	ret = TEST_OK;
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/iostat.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/iostat.c
index 7442a2cd87ed..e0417552b0cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/iostat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/iostat.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ int iostat_prepare(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_stat_config *config)
 	if (evlist->core.nr_entries > 0) {
 		pr_warning("The -e and -M options are not supported."
 			   "All chosen events/metrics will be dropped\n");
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		evlist = evlist__new();
 		if (!evlist)
 			return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c b/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c
index faf9c34b4a5d..304929d1f67f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static struct evlist *bench__create_evlist(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 		parse_events_error__exit(&err);
 		pr_err("Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events\n");
 		ret = 1;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
 	if (uid_str) {
@@ -85,24 +85,24 @@ static struct evlist *bench__create_evlist(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 		if (uid == UINT_MAX) {
 			pr_err("Invalid User: %s", uid_str);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 		ret = parse_uid_filter(evlist, uid);
 		if (ret)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 	ret = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	return evlist;
 
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int bench_evlist_open_close__run(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 		evlist->core.nr_entries, evlist__count_evsel_fds(evlist));
 	printf("  Number of iterations:\t%d\n", iterations);
 
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
 		pr_debug("Started iteration %d\n", i);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int bench_evlist_open_close__run(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 		gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
 		err = bench__do_evlist_open_close(evlist);
 		if (err) {
-			evlist__delete(evlist);
+			evlist__put(evlist);
 			return err;
 		}
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int bench_evlist_open_close__run(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 		runtime_us = timeval2usec(&diff);
 		update_stats(&time_stats, runtime_us);
 
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		pr_debug("Iteration %d took:\t%" PRIu64 "us\n", i, runtime_us);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c
index 8a7dbfb14535..676239148b87 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c
@@ -1999,20 +1999,20 @@ int cmd_ftrace(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	ret = evlist__create_maps(ftrace.evlist, &ftrace.target);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	if (argc) {
 		ret = evlist__prepare_workload(ftrace.evlist, &ftrace.target,
 					       argv, false,
 					       ftrace__workload_exec_failed_signal);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	ret = cmd_func(&ftrace);
 
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(ftrace.evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(ftrace.evlist);
 
 out_delete_filters:
 	delete_filter_func(&ftrace.filters);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index dd2ed21596aa..0ed3df4d0594 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ static struct evlist *kvm_live_event_list(void)
 
 out:
 	if (err) {
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		evlist = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 out:
 	perf_session__delete(kvm->session);
 	kvm->session = NULL;
-	evlist__delete(kvm->evlist);
+	evlist__put(kvm->evlist);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 94a8c35abb0b..92ad1635ab14 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ static int __cmd_contention(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 out_delete:
 	lock_filter_finish();
-	evlist__delete(con.evlist);
+	evlist__put(con.evlist);
 	lock_contention_finish(&con);
 	perf_session__delete(session);
 	perf_env__exit(&host_env);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index cc601796b2c8..0739c834729e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -4285,7 +4285,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 			goto out;
 
 		evlist__splice_list_tail(rec->evlist, &def_evlist->core.entries);
-		evlist__delete(def_evlist);
+		evlist__put(def_evlist);
 	}
 
 	if (rec->opts.target.tid && !rec->opts.no_inherit_set)
@@ -4395,7 +4395,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 	auxtrace_record__free(rec->itr);
 out_opts:
 	evlist__close_control(rec->opts.ctl_fd, rec->opts.ctl_fd_ack, &rec->opts.ctl_fd_close);
-	evlist__delete(rec->evlist);
+	evlist__put(rec->evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 812a1b0d56d6..f4916585aa75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -3823,7 +3823,7 @@ static int perf_sched__schedstat_record(struct perf_sched *sched,
 	session = perf_session__new(&data, &sched->tool);
 	if (IS_ERR(session)) {
 		pr_err("Perf session creation failed.\n");
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return PTR_ERR(session);
 	}
 
@@ -3922,7 +3922,7 @@ static int perf_sched__schedstat_record(struct perf_sched *sched,
 	else
 		fprintf(stderr, "[ perf sched stats: Failed !! ]\n");
 
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	close(fd);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -4826,7 +4826,7 @@ static int perf_sched__schedstat_live(struct perf_sched *sched,
 	free_cpu_domain_info(cd_map, sv, nr);
 out:
 	free_schedstat(&cpu_head);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index e330ae7f725e..421520bdafdc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ static int script_find_metrics(const struct pmu_metric *pm,
 	}
 	pr_debug("Found metric '%s' whose evsels match those of in the perf data\n",
 		 pm->metric_name);
-	evlist__delete(metric_evlist);
+	evlist__put(metric_evlist);
 out:
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 99d7db372b48..bfa3512e1686 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ static int add_default_events(void)
 							stat_config.user_requested_cpu_list,
 							stat_config.system_wide,
 							stat_config.hardware_aware_grouping) < 0) {
-				evlist__delete(metric_evlist);
+				evlist__put(metric_evlist);
 				ret = -1;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ static int add_default_events(void)
 			metricgroup__copy_metric_events(evlist, /*cgrp=*/NULL,
 							&evlist->metric_events,
 							&metric_evlist->metric_events);
-			evlist__delete(metric_evlist);
+			evlist__put(metric_evlist);
 		}
 		list_sort(/*priv=*/NULL, &evlist->core.entries, default_evlist_evsel_cmp);
 
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ static int add_default_events(void)
 	metricgroup__copy_metric_events(evsel_list, /*cgrp=*/NULL,
 					&evsel_list->metric_events,
 					&evlist->metric_events);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	perf_stat.session  = session;
 	stat_config.output = stderr;
-	evlist__delete(evsel_list);
+	evlist__put(evsel_list);
 	evsel_list         = session->evlist;
 
 	ret = perf_session__process_events(session);
@@ -3060,7 +3060,7 @@ int cmd_stat(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (smi_cost && smi_reset)
 		sysfs__write_int(FREEZE_ON_SMI_PATH, 0);
 
-	evlist__delete(evsel_list);
+	evlist__put(evsel_list);
 
 	evlist__close_control(stat_config.ctl_fd, stat_config.ctl_fd_ack, &stat_config.ctl_fd_close);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index c8474f7ac658..ca9d6189f725 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1651,14 +1651,14 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 	perf_env__init(&host_env);
 	status = perf_config(perf_top_config, &top);
 	if (status)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	/*
 	 * Since the per arch annotation init routine may need the cpuid, read
 	 * it here, since we are not getting this from the perf.data header.
 	 */
 	status = perf_env__set_cmdline(&host_env, argc, argv);
 	if (status)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	status = perf_env__read_cpuid(&host_env);
 	if (status) {
@@ -1679,30 +1679,30 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		annotate_opts.disassembler_style = strdup(disassembler_style);
 		if (!annotate_opts.disassembler_style) {
 			status = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 	if (objdump_path) {
 		annotate_opts.objdump_path = strdup(objdump_path);
 		if (!annotate_opts.objdump_path) {
 			status = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 	if (addr2line_path) {
 		symbol_conf.addr2line_path = strdup(addr2line_path);
 		if (!symbol_conf.addr2line_path) {
 			status = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 
 	status = symbol__validate_sym_arguments();
 	if (status)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	if (annotate_check_args() < 0)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	status = target__validate(target);
 	if (status) {
@@ -1717,15 +1717,15 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		struct evlist *def_evlist = evlist__new_default(target, callchain_param.enabled);
 
 		if (!def_evlist)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 
 		evlist__splice_list_tail(top.evlist, &def_evlist->core.entries);
-		evlist__delete(def_evlist);
+		evlist__put(def_evlist);
 	}
 
 	status = evswitch__init(&top.evswitch, top.evlist, stderr);
 	if (status)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	if (symbol_conf.report_hierarchy) {
 		/* disable incompatible options */
@@ -1736,18 +1736,18 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 			pr_err("Error: --hierarchy and --fields options cannot be used together\n");
 			parse_options_usage(top_usage, options, "fields", 0);
 			parse_options_usage(NULL, options, "hierarchy", 0);
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (top.stitch_lbr && !(callchain_param.record_mode == CALLCHAIN_LBR)) {
 		pr_err("Error: --stitch-lbr must be used with --call-graph lbr\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (nr_cgroups > 0 && opts->record_cgroup) {
 		pr_err("--cgroup and --all-cgroups cannot be used together\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (branch_call_mode) {
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		status = perf_env__read_core_pmu_caps(&host_env);
 		if (status) {
 			pr_err("PMU capability data is not available\n");
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (IS_ERR(top.session)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(top.session);
 		top.session = NULL;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 	top.evlist->session = top.session;
 
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (field_order)
 			parse_options_usage(sort_order ? NULL : top_usage,
 					    options, "fields", 0);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (top.uid_str) {
@@ -1813,18 +1813,18 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (uid == UINT_MAX) {
 			ui__error("Invalid User: %s", top.uid_str);
 			status = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 		status = parse_uid_filter(top.evlist, uid);
 		if (status)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (evlist__create_maps(top.evlist, target) < 0) {
 		ui__error("Couldn't create thread/CPU maps: %s\n",
 			  errno == ENOENT ? "No such process" : str_error_r(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf)));
 		status = -errno;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (top.delay_secs < 1)
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	if (record_opts__config(opts)) {
 		status = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	top.sym_evsel = evlist__first(top.evlist);
@@ -1847,14 +1847,14 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	status = symbol__annotation_init();
 	if (status < 0)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	annotation_config__init();
 
 	symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name == NULL);
 	status = symbol__init(NULL);
 	if (status < 0)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	sort__setup_elide(stdout);
 
@@ -1874,13 +1874,13 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (top.sb_evlist == NULL) {
 			pr_err("Couldn't create side band evlist.\n.");
 			status = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		if (evlist__add_bpf_sb_event(top.sb_evlist, &host_env)) {
 			pr_err("Couldn't ask for PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT side band events.\n.");
 			status = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1895,8 +1895,8 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!opts->no_bpf_event)
 		evlist__stop_sb_thread(top.sb_evlist);
 
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(top.evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(top.evlist);
 	perf_session__delete(top.session);
 	annotation_options__exit();
 	perf_env__exit(&host_env);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 0730c1d9f0b3..06a75b36b3f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -4422,7 +4422,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	if (trace->summary_bpf) {
 		if (trace_prepare_bpf_summary(trace->summary_mode) < 0)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 
 		if (trace->summary_only)
 			goto create_maps;
@@ -4490,19 +4490,19 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 	err = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &trace->opts.target);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		fprintf(trace->output, "Problems parsing the target to trace, check your options!\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	err = trace__symbols_init(trace, argc, argv, evlist);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		fprintf(trace->output, "Problems initializing symbol libraries!\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (trace->summary_mode == SUMMARY__BY_TOTAL && !trace->summary_bpf) {
 		trace->syscall_stats = alloc_syscall_stats();
 		if (!trace->syscall_stats)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__config(evlist, &trace->opts, &callchain_param);
@@ -4511,7 +4511,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		err = evlist__prepare_workload(evlist, &trace->opts.target, argv, false, NULL);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			fprintf(trace->output, "Couldn't run the workload!\n");
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 		workload_pid = evlist->workload.pid;
 	}
@@ -4559,7 +4559,7 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	err = trace__expand_filters(trace, &evsel);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	err = evlist__apply_filters(evlist, &evsel, &trace->opts.target);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_error_apply_filters;
@@ -4676,12 +4676,12 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-out_delete_evlist:
+out_put_evlist:
 	trace_cleanup_bpf_summary();
 	delete_syscall_stats(trace->syscall_stats);
 	trace__symbols__exit(trace);
 	evlist__free_syscall_tp_fields(evlist);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	cgroup__put(trace->cgroup);
 	trace->evlist = NULL;
 	trace->live = false;
@@ -4706,21 +4706,21 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 out_error:
 	fprintf(trace->output, "%s\n", errbuf);
-	goto out_delete_evlist;
+	goto out_put_evlist;
 
 out_error_apply_filters:
 	fprintf(trace->output,
 		"Failed to set filter \"%s\" on event %s: %m\n",
 		evsel->filter, evsel__name(evsel));
-	goto out_delete_evlist;
+	goto out_put_evlist;
 }
 out_error_mem:
 	fprintf(trace->output, "Not enough memory to run!\n");
-	goto out_delete_evlist;
+	goto out_put_evlist;
 
 out_errno:
 	fprintf(trace->output, "%m\n");
-	goto out_delete_evlist;
+	goto out_put_evlist;
 }
 
 static int trace__replay(struct trace *trace)
@@ -5398,7 +5398,7 @@ static void trace__exit(struct trace *trace)
 		zfree(&trace->syscalls.table);
 	}
 	zfree(&trace->perfconfig_events);
-	evlist__delete(trace->evlist);
+	evlist__put(trace->evlist);
 	trace->evlist = NULL;
 	ordered_events__free(&trace->oe.data);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
index c5e7999f2817..2b49b002d749 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int test__backward_ring_buffer(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, in
 	err = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	parse_events_error__init(&parse_error);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int test__backward_ring_buffer(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, in
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("Failed to parse tracepoint event, try use root\n");
 		ret = TEST_SKIP;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
@@ -133,19 +133,19 @@ static int test__backward_ring_buffer(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, in
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__open: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	ret = TEST_FAIL;
 	err = do_test(evlist, opts.mmap_pages, &sample_count,
 		      &comm_count);
 	if (err != TEST_OK)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	if ((sample_count != NR_ITERS) || (comm_count != NR_ITERS)) {
 		pr_err("Unexpected counter: sample_count=%d, comm_count=%d\n",
 		       sample_count, comm_count);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__close(evlist);
@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ static int test__backward_ring_buffer(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, in
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__open: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	err = do_test(evlist, 1, &sample_count, &comm_count);
 	if (err != TEST_OK)
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	ret = TEST_OK;
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 47043a3a2fb4..fc65a17f67f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 			}
 
 			perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, NULL, NULL);
-			evlist__delete(evlist);
+			evlist__put(evlist);
 			evlist = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 out_put:
 	thread__put(thread);
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
 	machine__delete(machine);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c b/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
index ae3b98bb42cf..94ab54ecd3f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int test_times(int (attach)(struct evlist *),
 	err = attach(evlist);
 	if (err == TEST_SKIP) {
 		pr_debug("  SKIP  : not enough rights\n");
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int test_times(int (attach)(struct evlist *),
 		 count.ena, count.run);
 
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return !err ? TEST_OK : TEST_FAIL;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c b/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c
index facc65e29f20..73141b122d2f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/event_update.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int test__event_update(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtes
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to synthesize attr update cpus",
 			!perf_event__synthesize_event_update_cpus(&tmp.tool, evsel, process_event_cpus));
 
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c
index 1922cac13a24..6a220634c52f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__roundtrip_cache_name_test(void)
 				if (err) {
 					pr_debug("Failure to parse cache event '%s' possibly as PMUs don't support it",
 						name);
-					evlist__delete(evlist);
+					evlist__put(evlist);
 					continue;
 				}
 				evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__roundtrip_cache_name_test(void)
 						ret = TEST_FAIL;
 					}
 				}
-				evlist__delete(evlist);
+				evlist__put(evlist);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__name_array_test(const char *const names[], int nr_names)
 		if (err) {
 			pr_debug("failed to parse event '%s', err %d\n",
 				 names[i], err);
-			evlist__delete(evlist);
+			evlist__put(evlist);
 			ret = TEST_FAIL;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__name_array_test(const char *const names[], int nr_names)
 				ret = TEST_FAIL;
 			}
 		}
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c b/tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c
index dd547f2f77cc..a7a445f12693 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/expand-cgroup.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int expand_default_events(void)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to get evlist", evlist);
 
 	ret = test_expand_events(evlist);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int expand_group_events(void)
 	ret = test_expand_events(evlist);
 out:
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int expand_libpfm_events(void)
 
 	ret = test_expand_events(evlist);
 out:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int expand_metric_events(void)
 	ret = test_expand_events(evlist);
 
 out:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
index 267cbc24691a..3467d782d4bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static int test__hists_cumulate(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subt
 
 out:
 	/* tear down everything */
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	machines__exit(&machines);
 	put_fake_samples();
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 002e3a4c1ca5..57513763da36 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int test__hists_filter(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtes
 
 out:
 	/* tear down everything */
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	reset_output_field();
 	machines__exit(&machines);
 	put_fake_samples();
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index 996f5f0b3bd1..9646c3b7b4de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int test__hists_link(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 
 out:
 	/* tear down everything */
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	reset_output_field();
 	machines__exit(&machines);
 	put_fake_samples();
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
index fa683fd7b1e5..2aa254ff10f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static int test__hists_output(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtes
 
 out:
 	/* tear down everything */
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	machines__exit(&machines);
 	put_fake_samples();
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hwmon_pmu.c b/tools/perf/tests/hwmon_pmu.c
index ada6e445c4c4..1b60c3a900f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hwmon_pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hwmon_pmu.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int do_test(size_t i, bool with_pmu, bool with_alias)
 
 out:
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index 729cc9cc1cb7..51cfd6522867 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int test__keep_tracking(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subte
 out_err:
 	if (evlist) {
 		evlist__disable(evlist);
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 	}
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index a69cd1046e9a..5ff58eb2af8d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 				/* Permissions failure, flag the failure as a skip. */
 				err = TEST_SKIP;
 			}
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		evsels[i]->core.attr.wakeup_events = 1;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 			pr_debug("failed to open counter: %s, "
 				 "tweak /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid?\n",
 				 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		nr_events[i] = 0;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, 128) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap events: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nsyscalls; ++i)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
 			pr_debug("unexpected %s event\n",
 				 perf_event__name(event->header.type));
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		perf_sample__init(&sample, /*all=*/false);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", err);
 			perf_sample__exit(&sample);
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		err = -1;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		if (evsel == NULL) {
 			pr_debug("event with id %" PRIu64
 				 " doesn't map to an evsel\n", sample.id);
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 		nr_events[evsel->core.idx]++;
 		perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 				 expected_nr_events[evsel->core.idx],
 				 evsel__name(evsel), nr_events[evsel->core.idx]);
 			err = -1;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 out_free_cpus:
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 out_free_threads:
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
index 9ff8caff98c3..b30f286fb421 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	if (IS_ERR(evsel)) {
 		pr_debug("%s: evsel__newtp\n", __func__);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(evsel) == -EACCES ? TEST_SKIP : TEST_FAIL;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	err = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("%s: evlist__create_maps\n", __func__);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evsel__config(evsel, &opts, NULL);
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__open: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__enable(evlist);
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 				if (err) {
 					pr_debug("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", err);
 					perf_sample__exit(&sample);
-					goto out_delete_evlist;
+					goto out_put_evlist;
 				}
 
 				tp_flags = perf_sample__intval(&sample, "flags");
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 				    (tp_flags & flags) != flags) {
 					pr_debug("%s: Expected flags=%#x, got %#x\n",
 						 __func__, flags, tp_flags);
-					goto out_delete_evlist;
+					goto out_put_evlist;
 				}
 
 				goto out_ok;
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 
 		if (++nr_polls > 5) {
 			pr_debug("%s: no events!\n", __func__);
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 	}
 out_ok:
 	ret = TEST_OK;
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 05c3e899b425..19dc7b7475d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ static int test_event(const struct evlist_test *e)
 		ret = e->check(evlist);
 	}
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2594,7 +2594,7 @@ static int test_event_fake_pmu(const char *str)
 	}
 
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-metric.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-metric.c
index 7c7f489a5eb0..3f0ec839c056 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-metric.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-metric.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int __compute_metric(const char *name, struct value *vals,
 
 	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new("0");
 	if (!cpus) {
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int __compute_metric(const char *name, struct value *vals,
 	/* ... cleanup. */
 	evlist__free_stats(evlist);
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.c
index 50e68b7d43aa..d5a8d065809e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-no-sample-id-all.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int process_events(union perf_event **events, size_t count)
 	for (i = 0; i < count && !err; i++)
 		err = process_event(&evlist, events[i]);
 
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index ad44cc68820b..f95752b2ed1c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 	err = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 	err = evlist__prepare_workload(evlist, &opts.target, argv, false, NULL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Couldn't run the workload!\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		pr_debug("sched__get_first_possible_cpu: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		evlist__cancel_workload(evlist);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	cpu = err;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		pr_debug("sched_setaffinity: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		evlist__cancel_workload(evlist);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__open: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		evlist__cancel_workload(evlist);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		pr_debug("evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		evlist__cancel_workload(evlist);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 					if (verbose > 0)
 						perf_event__fprintf(event, NULL, stderr);
 					pr_debug("Couldn't parse sample\n");
-					goto out_delete_evlist;
+					goto out_put_evlist;
 				}
 
 				if (verbose > 0) {
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		pr_debug("PERF_RECORD_MMAP for %s missing!\n", "[vdso]");
 		++errs;
 	}
-out_delete_evlist:
+out_put_evlist:
 	CPU_FREE(cpu_mask);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 out:
 	perf_sample__exit(&sample);
 	if (err == -EACCES)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index cca41bd37ae3..d3538fa20af3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int test__perf_time_to_tsc(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int su
 	err = TEST_OK;
 
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
 	return err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/pfm.c b/tools/perf/tests/pfm.c
index fca4a86452df..8d19b1bfecbc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/pfm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/pfm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int test__pfm_events(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 				evlist__nr_groups(evlist),
 				0);
 
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int test__pfm_group(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 				evlist__nr_groups(evlist),
 				table[i].nr_groups);
 
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/pmu-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/pmu-events.c
index b1609a7e1d8c..327025505970 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/pmu-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/pmu-events.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int check_parse_id(const char *id, struct parse_events_error *error)
 			     /*warn_if_reordered=*/true, /*fake_tp=*/false);
 	free(dup);
 
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int test__parsing_callback(const struct pmu_metric *pm,
 
 	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new("0");
 	if (!cpus) {
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ static int test__parsing_callback(const struct pmu_metric *pm,
 	/* ... cleanup. */
 	evlist__free_stats(evlist);
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c b/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c
index 0ebf2d7b2cb4..3d931c1f99dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/pmu.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int test__pmu_usr_chgs(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtes
 	ret = TEST_OK;
 err_out:
 	parse_events_terms__exit(&terms);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	test_pmu_put(dir, pmu);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static int test__pmu_events(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 	ret = TEST_OK;
 err_out:
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	test_pmu_put(dir, pmu);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
index b6e46975379c..bb6b62cf51d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 	evsel = evsel__new(&attr);
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("evsel__new\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 	if (!cpus || !threads) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, cpus, threads);
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 		pr_debug("Couldn't open evlist: %s\nHint: check %s, using %" PRIu64 " in this test.\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)),
 			 knob, (u64)attr.sample_freq);
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	err = evlist__mmap(evlist, 128);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap event: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__enable(evlist);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 		if (err < 0) {
 			pr_debug("Error during parse sample\n");
 			perf_sample__exit(&sample);
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		total_periods += sample.period;
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 		err = -1;
 	}
 
-out_delete_evlist:
+out_put_evlist:
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index e32331fee277..abd08d60179c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static int test__switch_tracking(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int sub
 out:
 	if (evlist) {
 		evlist__disable(evlist);
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 	}
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 4053ff2813bb..a46650b10689 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 	if (!cpus || !threads) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, cpus, threads);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 	err = evlist__prepare_workload(evlist, &target, argv, false, workload_exec_failed_signal);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Couldn't run the workload!\n");
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("Couldn't open the evlist: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(-err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, 128) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap events: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		err = -1;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist__start_workload(evlist);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 		if (retry_count++ > 1000) {
 			pr_debug("Failed after retrying 1000 times\n");
 			err = -1;
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 		}
 
 		goto retry;
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 		err = -1;
 	}
 
-out_delete_evlist:
+out_put_evlist:
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tool_pmu.c b/tools/perf/tests/tool_pmu.c
index 1e900ef92e37..e78ff9dcea97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tool_pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tool_pmu.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int do_test(enum tool_pmu_event ev, bool with_pmu)
 
 out:
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/topology.c b/tools/perf/tests/topology.c
index f54502ebef4b..4ecf5d750313 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/topology.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/topology.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int session_write_header(char *path)
 			!perf_session__write_header(session, session->evlist,
 						    perf_data__fd(&data), true));
 
-	evlist__delete(session->evlist);
+	evlist__put(session->evlist);
 	perf_session__delete(session);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/uncore-event-sorting.c b/tools/perf/tests/uncore-event-sorting.c
index 7d2fc304e21f..2e741aef4a59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/uncore-event-sorting.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/uncore-event-sorting.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int test__uncore_event_sorting(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 	ret = TEST_OK;
 
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
 	zfree(&pmu_prefix);
 	zfree(&m.event1);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index 1b5664d1481f..652a45aac828 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ int evlist__expand_cgroup(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str, bool open_cgro
 	cgrp_event_expanded = true;
 
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(orig_list);
-	evlist__delete(tmp_list);
+	evlist__put(orig_list);
+	evlist__put(tmp_list);
 	metricgroup__rblist_exit(&orig_metric_events);
 	release_cgroup_list();
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
index b3f745cff2a7..74956f958337 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ static void cleanup_events(struct perf_session *session)
 		zfree(&evsel->priv);
 	}
 
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	session->evlist = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 35d65fe50e06..b5a7895debf5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int sigqueue(pid_t pid, int sig, const union sigval value);
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->core.fd, x, y))
 #define SID(e, x, y) xyarray__entry(e->core.sample_id, x, y)
 
-void evlist__init(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
+static void evlist__init(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
 		  struct perf_thread_map *threads)
 {
 	perf_evlist__init(&evlist->core);
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ void evlist__init(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
 	evlist->nr_br_cntr = -1;
 	metricgroup__rblist_init(&evlist->metric_events);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evlist->deferred_samples);
+	refcount_set(&evlist->refcnt, 1);
 }
 
 struct evlist *evlist__new(void)
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ struct evlist *evlist__new_default(const struct target *target, bool sample_call
 
 	return evlist;
 out_err:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -148,13 +149,19 @@ struct evlist *evlist__new_dummy(void)
 	struct evlist *evlist = evlist__new();
 
 	if (evlist && evlist__add_dummy(evlist)) {
-		evlist__delete(evlist);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		evlist = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return evlist;
 }
 
+struct evlist *evlist__get(struct evlist *evlist)
+{
+	refcount_inc(&evlist->refcnt);
+	return evlist;
+}
+
 /**
  * evlist__set_id_pos - set the positions of event ids.
  * @evlist: selected event list
@@ -193,7 +200,7 @@ static void evlist__purge(struct evlist *evlist)
 	evlist->core.nr_entries = 0;
 }
 
-void evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist)
+static void evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	metricgroup__rblist_exit(&evlist->metric_events);
 	event_enable_timer__exit(&evlist->eet);
@@ -202,11 +209,14 @@ void evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist)
 	perf_evlist__exit(&evlist->core);
 }
 
-void evlist__delete(struct evlist *evlist)
+void evlist__put(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	if (evlist == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&evlist->refcnt))
+		return;
+
 	evlist__free_stats(evlist);
 	evlist__munmap(evlist);
 	evlist__close(evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index e54761c670b6..a9820a6aad5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct event_enable_timer;
 
 struct evlist {
 	struct perf_evlist core;
+	refcount_t	 refcnt;
 	bool		 enabled;
 	bool		 no_affinity;
 	int		 id_pos;
@@ -109,10 +110,8 @@ struct evsel_str_handler {
 struct evlist *evlist__new(void);
 struct evlist *evlist__new_default(const struct target *target, bool sample_callchains);
 struct evlist *evlist__new_dummy(void);
-void evlist__init(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
-		  struct perf_thread_map *threads);
-void evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist);
-void evlist__delete(struct evlist *evlist);
+struct evlist *evlist__get(struct evlist *evlist);
+void evlist__put(struct evlist *evlist);
 
 void evlist__add(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *entry);
 void evlist__remove(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *evsel);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/expr.c b/tools/perf/util/expr.c
index 644769e92708..cf54bbbc8ddc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/expr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/expr.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ double expr__has_event(const struct expr_parse_ctx *ctx, bool compute_ids, const
 		ret = parse_event(tmp, id) ? 0 : 1;
 	}
 out:
-	evlist__delete(tmp);
+	evlist__put(tmp);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index f30e48eb3fc3..f9887d2fc8ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -4909,12 +4909,12 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session)
 		evsel = evsel__new(&f_attr.attr);
 
 		if (evsel == NULL)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 
 		evsel->needs_swap = header->needs_swap;
 		/*
 		 * Do it before so that if perf_evsel__alloc_id fails, this
-		 * entry gets purged too at evlist__delete().
+		 * entry gets purged too at evlist__put().
 		 */
 		evlist__add(session->evlist, evsel);
 
@@ -4925,7 +4925,7 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session)
 		 * hattr->ids threads.
 		 */
 		if (perf_evsel__alloc_id(&evsel->core, 1, nr_ids))
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 
 		lseek(fd, f_attr.ids.offset, SEEK_SET);
 
@@ -4944,7 +4944,7 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session)
 				      perf_file_section__process);
 
 	if (evlist__prepare_tracepoint_events(session->evlist, session->tevent.pevent))
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 #else
 	perf_header__process_sections(header, fd, NULL, perf_file_section__process);
 #endif
@@ -4953,8 +4953,8 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session)
 out_errno:
 	return -errno;
 
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(session->evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(session->evlist);
 	session->evlist = NULL;
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
index 5a489e97c413..73908b049fed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void metric__free(struct metric *m)
 	zfree(&m->metric_refs);
 	expr__ctx_free(m->pctx);
 	zfree(&m->modifier);
-	evlist__delete(m->evlist);
+	evlist__put(m->evlist);
 	free(m);
 }
 
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static int parse_ids(bool metric_no_merge, bool fake_pmu,
 	parsed_evlist = NULL;
 err_out:
 	parse_events_error__exit(&parse_error);
-	evlist__delete(parsed_evlist);
+	evlist__put(parsed_evlist);
 	strbuf_release(&events);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static int parse_groups(struct evlist *perf_evlist,
 
 	if (combined_evlist) {
 		evlist__splice_list_tail(perf_evlist, &combined_evlist->core.entries);
-		evlist__delete(combined_evlist);
+		evlist__put(combined_evlist);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(m, &metric_list, nd) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 1497e1f2a08c..f0809be63ad8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2316,7 +2316,7 @@ int __parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str, const char *pmu_filte
 
 	/*
 	 * There are 2 users - builtin-record and builtin-test objects.
-	 * Both call evlist__delete in case of error, so we dont
+	 * Both call evlist__put in case of error, so we dont
 	 * need to bother.
 	 */
 	return ret;
@@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ int parse_events_option_new_evlist(const struct option *opt, const char *str, in
 	}
 	ret = parse_events_option(opt, str, unset);
 	if (ret) {
-		evlist__delete(*args->evlistp);
+		evlist__put(*args->evlistp);
 		*args->evlistp = NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c b/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c
index e1904a330b28..f61c4ec52827 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/perf_api_probe.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int perf_do_probe_api(setup_probe_fn_t fn, struct perf_cpu cpu, const cha
 	err = 0;
 
 out_delete:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index dd937d714e99..de2c5f26c143 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ static int pyrf_evsel__setup_types(void)
 struct pyrf_evlist {
 	PyObject_HEAD
 
-	struct evlist evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist;
 };
 
 static int pyrf_evlist__init(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
@@ -1284,18 +1284,27 @@ static int pyrf_evlist__init(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus;
 	struct perf_thread_map *threads;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OO", &pcpus, &pthreads))
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!O!",
+			      &pyrf_cpu_map__type, &pcpus,
+			      &pyrf_thread_map__type, &pthreads))
 		return -1;
 
+	evlist__put(pevlist->evlist);
+	pevlist->evlist = evlist__new();
+	if (!pevlist->evlist) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return -1;
+	}
 	threads = ((struct pyrf_thread_map *)pthreads)->threads;
 	cpus = ((struct pyrf_cpu_map *)pcpus)->cpus;
-	evlist__init(&pevlist->evlist, cpus, threads);
+	perf_evlist__set_maps(&pevlist->evlist->core, cpus, threads);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void pyrf_evlist__delete(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 {
-	evlist__exit(&pevlist->evlist);
+	evlist__put(pevlist->evlist);
 	Py_TYPE(pevlist)->tp_free((PyObject*)pevlist);
 }
 
@@ -1304,7 +1313,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__all_cpus(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 	struct pyrf_cpu_map *pcpu_map = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_cpu_map, &pyrf_cpu_map__type);
 
 	if (pcpu_map)
-		pcpu_map->cpus = perf_cpu_map__get(pevlist->evlist.core.all_cpus);
+		pcpu_map->cpus = perf_cpu_map__get(pevlist->evlist->core.all_cpus);
 
 	return (PyObject *)pcpu_map;
 }
@@ -1317,7 +1326,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__metrics(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 	if (!list)
 		return NULL;
 
-	for (node = rb_first_cached(&pevlist->evlist.metric_events.entries); node;
+	for (node = rb_first_cached(&pevlist->evlist->metric_events.entries); node;
 	     node = rb_next(node)) {
 		struct metric_event *me = container_of(node, struct metric_event, nd);
 		struct list_head *pos;
@@ -1423,7 +1432,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__compute_metric(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sii", &metric, &cpu, &thread))
 		return NULL;
 
-	for (node = rb_first_cached(&pevlist->evlist.metric_events.entries);
+	for (node = rb_first_cached(&pevlist->evlist->metric_events.entries);
 	     mexp == NULL && node;
 	     node = rb_next(node)) {
 		struct metric_event *me = container_of(node, struct metric_event, nd);
@@ -1439,7 +1448,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__compute_metric(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 			if (e->metric_events[0] == NULL)
 				continue;
 
-			evlist__for_each_entry(&pevlist->evlist, pos2) {
+			evlist__for_each_entry(pevlist->evlist, pos2) {
 				if (pos2->metric_leader != e->metric_events[0])
 					continue;
 				cpu_idx = perf_cpu_map__idx(pos2->core.cpus,
@@ -1484,7 +1493,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__compute_metric(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__mmap(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 				   PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 	static char *kwlist[] = { "pages", "overwrite", NULL };
 	int pages = 128, overwrite = false;
 
@@ -1504,7 +1513,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__mmap(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__poll(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 				   PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 	static char *kwlist[] = { "timeout", NULL };
 	int timeout = -1, n;
 
@@ -1524,7 +1533,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__get_pollfd(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 					 PyObject *args __maybe_unused,
 					 PyObject *kwargs __maybe_unused)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
         PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
 	int i;
 
@@ -1553,7 +1562,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__add(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 				  PyObject *args,
 				  PyObject *kwargs __maybe_unused)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 	PyObject *pevsel;
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 
@@ -1585,7 +1594,7 @@ static struct mmap *get_md(struct evlist *evlist, int cpu)
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 					  PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 	union perf_event *event;
 	int sample_id_all = 1, cpu;
 	static char *kwlist[] = { "cpu", "sample_id_all", NULL };
@@ -1642,7 +1651,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__open(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 				   PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 
 	if (evlist__open(evlist) < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
@@ -1655,7 +1664,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__open(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__close(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 {
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 
 	evlist__close(evlist);
 
@@ -1681,7 +1690,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__config(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 		.no_buffering        = true,
 		.no_inherit          = true,
 	};
-	struct evlist *evlist = &pevlist->evlist;
+	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 
 	evlist__config(evlist, &opts, &callchain_param);
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
@@ -1690,14 +1699,14 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__config(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__disable(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 {
-	evlist__disable(&pevlist->evlist);
+	evlist__disable(pevlist->evlist);
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__enable(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 {
-	evlist__enable(&pevlist->evlist);
+	evlist__enable(pevlist->evlist);
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
 }
@@ -1788,7 +1797,23 @@ static Py_ssize_t pyrf_evlist__length(PyObject *obj)
 {
 	struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist = (void *)obj;
 
-	return pevlist->evlist.core.nr_entries;
+	return pevlist->evlist->core.nr_entries;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_evsel, &pyrf_evsel__type);
+
+	if (!pevsel)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memset(&pevsel->evsel, 0, sizeof(pevsel->evsel));
+	evsel__init(&pevsel->evsel, &evsel->core.attr, evsel->core.idx);
+
+	evsel__clone(&pevsel->evsel, evsel);
+	if (evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
+		evsel__set_leader(&pevsel->evsel, &pevsel->evsel);
+	return (PyObject *)pevsel;
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__item(PyObject *obj, Py_ssize_t i)
@@ -1796,17 +1821,16 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__item(PyObject *obj, Py_ssize_t i)
 	struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist = (void *)obj;
 	struct evsel *pos;
 
-	if (i >= pevlist->evlist.core.nr_entries) {
+	if (i >= pevlist->evlist->core.nr_entries) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "Index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	evlist__for_each_entry(&pevlist->evlist, pos) {
+	evlist__for_each_entry(pevlist->evlist, pos) {
 		if (i-- == 0)
 			break;
 	}
-
-	return Py_BuildValue("O", container_of(pos, struct pyrf_evsel, evsel));
+	return pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(pos);
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__str(PyObject *self)
@@ -1818,7 +1842,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__str(PyObject *self)
 	PyObject *result;
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&sb, "evlist([");
-	evlist__for_each_entry(&pevlist->evlist, pos) {
+	evlist__for_each_entry(pevlist->evlist, pos) {
 		if (!first)
 			strbuf_addch(&sb, ',');
 		if (!pos->pmu)
@@ -1854,9 +1878,19 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_evlist__type = {
 	.tp_str         = pyrf_evlist__str,
 };
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist;
+
+	pevlist = (struct pyrf_evlist *)PyType_GenericNew(type, args, kwargs);
+	if (pevlist)
+		pevlist->evlist = NULL;
+	return (PyObject *)pevlist;
+}
+
 static int pyrf_evlist__setup_types(void)
 {
-	pyrf_evlist__type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
+	pyrf_evlist__type.tp_new = pyrf_evlist__new;
 	return PyType_Ready(&pyrf_evlist__type);
 }
 
@@ -1959,157 +1993,74 @@ static PyObject *pyrf__tracepoint(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 	return PyLong_FromLong(tp_pmu__id(sys, name));
 }
 
-static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(struct evsel *evsel)
-{
-	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_evsel, &pyrf_evsel__type);
-
-	if (!pevsel)
-		return NULL;
-
-	memset(&pevsel->evsel, 0, sizeof(pevsel->evsel));
-	evsel__init(&pevsel->evsel, &evsel->core.attr, evsel->core.idx);
-
-	evsel__clone(&pevsel->evsel, evsel);
-	if (evsel__is_group_leader(evsel))
-		evsel__set_leader(&pevsel->evsel, &pevsel->evsel);
-	return (PyObject *)pevsel;
-}
-
-static int evlist__pos(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *evsel)
-{
-	struct evsel *pos;
-	int idx = 0;
-
-	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
-		if (evsel == pos)
-			return idx;
-		idx++;
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
-static struct evsel *evlist__at(struct evlist *evlist, int idx)
-{
-	struct evsel *pos;
-	int idx2 = 0;
-
-	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
-		if (idx == idx2)
-			return pos;
-		idx2++;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__from_evlist(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_evlist, &pyrf_evlist__type);
-	struct evsel *pos;
-	struct rb_node *node;
 
 	if (!pevlist)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(&pevlist->evlist, 0, sizeof(pevlist->evlist));
-	evlist__init(&pevlist->evlist, evlist->core.all_cpus, evlist->core.threads);
-	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
-		struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(pos);
-
-		evlist__add(&pevlist->evlist, &pevsel->evsel);
-	}
-	evlist__for_each_entry(&pevlist->evlist, pos) {
-		struct evsel *leader = evsel__leader(pos);
-
-		if (pos != leader) {
-			int idx = evlist__pos(evlist, leader);
-
-			if (idx >= 0)
-				evsel__set_leader(pos, evlist__at(&pevlist->evlist, idx));
-			else if (leader == NULL)
-				evsel__set_leader(pos, pos);
-		}
-
-		leader = pos->metric_leader;
-
-		if (pos != leader) {
-			int idx = evlist__pos(evlist, leader);
-
-			if (idx >= 0)
-				pos->metric_leader = evlist__at(&pevlist->evlist, idx);
-			else if (leader == NULL)
-				pos->metric_leader = pos;
-		}
-	}
-	metricgroup__copy_metric_events(&pevlist->evlist, /*cgrp=*/NULL,
-					&pevlist->evlist.metric_events,
-					&evlist->metric_events);
-	for (node = rb_first_cached(&pevlist->evlist.metric_events.entries); node;
-	     node = rb_next(node)) {
-		struct metric_event *me = container_of(node, struct metric_event, nd);
-		struct list_head *mpos;
-		int idx = evlist__pos(evlist, me->evsel);
-
-		if (idx >= 0)
-			me->evsel = evlist__at(&pevlist->evlist, idx);
-		list_for_each(mpos, &me->head) {
-			struct metric_expr *e = container_of(mpos, struct metric_expr, nd);
-
-			for (int j = 0; e->metric_events[j]; j++) {
-				idx = evlist__pos(evlist, e->metric_events[j]);
-				if (idx >= 0)
-					e->metric_events[j] = evlist__at(&pevlist->evlist, idx);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	pevlist->evlist = evlist__get(evlist);
 	return (PyObject *)pevlist;
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf__parse_events(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
 	const char *input;
-	struct evlist evlist = {};
+	struct evlist *evlist = evlist__new();
 	struct parse_events_error err;
 	PyObject *result;
 	PyObject *pcpus = NULL, *pthreads = NULL;
 	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus;
 	struct perf_thread_map *threads;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|OO", &input, &pcpus, &pthreads))
+	if (!evlist)
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|OO", &input, &pcpus, &pthreads)) {
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	threads = pthreads ? ((struct pyrf_thread_map *)pthreads)->threads : NULL;
 	cpus = pcpus ? ((struct pyrf_cpu_map *)pcpus)->cpus : NULL;
 
 	parse_events_error__init(&err);
-	evlist__init(&evlist, cpus, threads);
-	if (parse_events(&evlist, input, &err)) {
+	perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, cpus, threads);
+	if (parse_events(evlist, input, &err)) {
 		parse_events_error__print(&err, input);
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	result = pyrf_evlist__from_evlist(&evlist);
-	evlist__exit(&evlist);
+	result = pyrf_evlist__from_evlist(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return result;
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf__parse_metrics(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
 	const char *input, *pmu = NULL;
-	struct evlist evlist = {};
+	struct evlist *evlist = evlist__new();
 	PyObject *result;
 	PyObject *pcpus = NULL, *pthreads = NULL;
 	struct perf_cpu_map *cpus;
 	struct perf_thread_map *threads;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|sOO", &input, &pmu, &pcpus, &pthreads))
+	if (!evlist)
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|sOO", &input, &pmu, &pcpus, &pthreads)) {
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	threads = pthreads ? ((struct pyrf_thread_map *)pthreads)->threads : NULL;
 	cpus = pcpus ? ((struct pyrf_cpu_map *)pcpus)->cpus : NULL;
 
-	evlist__init(&evlist, cpus, threads);
-	ret = metricgroup__parse_groups(&evlist, pmu ?: "all", input,
+	perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, cpus, threads);
+	ret = metricgroup__parse_groups(evlist, pmu ?: "all", input,
 					/*metric_no_group=*/ false,
 					/*metric_no_merge=*/ false,
 					/*metric_no_threshold=*/ true,
@@ -2117,12 +2068,13 @@ static PyObject *pyrf__parse_metrics(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 					/*system_wide=*/true,
 					/*hardware_aware_grouping=*/ false);
 	if (ret) {
+		evlist__put(evlist);
 		errno = -ret;
 		PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyExc_OSError);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	result = pyrf_evlist__from_evlist(&evlist);
-	evlist__exit(&evlist);
+	result = pyrf_evlist__from_evlist(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index e867de8ddaaa..8a5fc7d5e43c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ bool evlist__can_select_event(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str)
 	ret = true;
 
 out_delete:
-	evlist__delete(temp_evlist);
+	evlist__put(temp_evlist);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 1e25892963b7..102489a11c41 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session)
 	machines__exit(&session->machines);
 	if (session->data) {
 		if (perf_data__is_read(session->data))
-			evlist__delete(session->evlist);
+			evlist__put(session->evlist);
 		perf_data__close(session->data);
 	}
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
index 388846f17bc1..b84a5463e039 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (evlist__create_maps(evlist, target))
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	if (evlist->core.nr_entries > 1) {
 		bool can_sample_identifier = perf_can_sample_identifier();
@@ -116,25 +116,25 @@ int evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, counter) {
 		if (evsel__open(counter, evlist->core.user_requested_cpus,
 				evlist->core.threads) < 0)
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX))
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, counter) {
 		if (evsel__enable(counter))
-			goto out_delete_evlist;
+			goto out_put_evlist;
 	}
 
 	evlist->thread.done = 0;
 	if (pthread_create(&evlist->thread.th, NULL, perf_evlist__poll_thread, evlist))
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		goto out_put_evlist;
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_delete_evlist:
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+out_put_evlist:
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 	evlist = NULL;
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ void evlist__stop_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist)
 		return;
 	evlist->thread.done = 1;
 	pthread_join(evlist->thread.th, NULL);
-	evlist__delete(evlist);
+	evlist__put(evlist);
 }
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 13/23] perf python: Add wrapper for perf_data file abstraction
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

The perf_data struct is needed for session supported.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v2:
1. Fixed Memory & FD Leaks in pyrf_data__init : Added cleanup of old
   state (closing file and freeing path) if __init__ is called
   multiple times on the same object.

2. Fixed Invalid Free in pyrf_data__delete : Ensured pdata->data.path
   is always dynamically allocated via strdup() , even for the default
   "perf.data" . This avoids passing a static string literal to free().

3. Fixed NULL Pointer Dereference in pyrf_data__str : Added a check
   for NULL path to prevent segfaults if str() or repr() is called on
   an uninitialized object.

4. Guarded fd Argument Usage: Added a check to ensure that if an fd is
   provided, it corresponds to a pipe, failing gracefully with a
   ValueError otherwise.

v7:
- Added pyrf_data__new to zero-initialize pdata->data to fix
  crash on re-initialization.
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 102 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index e14e857cf90b..82adc59ecd94 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "counts.h"
+#include "data.h"
 #include "event.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
@@ -2320,6 +2321,102 @@ static PyObject *pyrf__metrics(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	return list;
 }
 
+struct pyrf_data {
+	PyObject_HEAD
+
+	struct perf_data data;
+};
+
+static int pyrf_data__init(struct pyrf_data *pdata, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	static char *kwlist[] = { "path", "fd", NULL };
+	char *path = NULL;
+	int fd = -1;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|si", kwlist, &path, &fd))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (pdata->data.open)
+		perf_data__close(&pdata->data);
+	free((char *)pdata->data.path);
+
+	if (!path)
+		path = "perf.data";
+
+	pdata->data.path = strdup(path);
+	if (!pdata->data.path) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (fd != -1) {
+		struct stat st;
+
+		if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0 || !S_ISFIFO(st.st_mode)) {
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+					"fd argument is only supported for pipes");
+			free((char *)pdata->data.path);
+			pdata->data.path = NULL;
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pdata->data.mode = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ;
+	pdata->data.file.fd = fd;
+	if (perf_data__open(&pdata->data) < 0) {
+		PyErr_Format(PyExc_IOError, "Failed to open perf data: %s",
+			     pdata->data.path ? pdata->data.path : "perf.data");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void pyrf_data__delete(struct pyrf_data *pdata)
+{
+	perf_data__close(&pdata->data);
+	free((char *)pdata->data.path);
+	Py_TYPE(pdata)->tp_free((PyObject *)pdata);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_data__str(PyObject *self)
+{
+	const struct pyrf_data *pdata = (const struct pyrf_data *)self;
+
+	if (!pdata->data.path)
+		return PyUnicode_FromString("[uninitialized]");
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(pdata->data.path);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_data__new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+	struct pyrf_data *pdata;
+
+	pdata = (struct pyrf_data *)PyType_GenericNew(type, args, kwargs);
+	if (pdata)
+		memset(&pdata->data, 0, sizeof(pdata->data));
+	return (PyObject *)pdata;
+}
+
+static const char pyrf_data__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf data file object.");
+
+static PyTypeObject pyrf_data__type = {
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+	.tp_name	= "perf.data",
+	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_data),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_data__delete,
+	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+	.tp_doc		= pyrf_data__doc,
+	.tp_init	= (initproc)pyrf_data__init,
+	.tp_repr	= pyrf_data__str,
+	.tp_str		= pyrf_data__str,
+};
+
+static int pyrf_data__setup_types(void)
+{
+	pyrf_data__type.tp_new = pyrf_data__new;
+	return PyType_Ready(&pyrf_data__type);
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef perf__methods[] = {
 	{
 		.ml_name  = "metrics",
@@ -2382,7 +2479,8 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void)
 	    pyrf_cpu_map__setup_types() < 0 ||
 	    pyrf_pmu_iterator__setup_types() < 0 ||
 	    pyrf_pmu__setup_types() < 0 ||
-	    pyrf_counts_values__setup_types() < 0)
+	    pyrf_counts_values__setup_types() < 0 ||
+	    pyrf_data__setup_types() < 0)
 		return module;
 
 	/* The page_size is placed in util object. */
@@ -2430,6 +2528,9 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void)
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_counts_values__type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(module, "counts_values", (PyObject *)&pyrf_counts_values__type);
 
+	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_data__type);
+	PyModule_AddObject(module, "data", (PyObject *)&pyrf_data__type);
+
 	dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
 	if (dict == NULL)
 		goto error;
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 19/23] perf python: Expose brstack in sample event
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Implement pyrf_branch_entry and pyrf_branch_stack for lazy
iteration over branch stack entries.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v2:

1. Avoided Keyword Collision: Renamed the properties "from" and "to"
   to "from_ip" and "to_ip" in pyrf_branch_entry__getset[] to prevent
   syntax errors in Python.

2. Eager Branch Stack Resolution: Updated pyrf_session_tool__sample()
   to allocate and copy the branch stack entries eagerly when the
   event is processed, instead of deferring it to iteration time. This
   avoids reading from potentially overwritten or unmapped mmap
   buffers.

3. Updated Iterators: Updated pyrf_branch_stack and
   pyrf_branch_stack__next() to use the copied entries rather than
   pointing directly to the sample's buffer.

4. Avoided Reference Leak on Init Failure: Added proper error checking
   for PyModule_AddObject() in the module initialization function,
   decrementing references on failure.

v6:
- Moved branch stack resolution from `session_tool__sample` to
  `pyrf_event__new`.
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 188 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 188 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 4ee3fdbf35de..218d772346e2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "dso.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "branch.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "expr.h"
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ struct pyrf_event {
 	bool al_resolved;
 	/** @callchain: Resolved callchain, eagerly computed if requested. */
 	PyObject *callchain;
+	/** @brstack: Resolved branch stack, eagerly computed if requested. */
+	PyObject *brstack;
 	/** @event: The underlying perf_event that may be in a file or ring buffer. */
 	union perf_event event;
 };
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ static void pyrf_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 	if (pevent->al_resolved)
 		addr_location__exit(&pevent->al);
 	Py_XDECREF(pevent->callchain);
+	Py_XDECREF(pevent->brstack);
 	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
 	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject *)pevent);
 }
@@ -918,6 +922,144 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_callchain(PyObject *self, void *closure
 	return pevent->callchain;
 }
 
+struct pyrf_branch_entry {
+	PyObject_HEAD
+	u64 from;
+	u64 to;
+	struct branch_flags flags;
+};
+
+static void pyrf_branch_entry__delete(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry)
+{
+	Py_TYPE(pentry)->tp_free((PyObject *)pentry);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_from(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+					     void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pentry->from);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_to(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+					   void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pentry->to);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_mispred(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyBool_FromLong(pentry->flags.mispred);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_predicted(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyBool_FromLong(pentry->flags.predicted);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_in_tx(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+					      void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyBool_FromLong(pentry->flags.in_tx);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_abort(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+					      void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyBool_FromLong(pentry->flags.abort);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_cycles(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+					       void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pentry->flags.cycles);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_entry__get_type(struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry,
+					     void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return PyLong_FromLong(pentry->flags.type);
+}
+
+static PyGetSetDef pyrf_branch_entry__getset[] = {
+	{ .name = "from_ip",      .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_from, },
+	{ .name = "to_ip",        .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_to, },
+	{ .name = "mispred",   .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_mispred, },
+	{ .name = "predicted", .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_predicted, },
+	{ .name = "in_tx",     .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_in_tx, },
+	{ .name = "abort",     .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_abort, },
+	{ .name = "cycles",    .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_cycles, },
+	{ .name = "type",      .get = (getter)pyrf_branch_entry__get_type, },
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static PyTypeObject pyrf_branch_entry__type = {
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+	.tp_name	= "perf.branch_entry",
+	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_branch_entry),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_branch_entry__delete,
+	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+	.tp_doc		= "perf branch entry object.",
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_branch_entry__getset,
+};
+
+struct pyrf_branch_stack {
+	PyObject_HEAD
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent;
+	struct branch_entry *entries;
+	u64 nr;
+	u64 pos;
+};
+
+static void pyrf_branch_stack__delete(struct pyrf_branch_stack *pstack)
+{
+	Py_XDECREF(pstack->pevent);
+	free(pstack->entries);
+	Py_TYPE(pstack)->tp_free((PyObject *)pstack);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_branch_stack__next(struct pyrf_branch_stack *pstack)
+{
+	struct pyrf_branch_entry *pentry;
+
+	if (pstack->pos >= pstack->nr)
+		return NULL;
+
+	pentry = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_branch_entry, &pyrf_branch_entry__type);
+	if (!pentry)
+		return NULL;
+
+	pentry->from = pstack->entries[pstack->pos].from;
+	pentry->to = pstack->entries[pstack->pos].to;
+	pentry->flags = pstack->entries[pstack->pos].flags;
+
+	pstack->pos++;
+	return (PyObject *)pentry;
+}
+
+static PyTypeObject pyrf_branch_stack__type = {
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+	.tp_name	= "perf.branch_stack",
+	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_branch_stack),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_branch_stack__delete,
+	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+	.tp_doc		= "perf branch stack object.",
+	.tp_iter	= PyObject_SelfIter,
+	.tp_iternext	= (iternextfunc)pyrf_branch_stack__next,
+};
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_brstack(PyObject *self, void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+
+	if (!pevent->brstack)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	Py_INCREF(pevent->brstack);
+	return pevent->brstack;
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 pyrf_sample_event__getattro(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 {
@@ -938,6 +1080,12 @@ static PyGetSetDef pyrf_sample_event__getset[] = {
 		.set = NULL,
 		.doc = "event callchain.",
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "brstack",
+		.get = pyrf_sample_event__get_brstack,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event branch stack.",
+	},
 	{
 		.name = "raw_buf",
 		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_raw_buf,
@@ -1119,6 +1267,12 @@ static int pyrf_event__setup_types(void)
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_callchain__type);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
+	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_branch_entry__type);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_branch_stack__type);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1305,6 +1459,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *ev
 
 	perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/true);
 	pevent->callchain = NULL;
+	pevent->brstack = NULL;
 	pevent->al_resolved = false;
 	addr_location__init(&pevent->al);
 
@@ -1361,6 +1516,27 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *ev
 			addr_location__exit(&al);
 		}
 	}
+	if (sample->branch_stack) {
+		struct branch_stack *bs = sample->branch_stack;
+		struct branch_entry *entries = perf_sample__branch_entries(sample);
+		struct pyrf_branch_stack *pstack;
+
+		pstack = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_branch_stack, &pyrf_branch_stack__type);
+		if (pstack) {
+			Py_INCREF(pevent);
+			pstack->pevent = pevent;
+			pstack->pos = 0;
+			pstack->nr = bs->nr;
+			pstack->entries = calloc(bs->nr, sizeof(struct branch_entry));
+			if (pstack->entries) {
+				memcpy(pstack->entries, entries,
+				       bs->nr * sizeof(struct branch_entry));
+				pevent->brstack = (PyObject *)pstack;
+			} else {
+				Py_DECREF(pstack);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return (PyObject *)pevent;
 }
 
@@ -3742,6 +3918,18 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void)
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_session__type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(module, "session", (PyObject *)&pyrf_session__type);
 
+	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_branch_entry__type);
+	if (PyModule_AddObject(module, "branch_entry", (PyObject *)&pyrf_branch_entry__type) < 0) {
+		Py_DECREF(&pyrf_branch_entry__type);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_branch_stack__type);
+	if (PyModule_AddObject(module, "branch_stack", (PyObject *)&pyrf_branch_stack__type) < 0) {
+		Py_DECREF(&pyrf_branch_stack__type);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	dict = PyModule_GetDict(module);
 	if (dict == NULL)
 		goto error;
-- 
2.54.0.794.g4f17f83d09-goog



^ permalink raw reply related

* [PATCH v9 15/23] perf python: Refactor and add accessors to sample event
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Add common evsel field for events and move sample specific fields to
only be present in sample events. Add accessors for sample
events. Ensure offsets are within the bounds of the event. Allocate
just enough memory for the copied event, don't make the maximum event
size each time.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v5:
1. Fix Uninitialized Memory: Restore zero-initialization of `pevent->sample`
   in `pyrf_event__new()` to prevent wild free crashes on error paths.

v6:
- Refactored `pyrf_event__new` to take `evsel` and `session`, and use
  dynamic allocation based on event size. Updated callers.

v8:
- Ensure events are properly deallocated.
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 618 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 534 insertions(+), 84 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 18a48779c591..029915b7a1fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -10,21 +10,28 @@
 #include <perf/mmap.h>
 #include <structmember.h>
 
+#include "addr_location.h"
+#include "build-id.h"
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "comm.h"
 #include "counts.h"
 #include "data.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "event.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "expr.h"
+#include "map.h"
 #include "metricgroup.h"
 #include "mmap.h"
 #include "pmus.h"
 #include "print_binary.h"
 #include "record.h"
+#include "sample.h"
 #include "session.h"
+#include "srccode.h"
+#include "srcline.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
@@ -32,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "tool.h"
 #include "tp_pmu.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
-#include "util/sample.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #include <event-parse.h>
@@ -40,6 +46,8 @@
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void);
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(struct evsel *evsel);
+
 #define member_def(type, member, ptype, help) \
 	{ #member, ptype, \
 	  offsetof(struct pyrf_event, event) + offsetof(struct type, member), \
@@ -52,21 +60,53 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void);
 
 struct pyrf_event {
 	PyObject_HEAD
+	/** @sample: The parsed sample from the event. */
 	struct perf_sample sample;
-	union perf_event   event;
+	/** @al: The address location from machine__resolve, lazily computed. */
+	struct addr_location al;
+	/** @al_resolved: True when machine__resolve been called. */
+	bool al_resolved;
+	/** @event: The underlying perf_event that may be in a file or ring buffer. */
+	union perf_event event;
 };
 
 #define sample_members \
-	sample_member_def(sample_ip, ip, T_ULONGLONG, "event ip"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_pid, pid, T_INT, "event pid"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_tid, tid, T_INT, "event tid"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_time, time, T_ULONGLONG, "event timestamp"),		 \
-	sample_member_def(sample_addr, addr, T_ULONGLONG, "event addr"),		 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_id, id, T_ULONGLONG, "event id"),			 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_stream_id, stream_id, T_ULONGLONG, "event stream id"), \
 	sample_member_def(sample_period, period, T_ULONGLONG, "event period"),		 \
 	sample_member_def(sample_cpu, cpu, T_UINT, "event cpu"),
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_event__get_evsel(PyObject *self, void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+
+	if (!pevent->sample.evsel)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return pyrf_evsel__from_evsel(pevent->sample.evsel);
+}
+
+static PyGetSetDef pyrf_event__getset[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "evsel",
+		.get = pyrf_event__get_evsel,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "tracking event.",
+	},
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static void pyrf_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	if (pevent->al_resolved)
+		addr_location__exit(&pevent->al);
+	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
+	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject *)pevent);
+}
+
 static const char pyrf_mmap_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf mmap event object.");
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_mmap_event__members[] = {
@@ -105,9 +145,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_mmap_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.mmap_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_mmap_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_mmap_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_mmap_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -140,9 +182,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_task_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.task_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_task_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_task_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_task_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -169,9 +213,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_comm_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.comm_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_comm_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_comm_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_comm_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -201,9 +247,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_throttle_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.throttle_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_throttle_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_throttle_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_throttle_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -236,9 +284,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_lost_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.lost_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_lost_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_lost_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_lost_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -266,9 +316,11 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_read_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.read_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_read_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_read_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_read_event__repr,
 };
 
@@ -276,16 +328,17 @@ static const char pyrf_sample_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf sample event object
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_sample_event__members[] = {
 	sample_members
+	sample_member_def(sample_ip, ip, T_ULONGLONG, "event ip"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_addr, addr, T_ULONGLONG, "event addr"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_phys_addr, phys_addr, T_ULONGLONG, "event physical addr"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_weight, weight, T_ULONGLONG, "event weight"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_data_src, data_src, T_ULONGLONG, "event data source"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_insn_count, insn_cnt, T_ULONGLONG, "event instruction count"),
+	sample_member_def(sample_cyc_count, cyc_cnt, T_ULONGLONG, "event cycle count"),
 	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
 	{ .name = NULL, },
 };
 
-static void pyrf_sample_event__delete(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
-{
-	perf_sample__exit(&pevent->sample);
-	Py_TYPE(pevent)->tp_free((PyObject*)pevent);
-}
-
 static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
 	PyObject *ret;
@@ -303,6 +356,8 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static bool is_tracepoint(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
 {
+	if (!pevent->sample.evsel)
+		return false;
 	return pevent->sample.evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT;
 }
 
@@ -373,6 +428,199 @@ get_tracepoint_field(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT */
 
+static int pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevent->sample.evsel;
+	struct evlist *evlist = evsel ? evsel->evlist : NULL;
+	struct perf_session *session = evlist ? evlist__session(evlist) : NULL;
+
+	if (pevent->al_resolved)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!session)
+		return -1;
+
+	addr_location__init(&pevent->al);
+	if (machine__resolve(&session->machines.host, &pevent->al, &pevent->sample) < 0) {
+		addr_location__exit(&pevent->al);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	pevent->al_resolved = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_dso(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+					    void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(dso__name(map__dso(pevent->al.map)));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_long_name(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						      void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(dso__long_name(map__dso(pevent->al.map)));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_bid(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	char sbuild_id[SBUILD_ID_SIZE];
+
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	build_id__snprintf(dso__bid(map__dso(pevent->al.map)), sbuild_id, sizeof(sbuild_id));
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(sbuild_id);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_map_start(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(map__start(pevent->al.map));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_map_end(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(map__end(pevent->al.map));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_map_pgoff(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.map)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(map__pgoff(pevent->al.map));
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_symbol(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+					       void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.sym)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(pevent->al.sym->name);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_start(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						  void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.sym)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevent->al.sym->start);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_end(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0 || !pevent->al.sym)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(pevent->al.sym->end);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__get_raw_buf(struct pyrf_event *pevent,
+						void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (pevent->event.header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((const char *)pevent->sample.raw_data,
+					 pevent->sample.raw_size);
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__srccode(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+	u64 addr = pevent->sample.ip;
+	char *srcfile = NULL;
+	char *srccode = NULL;
+	unsigned int line = 0;
+	int len = 0;
+	PyObject *result;
+	struct addr_location al;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|K", &addr))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	if (addr != pevent->sample.ip) {
+		addr_location__init(&al);
+		thread__find_symbol_fb(pevent->al.thread, pevent->sample.cpumode, addr, &al);
+	} else {
+		addr_location__init(&al);
+		al.thread = thread__get(pevent->al.thread);
+		al.map = map__get(pevent->al.map);
+		al.sym = pevent->al.sym;
+		al.addr = pevent->al.addr;
+	}
+
+	if (al.map) {
+		struct dso *dso = map__dso(al.map);
+
+		if (dso) {
+			srcfile = get_srcline_split(dso, map__rip_2objdump(al.map, addr),
+						    &line);
+		}
+	}
+	addr_location__exit(&al);
+
+	if (srcfile) {
+		srccode = find_sourceline(srcfile, line, &len);
+		result = Py_BuildValue("(sIs#)", srcfile, line, srccode, (Py_ssize_t)len);
+		free(srcfile);
+	} else {
+		result = Py_BuildValue("(sIs#)", NULL, 0, NULL, (Py_ssize_t)0);
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_sample_event__insn(PyObject *self, PyObject *args __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (void *)self;
+	struct thread *thread;
+	struct machine *machine;
+
+	if (pyrf_sample_event__resolve_al(pevent) < 0)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	thread = pevent->al.thread;
+
+	if (!thread || !thread__maps(thread))
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	machine = maps__machine(thread__maps(thread));
+	if (!machine)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	if (pevent->sample.ip && !pevent->sample.insn_len)
+		perf_sample__fetch_insn(&pevent->sample, thread, machine);
+
+	if (!pevent->sample.insn_len)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+	return PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((const char *)pevent->sample.insn,
+					 pevent->sample.insn_len);
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 pyrf_sample_event__getattro(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 {
@@ -386,13 +634,102 @@ pyrf_sample_event__getattro(struct pyrf_event *pevent, PyObject *attr_name)
 	return obj ?: PyObject_GenericGetAttr((PyObject *) pevent, attr_name);
 }
 
+static PyGetSetDef pyrf_sample_event__getset[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "raw_buf",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_raw_buf,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event raw buffer.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "evsel",
+		.get = pyrf_event__get_evsel,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "tracking event.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "dso",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_dso,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event dso short name.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "dso_long_name",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_long_name,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event dso long name.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "dso_bid",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_dso_bid,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event dso build id.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "map_start",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_map_start,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event map start address.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "map_end",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_map_end,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event map end address.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "map_pgoff",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_map_pgoff,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event map page offset.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "symbol",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_symbol,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event symbol name.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sym_start",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_start,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event symbol start address.",
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "sym_end",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_sample_event__get_sym_end,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event symbol end address.",
+	},
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static PyMethodDef pyrf_sample_event__methods[] = {
+	{
+		.ml_name  = "srccode",
+		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction)pyrf_sample_event__srccode,
+		.ml_flags = METH_VARARGS,
+		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("Get source code for an address.")
+	},
+	{
+		.ml_name  = "insn",
+		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction)pyrf_sample_event__insn,
+		.ml_flags = METH_NOARGS,
+		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("Get instruction bytes for a sample.")
+	},
+	{ .ml_name = NULL, }
+};
+
 static PyTypeObject pyrf_sample_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.sample_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_sample_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_sample_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_sample_event__getset,
+	.tp_methods	= pyrf_sample_event__methods,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_sample_event__repr,
 	.tp_getattro	= (getattrofunc) pyrf_sample_event__getattro,
 };
@@ -428,25 +765,17 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_context_switch_event__type = {
 	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	.tp_name	= "perf.context_switch_event",
 	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
 	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 	.tp_doc		= pyrf_context_switch_event__doc,
 	.tp_members	= pyrf_context_switch_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_context_switch_event__repr,
 };
 
 static int pyrf_event__setup_types(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	pyrf_mmap_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_task_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_comm_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_lost_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_read_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_sample_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_context_switch_event__type.tp_new =
-	pyrf_throttle_event__type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
-
-	pyrf_sample_event__type.tp_dealloc = (destructor)pyrf_sample_event__delete,
 
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -490,33 +819,175 @@ static PyTypeObject *pyrf_event__type[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE]  = &pyrf_context_switch_event__type,
 };
 
-static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event)
+static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *evsel,
+				 struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct pyrf_event *pevent;
-	PyTypeObject *ptype;
+	size_t size;
+	int err;
+	size_t min_size = sizeof(struct perf_event_header);
 
-	if ((event->header.type < PERF_RECORD_MMAP ||
-	     event->header.type > PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) &&
-	    !(event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SWITCH ||
-	      event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE)) {
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected header type %u",
+	if (event->header.type >= ARRAY_SIZE(pyrf_event__type) ||
+	    pyrf_event__type[event->header.type] == NULL) {
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected header type %u",
 			     event->header.type);
-		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	// FIXME this better be dynamic or we need to parse everything
-	// before calling perf_mmap__consume(), including tracepoint fields.
-	if (sizeof(pevent->event) < event->header.size) {
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unexpected event size: %zd < %u",
-			     sizeof(pevent->event), event->header.size);
-		return NULL;
+	switch (event->header.type) {
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_mmap, filename) + 1;
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP2:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_mmap2, filename) + 1;
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_comm);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_fork);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_throttle);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_lost);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_READ:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_read);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_SWITCH:
+	case PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_switch);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_AUX:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_aux);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_ITRACE_START:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_itrace_start);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_LOST_SAMPLES:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_lost_samples);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_namespaces, link_info);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_ksymbol);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_BPF_EVENT:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_bpf_event);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_CGROUP:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_cgroup);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_TEXT_POKE:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_text_poke_event, bytes);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_AUX_OUTPUT_HW_ID:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_aux_output_hw_id);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_CALLCHAIN_DEFERRED:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_callchain_deferred);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_ATTR:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_header_attr);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_TRACING_DATA:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_header_tracing_data);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_header_build_id, filename) + 1;
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_ID_INDEX:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_id_index, entries);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_INFO:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_auxtrace_info, priv);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_auxtrace);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_AUXTRACE_ERROR:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_auxtrace_error);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_THREAD_MAP:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_thread_map, entries);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_CPU_MAP:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_cpu_map);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_STAT_CONFIG:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_stat_config, data);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_STAT:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_stat);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_STAT_ROUND:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_stat_round);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_EVENT_UPDATE:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_event_update);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_TIME_CONV:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_time_conv);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_HEADER_FEATURE:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_header_feature, data);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMPRESSED:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_compressed, data);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMPRESSED2:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_compressed2, data);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_BPF_METADATA:
+		min_size = offsetof(struct perf_record_bpf_metadata, entries);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_SCHEDSTAT_CPU:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_schedstat_cpu);
+		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_SCHEDSTAT_DOMAIN:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_schedstat_domain);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
+	if (event->header.size < min_size)
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "Event size %u too small for type %u",
+				    event->header.size, event->header.type);
+
+	/* Allocate just enough memory for the size of event. */
+	size = offsetof(struct pyrf_event, event) + event->header.size;
+	pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)PyObject_Malloc(size);
+	if (pevent == NULL)
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	/* Copy the event for memory safety and initilaize variables. */
+	PyObject_Init((PyObject *)pevent, pyrf_event__type[event->header.type]);
+	memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
+
+	if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP) {
+		/* Ensure '\0' string termination. */
+		size_t max_len = pevent->event.header.size - offsetof(struct perf_record_mmap, filename);
 
-	ptype = pyrf_event__type[event->header.type];
-	pevent = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_event, ptype);
-	if (pevent != NULL) {
-		memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
-		perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/false);
+		pevent->event.mmap.filename[max_len - 1] = '\0';
+	}
+
+	perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/true);
+	pevent->al_resolved = false;
+	addr_location__init(&pevent->al);
+
+	if (!evsel)
+		return (PyObject *)pevent;
+
+	/* Parse the sample again so that pointers are within the copied event. */
+	err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		Py_DECREF(pevent);
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
+				    "perf: can't parse sample, err=%d", err);
 	}
 	return (PyObject *)pevent;
 }
@@ -1209,7 +1680,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__str(PyObject *self)
 	struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel = (void *)self;
 	struct evsel *evsel = pevsel->evsel;
 
-	return PyUnicode_FromFormat("evsel(%s/%s/)", evsel__pmu_name(evsel), evsel__name(evsel));
+	return PyUnicode_FromFormat("evsel(%s)", evsel__name(evsel));
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef pyrf_evsel__methods[] = {
@@ -1773,9 +2244,11 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 {
 	struct evlist *evlist = pevlist->evlist;
 	union perf_event *event;
+	struct evsel *evsel;
 	int sample_id_all = 1, cpu;
 	static char *kwlist[] = { "cpu", "sample_id_all", NULL };
 	struct mmap *md;
+	PyObject *pyevent;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "i|i", kwlist,
@@ -1783,44 +2256,31 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 		return NULL;
 
 	md = get_md(evlist, cpu);
-	if (!md) {
-		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unknown CPU '%d'", cpu);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (!md)
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Unknown CPU '%d'", cpu);
 
-	if (perf_mmap__read_init(&md->core) < 0)
-		goto end;
+	err = perf_mmap__read_init(&md->core);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
+				    "perf: error mmap read init, err=%d", err);
+	}
 
 	event = perf_mmap__read_event(&md->core);
-	if (event != NULL) {
-		PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event);
-		struct pyrf_event *pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)pyevent;
-		struct evsel *evsel;
-
-		if (pyevent == NULL)
-			return PyErr_NoMemory();
-
-		evsel = evlist__event2evsel(evlist, event);
-		if (!evsel) {
-			Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-			Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-			return Py_None;
-		}
+	if (event == NULL)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
+	evsel = evlist__event2evsel(evlist, event);
+	if (!evsel) {
+		/* Unknown evsel. */
 		perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
-
-		err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample);
-		if (err) {
-			Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-			return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,
-					    "perf: can't parse sample, err=%d", err);
-		}
-
-		return pyevent;
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
 	}
-end:
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+	pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event, evsel, evlist__session(evlist));
+	perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
+	if (pyevent == NULL)
+		return PyErr_Occurred() ? NULL : PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	return pyevent;
 }
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__open(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
@@ -2015,10 +2475,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__str(PyObject *self)
 	evlist__for_each_entry(pevlist->evlist, pos) {
 		if (!first)
 			strbuf_addch(&sb, ',');
-		if (!pos->pmu)
-			strbuf_addstr(&sb, evsel__name(pos));
-		else
-			strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/%s/", pos->pmu->name, evsel__name(pos));
+		strbuf_addstr(&sb, evsel__name(pos));
 		first = false;
 	}
 	strbuf_addstr(&sb, "])");
@@ -2528,19 +2985,12 @@ static int pyrf_session_tool__sample(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 				     struct machine *machine __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct pyrf_session *psession = container_of(tool, struct pyrf_session, tool);
-	PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event);
-	struct pyrf_event *pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)pyevent;
+	PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event, sample->evsel, psession->session);
 	PyObject *ret;
 
 	if (pyevent == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memcpy(&pevent->event, event, event->header.size);
-	if (evsel__parse_sample(sample->evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample) < 0) {
-		Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	ret = PyObject_CallFunction(psession->sample, "O", pyevent);
 	if (!ret) {
 		Py_DECREF(pyevent);
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 21/23] perf python: Add config file access
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Add perf.config_get(name) to expose the perf configuration system.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 23eb65adb392..458aca9db091 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "comm.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "counts.h"
 #include "data.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -3828,7 +3829,26 @@ static PyObject *pyrf__syscall_id(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwar
 	return PyLong_FromLong(id);
 }
 
+static PyObject *pyrf__config_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	const char *config_name, *val;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &config_name))
+		return NULL;
+
+	val = perf_config_get(config_name);
+	if (!val)
+		Py_RETURN_NONE;
+	return PyUnicode_FromString(val);
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef perf__methods[] = {
+	{
+		.ml_name  = "config_get",
+		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction) pyrf__config_get,
+		.ml_flags = METH_VARARGS,
+		.ml_doc	  = PyDoc_STR("Get a perf config value.")
+	},
 	{
 		.ml_name  = "metrics",
 		.ml_meth  = (PyCFunction) pyrf__metrics,
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 22/23] perf python: Add perf.pyi stubs file
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Add Python type stubs for the perf module to improve IDE support and
static analysis.  Includes docstrings for classes, methods, and
constants derived from C source and JSON definitions.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v2:

1. Added Missing Module Functions: Added parse_metrics and
   pmus. Renamed metrics to parse_metrics to match python.c .

2. Added Constructors: Added __init__ methods for data , evsel , and
   evlist with their appropriate arguments.

3. Removed sample_comm : Removed it from sample_event since it is not
   exported in python.c .

4. Keyword Handling in branch_entry : I used from_ip and to_ip in the
   stubs to match the rename I did in python.c (in turn 145) to avoid
   the Python from keyword conflict.

5. Added Missing Event Classes: Added mmap_event , lost_event ,
   comm_event , task_event , throttle_event , read_event , and
   switch_event .

6. Added Missing evlist Methods: Added get_pollfd and add .

7. Updated Return Types: Changed process_events to return int .

v6:
- Updated `perf.pyi` to use `find_thread` and `elf_machine`.

v8:
- Added mmap2_event class and new evsel attributes to perf.pyi.
- Added pid, tid, ppid, cpu attributes to class thread in perf.pyi.
---
 tools/perf/python/perf.pyi | 605 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 605 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/perf/python/perf.pyi

diff --git a/tools/perf/python/perf.pyi b/tools/perf/python/perf.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d1d2a833f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/python/perf.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,605 @@
+"""Type stubs for the perf Python module."""
+from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Any, Iterator
+
+def config_get(name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Get a configuration value from perf config.
+
+    Args:
+        name: The configuration variable name (e.g., 'colors.top').
+
+    Returns:
+        The configuration value as a string, or None if not set.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def metrics() -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+    """Get a list of available metrics.
+
+    Returns:
+        A list of dictionaries, each describing a metric.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def syscall_name(sc_id: int, *, elf_machine: Optional[int] = None) -> str:
+    """Convert a syscall number to its name.
+
+    Args:
+        sc_id: The syscall number.
+        elf_machine: Optional ELF machine type.
+
+    Returns:
+        The name of the syscall.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def syscall_id(name: str, *, elf_machine: Optional[int] = None) -> int:
+    """Convert a syscall name to its number.
+
+    Args:
+        name: The syscall name.
+        elf_machine: Optional ELF machine type.
+
+    Returns:
+        The number of the syscall.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def parse_events(
+    event_string: str,
+    cpus: Optional[cpu_map] = None,
+    threads: Optional[Any] = None
+) -> 'evlist':
+    """Parse an event string and return an evlist.
+
+    Args:
+        event_string: The event string (e.g., 'cycles,instructions').
+        cpus: Optional CPU map to bind events to.
+        threads: Optional thread map to bind events to.
+
+    Returns:
+        An evlist containing the parsed events.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def parse_metrics(metrics_string: str) -> 'evlist':
+    """Parse a string of metrics or metric groups and return an evlist."""
+    ...
+
+def pmus() -> Iterator[Any]:
+    """Returns a sequence of pmus."""
+    ...
+
+class data:
+    """Represents a perf data file."""
+    def __init__(self, path: str = ..., fd: int = ...) -> None: ...
+
+class thread:
+    """Represents a thread in the system."""
+    def comm(self) -> str:
+        """Get the command name of the thread."""
+        ...
+    pid: int
+    tid: int
+    ppid: int
+    cpu: int
+
+class counts_values:
+    """Raw counter values."""
+    val: int
+    ena: int
+    run: int
+
+class thread_map:
+    """Map of threads being monitored."""
+    def __init__(self, pid: int = -1, tid: int = -1) -> None:
+        """Initialize a thread map.
+
+        Args:
+            pid: Process ID to monitor (-1 for all).
+            tid: Thread ID to monitor (-1 for all).
+        """
+        ...
+    def __len__(self) -> int: ...
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> int: ...
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[int]: ...
+
+class evsel:
+    """Event selector, represents a single event being monitored."""
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        type: int = ...,
+        config: int = ...,
+        sample_freq: int = ...,
+        sample_period: int = ...,
+        sample_type: int = ...,
+        read_format: int = ...,
+        disabled: bool = ...,
+        inherit: bool = ...,
+        pinned: bool = ...,
+        exclusive: bool = ...,
+        exclude_user: bool = ...,
+        exclude_kernel: bool = ...,
+        exclude_hv: bool = ...,
+        exclude_idle: bool = ...,
+        mmap: bool = ...,
+        context_switch: bool = ...,
+        comm: bool = ...,
+        freq: bool = ...,
+        idx: int = ...,
+    ) -> None: ...
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return string representation of the event."""
+        ...
+    def open(self) -> None:
+        """Open the event selector file descriptor table."""
+        ...
+    def read(self, cpu: int, thread: int) -> counts_values:
+        """Read counter values for a specific CPU and thread."""
+        ...
+    ids: List[int]
+    def cpus(self) -> cpu_map:
+        """Get CPU map for this event."""
+        ...
+    def threads(self) -> thread_map:
+        """Get thread map for this event."""
+        ...
+    tracking: bool
+    config: int
+    read_format: int
+    sample_period: int
+    sample_type: int
+    size: int
+    type: int
+    wakeup_events: int
+
+
+class sample_event:
+    """Represents a sample event from perf."""
+    evsel: evsel
+    sample_cpu: int
+    sample_time: int
+    sample_pid: int
+    type: int
+    brstack: Optional['branch_stack']
+    callchain: Optional['callchain']
+    def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any: ...
+
+class mmap_event:
+    """Represents a mmap event from perf."""
+    type: int
+    pid: int
+    tid: int
+    addr: int
+    len: int
+    pgoff: int
+    filename: str
+
+class mmap2_event:
+    """Represents a mmap2 event from perf."""
+    type: int
+    pid: int
+    tid: int
+    addr: int
+    len: int
+    pgoff: int
+    prot: int
+    flags: int
+    filename: str
+
+class lost_event:
+    """Represents a lost events record."""
+    type: int
+    id: int
+    lost: int
+
+class comm_event:
+    """Represents a COMM record."""
+    type: int
+    pid: int
+    tid: int
+    comm: str
+
+class task_event:
+    """Represents an EXIT or FORK record."""
+    type: int
+    pid: int
+    ppid: int
+    tid: int
+    ptid: int
+    time: int
+
+class throttle_event:
+    """Represents a THROTTLE or UNTHROTTLE record."""
+    type: int
+    time: int
+    id: int
+    stream_id: int
+
+class read_event:
+    """Represents a READ record."""
+    type: int
+    pid: int
+    tid: int
+    value: int
+
+class switch_event:
+    """Represents a SWITCH or SWITCH_CPU_WIDE record."""
+    type: int
+
+class branch_entry:
+    """Represents a branch entry in the branch stack.
+
+    Attributes:
+        from_ip: Source address of the branch (corresponds to 'from' keyword in C).
+        to_ip: Destination address of the branch.
+        mispred: True if the branch was mispredicted.
+        predicted: True if the branch was predicted.
+        in_tx: True if the branch was in a transaction.
+        abort: True if the branch was an abort.
+        cycles: Number of cycles since the last branch.
+        type: Type of branch.
+    """
+    from_ip: int
+    to_ip: int
+    mispred: bool
+    predicted: bool
+    in_tx: bool
+    abort: bool
+    cycles: int
+    type: int
+
+class branch_stack:
+    """Iterator over branch entries in the branch stack."""
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[branch_entry]: ...
+    def __next__(self) -> branch_entry: ...
+
+class callchain_node:
+    """Represents a frame in the callchain."""
+    ip: int
+    sym: Optional[Any]
+    map: Optional[Any]
+
+class callchain:
+    """Iterator over callchain frames."""
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[callchain_node]: ...
+    def __next__(self) -> callchain_node: ...
+
+class stat_event:
+    """Represents a stat event from perf."""
+    type: int
+    id: int
+    cpu: int
+    thread: int
+    val: int
+    ena: int
+    run: int
+
+class stat_round_event:
+    """Represents a stat round event from perf."""
+    type: int
+    time: int
+
+class cpu_map:
+    """Map of CPUs being monitored."""
+    def __init__(self, cpustr: Optional[str] = None) -> None: ...
+    def __len__(self) -> int: ...
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> int: ...
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[int]: ...
+
+
+class evlist:
+    def __init__(self, cpus: cpu_map, threads: thread_map) -> None: ...
+    def open(self) -> None:
+        """Open the events in the list."""
+        ...
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the events in the list."""
+        ...
+    def mmap(self) -> None:
+        """Memory map the event buffers."""
+        ...
+    def poll(self, timeout: int) -> int:
+        """Poll for events.
+
+        Args:
+            timeout: Timeout in milliseconds.
+
+        Returns:
+            Number of events ready.
+        """
+        ...
+    def read_on_cpu(self, cpu: int) -> Optional[sample_event]:
+        """Read a sample event from a specific CPU.
+
+        Args:
+            cpu: The CPU number.
+
+        Returns:
+            A sample_event if available, or None.
+        """
+        ...
+    def all_cpus(self) -> cpu_map:
+        """Get a cpu_map of all CPUs in the system."""
+        ...
+    def metrics(self) -> List[str]:
+        """Get a list of metric names within the evlist."""
+        ...
+    def compute_metric(self, metric: str, cpu: int, thread: int) -> float:
+        """Compute metric for given name, cpu and thread.
+
+        Args:
+            metric: The metric name.
+            cpu: The CPU number.
+            thread: The thread ID.
+
+        Returns:
+            The computed metric value.
+        """
+        ...
+    def config(self) -> None:
+        """Configure the events in the list."""
+        ...
+    def disable(self) -> None:
+        """Disable all events in the list."""
+        ...
+    def enable(self) -> None:
+        """Enable all events in the list."""
+        ...
+    def get_pollfd(self) -> List[int]:
+        """Get a list of file descriptors for polling."""
+        ...
+    def add(self, evsel: evsel) -> int:
+        """Add an event to the list."""
+        ...
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[evsel]:
+        """Iterate over the events (evsel) in the list."""
+        ...
+
+
+class session:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        data: data,
+        sample: Optional[Callable[[sample_event], None]] = None,
+        stat: Optional[Callable[[Any, Optional[str]], None]] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize a perf session.
+
+        Args:
+            data: The perf data file to read.
+            sample: Callback for sample events.
+            stat: Callback for stat events.
+        """
+        ...
+    def process_events(self) -> int:
+        """Process all events in the session."""
+        ...
+    def find_thread(self, pid: int) -> thread:
+        """Returns the thread associated with a pid."""
+        ...
+
+# Event Types
+TYPE_HARDWARE: int
+"""Hardware event."""
+
+TYPE_SOFTWARE: int
+"""Software event."""
+
+TYPE_TRACEPOINT: int
+"""Tracepoint event."""
+
+TYPE_HW_CACHE: int
+"""Hardware cache event."""
+
+TYPE_RAW: int
+"""Raw hardware event."""
+
+TYPE_BREAKPOINT: int
+"""Breakpoint event."""
+
+
+# Hardware Counters
+COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES: int
+"""Total cycles. Be wary of what happens during CPU frequency scaling."""
+
+COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS: int
+"""Retired instructions. Be careful, these can be affected by various issues,
+most notably hardware interrupt counts."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES: int
+"""Cache accesses. Usually this indicates Last Level Cache accesses but this
+may vary depending on your CPU."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES: int
+"""Cache misses. Usually this indicates Last Level Cache misses."""
+
+COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS: int
+"""Retired branch instructions."""
+
+COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES: int
+"""Mispredicted branch instructions."""
+
+COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES: int
+"""Bus cycles, which can be different from total cycles."""
+
+COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND: int
+"""Stalled cycles during issue [This event is an alias of idle-cycles-frontend]."""
+
+COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND: int
+"""Stalled cycles during retirement [This event is an alias of idle-cycles-backend]."""
+
+COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES: int
+"""Total cycles; not affected by CPU frequency scaling."""
+
+
+# Cache Counters
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D: int
+"""Level 1 data cache."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1I: int
+"""Level 1 instruction cache."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL: int
+"""Last Level Cache."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB: int
+"""Data TLB."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB: int
+"""Instruction TLB."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_BPU: int
+"""Branch Processing Unit."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_READ: int
+"""Read accesses."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_WRITE: int
+"""Write accesses."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_PREFETCH: int
+"""Prefetch accesses."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_ACCESS: int
+"""Accesses."""
+
+COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MISS: int
+"""Misses."""
+
+
+# Software Counters
+COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK: int
+"""CPU clock event."""
+
+COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK: int
+"""Task clock event."""
+
+COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS: int
+"""Page faults."""
+
+COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES: int
+"""Context switches."""
+
+COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS: int
+"""CPU migrations."""
+
+COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN: int
+"""Minor page faults."""
+
+COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ: int
+"""Major page faults."""
+
+COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS: int
+"""Alignment faults."""
+
+COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS: int
+"""Emulation faults."""
+
+COUNT_SW_DUMMY: int
+"""Dummy event."""
+
+
+# Sample Fields
+SAMPLE_IP: int
+"""Instruction pointer."""
+
+SAMPLE_TID: int
+"""Process and thread ID."""
+
+SAMPLE_TIME: int
+"""Timestamp."""
+
+SAMPLE_ADDR: int
+"""Sampled address."""
+
+SAMPLE_READ: int
+"""Read barcode."""
+
+SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN: int
+"""Call chain."""
+
+SAMPLE_ID: int
+"""Unique ID."""
+
+SAMPLE_CPU: int
+"""CPU number."""
+
+SAMPLE_PERIOD: int
+"""Sample period."""
+
+SAMPLE_STREAM_ID: int
+"""Stream ID."""
+
+SAMPLE_RAW: int
+"""Raw sample."""
+
+
+# Format Fields
+FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED: int
+"""Total time enabled."""
+
+FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING: int
+"""Total time running."""
+
+FORMAT_ID: int
+"""Event ID."""
+
+FORMAT_GROUP: int
+"""Event group."""
+
+
+# Record Types
+RECORD_MMAP: int
+"""MMAP record. Contains header, pid, tid, addr, len, pgoff, filename, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_LOST: int
+"""Lost events record. Contains header, id, lost count, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_COMM: int
+"""COMM record. Contains header, pid, tid, comm, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_EXIT: int
+"""EXIT record. Contains header, pid, ppid, tid, ptid, time, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_THROTTLE: int
+"""THROTTLE record. Contains header, time, id, stream_id, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_UNTHROTTLE: int
+"""UNTHROTTLE record. Contains header, time, id, stream_id, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_FORK: int
+"""FORK record. Contains header, pid, ppid, tid, ptid, time, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_READ: int
+"""READ record. Contains header, and read values."""
+
+RECORD_SAMPLE: int
+"""SAMPLE record. Contains header, and sample data requested by sample_type."""
+
+RECORD_MMAP2: int
+"""MMAP2 record. Contains header, pid, tid, addr, len, pgoff, maj, min, ino,
+ino_generation, prot, flags, filename, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_AUX: int
+"""AUX record. Contains header, aux_offset, aux_size, flags, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_ITRACE_START: int
+"""ITRACE_START record. Contains header, pid, tid, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_LOST_SAMPLES: int
+"""LOST_SAMPLES record. Contains header, lost count, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_SWITCH: int
+"""SWITCH record. Contains header, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE: int
+"""SWITCH_CPU_WIDE record. Contains header, and sample_id."""
+
+RECORD_STAT: int
+"""STAT record."""
+
+RECORD_STAT_ROUND: int
+"""STAT_ROUND record."""
+
+RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT: int
+"""MISC_SWITCH_OUT record."""
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 18/23] perf python: Extend API for stat events in python.c
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Add stat information to the session. Add call backs for stat events.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
v5:
1. Fix Memory Corruption: Corrected the memory offset for `stat_round_type`
   in `pyrf_stat_round_event__members` by adding the base offset of
   `struct pyrf_event`.
2. Fix Memory Leak: Added `Py_XDECREF()` to free the unused return value
   of the Python callback in `pyrf_session_tool__stat_round()`.

---
v7:
- Added comprehensive size checks in pyrf_event__new for all event
  types.
- Fixed line length warning.
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 180 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 173 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index de7a51389572..4ee3fdbf35de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -343,6 +343,77 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_lost_event__type = {
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_lost_event__repr,
 };
 
+static const char pyrf_stat_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf stat event object.");
+
+static PyMemberDef pyrf_stat_event__members[] = {
+	sample_members
+	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
+	member_def(perf_record_stat, id, T_ULONGLONG, "event id"),
+	member_def(perf_record_stat, cpu, T_UINT, "event cpu"),
+	member_def(perf_record_stat, thread, T_UINT, "event thread"),
+	member_def(perf_record_stat, val, T_ULONGLONG, "counter value"),
+	member_def(perf_record_stat, ena, T_ULONGLONG, "enabled time"),
+	member_def(perf_record_stat, run, T_ULONGLONG, "running time"),
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_stat_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	return PyUnicode_FromFormat(
+		"{ type: stat, id: %llu, cpu: %u, thread: %u, val: %llu, ena: %llu, run: %llu }",
+		pevent->event.stat.id,
+		pevent->event.stat.cpu,
+		pevent->event.stat.thread,
+		pevent->event.stat.val,
+		pevent->event.stat.ena,
+		pevent->event.stat.run);
+}
+
+static PyTypeObject pyrf_stat_event__type = {
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+	.tp_name	= "perf.stat_event",
+	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_new		= PyType_GenericNew,
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
+	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+	.tp_doc		= pyrf_stat_event__doc,
+	.tp_members	= pyrf_stat_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
+	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_stat_event__repr,
+};
+
+static const char pyrf_stat_round_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf stat round event object.");
+
+static PyMemberDef pyrf_stat_round_event__members[] = {
+	sample_members
+	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
+	{ .name = "stat_round_type", .type = T_ULONGLONG,
+	  .offset = offsetof(struct pyrf_event, event) + offsetof(struct perf_record_stat_round, type),
+	  .doc = "round type" },
+	member_def(perf_record_stat_round, time, T_ULONGLONG, "round time"),
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_stat_round_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	return PyUnicode_FromFormat("{ type: stat_round, type: %llu, time: %llu }",
+				   pevent->event.stat_round.type,
+				   pevent->event.stat_round.time);
+}
+
+static PyTypeObject pyrf_stat_round_event__type = {
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+	.tp_name	= "perf.stat_round_event",
+	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_new		= PyType_GenericNew,
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
+	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+	.tp_doc		= pyrf_stat_round_event__doc,
+	.tp_members	= pyrf_stat_round_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
+	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_stat_round_event__repr,
+};
+
 static const char pyrf_read_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf read event object.");
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_read_event__members[] = {
@@ -1034,6 +1105,12 @@ static int pyrf_event__setup_types(void)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_context_switch_event__type);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_stat_event__type);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_stat_round_event__type);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_callchain_node__type);
@@ -1059,6 +1136,8 @@ static PyTypeObject *pyrf_event__type[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE]	 = &pyrf_sample_event__type,
 	[PERF_RECORD_SWITCH]	 = &pyrf_context_switch_event__type,
 	[PERF_RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE]  = &pyrf_context_switch_event__type,
+	[PERF_RECORD_STAT]	 = &pyrf_stat_event__type,
+	[PERF_RECORD_STAT_ROUND] = &pyrf_stat_round_event__type,
 };
 
 static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *evsel,
@@ -1091,13 +1170,13 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *ev
 	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
 		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_fork);
 		break;
+	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
+		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_lost);
+		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
 	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
 		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_throttle);
 		break;
-	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
-		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_lost);
-		break;
 	case PERF_RECORD_READ:
 		min_size = sizeof(struct perf_record_read);
 		break;
@@ -2119,7 +2198,40 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_attr_wakeup_events(PyObject *self, void */*clos
 	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(pevsel->evsel->core.attr.wakeup_events);
 }
 
+static PyObject *pyrf_evsel__get_ids(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel, void *closure __maybe_unused)
+{
+	struct evsel *evsel = pevsel->evsel;
+	PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
+
+	if (!list)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (u32 i = 0; i < evsel->core.ids; i++) {
+		PyObject *id = PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(evsel->core.id[i]);
+		int ret;
+
+		if (!id) {
+			Py_DECREF(list);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		ret = PyList_Append(list, id);
+		Py_DECREF(id);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			Py_DECREF(list);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return list;
+}
+
 static PyGetSetDef pyrf_evsel__getset[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "ids",
+		.get = (getter)pyrf_evsel__get_ids,
+		.set = NULL,
+		.doc = "event IDs.",
+	},
 	{
 		.name = "tracking",
 		.get = pyrf_evsel__get_tracking,
@@ -2894,6 +3006,8 @@ static const struct perf_constant perf__constants[] = {
 	PERF_CONST(RECORD_LOST_SAMPLES),
 	PERF_CONST(RECORD_SWITCH),
 	PERF_CONST(RECORD_SWITCH_CPU_WIDE),
+	PERF_CONST(RECORD_STAT),
+	PERF_CONST(RECORD_STAT_ROUND),
 
 	PERF_CONST(RECORD_MISC_SWITCH_OUT),
 	{ .name = NULL, },
@@ -3270,6 +3384,7 @@ struct pyrf_session {
 	struct perf_tool tool;
 	struct pyrf_data *pdata;
 	PyObject *sample;
+	PyObject *stat;
 };
 
 static int pyrf_session_tool__sample(const struct perf_tool *tool,
@@ -3294,6 +3409,50 @@ static int pyrf_session_tool__sample(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int pyrf_session_tool__stat(const struct perf_tool *tool,
+				   struct perf_session *session,
+				   union perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct pyrf_session *psession = container_of(tool, struct pyrf_session, tool);
+	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, event->stat.id);
+	PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event, evsel, psession->session);
+	const char *name = evsel ? evsel__name(evsel) : "unknown";
+	PyObject *ret;
+
+	if (pyevent == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = PyObject_CallFunction(psession->stat, "Os", pyevent, name);
+	if (!ret) {
+		Py_DECREF(pyevent);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	Py_DECREF(ret);
+	Py_DECREF(pyevent);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pyrf_session_tool__stat_round(const struct perf_tool *tool,
+					 struct perf_session *session __maybe_unused,
+					 union perf_event *event)
+{
+	struct pyrf_session *psession = container_of(tool, struct pyrf_session, tool);
+	PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event, /*evsel=*/NULL, psession->session);
+	PyObject *ret;
+
+	if (pyevent == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = PyObject_CallFunction(psession->stat, "O", pyevent);
+	if (!ret) {
+		Py_DECREF(pyevent);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	Py_DECREF(ret);
+	Py_DECREF(pyevent);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static PyObject *pyrf_session__find_thread(struct pyrf_session *psession, PyObject *args)
 {
 	struct machine *machine;
@@ -3325,13 +3484,13 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_session__find_thread(struct pyrf_session *psession, PyObje
 static PyObject *pyrf_session__new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
 	struct pyrf_data *pdata;
-	PyObject *sample = NULL;
-	static char *kwlist[] = { "data", "sample", NULL };
+	PyObject *sample = NULL, *stat = NULL;
+	static char *kwlist[] = { "data", "sample", "stat", NULL };
 	struct pyrf_session *psession;
 	struct perf_session *session;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O!|O", kwlist, &pyrf_data__type, &pdata,
-					 &sample))
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "O!|OO", kwlist, &pyrf_data__type, &pdata,
+					 &sample, &stat))
 		return NULL;
 
 	psession = PyObject_New(struct pyrf_session, type);
@@ -3340,6 +3499,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_session__new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject
 
 	psession->session = NULL;
 	psession->sample = NULL;
+	psession->stat = NULL;
 	psession->pdata = NULL;
 
 	Py_INCREF(pdata);
@@ -3362,8 +3522,13 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_session__new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject
 	} while (0)
 
 	ADD_TOOL(sample);
+	ADD_TOOL(stat);
 	#undef ADD_TOOL
 
+	if (stat)
+		psession->tool.stat_round = pyrf_session_tool__stat_round;
+
+
 	psession->tool.comm		= perf_event__process_comm;
 	psession->tool.mmap		= perf_event__process_mmap;
 	psession->tool.mmap2            = perf_event__process_mmap2;
@@ -3403,6 +3568,7 @@ static void pyrf_session__delete(struct pyrf_session *psession)
 	perf_session__delete(psession->session);
 	Py_XDECREF(psession->pdata);
 	Py_XDECREF(psession->sample);
+	Py_XDECREF(psession->stat);
 	Py_TYPE(psession)->tp_free((PyObject *)psession);
 }
 
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* [PATCH v9 23/23] perf python: Add LiveSession helper
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Add LiveSession class in tools/perf/python/perf_live.py to support
live event collection using perf.evlist and perf.parse_events,
avoiding the need to fork a separate perf record process.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
---
v2:

1. Fixed File Descriptor Leak: I moved self.evlist.mmap() inside the
   try block so that if it raises an exception, the finally block will
   still be executed and call self.evlist.close() , preventing file
   descriptor leaks.

2. Handled InterruptedError in poll() : I wrapped the poll() call in a
   try-except block to catch InterruptedError and continue the
   loop. This prevents the live session from crashing on non-fatal
   signals like SIGWINCH .

3. Added evlist.config() : I added a call to self.evlist.config() in
   the constructor after parse_events() . This applies the default
   record options to the events, enabling sampling and setting up
   PERF_SAMPLE_* fields so that the kernel will actually generate
   PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE events.

4. Enable the evlist and be robust to exceptions from reading unsupported
   events like mmap2.

v8:
- Drain all events from a CPU before moving to the next.
---
 tools/perf/python/perf_live.py | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 tools/perf/python/perf_live.py

diff --git a/tools/perf/python/perf_live.py b/tools/perf/python/perf_live.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..2e5347349760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/python/perf_live.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+"""
+Live event session helper using perf.evlist.
+
+This module provides a LiveSession class that allows running a callback
+for each event collected live from the system, similar to perf.session
+but without requiring a perf.data file.
+"""
+
+import perf
+
+
+class LiveSession:
+    """Represents a live event collection session."""
+
+    def __init__(self, event_string: str, sample_callback):
+        self.event_string = event_string
+        self.sample_callback = sample_callback
+        # Create a cpu map for all online CPUs
+        self.cpus = perf.cpu_map()
+        # Parse events and set maps
+        self.evlist = perf.parse_events(self.event_string, self.cpus)
+        self.evlist.config()
+
+    def run(self):
+        """Run the live session."""
+        self.evlist.open()
+        try:
+            self.evlist.mmap()
+            self.evlist.enable()
+
+            while True:
+                # Poll for events with 100ms timeout
+                try:
+                    self.evlist.poll(100)
+                except InterruptedError:
+                    continue
+                for cpu in self.cpus:
+                    while True:
+                        try:
+                            event = self.evlist.read_on_cpu(cpu)
+                            if event is None:
+                                break
+                            if event.type == perf.RECORD_SAMPLE:
+                                self.sample_callback(event)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            import sys
+                            print(f"Error processing event on CPU {cpu}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+                            break
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            pass
+        finally:
+            self.evlist.close()
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* Re: [PATCH 1/8] mm: Add ptep_try_set() for lockless empty-slot installs
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm) @ 2026-05-22 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tejun Heo, David Vernet, Andrea Righi, Changwoo Min,
	Alexei Starovoitov, Andrii Nakryiko, Daniel Borkmann,
	Martin KaFai Lau, Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
  Cc: Peter Zijlstra, Catalin Marinas, Will Deacon, Thomas Gleixner,
	Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen, Andrew Morton,
	Mike Rapoport, Emil Tsalapatis, sched-ext, bpf, x86,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-mm, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260522172219.1423324-2-tj@kernel.org>


>  
> +#ifndef ptep_try_set
> +/**
> + * ptep_try_set - atomically set an empty kernel PTE
> + * @ptep: page table entry
> + * @new_pte: value to install
> + *
> + * Atomically set *@ptep to @new_pte iff *@ptep is pte_none(). Return true on
> + * success, false if the slot was already populated or the arch has no
> + * implementation.
> + *
> + * For special kernel page tables only - never user page tables. The caller must
> + * prevent concurrent teardown of @ptep and must accept that other writers may
> + * race. Concurrent clearers must use ptep_get_and_clear() so racing accesses
> + * agree on the outcome.
> + *
> + * Architectures opt in by providing a cmpxchg-based override and defining
> + * ptep_try_set as an identity macro. The generic stub returns false, which is
> + * correct for callers that fall through to oops on failure.
> + */
> +static inline bool ptep_try_set(pte_t *ptep, pte_t new_pte)

There are only a handful of valid use cases for this (and the "fall through to
oops on failure") makes this very clear.

So I'm fine with this, assuming there won't really be a lot of other users
besides ebpf.

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (arm) <david@kernel.org>

-- 
Cheers,

David


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* Re: [PATCH RFC v2 0/2] arm64: vdso: Implement __vdso_futex_robust_try_unlock()
From: André Almeida @ 2026-05-22 22:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
  Cc: Catalin Marinas, Will Deacon, Thomas Gleixner, Mark Rutland,
	Mathieu Desnoyers, Carlos O'Donell, Peter Zijlstra,
	Florian Weimer, Rich Felker, Torvald Riegel, Darren Hart,
	Ingo Molnar, Davidlohr Bueso, Arnd Bergmann, Liam R . Howlett,
	Uros Bizjak, Thomas Weißschuh, linux-arm-kernel,
	linux-kernel, linux-arch, kernel-dev
In-Reply-To: <20260428110054.oQNT-kMn@linutronix.de>

Hi Sebastian,

Em 28/04/2026 08:00, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior escreveu:
> On 2026-04-24 15:55:59 [-0300], André Almeida wrote:
>> Hi folks,
> Hi,
> 
>> This is my take on implementing the new vDSO for unlocking a robust futex in
>> arm64. If you don't know what's that, Thomas wrote a good summary,
>> including the motivation for this work and the x86 implementation:
>>
>>     https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/878qb89g7b.ffs@tglx/
>>
>> There are some loose ends in my patchset so I'm sending as a RFC to ask
>> some questions:
>>
>>   - If the process is interrupted between the labels, we need to check the
>>   conditional flags and clear the op_pending address from the register. Using
>>   objdump I see that op_pending addr is being stored at x2, but I suspect that
>>   this isn't stable, so I need to figure out how to make sure that the address
>>   will always be stored in the same register.
>>   - So far I have implemented only the LL/SC version to make review easier, but I
>>   can do the LSE version as well.
> 
> I am a bit behind here. In the meantime, were you able to check it with
> 	https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260404093939.7XgeW_54@linutronix.de/
> ?
Sorry for my delay. Yes, I had to do some modifications for the test 
(will reply to your patch) and spot one error in my patch, and now the 
test passes, thanks! Will send a v3 for this soon.


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* [PATCH v9 02/23] perf arch x86: Sort includes and add missed explicit dependencies
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

Fix missing #includes found while cleaning the evsel/evlist header
files. Sort the remaining header files for consistency with the rest
of the code.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c | 20 +++++++++++--------
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c  | 29 +++++++++++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
index 85c8186300c8..100a23d27998 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -4,26 +4,30 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2015, Intel Corporation.
  */
 
+#include "../../../util/intel-bts.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
+
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 
+#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
+
+#include "../../../util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "../../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../../util/debug.h"
 #include "../../../util/event.h"
-#include "../../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../../util/evlist.h"
+#include "../../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../../util/mmap.h"
-#include "../../../util/session.h"
+#include "../../../util/pmu.h"
 #include "../../../util/pmus.h"
-#include "../../../util/debug.h"
 #include "../../../util/record.h"
+#include "../../../util/session.h"
 #include "../../../util/tsc.h"
-#include "../../../util/auxtrace.h"
-#include "../../../util/intel-bts.h"
-#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
 
 #define KiB(x) ((x) * 1024)
 #define MiB(x) ((x) * 1024 * 1024)
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index c131a727774f..0307ff15d9fc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -3,36 +3,39 @@
  * intel_pt.c: Intel Processor Trace support
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2015, Intel Corporation.
  */
+#include "../../../util/intel-pt.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
+
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
-#include <linux/err.h>
 
-#include "../../../util/session.h"
+#include <api/fs/fs.h>
+#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
+#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
+
+#include "../../../util/auxtrace.h"
+#include "../../../util/config.h"
+#include "../../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../../util/debug.h"
 #include "../../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../../util/evsel_config.h"
-#include "../../../util/config.h"
-#include "../../../util/cpumap.h"
 #include "../../../util/mmap.h"
-#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
 #include "../../../util/parse-events.h"
-#include "../../../util/pmus.h"
-#include "../../../util/debug.h"
-#include "../../../util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "../../../util/perf_api_probe.h"
+#include "../../../util/pmu.h"
+#include "../../../util/pmus.h"
 #include "../../../util/record.h"
+#include "../../../util/session.h"
 #include "../../../util/target.h"
 #include "../../../util/tsc.h"
-#include <internal/lib.h> // page_size
-#include "../../../util/intel-pt.h"
-#include <api/fs/fs.h>
 #include "cpuid.h"
 
 #define KiB(x) ((x) * 1024)
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 16/23] perf python: Add mmap2 event
From: Ian Rogers @ 2026-05-22 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: irogers, acme, namhyung
  Cc: adrian.hunter, alice.mei.rogers, dapeng1.mi, james.clark, leo.yan,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-kernel, linux-perf-users, mingo, peterz,
	tmricht
In-Reply-To: <20260522220435.2378363-1-irogers@google.com>

If mmap is handled so should mmap2 events. Add support as a distinct
python event type.

Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/python.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 029915b7a1fe..daedd67f12d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -153,6 +153,54 @@ static PyTypeObject pyrf_mmap_event__type = {
 	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_mmap_event__repr,
 };
 
+static const char pyrf_mmap2_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf mmap2 event object.");
+
+static PyMemberDef pyrf_mmap2_event__members[] = {
+	sample_members
+	member_def(perf_event_header, type, T_UINT, "event type"),
+	member_def(perf_event_header, misc, T_UINT, "event misc"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, pid, T_UINT, "event pid"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, tid, T_UINT, "event tid"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, start, T_ULONGLONG, "start of the map"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, len, T_ULONGLONG, "map length"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, pgoff, T_ULONGLONG, "page offset"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, prot, T_UINT, "protection"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, flags, T_UINT, "flags"),
+	member_def(perf_record_mmap2, filename, T_STRING_INPLACE, "backing store"),
+	{ .name = NULL, },
+};
+
+static PyObject *pyrf_mmap2_event__repr(const struct pyrf_event *pevent)
+{
+	PyObject *ret;
+	char *s;
+
+	if (asprintf(&s, "{ type: mmap2, pid: %u, tid: %u, start: %#" PRI_lx64 ", "
+			 "length: %#" PRI_lx64 ", offset: %#" PRI_lx64 ", "
+			 "flags: %#x, prot: %#x, filename: %s }",
+		     pevent->event.mmap2.pid, pevent->event.mmap2.tid,
+		     pevent->event.mmap2.start, pevent->event.mmap2.len,
+		     pevent->event.mmap2.pgoff, pevent->event.mmap2.flags,
+		     pevent->event.mmap2.prot, pevent->event.mmap2.filename) < 0)
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+	ret = PyUnicode_FromString(s);
+	free(s);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static PyTypeObject pyrf_mmap2_event__type = {
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+	.tp_name	= "perf.mmap2_event",
+	.tp_basicsize	= sizeof(struct pyrf_event),
+	.tp_dealloc	= (destructor)pyrf_event__delete,
+	.tp_flags	= Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+	.tp_doc		= pyrf_mmap2_event__doc,
+	.tp_members	= pyrf_mmap2_event__members,
+	.tp_getset	= pyrf_event__getset,
+	.tp_repr	= (reprfunc)pyrf_mmap2_event__repr,
+};
+
 static const char pyrf_task_event__doc[] = PyDoc_STR("perf task (fork/exit) event object.");
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_task_event__members[] = {
@@ -778,6 +826,9 @@ static int pyrf_event__setup_types(void)
 	int err;
 
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_mmap2_event__type);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 	err = PyType_Ready(&pyrf_lost_event__type);
@@ -807,6 +858,7 @@ static int pyrf_event__setup_types(void)
 
 static PyTypeObject *pyrf_event__type[] = {
 	[PERF_RECORD_MMAP]	 = &pyrf_mmap_event__type,
+	[PERF_RECORD_MMAP2]	 = &pyrf_mmap2_event__type,
 	[PERF_RECORD_LOST]	 = &pyrf_lost_event__type,
 	[PERF_RECORD_COMM]	 = &pyrf_comm_event__type,
 	[PERF_RECORD_EXIT]	 = &pyrf_task_event__type,
@@ -973,6 +1025,11 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_event__new(const union perf_event *event, struct evsel *ev
 		size_t max_len = pevent->event.header.size - offsetof(struct perf_record_mmap, filename);
 
 		pevent->event.mmap.filename[max_len - 1] = '\0';
+	} else if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP2) {
+		/* Ensure '\0' string termination. */
+		size_t max_len = pevent->event.header.size - offsetof(struct perf_record_mmap2, filename);
+
+		pevent->event.mmap2.filename[max_len - 1] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	perf_sample__init(&pevent->sample, /*all=*/true);
@@ -3238,6 +3295,9 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf(void)
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(module, "mmap_event", (PyObject *)&pyrf_mmap_event__type);
 
+	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_mmap2_event__type);
+	PyModule_AddObject(module, "mmap2_event", (PyObject *)&pyrf_mmap2_event__type);
+
 	Py_INCREF(&pyrf_lost_event__type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(module, "lost_event", (PyObject *)&pyrf_lost_event__type);
 
-- 
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