perf: Do the big rename: Performance Counters -> Performance Events

Bye-bye Performance Counters, welcome Performance Events!

In the past few months the perfcounters subsystem has grown out its
initial role of counting hardware events, and has become (and is
becoming) a much broader generic event enumeration, reporting, logging,
monitoring, analysis facility.

Naming its core object 'perf_counter' and naming the subsystem
'perfcounters' has become more and more of a misnomer. With pending
code like hw-breakpoints support the 'counter' name is less and
less appropriate.

All in one, we've decided to rename the subsystem to 'performance
events' and to propagate this rename through all fields, variables
and API names. (in an ABI compatible fashion)

The word 'event' is also a bit shorter than 'counter' - which makes
it slightly more convenient to write/handle as well.

Thanks goes to Stephane Eranian who first observed this misnomer and
suggested a rename.

User-space tooling and ABI compatibility is not affected - this patch
should be function-invariant. (Also, defconfigs were not touched to
keep the size down.)

This patch has been generated via the following script:

  FILES=$(find * -type f | grep -vE 'oprofile|[^K]config')

  sed -i \
    -e 's/PERF_EVENT_/PERF_RECORD_/g' \
    -e 's/PERF_COUNTER/PERF_EVENT/g' \
    -e 's/perf_counter/perf_event/g' \
    -e 's/nb_counters/nb_events/g' \
    -e 's/swcounter/swevent/g' \
    -e 's/tpcounter_event/tp_event/g' \
    $FILES

  for N in $(find . -name perf_counter.[ch]); do
    M=$(echo $N | sed 's/perf_counter/perf_event/g')
    mv $N $M
  done

  FILES=$(find . -name perf_event.*)

  sed -i \
    -e 's/COUNTER_MASK/REG_MASK/g' \
    -e 's/COUNTER/EVENT/g' \
    -e 's/\<event\>/event_id/g' \
    -e 's/counter/event/g' \
    -e 's/Counter/Event/g' \
    $FILES

... to keep it as correct as possible. This script can also be
used by anyone who has pending perfcounters patches - it converts
a Linux kernel tree over to the new naming. We tried to time this
change to the point in time where the amount of pending patches
is the smallest: the end of the merge window.

Namespace clashes were fixed up in a preparatory patch - and some
stylistic fallout will be fixed up in a subsequent patch.

( NOTE: 'counters' are still the proper terminology when we deal
  with hardware registers - and these sed scripts are a bit
  over-eager in renaming them. I've undone some of that, but
  in case there's something left where 'counter' would be
  better than 'event' we can undo that on an individual basis
  instead of touching an otherwise nicely automated patch. )

Suggested-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Acked-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Reviewed-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: <linux-arch@vger.kernel.org>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

18 files changed, 155 insertions, 155 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 0aba8b6e9c54..b5f1953b6144 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export PERL_PATH
 
 LIB_FILE=libperf.a
 
-LIB_H += ../../include/linux/perf_counter.h
+LIB_H += ../../include/linux/perf_event.h
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/rbtree.h
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/list.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/list.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 043d85b7e254..1ec741615814 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_KERNEL) {
+	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
 		show = SHOW_KERNEL;
 		level = 'k';
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n", dso->name);
 
-	} else if (event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER) {
+	} else if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
 
 		show = SHOW_USER;
 		level = '.';
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->mmap.pid, &threads, &last_match);
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_MMAP %d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_MMAP %d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->mmap.pid,
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		event->mmap.filename);
 
 	if (thread == NULL || map == NULL) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_MMAP, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_MMAP, skipping event.\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -591,14 +591,14 @@ process_comm_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	struct thread *thread;
 
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->comm.pid, &threads, &last_match);
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_COMM: %s:%d\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_COMM: %s:%d\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->comm.comm, event->comm.pid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL ||
 	    thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_COMM, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	total_comm++;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ process_fork_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->fork.pid, &threads, &last_match);
 	parent = threads__findnew(event->fork.ppid, &threads, &last_match);
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_FORK: %d:%d\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_FORK: %d:%d\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->fork.pid, event->fork.ppid);
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ process_fork_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!thread || !parent || thread__fork(thread, parent)) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_FORK, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_FORK, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	total_fork++;
@@ -639,23 +639,23 @@ static int
 process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 {
 	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_MMAP:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
 		return process_mmap_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_COMM:
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
 		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_FORK:
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
 		return process_fork_event(event, offset, head);
 	/*
 	 * We dont process them right now but they are fine:
 	 */
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_THROTTLE:
-	case PERF_EVENT_UNTHROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
 		return 0;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 2459e5a22ed8..a5a050af8e7d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static struct mmap_data		mmap_array[MAX_NR_CPUS][MAX_COUNTERS];
 
 static unsigned long mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
+	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
 	long head;
 
 	head = pc->data_head;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static unsigned long mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
 
 static void mmap_write_tail(struct mmap_data *md, unsigned long tail)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
+	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
 
 	/*
 	 * ensure all reads are done before we write the tail out.
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static pid_t pid_synthesize_comm_event(pid_t pid, int full)
 		}
 	}
 
-	comm_ev.header.type = PERF_EVENT_COMM;
+	comm_ev.header.type = PERF_RECORD_COMM;
 	size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(u64));
 	comm_ev.header.size = sizeof(comm_ev) - (sizeof(comm_ev.comm) - size);
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void pid_synthesize_mmap_samples(pid_t pid, pid_t tgid)
 	while (1) {
 		char bf[BUFSIZ], *pbf = bf;
 		struct mmap_event mmap_ev = {
-			.header = { .type = PERF_EVENT_MMAP },
+			.header = { .type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP },
 		};
 		int n;
 		size_t size;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static void synthesize_all(void)
 
 static int group_fd;
 
-static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_counter_attr *a, int nr)
+static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_event_attr *a, int nr)
 {
 	struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static struct perf_header_attr *get_header_attr(struct perf_counter_attr *a, int
 
 static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
 	struct perf_header_attr *h_attr;
 	int track = !counter; /* only the first counter needs these */
 	struct {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static void create_counter(int counter, int cpu, pid_t pid)
 	attr->disabled		= 1;
 
 try_again:
-	fd[nr_cpu][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
+	fd[nr_cpu][counter] = sys_perf_event_open(attr, pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
 
 	if (fd[nr_cpu][counter] < 0) {
 		int err = errno;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ try_again:
 		printf("\n");
 		error("perfcounter syscall returned with %d (%s)\n",
 			fd[nr_cpu][counter], strerror(err));
-		die("No CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS=y kernel support configured?\n");
+		die("No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ try_again:
 	if (multiplex && fd[nr_cpu][counter] != multiplex_fd) {
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_COUNTER_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, multiplex_fd);
+		ret = ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_OUTPUT, multiplex_fd);
 		assert(ret != -1);
 	} else {
 		event_array[nr_poll].fd = fd[nr_cpu][counter];
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ try_again:
 		}
 	}
 
-	ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_COUNTER_IOC_ENABLE);
+	ioctl(fd[nr_cpu][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE);
 }
 
 static void open_counters(int cpu, pid_t pid)
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		if (done) {
 			for (i = 0; i < nr_cpu; i++) {
 				for (counter = 0; counter < nr_counters; counter++)
-					ioctl(fd[i][counter], PERF_COUNTER_IOC_DISABLE);
+					ioctl(fd[i][counter], PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index cdf9a8d27bb9..19669c20088e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		more_data += sizeof(u64);
 	}
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->header.misc,
@@ -1158,9 +1158,9 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	if (comm_list && !strlist__has_entry(comm_list, thread->comm))
 		return 0;
 
-	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_KERNEL) {
+	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
 		show = SHOW_KERNEL;
 		level = 'k';
 
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n", dso->name);
 
-	} else if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER) {
+	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
 
 		show = SHOW_USER;
 		level = '.';
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->mmap.pid, &threads, &last_match);
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_MMAP %d/%d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_MMAP %d/%d: [%p(%p) @ %p]: %s\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->mmap.pid,
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ process_mmap_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		event->mmap.filename);
 
 	if (thread == NULL || map == NULL) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_MMAP, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_MMAP, skipping event.\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1238,14 +1238,14 @@ process_comm_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->comm.pid, &threads, &last_match);
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_COMM: %s:%d\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_COMM: %s:%d\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->comm.comm, event->comm.pid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL ||
 	    thread__set_comm_adjust(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_COMM, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	total_comm++;
@@ -1262,10 +1262,10 @@ process_task_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->fork.pid, &threads, &last_match);
 	parent = threads__findnew(event->fork.ppid, &threads, &last_match);
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_%s: (%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_%s: (%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
-		event->header.type == PERF_EVENT_FORK ? "FORK" : "EXIT",
+		event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_FORK ? "FORK" : "EXIT",
 		event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
 		event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
 
@@ -1276,11 +1276,11 @@ process_task_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	if (thread == parent)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (event->header.type == PERF_EVENT_EXIT)
+	if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!thread || !parent || thread__fork(thread, parent)) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_FORK, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_FORK, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	total_fork++;
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ process_task_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 static int
 process_lost_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 {
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_LOST: id:%Ld: lost:%Ld\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_LOST: id:%Ld: lost:%Ld\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->lost.id,
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ process_lost_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 static int
 process_read_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_attr *attr;
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr;
 
 	attr = perf_header__find_attr(event->read.id, header);
 
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ process_read_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 					   event->read.value);
 	}
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_READ: %d %d %s %Lu\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_READ: %d %d %s %Lu\n",
 			(void *)(offset + head),
 			(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 			event->read.pid,
@@ -1337,31 +1337,31 @@ process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	trace_event(event);
 
 	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_MMAP:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
 		return process_mmap_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_COMM:
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
 		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_FORK:
-	case PERF_EVENT_EXIT:
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
 		return process_task_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_LOST:
+	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
 		return process_lost_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_READ:
+	case PERF_RECORD_READ:
 		return process_read_event(event, offset, head);
 
 	/*
 	 * We dont process them right now but they are fine:
 	 */
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_THROTTLE:
-	case PERF_EVENT_UNTHROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
 		return 0;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 275d79c6627a..ea9c15c0cdfe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		more_data += sizeof(u64);
 	}
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->header.misc,
@@ -1589,9 +1589,9 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_KERNEL) {
+	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
 		show = SHOW_KERNEL;
 		level = 'k';
 
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n", dso->name);
 
-	} else if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER) {
+	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
 
 		show = SHOW_USER;
 		level = '.';
@@ -1626,23 +1626,23 @@ process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 	nr_events++;
 	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_EVENT_MMAP:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
 		return 0;
-	case PERF_EVENT_LOST:
+	case PERF_RECORD_LOST:
 		nr_lost_chunks++;
 		nr_lost_events += event->lost.lost;
 		return 0;
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_COMM:
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
 		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_EXIT ... PERF_EVENT_READ:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT ... PERF_RECORD_READ:
 		return 0;
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_MAX:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MAX:
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 61b828236c11..16af2d82e858 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-static struct perf_counter_attr default_attrs[] = {
+static struct perf_event_attr default_attrs[] = {
 
   { .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_TASK_CLOCK	},
   { .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CONTEXT_SWITCHES},
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ struct stats			runtime_cycles_stats;
 	 attrs[counter].config == PERF_COUNT_##c)
 
 #define ERR_PERF_OPEN \
-"Error: counter %d, sys_perf_counter_open() syscall returned with %d (%s)\n"
+"Error: counter %d, sys_perf_event_open() syscall returned with %d (%s)\n"
 
 static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter, int pid)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr = attrs + counter;
 
 	if (scale)
 		attr->read_format = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter, int pid)
 		unsigned int cpu;
 
 		for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
-			fd[cpu][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, -1, cpu, -1, 0);
+			fd[cpu][counter] = sys_perf_event_open(attr, -1, cpu, -1, 0);
 			if (fd[cpu][counter] < 0 && verbose)
 				fprintf(stderr, ERR_PERF_OPEN, counter,
 					fd[cpu][counter], strerror(errno));
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void create_perf_stat_counter(int counter, int pid)
 		attr->disabled	     = 1;
 		attr->enable_on_exec = 1;
 
-		fd[0][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, pid, -1, -1, 0);
+		fd[0][counter] = sys_perf_event_open(attr, pid, -1, -1, 0);
 		if (fd[0][counter] < 0 && verbose)
 			fprintf(stderr, ERR_PERF_OPEN, counter,
 				fd[0][counter], strerror(errno));
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 600406396274..4405681b3134 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -937,21 +937,21 @@ process_event(event_t *event)
 
 	switch (event->header.type) {
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_COMM:
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
 		return process_comm_event(event);
-	case PERF_EVENT_FORK:
+	case PERF_RECORD_FORK:
 		return process_fork_event(event);
-	case PERF_EVENT_EXIT:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT:
 		return process_exit_event(event);
-	case PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		return queue_sample_event(event);
 
 	/*
 	 * We dont process them right now but they are fine:
 	 */
-	case PERF_EVENT_MMAP:
-	case PERF_EVENT_THROTTLE:
-	case PERF_EVENT_UNTHROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP:
+	case PERF_RECORD_THROTTLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
 		return 0;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 4002ccb36750..1ca88896eee4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ struct mmap_data {
 
 static unsigned int mmap_read_head(struct mmap_data *md)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
+	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = md->base;
 	int head;
 
 	head = pc->data_head;
@@ -977,9 +977,9 @@ static void mmap_read_counter(struct mmap_data *md)
 
 		old += size;
 
-		if (event->header.type == PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE) {
+		if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
 			int user =
-	(event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK) == PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER;
+	(event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK) == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER;
 			process_event(event->ip.ip, md->counter, user);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ int group_fd;
 
 static void start_counter(int i, int counter)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_attr *attr;
+	struct perf_event_attr *attr;
 	int cpu;
 
 	cpu = profile_cpu;
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ static void start_counter(int i, int counter)
 	attr->inherit		= (cpu < 0) && inherit;
 
 try_again:
-	fd[i][counter] = sys_perf_counter_open(attr, target_pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
+	fd[i][counter] = sys_perf_event_open(attr, target_pid, cpu, group_fd, 0);
 
 	if (fd[i][counter] < 0) {
 		int err = errno;
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ try_again:
 		printf("\n");
 		error("perfcounter syscall returned with %d (%s)\n",
 			fd[i][counter], strerror(err));
-		die("No CONFIG_PERF_COUNTERS=y kernel support configured?\n");
+		die("No CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y kernel support configured?\n");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 	assert(fd[i][counter] >= 0);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 914ab366e369..e9d256e2f47d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ process_comm_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 	thread = threads__findnew(event->comm.pid, &threads, &last_match);
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_COMM: %s:%d\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_COMM: %s:%d\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->comm.comm, event->comm.pid);
 
 	if (thread == NULL ||
 	    thread__set_comm(thread, event->comm.comm)) {
-		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_EVENT_COMM, skipping event.\n");
+		dump_printf("problem processing PERF_RECORD_COMM, skipping event.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	total_comm++;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		more_data += sizeof(u64);
 	}
 
-	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
+	dump_printf("%p [%p]: PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE (IP, %d): %d/%d: %p period: %Ld\n",
 		(void *)(offset + head),
 		(void *)(long)(event->header.size),
 		event->header.misc,
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
+	cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 
-	if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_KERNEL) {
+	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
 		show = SHOW_KERNEL;
 		level = 'k';
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ process_sample_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 		dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n", dso->name);
 
-	} else if (cpumode == PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER) {
+	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER) {
 
 		show = SHOW_USER;
 		level = '.';
@@ -146,19 +146,19 @@ process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	trace_event(event);
 
 	switch (event->header.type) {
-	case PERF_EVENT_MMAP ... PERF_EVENT_LOST:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MMAP ... PERF_RECORD_LOST:
 		return 0;
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_COMM:
+	case PERF_RECORD_COMM:
 		return process_comm_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_EXIT ... PERF_EVENT_READ:
+	case PERF_RECORD_EXIT ... PERF_RECORD_READ:
 		return 0;
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_SAMPLE:
+	case PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE:
 		return process_sample_event(event, offset, head);
 
-	case PERF_EVENT_MAX:
+	case PERF_RECORD_MAX:
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/design.txt b/tools/perf/design.txt
index f71e0d245cba..f1946d107b10 100644
--- a/tools/perf/design.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/design.txt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ underlying hardware counters.
 Performance counters are accessed via special file descriptors.
 There's one file descriptor per virtual counter used.
 
-The special file descriptor is opened via the perf_counter_open()
+The special file descriptor is opened via the perf_event_open()
 system call:
 
-   int sys_perf_counter_open(struct perf_counter_hw_event *hw_event_uptr,
+   int sys_perf_event_open(struct perf_event_hw_event *hw_event_uptr,
 			     pid_t pid, int cpu, int group_fd,
 			     unsigned long flags);
 
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ can be used to set the blocking mode, etc.
 Multiple counters can be kept open at a time, and the counters
 can be poll()ed.
 
-When creating a new counter fd, 'perf_counter_hw_event' is:
+When creating a new counter fd, 'perf_event_hw_event' is:
 
-struct perf_counter_hw_event {
+struct perf_event_hw_event {
         /*
          * The MSB of the config word signifies if the rest contains cpu
          * specific (raw) counter configuration data, if unset, the next
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ specified by 'event_id':
 
 /*
  * Generalized performance counter event types, used by the hw_event.event_id
- * parameter of the sys_perf_counter_open() syscall:
+ * parameter of the sys_perf_event_open() syscall:
  */
 enum hw_event_ids {
 	/*
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ in size.
  * reads on the counter should return the indicated quantities,
  * in increasing order of bit value, after the counter value.
  */
-enum perf_counter_read_format {
+enum perf_event_read_format {
         PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED  =  1,
         PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING  =  2,
 };
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ interrupt:
  * Bits that can be set in hw_event.record_type to request information
  * in the overflow packets.
  */
-enum perf_counter_record_format {
+enum perf_event_record_format {
         PERF_RECORD_IP          = 1U << 0,
         PERF_RECORD_TID         = 1U << 1,
         PERF_RECORD_TIME        = 1U << 2,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ these events are recorded in the ring-buffer (see below).
 The 'comm' bit allows tracking of process comm data on process creation.
 This too is recorded in the ring-buffer (see below).
 
-The 'pid' parameter to the perf_counter_open() system call allows the
+The 'pid' parameter to the perf_event_open() system call allows the
 counter to be specific to a task:
 
  pid == 0: if the pid parameter is zero, the counter is attached to the
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ The 'flags' parameter is currently unused and must be zero.
 
 The 'group_fd' parameter allows counter "groups" to be set up.  A
 counter group has one counter which is the group "leader".  The leader
-is created first, with group_fd = -1 in the perf_counter_open call
+is created first, with group_fd = -1 in the perf_event_open call
 that creates it.  The rest of the group members are created
 subsequently, with group_fd giving the fd of the group leader.
 (A single counter on its own is created with group_fd = -1 and is
@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ tracking are logged into a ring-buffer. This ring-buffer is created and
 accessed through mmap().
 
 The mmap size should be 1+2^n pages, where the first page is a meta-data page
-(struct perf_counter_mmap_page) that contains various bits of information such
+(struct perf_event_mmap_page) that contains various bits of information such
 as where the ring-buffer head is.
 
 /*
  * Structure of the page that can be mapped via mmap
  */
-struct perf_counter_mmap_page {
+struct perf_event_mmap_page {
         __u32   version;                /* version number of this structure */
         __u32   compat_version;         /* lowest version this is compat with */
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ struct perf_counter_mmap_page {
          * Control data for the mmap() data buffer.
          *
          * User-space reading this value should issue an rmb(), on SMP capable
-         * platforms, after reading this value -- see perf_counter_wakeup().
+         * platforms, after reading this value -- see perf_event_wakeup().
          */
         __u32   data_head;              /* head in the data section */
 };
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ NOTE: the hw-counter userspace bits are arch specific and are currently only
 
 The following 2^n pages are the ring-buffer which contains events of the form:
 
-#define PERF_EVENT_MISC_KERNEL          (1 << 0)
-#define PERF_EVENT_MISC_USER            (1 << 1)
-#define PERF_EVENT_MISC_OVERFLOW        (1 << 2)
+#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL          (1 << 0)
+#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER            (1 << 1)
+#define PERF_RECORD_MISC_OVERFLOW        (1 << 2)
 
 struct perf_event_header {
         __u32   type;
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ enum perf_event_type {
          *      char                            filename[];
          * };
          */
-        PERF_EVENT_MMAP                 = 1,
-        PERF_EVENT_MUNMAP               = 2,
+        PERF_RECORD_MMAP                 = 1,
+        PERF_RECORD_MUNMAP               = 2,
 
         /*
          * struct {
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ enum perf_event_type {
          *      char                            comm[];
          * };
          */
-        PERF_EVENT_COMM                 = 3,
+        PERF_RECORD_COMM                 = 3,
 
         /*
-         * When header.misc & PERF_EVENT_MISC_OVERFLOW the event_type field
+         * When header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_OVERFLOW the event_type field
          * will be PERF_RECORD_*
          *
          * struct {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ Notification of new events is possible through poll()/select()/epoll() and
 fcntl() managing signals.
 
 Normally a notification is generated for every page filled, however one can
-additionally set perf_counter_hw_event.wakeup_events to generate one every
+additionally set perf_event_hw_event.wakeup_events to generate one every
 so many counter overflow events.
 
 Future work will include a splice() interface to the ring-buffer.
@@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ events but does continue to exist and maintain its count value.
 
 An individual counter or counter group can be enabled with
 
-	ioctl(fd, PERF_COUNTER_IOC_ENABLE);
+	ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE);
 
 or disabled with
 
-	ioctl(fd, PERF_COUNTER_IOC_DISABLE);
+	ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE);
 
 Enabling or disabling the leader of a group enables or disables the
 whole group; that is, while the group leader is disabled, none of the
@@ -424,16 +424,16 @@ other counter.
 
 Additionally, non-inherited overflow counters can use
 
-	ioctl(fd, PERF_COUNTER_IOC_REFRESH, nr);
+	ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_REFRESH, nr);
 
 to enable a counter for 'nr' events, after which it gets disabled again.
 
 A process can enable or disable all the counter groups that are
 attached to it, using prctl:
 
-	prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_ENABLE);
+	prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_ENABLE);
 
-	prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_DISABLE);
+	prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE);
 
 This applies to all counters on the current process, whether created
 by this process or by another, and doesn't affect any counters that
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ Arch requirements
 If your architecture does not have hardware performance metrics, you can
 still use the generic software counters based on hrtimers for sampling.
 
-So to start with, in order to add HAVE_PERF_COUNTERS to your Kconfig, you
+So to start with, in order to add HAVE_PERF_EVENTS to your Kconfig, you
 will need at least this:
-	- asm/perf_counter.h - a basic stub will suffice at first
+	- asm/perf_event.h - a basic stub will suffice at first
 	- support for atomic64 types (and associated helper functions)
-	- set_perf_counter_pending() implemented
+	- set_perf_event_pending() implemented
 
 If your architecture does have hardware capabilities, you can override the
-weak stub hw_perf_counter_init() to register hardware counters.
+weak stub hw_perf_event_init() to register hardware counters.
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 2abeb20d0bf3..8cc4623afd6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
-#include "../../include/linux/perf_counter.h"
+#include "../../include/linux/perf_event.h"
 #include "util/types.h"
 
 /*
- * prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_DISABLE) will (cheaply) disable all
+ * prctl(PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE) will (cheaply) disable all
  * counters in the current task.
  */
-#define PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_DISABLE   31
-#define PR_TASK_PERF_COUNTERS_ENABLE    32
+#define PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE   31
+#define PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_ENABLE    32
 
 #ifndef NSEC_PER_SEC
 # define NSEC_PER_SEC			1000000000ULL
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ static inline unsigned long long rdclock(void)
 	_min1 < _min2 ? _min1 : _min2; })
 
 static inline int
-sys_perf_counter_open(struct perf_counter_attr *attr,
+sys_perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 		      pid_t pid, int cpu, int group_fd,
 		      unsigned long flags)
 {
 	attr->size = sizeof(*attr);
-	return syscall(__NR_perf_counter_open, attr, pid, cpu,
+	return syscall(__NR_perf_event_open, attr, pid, cpu,
 		       group_fd, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 018d414a09d1..2c9c26d6ded0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef __PERF_EVENT_H
-#define __PERF_EVENT_H
+#ifndef __PERF_RECORD_H
+#define __PERF_RECORD_H
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include <linux/list.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index bb4fca3efcc3..e306857b2c2b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /*
  * Create new perf.data header attribute:
  */
-struct perf_header_attr *perf_header_attr__new(struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+struct perf_header_attr *perf_header_attr__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct perf_header_attr *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct perf_file_section {
 };
 
 struct perf_file_attr {
-	struct perf_counter_attr	attr;
+	struct perf_event_attr	attr;
 	struct perf_file_section	ids;
 };
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ u64 perf_header__sample_type(struct perf_header *header)
 	return type;
 }
 
-struct perf_counter_attr *
+struct perf_event_attr *
 perf_header__find_attr(u64 id, struct perf_header *header)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index 7b0e84a87179..a0761bc7863c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef _PERF_HEADER_H
 #define _PERF_HEADER_H
 
-#include "../../../include/linux/perf_counter.h"
+#include "../../../include/linux/perf_event.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "types.h"
 
 struct perf_header_attr {
-	struct perf_counter_attr attr;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr;
 	int ids, size;
 	u64 *id;
 	off_t id_offset;
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ char *perf_header__find_event(u64 id);
 
 
 struct perf_header_attr *
-perf_header_attr__new(struct perf_counter_attr *attr);
+perf_header_attr__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 void perf_header_attr__add_id(struct perf_header_attr *self, u64 id);
 
 u64 perf_header__sample_type(struct perf_header *header);
-struct perf_counter_attr *
+struct perf_event_attr *
 perf_header__find_attr(u64 id, struct perf_header *header);
 
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 89172fd0038b..13ab4b842d49 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 int					nr_counters;
 
-struct perf_counter_attr		attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
+struct perf_event_attr		attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
 
 struct event_symbol {
 	u8		type;
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ static struct event_symbol event_symbols[] = {
   { CSW(CPU_MIGRATIONS),	"cpu-migrations",	"migrations"	},
 };
 
-#define __PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, name) \
-	((config & PERF_COUNTER_##name##_MASK) >> PERF_COUNTER_##name##_SHIFT)
+#define __PERF_EVENT_FIELD(config, name) \
+	((config & PERF_EVENT_##name##_MASK) >> PERF_EVENT_##name##_SHIFT)
 
-#define PERF_COUNTER_RAW(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, RAW)
-#define PERF_COUNTER_CONFIG(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, CONFIG)
-#define PERF_COUNTER_TYPE(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, TYPE)
-#define PERF_COUNTER_ID(config)		__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, EVENT)
+#define PERF_EVENT_RAW(config)	__PERF_EVENT_FIELD(config, RAW)
+#define PERF_EVENT_CONFIG(config)	__PERF_EVENT_FIELD(config, CONFIG)
+#define PERF_EVENT_TYPE(config)	__PERF_EVENT_FIELD(config, TYPE)
+#define PERF_EVENT_ID(config)		__PERF_EVENT_FIELD(config, EVENT)
 
 static const char *hw_event_names[] = {
 	"cycles",
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int parse_aliases(const char **str, const char *names[][MAX_ALIASES], int
 }
 
 static enum event_result
-parse_generic_hw_event(const char **str, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+parse_generic_hw_event(const char **str, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	const char *s = *str;
 	int cache_type = -1, cache_op = -1, cache_result = -1;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ parse_single_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name,
 			      const char *evt_name,
 			      unsigned int evt_length,
 			      char *flags,
-			      struct perf_counter_attr *attr,
+			      struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 			      const char **strp)
 {
 	char evt_path[MAXPATHLEN];
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ parse_subsystem_tracepoint_event(char *sys_name, char *flags)
 
 
 static enum event_result parse_tracepoint_event(const char **strp,
-				    struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+				    struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	const char *evt_name;
 	char *flags;
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static int check_events(const char *str, unsigned int i)
 }
 
 static enum event_result
-parse_symbolic_event(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+parse_symbolic_event(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	const char *str = *strp;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ parse_symbolic_event(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
 }
 
 static enum event_result
-parse_raw_event(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+parse_raw_event(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	const char *str = *strp;
 	u64 config;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ parse_raw_event(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
 }
 
 static enum event_result
-parse_numeric_event(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+parse_numeric_event(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	const char *str = *strp;
 	char *endp;
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ parse_numeric_event(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
 }
 
 static enum event_result
-parse_event_modifier(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+parse_event_modifier(const char **strp, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	const char *str = *strp;
 	int eu = 1, ek = 1, eh = 1;
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ parse_event_modifier(const char **strp, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
  * Symbolic names are (almost) exactly matched.
  */
 static enum event_result
-parse_event_symbols(const char **str, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
+parse_event_symbols(const char **str, struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	enum event_result ret;
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static void store_event_type(const char *orgname)
 
 int parse_events(const struct option *opt __used, const char *str, int unset __used)
 {
-	struct perf_counter_attr attr;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr;
 	enum event_result ret;
 
 	if (strchr(str, ':'))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 60704c15961f..30c608112845 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern struct tracepoint_path *tracepoint_id_to_path(u64 config);
 
 extern int			nr_counters;
 
-extern struct perf_counter_attr attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
+extern struct perf_event_attr attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
 
 extern const char *event_name(int ctr);
 extern const char *__event_name(int type, u64 config);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 1fd824c1f1c4..af4b0573b37f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 static struct tracepoint_path *
-get_tracepoints_path(struct perf_counter_attr *pattrs, int nb_counters)
+get_tracepoints_path(struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 {
 	struct tracepoint_path path, *ppath = &path;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nb_counters; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_events; i++) {
 		if (pattrs[i].type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
 			continue;
 		ppath->next = tracepoint_id_to_path(pattrs[i].config);
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ get_tracepoints_path(struct perf_counter_attr *pattrs, int nb_counters)
 
 	return path.next;
 }
-void read_tracing_data(struct perf_counter_attr *pattrs, int nb_counters)
+void read_tracing_data(struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 {
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	struct tracepoint_path *tps;
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void read_tracing_data(struct perf_counter_attr *pattrs, int nb_counters)
 	page_size = getpagesize();
 	write_or_die(&page_size, 4);
 
-	tps = get_tracepoints_path(pattrs, nb_counters);
+	tps = get_tracepoints_path(pattrs, nb_events);
 
 	read_header_files();
 	read_ftrace_files(tps);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index d35ebf1e29ff..693f815c9429 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -240,6 +240,6 @@ unsigned long long
 raw_field_value(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data);
 void *raw_field_ptr(struct event *event, const char *name, void *data);
 
-void read_tracing_data(struct perf_counter_attr *pattrs, int nb_counters);
+void read_tracing_data(struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events);
 
 #endif /* _TRACE_EVENTS_H */