3 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index c95267e63c5b..1a5591d7a245 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
 
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 
-struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(u32 type, u64 config, int idx)
+struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(sizeof(*evsel));
 
 	if (evsel != NULL) {
 		evsel->idx	   = idx;
-		evsel->attr.type   = type;
-		evsel->attr.config = config;
+		evsel->attr	   = *attr;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&evsel->node);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index a0ccd69c3fc2..b2d755fe88a5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 struct cpu_map;
 struct thread_map;
 
-struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(u32 type, u64 config, int idx);
+struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
 int perf_evsel__alloc_fd(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 917a0ca521c1..5cb6f4bde905 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ int parse_events(const struct option *opt __used, const char *str, int unset __u
 
 		if (ret != EVT_HANDLED_ALL) {
 			struct perf_evsel *evsel;
-			evsel = perf_evsel__new(attr.type, attr.config,
+			evsel = perf_evsel__new(&attr,
 						nr_counters);
 			if (evsel == NULL)
 				return -1;
@@ -1013,8 +1013,15 @@ void print_events(void)
 
 int perf_evsel_list__create_default(void)
 {
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evsel__new(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
-						   PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, 0);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
+	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE;
+	attr.config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES;
+
+	evsel = perf_evsel__new(&attr, 0);
+
 	if (evsel == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;