diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 5b8639025aae35b6a3f011b21a7e3315d240955e..7fc8f179cae74d08e2cc507031c773009723bb00 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ LIB_H += util/cache.h
 LIB_H += util/callchain.h
 LIB_H += util/build-id.h
 LIB_H += util/debug.h
-LIB_H += util/sysfs.h
+LIB_H += util/fs.h
 LIB_H += util/pmu.h
 LIB_H += util/event.h
 LIB_H += util/evsel.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/annotate.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/build-id.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/config.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/ctype.o
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/sysfs.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/fs.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/pmu.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/environment.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/event.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 6c5ae57831f6e15ea919b91d7f88e0405a825ef3..4087ab19823c2f843c50e18d7b8e5042a079032f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__add_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, NULL, 1, 1, 0);
+	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 0);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index b605009e803f0bf5845f96d7bca6390fdefdfc2a..3b67ea2444bd4abf8314ef5c40c7d4b3e731c455 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ static int hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 			    struct addr_location *al, u64 period,
 			    u64 weight, u64 transaction)
 {
-	if (__hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, period, weight, transaction) != NULL)
+	if (__hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, period, weight,
+			       transaction) != NULL)
 		return 0;
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index cb05f39d8a77f4e5d6d897d82a2876eed5028a5b..cd9f92078aba2e42aaadb8b48f7dad04e23f3485 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "util/data.h"
 
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ static void init_kvm_event_record(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->kvm_events_cache[i]);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 static void clear_events_cache_stats(struct list_head *kvm_events_cache)
 {
 	struct list_head *head;
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@ static void clear_events_cache_stats(struct list_head *kvm_events_cache)
 		}
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 static int kvm_events_hash_fn(u64 key)
 {
@@ -783,6 +787,7 @@ static void print_result(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 		pr_info("\nLost events: %" PRIu64 "\n\n", kvm->lost_events);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 static int process_lost_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			      union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 			      struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
@@ -793,6 +798,7 @@ static int process_lost_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	kvm->lost_events++;
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static bool skip_sample(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 			struct perf_sample *sample)
@@ -872,6 +878,7 @@ static bool verify_vcpu(int vcpu)
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 /* keeping the max events to a modest level to keep
  * the processing of samples per mmap smooth.
  */
@@ -1213,6 +1220,7 @@ static int kvm_live_open_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int read_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
@@ -1379,6 +1387,7 @@ kvm_events_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, int argc, const char **argv)
 	return kvm_events_report_vcpu(kvm);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 static struct perf_evlist *kvm_live_event_list(void)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
@@ -1566,6 +1575,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 
 	return err;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void print_kvm_stat_usage(void)
 {
@@ -1604,8 +1614,10 @@ static int kvm_cmd_stat(const char *file_name, int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!strncmp(argv[1], "rep", 3))
 		return kvm_events_report(&kvm, argc - 1 , argv + 1);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 	if (!strncmp(argv[1], "live", 4))
 		return kvm_events_live(&kvm, argc - 1 , argv + 1);
+#endif
 
 perf_stat:
 	return cmd_stat(argc, argv, NULL);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
index e79f423cc3022fff357e132d11d573a66f5ad7a6..011195e38f2173947550100e62927e908b429d30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
@@ -14,51 +14,63 @@
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 #include "util/cache.h"
 #include "util/pmu.h"
+#include "util/parse-options.h"
 
 int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
+	int i;
+	const struct option list_options[] = {
+		OPT_END()
+	};
+	const char * const list_usage[] = {
+		"perf list [hw|sw|cache|tracepoint|pmu|event_glob]",
+		NULL
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, list_options, list_usage,
+			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+
 	setup_pager();
 
-	if (argc == 1)
+	if (argc == 0) {
 		print_events(NULL, false);
-	else {
-		int i;
-
-		for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
-			if (i > 2)
-				putchar('\n');
-			if (strncmp(argv[i], "tracepoint", 10) == 0)
-				print_tracepoint_events(NULL, NULL, false);
-			else if (strcmp(argv[i], "hw") == 0 ||
-				 strcmp(argv[i], "hardware") == 0)
-				print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
-			else if (strcmp(argv[i], "sw") == 0 ||
-				 strcmp(argv[i], "software") == 0)
-				print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE);
-			else if (strcmp(argv[i], "cache") == 0 ||
-				 strcmp(argv[i], "hwcache") == 0)
-				print_hwcache_events(NULL, false);
-			else if (strcmp(argv[i], "pmu") == 0)
-				print_pmu_events(NULL, false);
-			else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--raw-dump") == 0)
-				print_events(NULL, true);
-			else {
-				char *sep = strchr(argv[i], ':'), *s;
-				int sep_idx;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-				if (sep == NULL) {
-					print_events(argv[i], false);
-					continue;
-				}
-				sep_idx = sep - argv[i];
-				s = strdup(argv[i]);
-				if (s == NULL)
-					return -1;
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+		if (i)
+			putchar('\n');
+		if (strncmp(argv[i], "tracepoint", 10) == 0)
+			print_tracepoint_events(NULL, NULL, false);
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "hw") == 0 ||
+			 strcmp(argv[i], "hardware") == 0)
+			print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "sw") == 0 ||
+			 strcmp(argv[i], "software") == 0)
+			print_events_type(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE);
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "cache") == 0 ||
+			 strcmp(argv[i], "hwcache") == 0)
+			print_hwcache_events(NULL, false);
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "pmu") == 0)
+			print_pmu_events(NULL, false);
+		else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--raw-dump") == 0)
+			print_events(NULL, true);
+		else {
+			char *sep = strchr(argv[i], ':'), *s;
+			int sep_idx;
 
-				s[sep_idx] = '\0';
-				print_tracepoint_events(s, s + sep_idx + 1, false);
-				free(s);
+			if (sep == NULL) {
+				print_events(argv[i], false);
+				continue;
 			}
+			sep_idx = sep - argv[i];
+			s = strdup(argv[i]);
+			if (s == NULL)
+				return -1;
+
+			s[sep_idx] = '\0';
+			print_tracepoint_events(s, s + sep_idx + 1, false);
+			free(s);
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 8b45fcead5f6ac27753d1e478c88f58152b0a5f2..ea4c04f7437eaba20f87160e609ba841ff08466e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -958,20 +958,7 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (perf_evlist__create_maps(evsel_list, &rec->opts.target) < 0)
 		usage_with_options(record_usage, record_options);
 
-	if (rec->opts.user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)
-		rec->opts.default_interval = rec->opts.user_interval;
-	if (rec->opts.user_freq != UINT_MAX)
-		rec->opts.freq = rec->opts.user_freq;
-
-	/*
-	 * User specified count overrides default frequency.
-	 */
-	if (rec->opts.default_interval)
-		rec->opts.freq = 0;
-	else if (rec->opts.freq) {
-		rec->opts.default_interval = rec->opts.freq;
-	} else {
-		ui__error("frequency and count are zero, aborting\n");
+	if (perf_record_opts__config(&rec->opts)) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free_fd;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 25f83d5d66fdfdc6b0c404c871a431662833953a..8cf8e66ba594156fc85a1ddca5b0b0305544ae23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ static int perf_report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	 * and this is indirectly achieved by passing period=weight here
 	 * and the he_stat__add_period() function.
 	 */
-	he = __hists__add_mem_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, mi, cost, cost);
+	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, NULL, mi,
+				cost, cost, 0);
 	if (!he)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -200,12 +201,16 @@ static int perf_report__add_branch_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 
+		/* overwrite the 'al' to branch-to info */
+		al->map = bi[i].to.map;
+		al->sym = bi[i].to.sym;
+		al->addr = bi[i].to.addr;
 		/*
 		 * The report shows the percentage of total branches captured
 		 * and not events sampled. Thus we use a pseudo period of 1.
 		 */
-		he = __hists__add_branch_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent,
-				&bi[i], 1, 1);
+		he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, &bi[i], NULL,
+					1, 1, 0);
 		if (he) {
 			struct annotation *notes;
 			bx = he->branch_info;
@@ -266,8 +271,9 @@ static int perf_evsel__add_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, sample->period,
-				sample->weight, sample->transaction);
+	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, NULL, NULL,
+				sample->period, sample->weight,
+				sample->transaction);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index ca5ca37980fb42e2f5e0b09f9501ff26ad80c596..9acca8856ccb2ba60ee3ae72cb954b6c1932da65 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@ static struct hist_entry *perf_evsel__add_hist_entry(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&evsel->hists.lock);
-	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, NULL, sample->period,
-				sample->weight, sample->transaction);
+	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+				sample->period, sample->weight,
+				sample->transaction);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&evsel->hists.lock);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1208,20 +1209,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	if (top.delay_secs < 1)
 		top.delay_secs = 1;
 
-	if (opts->user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)
-		opts->default_interval = opts->user_interval;
-	if (opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX)
-		opts->freq = opts->user_freq;
-
-	/*
-	 * User specified count overrides default frequency.
-	 */
-	if (opts->default_interval)
-		opts->freq = 0;
-	else if (opts->freq) {
-		opts->default_interval = opts->freq;
-	} else {
-		ui__error("frequency and count are zero, aborting\n");
+	if (perf_record_opts__config(opts)) {
 		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_delete_maps;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index ffb5f55c8fba46723cf88d80c13182ba569c699e..58b2d37ae23a19db3719ebfa29c98a79905a4c49 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ endif
 
 feature_check = $(eval $(feature_check_code))
 define feature_check_code
-  feature-$(1) := $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS) LIBUNWIND_LIBS="$(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)" -C config/feature-checks test-$1 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
+  feature-$(1) := $(shell $(MAKE) OUTPUT=$(OUTPUT_FEATURES) CFLAGS="$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS)" LIBUNWIND_LIBS="$(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)" -C config/feature-checks test-$1 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
 endef
 
 feature_set = $(eval $(feature_set_code))
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(LIB_INCLUDE)
 CFLAGS += -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 ifndef NO_BIONIC
-  $(feature_check,bionic)
+  $(call feature_check,bionic)
   ifeq ($(feature-bionic), 1)
     BIONIC := 1
     EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(EXTLIBS))
@@ -397,6 +397,13 @@ else
   endif
 endif
 
+$(call feature_check,timerfd)
+ifeq ($(feature-timerfd), 1)
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
+else
+  msg := $(warning No timerfd support. Disables 'perf kvm stat live');
+endif
+
 disable-python = $(eval $(disable-python_code))
 define disable-python_code
   CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPYTHON
@@ -472,15 +479,15 @@ else
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
   else
     ifneq ($(feature-libbfd), 1)
-      $(feature_check,liberty)
+      $(call feature_check,liberty)
       ifeq ($(feature-liberty), 1)
         EXTLIBS += -lbfd -liberty
       else
-        $(feature_check,liberty-z)
+        $(call feature_check,liberty-z)
         ifeq ($(feature-liberty-z), 1)
           EXTLIBS += -lbfd -liberty -lz
         else
-          $(feature_check,cplus-demangle)
+          $(call feature_check,cplus-demangle)
           ifeq ($(feature-cplus-demangle), 1)
             EXTLIBS += -liberty
             CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index d37d58d273fec8b440f2e172021a03279aa1502c..c803f17fb9869648c97ba9efe93e3a05b4e4329d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ FILES=					\
 	test-libunwind			\
 	test-on-exit			\
 	test-stackprotector-all		\
-	test-stackprotector
+	test-stackprotector		\
+	test-timerfd
 
 CC := $(CC) -MD
 
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ test-on-exit:
 test-backtrace:
 	$(BUILD)
 
+test-timerfd:
+	$(BUILD)
+
 -include *.d
 
 ###############################
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c
index 50d431892a0ce28bd229e24e5053452651f8ff1b..59e7a705e146d4eb8ea029ebf74878411f8e3898 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@
 # include "test-libnuma.c"
 #undef main
 
+#define main main_test_timerfd
+# include "test-timerfd.c"
+#undef main
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	main_test_libpython();
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	main_test_on_exit();
 	main_test_backtrace();
 	main_test_libnuma();
+	main_test_timerfd();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-timerfd.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-timerfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8c5c083b4d3caadf8bc92b82910a261f3f91a16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-timerfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * test for timerfd functions used by perf-kvm-stat-live
+ */
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	struct itimerspec new_value;
+
+	int fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (timerfd_settime(fd, 0, &new_value, NULL) != 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c
index 315067b8f5522ae9cafbef1df506aca814e93012..fcd1dd66790623f4c6e08d62490f75e03b2e32dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC initperf_trace_context(void);
 
-static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_pc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_pc(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
 {
 	static struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
 	PyObject *context;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_pc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	return Py_BuildValue("i", retval);
 }
 
-static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_flags(PyObject *self,
+static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_flags(PyObject *obj,
 						 PyObject *args)
 {
 	static struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_flags(PyObject *self,
 	return Py_BuildValue("i", retval);
 }
 
-static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_lock_depth(PyObject *self,
+static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_lock_depth(PyObject *obj,
 						      PyObject *args)
 {
 	static struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index 6c337e6535408981ad2d6a12aa5f94623765b387..173bf42cc03e73e8291e4a6a7cf99f5d8d6d3107 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 				goto out;
 
 			he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, &al, NULL,
-						1, 1, 0);
+						NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 0);
 			if (he == NULL)
 				goto out;
 
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct machine *machine)
 							  &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
-			he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, &al, NULL, 1, 1,
-						0);
+			he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, &al, NULL,
+						NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 0);
 			if (he == NULL)
 				goto out;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 48114d164e9fb991898d18c28d027ba744181dad..ef671cd41bb3ef554478db74cecc61c6df28afca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "parse-events.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
-#include "sysfs.h"
+#include "fs.h"
 #include <lk/debugfs.h>
 #include "tests.h"
 #include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ static int test_pmu(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/bus/event_source/devices/cpu/format/",
-		 sysfs_find_mountpoint());
+		 sysfs__mountpoint());
 
 	ret = stat(path, &st);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ static int test_pmu_events(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/bus/event_source/devices/cpu/events/",
-		 sysfs_find_mountpoint());
+		 sysfs__mountpoint());
 
 	ret = stat(path, &st);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
index 404ff66a3e367a84e67c4b0896a28318b829e867..7d45d2f536013e49e230aee7856d9aeaf3964f6b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
@@ -21,32 +21,32 @@ struct ui_browser {
 	void	      *priv;
 	const char    *title;
 	char	      *helpline;
-	unsigned int  (*refresh)(struct ui_browser *self);
-	void	      (*write)(struct ui_browser *self, void *entry, int row);
-	void	      (*seek)(struct ui_browser *self, off_t offset, int whence);
-	bool	      (*filter)(struct ui_browser *self, void *entry);
+	unsigned int  (*refresh)(struct ui_browser *browser);
+	void	      (*write)(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int row);
+	void	      (*seek)(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);
+	bool	      (*filter)(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry);
 	u32	      nr_entries;
 	bool	      navkeypressed;
 	bool	      use_navkeypressed;
 };
 
 int  ui_browser__set_color(struct ui_browser *browser, int color);
-void ui_browser__set_percent_color(struct ui_browser *self,
+void ui_browser__set_percent_color(struct ui_browser *browser,
 				   double percent, bool current);
-bool ui_browser__is_current_entry(struct ui_browser *self, unsigned row);
-void ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(struct ui_browser *self);
-void ui_browser__reset_index(struct ui_browser *self);
+bool ui_browser__is_current_entry(struct ui_browser *browser, unsigned row);
+void ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(struct ui_browser *browser);
+void ui_browser__reset_index(struct ui_browser *browser);
 
-void ui_browser__gotorc(struct ui_browser *self, int y, int x);
+void ui_browser__gotorc(struct ui_browser *browser, int y, int x);
 void ui_browser__write_graph(struct ui_browser *browser, int graph);
 void __ui_browser__line_arrow(struct ui_browser *browser, unsigned int column,
 			      u64 start, u64 end);
 void __ui_browser__show_title(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title);
 void ui_browser__show_title(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title);
-int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *self, const char *title,
+int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title,
 		     const char *helpline, ...);
-void ui_browser__hide(struct ui_browser *self);
-int ui_browser__refresh(struct ui_browser *self);
+void ui_browser__hide(struct ui_browser *browser);
+int ui_browser__refresh(struct ui_browser *browser);
 int ui_browser__run(struct ui_browser *browser, int delay_secs);
 void ui_browser__update_nr_entries(struct ui_browser *browser, u32 nr_entries);
 void ui_browser__handle_resize(struct ui_browser *browser);
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ int ui_browser__input_window(const char *title, const char *text, char *input,
 void ui_browser__argv_seek(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);
 unsigned int ui_browser__argv_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser);
 
-void ui_browser__rb_tree_seek(struct ui_browser *self, off_t offset, int whence);
-unsigned int ui_browser__rb_tree_refresh(struct ui_browser *self);
+void ui_browser__rb_tree_seek(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);
+unsigned int ui_browser__rb_tree_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser);
 
-void ui_browser__list_head_seek(struct ui_browser *self, off_t offset, int whence);
-unsigned int ui_browser__list_head_refresh(struct ui_browser *self);
+void ui_browser__list_head_seek(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);
+unsigned int ui_browser__list_head_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser);
 
 void ui_browser__init(void);
 void annotate_browser__init(void);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index a91b6b2194123394309459f0c175d4114613a44d..16848bb4c41842355be8c7a36d2df574a9c90214 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ static int perf_evsel_menu__run(struct perf_evsel_menu *menu,
 	return key;
 }
 
-static bool filter_group_entries(struct ui_browser *self __maybe_unused,
+static bool filter_group_entries(struct ui_browser *browser __maybe_unused,
 				 void *entry)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel = list_entry(entry, struct perf_evsel, node);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
index 95c7cfb8f2c60577d75df489ea2ef1382375720d..b11639f3368272ae754853ae05a62accb1ee3d05 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
@@ -18,30 +18,30 @@ struct map_browser {
 	u8		  addrlen;
 };
 
-static void map_browser__write(struct ui_browser *self, void *nd, int row)
+static void map_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *nd, int row)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol, rb_node);
-	struct map_browser *mb = container_of(self, struct map_browser, b);
-	bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(self, row);
+	struct map_browser *mb = container_of(browser, struct map_browser, b);
+	bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(browser, row);
 	int width;
 
-	ui_browser__set_percent_color(self, 0, current_entry);
+	ui_browser__set_percent_color(browser, 0, current_entry);
 	slsmg_printf("%*" PRIx64 " %*" PRIx64 " %c ",
 		     mb->addrlen, sym->start, mb->addrlen, sym->end,
 		     sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL ? 'g' :
 		     sym->binding == STB_LOCAL  ? 'l' : 'w');
-	width = self->width - ((mb->addrlen * 2) + 4);
+	width = browser->width - ((mb->addrlen * 2) + 4);
 	if (width > 0)
 		slsmg_write_nstring(sym->name, width);
 }
 
 /* FIXME uber-kludgy, see comment on cmd_report... */
-static u32 *symbol__browser_index(struct symbol *self)
+static u32 *symbol__browser_index(struct symbol *browser)
 {
-	return ((void *)self) - sizeof(struct rb_node) - sizeof(u32);
+	return ((void *)browser) - sizeof(struct rb_node) - sizeof(u32);
 }
 
-static int map_browser__search(struct map_browser *self)
+static int map_browser__search(struct map_browser *browser)
 {
 	char target[512];
 	struct symbol *sym;
@@ -53,37 +53,37 @@ static int map_browser__search(struct map_browser *self)
 
 	if (target[0] == '0' && tolower(target[1]) == 'x') {
 		u64 addr = strtoull(target, NULL, 16);
-		sym = map__find_symbol(self->map, addr, NULL);
+		sym = map__find_symbol(browser->map, addr, NULL);
 	} else
-		sym = map__find_symbol_by_name(self->map, target, NULL);
+		sym = map__find_symbol_by_name(browser->map, target, NULL);
 
 	if (sym != NULL) {
 		u32 *idx = symbol__browser_index(sym);
 
-		self->b.top = &sym->rb_node;
-		self->b.index = self->b.top_idx = *idx;
+		browser->b.top = &sym->rb_node;
+		browser->b.index = browser->b.top_idx = *idx;
 	} else
 		ui_helpline__fpush("%s not found!", target);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int map_browser__run(struct map_browser *self)
+static int map_browser__run(struct map_browser *browser)
 {
 	int key;
 
-	if (ui_browser__show(&self->b, self->map->dso->long_name,
+	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, browser->map->dso->long_name,
 			     "Press <- or ESC to exit, %s / to search",
 			     verbose ? "" : "restart with -v to use") < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	while (1) {
-		key = ui_browser__run(&self->b, 0);
+		key = ui_browser__run(&browser->b, 0);
 
 		switch (key) {
 		case '/':
 			if (verbose)
-				map_browser__search(self);
+				map_browser__search(browser);
 		default:
 			break;
                 case K_LEFT:
@@ -94,20 +94,20 @@ static int map_browser__run(struct map_browser *self)
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	ui_browser__hide(&self->b);
+	ui_browser__hide(&browser->b);
 	return key;
 }
 
-int map__browse(struct map *self)
+int map__browse(struct map *map)
 {
 	struct map_browser mb = {
 		.b = {
-			.entries = &self->dso->symbols[self->type],
+			.entries = &map->dso->symbols[map->type],
 			.refresh = ui_browser__rb_tree_refresh,
 			.seek	 = ui_browser__rb_tree_seek,
 			.write	 = map_browser__write,
 		},
-		.map = self,
+		.map = map,
 	};
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	char tmp[BITS_PER_LONG / 4];
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.h b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.h
index df8581a43e17bd2c956304074900d5f9968d2e6a..2d58e4b3eb6ffb295308098350a0997c8c5bea57 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.h
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #define _PERF_UI_MAP_BROWSER_H_ 1
 struct map;
 
-int map__browse(struct map *self);
+int map__browse(struct map *map);
 #endif /* _PERF_UI_MAP_BROWSER_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
index 12f009e61e94a7c60a6b2dbb1a9a959b690b9ad1..d63c68ea02a87e1adfbfaa2ea41ec52b373a0a0c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
@@ -84,22 +84,22 @@ static void script_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 	slsmg_write_nstring(sline->line, browser->width);
 }
 
-static int script_browser__run(struct perf_script_browser *self)
+static int script_browser__run(struct perf_script_browser *browser)
 {
 	int key;
 
-	if (ui_browser__show(&self->b, self->script_name,
+	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, browser->script_name,
 			     "Press <- or ESC to exit") < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	while (1) {
-		key = ui_browser__run(&self->b, 0);
+		key = ui_browser__run(&browser->b, 0);
 
 		/* We can add some special key handling here if needed */
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ui_browser__hide(&self->b);
+	ui_browser__hide(&browser->b);
 	return key;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
index 6c152686e83763a9b18983d06f52e2a14b739b91..c244cb524ef2cc9d4e3eafabe065c8eef60b60a6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
@@ -213,20 +213,19 @@ static size_t callchain__fprintf_graph(FILE *fp, struct rb_root *root,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static size_t __callchain__fprintf_flat(FILE *fp,
-					struct callchain_node *self,
+static size_t __callchain__fprintf_flat(FILE *fp, struct callchain_node *node,
 					u64 total_samples)
 {
 	struct callchain_list *chain;
 	size_t ret = 0;
 
-	if (!self)
+	if (!node)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret += __callchain__fprintf_flat(fp, self->parent, total_samples);
+	ret += __callchain__fprintf_flat(fp, node->parent, total_samples);
 
 
-	list_for_each_entry(chain, &self->val, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(chain, &node->val, list) {
 		if (chain->ip >= PERF_CONTEXT_MAX)
 			continue;
 		if (chain->ms.sym)
@@ -239,15 +238,14 @@ static size_t __callchain__fprintf_flat(FILE *fp,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static size_t callchain__fprintf_flat(FILE *fp, struct rb_root *self,
+static size_t callchain__fprintf_flat(FILE *fp, struct rb_root *tree,
 				      u64 total_samples)
 {
 	size_t ret = 0;
 	u32 entries_printed = 0;
-	struct rb_node *rb_node;
 	struct callchain_node *chain;
+	struct rb_node *rb_node = rb_first(tree);
 
-	rb_node = rb_first(self);
 	while (rb_node) {
 		double percent;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
index a811f5c62e18b3988be2e4d806886a5352f81a65..929f28a7c14dc05cb1c3fd174e17520dda95b7ec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ extern struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops;
 struct dso;
 
 int build_id__sprintf(const u8 *build_id, int len, char *bf);
-char *dso__build_id_filename(struct dso *self, char *bf, size_t size);
+char *dso__build_id_filename(struct dso *dso, char *bf, size_t size);
 
 int build_id__mark_dso_hit(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 			   struct perf_sample *sample, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			   struct machine *machine);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
index beb8cf9f9976df75e77f38dbc5860b37acb5a9a9..a9b48c42e81eb36e34cce24e091be66437270d44 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "util.h"
-#include "sysfs.h"
+#include "fs.h"
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int cpu_map__get_socket(struct cpu_map *map, int idx)
 
 	cpu = map->map[idx];
 
-	mnt = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
+	mnt = sysfs__mountpoint();
 	if (!mnt)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int cpu_map__get_core(struct cpu_map *map, int idx)
 
 	cpu = map->map[idx];
 
-	mnt = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
+	mnt = sysfs__mountpoint();
 	if (!mnt)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index c26b3539187b741e44c6ea623f8baf0146e1ab87..ec9ae1114ed4ca57492948686cf2858d3f2591d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -617,15 +617,15 @@ int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return machine__process_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
-void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
+void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread,
 			   struct machine *machine, u8 cpumode,
 			   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 			   struct addr_location *al)
 {
-	struct map_groups *mg = &self->mg;
+	struct map_groups *mg = &thread->mg;
 	bool load_map = false;
 
-	al->thread = self;
+	al->thread = thread;
 	al->addr = addr;
 	al->cpumode = cpumode;
 	al->filtered = false;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 752709ccfb00e4c0f424dec263960168db0fe2f8..f8d70f3003ab6995a6522846f5807fecb20f2fce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			struct machine *machine);
 
 struct addr_location;
-int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *self,
+
+int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
 				  struct machine *machine,
 				  struct addr_location *al,
 				  struct perf_sample *sample);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 6e8acc9abe384f0a5dbbaac4c1e1d60b1f3d4598..e99eaed926827ff4896ad89edbeae441b8bc2f07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__id2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
 struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
-union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *self, int idx);
+union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ void perf_evlist__set_id_pos(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_can_sample_identifier(void);
 void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			 struct perf_record_opts *opts);
+int perf_record_opts__config(struct perf_record_opts *opts);
 
 int perf_evlist__prepare_workload(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				  struct perf_target *target,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/fs.c b/tools/perf/util/fs.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f5be1f26e724d303ff4a98051b8cf933e1ec1cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/fs.c
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+
+/* TODO merge/factor into tools/lib/lk/debugfs.c */
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "util/fs.h"
+
+static const char * const sysfs__fs_known_mountpoints[] = {
+	"/sys",
+	0,
+};
+
+static const char * const procfs__known_mountpoints[] = {
+	"/proc",
+	0,
+};
+
+struct fs {
+	const char		*name;
+	const char * const	*mounts;
+	char			 path[PATH_MAX + 1];
+	bool			 found;
+	long			 magic;
+};
+
+enum {
+	FS__SYSFS  = 0,
+	FS__PROCFS = 1,
+};
+
+static struct fs fs__entries[] = {
+	[FS__SYSFS] = {
+		.name	= "sysfs",
+		.mounts	= sysfs__fs_known_mountpoints,
+		.magic	= SYSFS_MAGIC,
+	},
+	[FS__PROCFS] = {
+		.name	= "proc",
+		.mounts	= procfs__known_mountpoints,
+		.magic	= PROC_SUPER_MAGIC,
+	},
+};
+
+static bool fs__read_mounts(struct fs *fs)
+{
+	bool found = false;
+	char type[100];
+	FILE *fp;
+
+	fp = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
+	if (fp == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	while (!found &&
+	       fscanf(fp, "%*s %" STR(PATH_MAX) "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n",
+		      fs->path, type) == 2) {
+
+		if (strcmp(type, fs->name) == 0)
+			found = true;
+	}
+
+	fclose(fp);
+	return fs->found = found;
+}
+
+static int fs__valid_mount(const char *fs, long magic)
+{
+	struct statfs st_fs;
+
+	if (statfs(fs, &st_fs) < 0)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	else if (st_fs.f_type != magic)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static bool fs__check_mounts(struct fs *fs)
+{
+	const char * const *ptr;
+
+	ptr = fs->mounts;
+	while (*ptr) {
+		if (fs__valid_mount(*ptr, fs->magic) == 0) {
+			fs->found = true;
+			strcpy(fs->path, *ptr);
+			return true;
+		}
+		ptr++;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static const char *fs__get_mountpoint(struct fs *fs)
+{
+	if (fs__check_mounts(fs))
+		return fs->path;
+
+	return fs__read_mounts(fs) ? fs->path : NULL;
+}
+
+static const char *fs__mountpoint(int idx)
+{
+	struct fs *fs = &fs__entries[idx];
+
+	if (fs->found)
+		return (const char *)fs->path;
+
+	return fs__get_mountpoint(fs);
+}
+
+#define FS__MOUNTPOINT(name, idx)	\
+const char *name##__mountpoint(void)	\
+{					\
+	return fs__mountpoint(idx);	\
+}
+
+FS__MOUNTPOINT(sysfs,  FS__SYSFS);
+FS__MOUNTPOINT(procfs, FS__PROCFS);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/fs.h b/tools/perf/util/fs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e09ce1bab0ec05ceaacce5979e92f65bd1b6b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/fs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_FS
+#define __PERF_FS
+
+const char *sysfs__mountpoint(void);
+const char *procfs__mountpoint(void);
+
+#endif /* __PERF_FS */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 30793f98c8bb4e47d98f0cb697a35d999bfb4f22..822903eaa201f3ec81648206eaf3c2f3ae2710c0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -407,73 +407,12 @@ static struct hist_entry *add_hist_entry(struct hists *hists,
 	return he;
 }
 
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_mem_entry(struct hists *hists,
-					  struct addr_location *al,
-					  struct symbol *sym_parent,
-					  struct mem_info *mi,
-					  u64 period,
-					  u64 weight)
-{
-	struct hist_entry entry = {
-		.thread	= al->thread,
-		.comm = thread__comm(al->thread),
-		.ms = {
-			.map	= al->map,
-			.sym	= al->sym,
-		},
-		.stat = {
-			.period	= period,
-			.weight = weight,
-			.nr_events = 1,
-		},
-		.cpu	= al->cpu,
-		.ip	= al->addr,
-		.level	= al->level,
-		.parent = sym_parent,
-		.filtered = symbol__parent_filter(sym_parent),
-		.hists = hists,
-		.mem_info = mi,
-		.branch_info = NULL,
-	};
-	return add_hist_entry(hists, &entry, al, period, weight);
-}
-
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_branch_entry(struct hists *hists,
-					     struct addr_location *al,
-					     struct symbol *sym_parent,
-					     struct branch_info *bi,
-					     u64 period,
-					     u64 weight)
-{
-	struct hist_entry entry = {
-		.thread	= al->thread,
-		.comm = thread__comm(al->thread),
-		.ms = {
-			.map	= bi->to.map,
-			.sym	= bi->to.sym,
-		},
-		.cpu	= al->cpu,
-		.ip	= bi->to.addr,
-		.level	= al->level,
-		.stat = {
-			.period	= period,
-			.nr_events = 1,
-			.weight = weight,
-		},
-		.parent = sym_parent,
-		.filtered = symbol__parent_filter(sym_parent),
-		.branch_info = bi,
-		.hists	= hists,
-		.mem_info = NULL,
-	};
-
-	return add_hist_entry(hists, &entry, al, period, weight);
-}
-
 struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      struct symbol *sym_parent, u64 period,
-				      u64 weight, u64 transaction)
+				      struct symbol *sym_parent,
+				      struct branch_info *bi,
+				      struct mem_info *mi,
+				      u64 period, u64 weight, u64 transaction)
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
@@ -486,15 +425,15 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 		.ip	= al->addr,
 		.level	= al->level,
 		.stat = {
-			.period	= period,
 			.nr_events = 1,
+			.period	= period,
 			.weight = weight,
 		},
 		.parent = sym_parent,
 		.filtered = symbol__parent_filter(sym_parent),
 		.hists	= hists,
-		.branch_info = NULL,
-		.mem_info = NULL,
+		.branch_info = bi,
+		.mem_info = mi,
 		.transaction = transaction,
 	};
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 9d2d022cdb79f205f39678fe0a0397578e4f3a5c..b621347a1585db4a469b8a08d10acb107406c20f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -84,55 +84,43 @@ struct hists {
 	u16			col_len[HISTC_NR_COLS];
 };
 
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *self,
+struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      struct symbol *parent, u64 period,
+				      struct symbol *parent,
+				      struct branch_info *bi,
+				      struct mem_info *mi, u64 period,
 				      u64 weight, u64 transaction);
 int64_t hist_entry__cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right);
 int64_t hist_entry__collapse(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right);
 int hist_entry__transaction_len(void);
-int hist_entry__sort_snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *bf, size_t size,
+int hist_entry__sort_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf, size_t size,
 			      struct hists *hists);
 void hist_entry__free(struct hist_entry *);
 
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_branch_entry(struct hists *self,
-					     struct addr_location *al,
-					     struct symbol *sym_parent,
-					     struct branch_info *bi,
-					     u64 period,
-					     u64 weight);
-
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_mem_entry(struct hists *self,
-					  struct addr_location *al,
-					  struct symbol *sym_parent,
-					  struct mem_info *mi,
-					  u64 period,
-					  u64 weight);
-
-void hists__output_resort(struct hists *self);
-void hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *self, struct ui_progress *prog);
+void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists);
+void hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog);
 
 void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel);
 void hists__output_recalc_col_len(struct hists *hists, int max_rows);
 
 void hists__inc_nr_entries(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h);
-void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *self, u32 type);
+void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *hists, u32 type);
 void events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type);
 size_t events_stats__fprintf(struct events_stats *stats, FILE *fp);
 
-size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *self, bool show_header, int max_rows,
+size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
 		      int max_cols, float min_pcnt, FILE *fp);
 
-int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *self, int evidx, u64 addr);
-int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *self, size_t privsize);
+int hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, u64 addr);
+int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize);
 
 void hists__filter_by_dso(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__filter_by_thread(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__filter_by_symbol(struct hists *hists);
 
-u16 hists__col_len(struct hists *self, enum hist_column col);
-void hists__set_col_len(struct hists *self, enum hist_column col, u16 len);
-bool hists__new_col_len(struct hists *self, enum hist_column col, u16 len);
+u16 hists__col_len(struct hists *hists, enum hist_column col);
+void hists__set_col_len(struct hists *hists, enum hist_column col, u16 len);
+bool hists__new_col_len(struct hists *hists, enum hist_column col, u16 len);
 void hists__reset_col_len(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__calc_col_len(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *he);
 
@@ -222,12 +210,9 @@ int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *self
-					   __maybe_unused,
-					   struct perf_evsel *evsel
-					   __maybe_unused,
-					   struct hist_browser_timer *hbt
-					   __maybe_unused)
+static inline int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he __maybe_unused,
+					   struct perf_evsel *evsel __maybe_unused,
+					   struct hist_browser_timer *hbt __maybe_unused)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -242,5 +227,5 @@ static inline int script_browse(const char *script_opt __maybe_unused)
 #define K_SWITCH_INPUT_DATA -3000
 #endif
 
-unsigned int hists__sort_list_width(struct hists *self);
+unsigned int hists__sort_list_width(struct hists *hists);
 #endif	/* __PERF_HIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h
index 58b64ed4da12e442c49e0b3069a1f4a11f83dc8e..07d63cf3e0f6f5d0860c7aa8a8531b49367fd468 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
 #define SYSFS_MAGIC            0x62656572
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PROC_SUPER_MAGIC
+#define PROC_SUPER_MAGIC       0x9fa0
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 64362fe45b71f562d73c40594bc050c90ec01c3d..c232d8dd410bf6483ba8fcd850380bbd562f03ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
-#include "sysfs.h"
+#include "fs.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "pmu.h"
 #include "parse-events.h"
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ static int pmu_format(const char *name, struct list_head *format)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	const char *sysfs;
+	const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
 
-	sysfs = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
 	if (!sysfs)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -166,9 +165,8 @@ static int pmu_aliases(const char *name, struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	const char *sysfs;
+	const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
 
-	sysfs = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
 	if (!sysfs)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -212,11 +210,10 @@ static int pmu_type(const char *name, __u32 *type)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	const char *sysfs;
 	FILE *file;
 	int ret = 0;
+	const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
 
-	sysfs = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
 	if (!sysfs)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -241,11 +238,10 @@ static int pmu_type(const char *name, __u32 *type)
 static void pmu_read_sysfs(void)
 {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	const char *sysfs;
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *dent;
+	const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
 
-	sysfs = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
 	if (!sysfs)
 		return;
 
@@ -270,11 +266,10 @@ static struct cpu_map *pmu_cpumask(const char *name)
 {
 	struct stat st;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	const char *sysfs;
 	FILE *file;
 	struct cpu_map *cpus;
+	const char *sysfs = sysfs__mountpoint();
 
-	sysfs = sysfs_find_mountpoint();
 	if (!sysfs)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 2200dad4c3f4865ba3f60b50d6fe194b880ff3f6..ffb657ffd327b1779b328f4546f4d45c0784e243 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static const Dwfl_Callbacks offline_callbacks = {
 };
 
 /* Get a Dwarf from offline image */
-static int debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(struct debuginfo *self,
+static int debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 					 const char *path)
 {
 	int fd;
@@ -124,25 +124,25 @@ static int debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(struct debuginfo *self,
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return fd;
 
-	self->dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
-	if (!self->dwfl)
+	dbg->dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
+	if (!dbg->dwfl)
 		goto error;
 
-	self->mod = dwfl_report_offline(self->dwfl, "", "", fd);
-	if (!self->mod)
+	dbg->mod = dwfl_report_offline(dbg->dwfl, "", "", fd);
+	if (!dbg->mod)
 		goto error;
 
-	self->dbg = dwfl_module_getdwarf(self->mod, &self->bias);
-	if (!self->dbg)
+	dbg->dbg = dwfl_module_getdwarf(dbg->mod, &dbg->bias);
+	if (!dbg->dbg)
 		goto error;
 
 	return 0;
 error:
-	if (self->dwfl)
-		dwfl_end(self->dwfl);
+	if (dbg->dwfl)
+		dwfl_end(dbg->dwfl);
 	else
 		close(fd);
-	memset(self, 0, sizeof(*self));
+	memset(dbg, 0, sizeof(*dbg));
 
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
@@ -180,24 +180,24 @@ static const Dwfl_Callbacks kernel_callbacks = {
 };
 
 /* Get a Dwarf from live kernel image */
-static int debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(struct debuginfo *self,
+static int debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 					       Dwarf_Addr addr)
 {
-	self->dwfl = dwfl_begin(&kernel_callbacks);
-	if (!self->dwfl)
+	dbg->dwfl = dwfl_begin(&kernel_callbacks);
+	if (!dbg->dwfl)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Load the kernel dwarves: Don't care the result here */
-	dwfl_linux_kernel_report_kernel(self->dwfl);
-	dwfl_linux_kernel_report_modules(self->dwfl);
+	dwfl_linux_kernel_report_kernel(dbg->dwfl);
+	dwfl_linux_kernel_report_modules(dbg->dwfl);
 
-	self->dbg = dwfl_addrdwarf(self->dwfl, addr, &self->bias);
+	dbg->dbg = dwfl_addrdwarf(dbg->dwfl, addr, &dbg->bias);
 	/* Here, check whether we could get a real dwarf */
-	if (!self->dbg) {
+	if (!dbg->dbg) {
 		pr_debug("Failed to find kernel dwarf at %lx\n",
 			 (unsigned long)addr);
-		dwfl_end(self->dwfl);
-		memset(self, 0, sizeof(*self));
+		dwfl_end(dbg->dwfl);
+		memset(dbg, 0, sizeof(*dbg));
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(struct debuginfo *self,
 }
 #else
 /* With older elfutils, this just support kernel module... */
-static int debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(struct debuginfo *self,
+static int debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 					       Dwarf_Addr addr __maybe_unused)
 {
 	const char *path = kernel_get_module_path("kernel");
@@ -216,44 +216,45 @@ static int debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(struct debuginfo *self,
 	}
 
 	pr_debug2("Use file %s for debuginfo\n", path);
-	return debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(self, path);
+	return debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(dbg, path);
 }
 #endif
 
 struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path)
 {
-	struct debuginfo *self = zalloc(sizeof(struct debuginfo));
-	if (!self)
+	struct debuginfo *dbg = zalloc(sizeof(*dbg));
+	if (!dbg)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(self, path) < 0) {
-		free(self);
-		self = NULL;
+	if (debuginfo__init_offline_dwarf(dbg, path) < 0) {
+		free(dbg);
+		dbg = NULL;
 	}
 
-	return self;
+	return dbg;
 }
 
 struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new_online_kernel(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	struct debuginfo *self = zalloc(sizeof(struct debuginfo));
-	if (!self)
+	struct debuginfo *dbg = zalloc(sizeof(*dbg));
+
+	if (!dbg)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(self, (Dwarf_Addr)addr) < 0) {
-		free(self);
-		self = NULL;
+	if (debuginfo__init_online_kernel_dwarf(dbg, (Dwarf_Addr)addr) < 0) {
+		free(dbg);
+		dbg = NULL;
 	}
 
-	return self;
+	return dbg;
 }
 
-void debuginfo__delete(struct debuginfo *self)
+void debuginfo__delete(struct debuginfo *dbg)
 {
-	if (self) {
-		if (self->dwfl)
-			dwfl_end(self->dwfl);
-		free(self);
+	if (dbg) {
+		if (dbg->dwfl)
+			dwfl_end(dbg->dwfl);
+		free(dbg);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1083,7 +1084,7 @@ static int pubname_search_cb(Dwarf *dbg, Dwarf_Global *gl, void *data)
 }
 
 /* Find probe points from debuginfo */
-static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *self,
+static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				  struct probe_finder *pf)
 {
 	struct perf_probe_point *pp = &pf->pev->point;
@@ -1094,7 +1095,7 @@ static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *self,
 
 #if _ELFUTILS_PREREQ(0, 142)
 	/* Get the call frame information from this dwarf */
-	pf->cfi = dwarf_getcfi(self->dbg);
+	pf->cfi = dwarf_getcfi(dbg->dbg);
 #endif
 
 	off = 0;
@@ -1113,7 +1114,7 @@ static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *self,
 			.data = pf,
 		};
 
-		dwarf_getpubnames(self->dbg, pubname_search_cb,
+		dwarf_getpubnames(dbg->dbg, pubname_search_cb,
 				  &pubname_param, 0);
 		if (pubname_param.found) {
 			ret = probe_point_search_cb(&pf->sp_die, &probe_param);
@@ -1123,9 +1124,9 @@ static int debuginfo__find_probes(struct debuginfo *self,
 	}
 
 	/* Loop on CUs (Compilation Unit) */
-	while (!dwarf_nextcu(self->dbg, off, &noff, &cuhl, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
+	while (!dwarf_nextcu(dbg->dbg, off, &noff, &cuhl, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
 		/* Get the DIE(Debugging Information Entry) of this CU */
-		diep = dwarf_offdie(self->dbg, off + cuhl, &pf->cu_die);
+		diep = dwarf_offdie(dbg->dbg, off + cuhl, &pf->cu_die);
 		if (!diep)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1281,13 +1282,13 @@ static int add_probe_trace_event(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 }
 
 /* Find probe_trace_events specified by perf_probe_event from debuginfo */
-int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *self,
+int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				 struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 				 struct probe_trace_event **tevs, int max_tevs)
 {
 	struct trace_event_finder tf = {
 			.pf = {.pev = pev, .callback = add_probe_trace_event},
-			.mod = self->mod, .max_tevs = max_tevs};
+			.mod = dbg->mod, .max_tevs = max_tevs};
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Allocate result tevs array */
@@ -1298,7 +1299,7 @@ int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *self,
 	tf.tevs = *tevs;
 	tf.ntevs = 0;
 
-	ret = debuginfo__find_probes(self, &tf.pf);
+	ret = debuginfo__find_probes(dbg, &tf.pf);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		free(*tevs);
 		*tevs = NULL;
@@ -1389,14 +1390,14 @@ static int add_available_vars(Dwarf_Die *sc_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 }
 
 /* Find available variables at given probe point */
-int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *self,
+int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				      struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 				      struct variable_list **vls,
 				      int max_vls, bool externs)
 {
 	struct available_var_finder af = {
 			.pf = {.pev = pev, .callback = add_available_vars},
-			.mod = self->mod,
+			.mod = dbg->mod,
 			.max_vls = max_vls, .externs = externs};
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1408,7 +1409,7 @@ int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *self,
 	af.vls = *vls;
 	af.nvls = 0;
 
-	ret = debuginfo__find_probes(self, &af.pf);
+	ret = debuginfo__find_probes(dbg, &af.pf);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		/* Free vlist for error */
 		while (af.nvls--) {
@@ -1426,7 +1427,7 @@ int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *self,
 }
 
 /* Reverse search */
-int debuginfo__find_probe_point(struct debuginfo *self, unsigned long addr,
+int debuginfo__find_probe_point(struct debuginfo *dbg, unsigned long addr,
 				struct perf_probe_point *ppt)
 {
 	Dwarf_Die cudie, spdie, indie;
@@ -1435,10 +1436,10 @@ int debuginfo__find_probe_point(struct debuginfo *self, unsigned long addr,
 	int baseline = 0, lineno = 0, ret = 0;
 
 	/* Adjust address with bias */
-	addr += self->bias;
+	addr += dbg->bias;
 
 	/* Find cu die */
-	if (!dwarf_addrdie(self->dbg, (Dwarf_Addr)addr - self->bias, &cudie)) {
+	if (!dwarf_addrdie(dbg->dbg, (Dwarf_Addr)addr - dbg->bias, &cudie)) {
 		pr_warning("Failed to find debug information for address %lx\n",
 			   addr);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1639,7 +1640,7 @@ static int find_line_range_by_func(struct line_finder *lf)
 	return param.retval;
 }
 
-int debuginfo__find_line_range(struct debuginfo *self, struct line_range *lr)
+int debuginfo__find_line_range(struct debuginfo *dbg, struct line_range *lr)
 {
 	struct line_finder lf = {.lr = lr, .found = 0};
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1656,7 +1657,7 @@ int debuginfo__find_line_range(struct debuginfo *self, struct line_range *lr)
 		struct dwarf_callback_param line_range_param = {
 			.data = (void *)&lf, .retval = 0};
 
-		dwarf_getpubnames(self->dbg, pubname_search_cb,
+		dwarf_getpubnames(dbg->dbg, pubname_search_cb,
 				  &pubname_param, 0);
 		if (pubname_param.found) {
 			line_range_search_cb(&lf.sp_die, &line_range_param);
@@ -1667,12 +1668,12 @@ int debuginfo__find_line_range(struct debuginfo *self, struct line_range *lr)
 
 	/* Loop on CUs (Compilation Unit) */
 	while (!lf.found && ret >= 0) {
-		if (dwarf_nextcu(self->dbg, off, &noff, &cuhl,
+		if (dwarf_nextcu(dbg->dbg, off, &noff, &cuhl,
 				 NULL, NULL, NULL) != 0)
 			break;
 
 		/* Get the DIE(Debugging Information Entry) of this CU */
-		diep = dwarf_offdie(self->dbg, off + cuhl, &lf.cu_die);
+		diep = dwarf_offdie(dbg->dbg, off + cuhl, &lf.cu_die);
 		if (!diep)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
index d6dab0e0a937e9c779b0c669dfd7eeed36d610bf..ffc33cdd25cc343816fd9e05586832bf48b82205 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h
@@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ struct debuginfo {
 
 extern struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new(const char *path);
 extern struct debuginfo *debuginfo__new_online_kernel(unsigned long addr);
-extern void debuginfo__delete(struct debuginfo *self);
+extern void debuginfo__delete(struct debuginfo *dbg);
 
 /* Find probe_trace_events specified by perf_probe_event from debuginfo */
-extern int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *self,
+extern int debuginfo__find_trace_events(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 					struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 					struct probe_trace_event **tevs,
 					int max_tevs);
 
 /* Find a perf_probe_point from debuginfo */
-extern int debuginfo__find_probe_point(struct debuginfo *self,
+extern int debuginfo__find_probe_point(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				       unsigned long addr,
 				       struct perf_probe_point *ppt);
 
 /* Find a line range */
-extern int debuginfo__find_line_range(struct debuginfo *self,
+extern int debuginfo__find_line_range(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 				      struct line_range *lr);
 
 /* Find available variables */
-extern int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *self,
+extern int debuginfo__find_available_vars_at(struct debuginfo *dbg,
 					     struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 					     struct variable_list **vls,
 					     int max_points, bool externs);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pstack.h b/tools/perf/util/pstack.h
index 4cedea59f518ce7c1fcb61b0368598453bdf3a63..c3cb6584d52763f24c3074886de50c9ff741c71c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pstack.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pstack.h
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 struct pstack;
 struct pstack *pstack__new(unsigned short max_nr_entries);
-void pstack__delete(struct pstack *self);
-bool pstack__empty(const struct pstack *self);
-void pstack__remove(struct pstack *self, void *key);
-void pstack__push(struct pstack *self, void *key);
-void *pstack__pop(struct pstack *self);
+void pstack__delete(struct pstack *pstack);
+bool pstack__empty(const struct pstack *pstack);
+void pstack__remove(struct pstack *pstack, void *key);
+void pstack__push(struct pstack *pstack, void *key);
+void *pstack__pop(struct pstack *pstack);
 
 #endif /* _PERF_PSTACK_ */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
index f75ae1b9900c435af147f24e6c29dd414ca9692c..239036fb2b2c0b08b9352dcbce368904917d2521 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ util/xyarray.c
 util/cgroup.c
 util/rblist.c
 util/strlist.c
-util/sysfs.c
+util/fs.c
 ../../lib/rbtree.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index 18d73aa2f0f89679537b5cb77bdf914a597cd1ad..c8845b107f6085cfacb907fce862c2e76dc6db5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "parse-events.h"
+#include "fs.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 typedef void (*setup_probe_fn_t)(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
@@ -106,3 +108,72 @@ void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 
 	perf_evlist__set_id_pos(evlist);
 }
+
+static int get_max_rate(unsigned int *rate)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *procfs = procfs__mountpoint();
+
+	if (!procfs)
+		return -1;
+
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
+		 "%s/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate", procfs);
+
+	return filename__read_int(path, (int *) rate);
+}
+
+static int perf_record_opts__config_freq(struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+{
+	bool user_freq = opts->user_freq != UINT_MAX;
+	unsigned int max_rate;
+
+	if (opts->user_interval != ULLONG_MAX)
+		opts->default_interval = opts->user_interval;
+	if (user_freq)
+		opts->freq = opts->user_freq;
+
+	/*
+	 * User specified count overrides default frequency.
+	 */
+	if (opts->default_interval)
+		opts->freq = 0;
+	else if (opts->freq) {
+		opts->default_interval = opts->freq;
+	} else {
+		pr_err("frequency and count are zero, aborting\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (get_max_rate(&max_rate))
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * User specified frequency is over current maximum.
+	 */
+	if (user_freq && (max_rate < opts->freq)) {
+		pr_err("Maximum frequency rate (%u) reached.\n"
+		   "Please use -F freq option with lower value or consider\n"
+		   "tweaking /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate.\n",
+		   max_rate);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Default frequency is over current maximum.
+	 */
+	if (max_rate < opts->freq) {
+		pr_warning("Lowering default frequency rate to %u.\n"
+			   "Please consider tweaking "
+			   "/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate.\n",
+			   max_rate);
+		opts->freq = max_rate;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int perf_record_opts__config(struct perf_record_opts *opts)
+{
+	return perf_record_opts__config_freq(opts);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 3c1b30103d547725ca0ec1a48ea117052ae641cc..0ce46943d62794dcd1e86abf716c69e46951d716 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #include "perf_regs.h"
 #include "vdso.h"
 
-static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self)
+static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	struct perf_data_file *file = self->file;
+	struct perf_data_file *file = session->file;
 
-	if (perf_session__read_header(self) < 0) {
+	if (perf_session__read_header(session) < 0) {
 		pr_err("incompatible file format (rerun with -v to learn more)");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self)
 	if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(file))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(self->evlist)) {
+	if (!perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(session->evlist)) {
 		pr_err("non matching sample_type");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(self->evlist)) {
+	if (!perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(session->evlist)) {
 		pr_err("non matching sample_id_all");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!perf_evlist__valid_read_format(self->evlist)) {
+	if (!perf_evlist__valid_read_format(session->evlist)) {
 		pr_err("non matching read_format");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -53,46 +53,45 @@ void perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(struct perf_session *session)
 	machines__set_id_hdr_size(&session->machines, id_hdr_size);
 }
 
-int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
+int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	int ret = machine__create_kernel_maps(&self->machines.host);
+	int ret = machine__create_kernel_maps(&session->machines.host);
 
 	if (ret >= 0)
-		ret = machines__create_guest_kernel_maps(&self->machines);
+		ret = machines__create_guest_kernel_maps(&session->machines);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
+static void perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	machines__destroy_kernel_maps(&self->machines);
+	machines__destroy_kernel_maps(&session->machines);
 }
 
 struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 				       bool repipe, struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
-	struct perf_session *self;
+	struct perf_session *session = zalloc(sizeof(*session));
 
-	self = zalloc(sizeof(*self));
-	if (!self)
+	if (!session)
 		goto out;
 
-	self->repipe = repipe;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->ordered_samples.samples);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->ordered_samples.sample_cache);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->ordered_samples.to_free);
-	machines__init(&self->machines);
+	session->repipe = repipe;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_samples.samples);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_samples.sample_cache);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_samples.to_free);
+	machines__init(&session->machines);
 
 	if (file) {
 		if (perf_data_file__open(file))
 			goto out_delete;
 
-		self->file = file;
+		session->file = file;
 
 		if (perf_data_file__is_read(file)) {
-			if (perf_session__open(self) < 0)
+			if (perf_session__open(session) < 0)
 				goto out_close;
 
-			perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(self);
+			perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(session);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -101,22 +100,22 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 		 * In O_RDONLY mode this will be performed when reading the
 		 * kernel MMAP event, in perf_event__process_mmap().
 		 */
-		if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(self) < 0)
+		if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(session) < 0)
 			goto out_delete;
 	}
 
 	if (tool && tool->ordering_requires_timestamps &&
-	    tool->ordered_samples && !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(self->evlist)) {
+	    tool->ordered_samples && !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist)) {
 		dump_printf("WARNING: No sample_id_all support, falling back to unordered processing\n");
 		tool->ordered_samples = false;
 	}
 
-	return self;
+	return session;
 
  out_close:
 	perf_data_file__close(file);
  out_delete:
-	perf_session__delete(self);
+	perf_session__delete(session);
  out:
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -147,16 +146,16 @@ static void perf_session_env__delete(struct perf_session_env *env)
 	free(env->pmu_mappings);
 }
 
-void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *self)
+void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(self);
-	perf_session__delete_dead_threads(self);
-	perf_session__delete_threads(self);
-	perf_session_env__delete(&self->header.env);
-	machines__exit(&self->machines);
-	if (self->file)
-		perf_data_file__close(self->file);
-	free(self);
+	perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(session);
+	perf_session__delete_dead_threads(session);
+	perf_session__delete_threads(session);
+	perf_session_env__delete(&session->header.env);
+	machines__exit(&session->machines);
+	if (session->file)
+		perf_data_file__close(session->file);
+	free(session);
 	vdso__exit();
 }
 
@@ -1084,11 +1083,11 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 					  file_offset);
 }
 
-void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *self)
+void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *hdr)
 {
-	self->type = bswap_32(self->type);
-	self->misc = bswap_16(self->misc);
-	self->size = bswap_16(self->size);
+	hdr->type = bswap_32(hdr->type);
+	hdr->misc = bswap_16(hdr->misc);
+	hdr->size = bswap_16(hdr->size);
 }
 
 struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *session, pid_t pid)
@@ -1096,9 +1095,9 @@ struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *session, pid_t pid)
 	return machine__findnew_thread(&session->machines.host, 0, pid);
 }
 
-static struct thread *perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *self)
+static struct thread *perf_session__register_idle_thread(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(self, 0);
+	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, 0);
 
 	if (thread == NULL || thread__set_comm(thread, "swapper", 0)) {
 		pr_err("problem inserting idle task.\n");
@@ -1150,10 +1149,10 @@ static void perf_session__warn_about_errors(const struct perf_session *session,
 
 volatile int session_done;
 
-static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
+static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *session,
 					       struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
-	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(self->file);
+	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
 	union perf_event *event;
 	uint32_t size, cur_size = 0;
 	void *buf = NULL;
@@ -1181,7 +1180,7 @@ static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	if (self->header.needs_swap)
+	if (session->header.needs_swap)
 		perf_event_header__bswap(&event->header);
 
 	size = event->header.size;
@@ -1216,7 +1215,7 @@ static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((skip = perf_session__process_event(self, event, tool, head)) < 0) {
+	if ((skip = perf_session__process_event(session, event, tool, head)) < 0) {
 		pr_err("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: failed to process type: %d\n",
 		       head, event->header.size, event->header.type);
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1232,12 +1231,12 @@ static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
 		goto more;
 done:
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
-	self->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
-	err = flush_sample_queue(self, tool);
+	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
+	err = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
 out_err:
 	free(buf);
-	perf_session__warn_about_errors(self, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(self);
+	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
+	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1377,22 +1376,22 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
+int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				 struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
-	u64 size = perf_data_file__size(self->file);
+	u64 size = perf_data_file__size(session->file);
 	int err;
 
-	if (perf_session__register_idle_thread(self) == NULL)
+	if (perf_session__register_idle_thread(session) == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!perf_data_file__is_pipe(self->file))
-		err = __perf_session__process_events(self,
-						     self->header.data_offset,
-						     self->header.data_size,
+	if (!perf_data_file__is_pipe(session->file))
+		err = __perf_session__process_events(session,
+						     session->header.data_offset,
+						     session->header.data_size,
 						     size, tool);
 	else
-		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(self, tool);
+		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(session, tool);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1441,15 +1440,15 @@ int maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(struct map **maps,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp)
+size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp)
 {
-	return machines__fprintf_dsos(&self->machines, fp);
+	return machines__fprintf_dsos(&session->machines, fp);
 }
 
-size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp,
+size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp,
 					  bool (skip)(struct dso *dso, int parm), int parm)
 {
-	return machines__fprintf_dsos_buildid(&self->machines, fp, skip, parm);
+	return machines__fprintf_dsos_buildid(&session->machines, fp, skip, parm);
 }
 
 size_t perf_session__fprintf_nr_events(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 27c74d38b868052345609f0427d3a74cb5d9051a..50f640958f0f8aec87c7f5b3ef7346ad27363542 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 				       bool repipe, struct perf_tool *tool);
 void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session);
 
-void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *self);
+void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *hdr);
 
-int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
+int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				   u64 data_offset, u64 data_size, u64 size,
 				   struct perf_tool *tool);
-int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *self,
+int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				 struct perf_tool *tool);
 
 int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
@@ -64,37 +64,38 @@ int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
 
 void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool);
 
-int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *self, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+int perf_session__resolve_callchain(struct perf_session *session,
+				    struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				    struct thread *thread,
 				    struct ip_callchain *chain,
 				    struct symbol **parent);
 
-bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *self, const char *msg);
+bool perf_session__has_traces(struct perf_session *session, const char *msg);
 
 void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size);
 void mem_bswap_32(void *src, int byte_size);
 void perf_event__attr_swap(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
-int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self);
+int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *session);
 
 void perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(struct perf_session *session);
 
 static inline
-struct machine *perf_session__find_machine(struct perf_session *self, pid_t pid)
+struct machine *perf_session__find_machine(struct perf_session *session, pid_t pid)
 {
-	return machines__find(&self->machines, pid);
+	return machines__find(&session->machines, pid);
 }
 
 static inline
-struct machine *perf_session__findnew_machine(struct perf_session *self, pid_t pid)
+struct machine *perf_session__findnew_machine(struct perf_session *session, pid_t pid)
 {
-	return machines__findnew(&self->machines, pid);
+	return machines__findnew(&session->machines, pid);
 }
 
-struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *self, pid_t pid);
-size_t perf_session__fprintf(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp);
+struct thread *perf_session__findnew(struct perf_session *session, pid_t pid);
+size_t perf_session__fprintf(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp);
 
-size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos(struct perf_session *self, FILE *fp);
+size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp);
 
 size_t perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp,
 					  bool (fn)(struct dso *dso, int parm), int parm);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index f4e16f359d645397b08d62fe46381d2938617d26..f4cc147e022092eff6e7d80c3a5b68a333aa3202 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct sort_entry {
 
 	int64_t (*se_cmp)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
 	int64_t (*se_collapse)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
-	int	(*se_snprintf)(struct hist_entry *self, char *bf, size_t size,
+	int	(*se_snprintf)(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf, size_t size,
 			       unsigned int width);
 	u8	se_width_idx;
 	bool	elide;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c
index 67e4a0082822837cc3f46840b929ac9d6aaa6255..3edd0538161f3556f49ca1e10b1f3a1edd2e6468 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.c
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ static struct strfilter_node *strfilter_node__alloc(const char *op,
 						    struct strfilter_node *l,
 						    struct strfilter_node *r)
 {
-	struct strfilter_node *ret = zalloc(sizeof(struct strfilter_node));
+	struct strfilter_node *node = zalloc(sizeof(*node));
 
-	if (ret) {
-		ret->p = op;
-		ret->l = l;
-		ret->r = r;
+	if (node) {
+		node->p = op;
+		node->l = l;
+		node->r = r;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return node;
 }
 
 static struct strfilter_node *strfilter_node__new(const char *s,
@@ -154,20 +154,20 @@ static struct strfilter_node *strfilter_node__new(const char *s,
  */
 struct strfilter *strfilter__new(const char *rules, const char **err)
 {
-	struct strfilter *ret = zalloc(sizeof(struct strfilter));
+	struct strfilter *filter = zalloc(sizeof(*filter));
 	const char *ep = NULL;
 
-	if (ret)
-		ret->root = strfilter_node__new(rules, &ep);
+	if (filter)
+		filter->root = strfilter_node__new(rules, &ep);
 
-	if (!ret || !ret->root || *ep != '\0') {
+	if (!filter || !filter->root || *ep != '\0') {
 		if (err)
 			*err = ep;
-		strfilter__delete(ret);
-		ret = NULL;
+		strfilter__delete(filter);
+		filter = NULL;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return filter;
 }
 
 static bool strfilter_node__compare(struct strfilter_node *node,
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ static bool strfilter_node__compare(struct strfilter_node *node,
 }
 
 /* Return true if STR matches the filter rules */
-bool strfilter__compare(struct strfilter *node, const char *str)
+bool strfilter__compare(struct strfilter *filter, const char *str)
 {
-	if (!node)
+	if (!filter)
 		return false;
-	return strfilter_node__compare(node->root, str);
+	return strfilter_node__compare(filter->root, str);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.h b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.h
index 00f58a7506dea45ddcef2f9319324d8813ef2668..fe611f3c9e3965007a7ea5ed9f3fbbc768b5f271 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strfilter.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strfilter.h
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ struct strfilter *strfilter__new(const char *rules, const char **err);
 
 /**
  * strfilter__compare - compare given string and a string filter
- * @self: String filter
+ * @filter: String filter
  * @str: target string
  *
- * Compare @str and @self. Return true if the str match the rule
+ * Compare @str and @filter. Return true if the str match the rule
  */
-bool strfilter__compare(struct strfilter *self, const char *str);
+bool strfilter__compare(struct strfilter *filter, const char *str);
 
 /**
  * strfilter__delete - delete a string filter
- * @self: String filter to delete
+ * @filter: String filter to delete
  *
- * Delete @self.
+ * Delete @filter.
  */
-void strfilter__delete(struct strfilter *self);
+void strfilter__delete(struct strfilter *filter);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sysfs.c b/tools/perf/util/sysfs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f71e9eafe15a7323e127145c13cd0240daae6136..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/sysfs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-
-#include "util.h"
-#include "sysfs.h"
-
-static const char * const sysfs_known_mountpoints[] = {
-	"/sys",
-	0,
-};
-
-static int sysfs_found;
-char sysfs_mountpoint[PATH_MAX + 1];
-
-static int sysfs_valid_mountpoint(const char *sysfs)
-{
-	struct statfs st_fs;
-
-	if (statfs(sysfs, &st_fs) < 0)
-		return -ENOENT;
-	else if (st_fs.f_type != (long) SYSFS_MAGIC)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-const char *sysfs_find_mountpoint(void)
-{
-	const char * const *ptr;
-	char type[100];
-	FILE *fp;
-
-	if (sysfs_found)
-		return (const char *) sysfs_mountpoint;
-
-	ptr = sysfs_known_mountpoints;
-	while (*ptr) {
-		if (sysfs_valid_mountpoint(*ptr) == 0) {
-			sysfs_found = 1;
-			strcpy(sysfs_mountpoint, *ptr);
-			return sysfs_mountpoint;
-		}
-		ptr++;
-	}
-
-	/* give up and parse /proc/mounts */
-	fp = fopen("/proc/mounts", "r");
-	if (fp == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	while (!sysfs_found &&
-	       fscanf(fp, "%*s %" STR(PATH_MAX) "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n",
-		      sysfs_mountpoint, type) == 2) {
-
-		if (strcmp(type, "sysfs") == 0)
-			sysfs_found = 1;
-	}
-
-	fclose(fp);
-
-	return sysfs_found ? sysfs_mountpoint : NULL;
-}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sysfs.h b/tools/perf/util/sysfs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a813b720393852e9638885af77ef6e33f88d0811..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/sysfs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __SYSFS_H__
-#define __SYSFS_H__
-
-const char *sysfs_find_mountpoint(void);
-
-#endif /* __DEBUGFS_H__ */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 373c055989ed97af8e7c4d22c07a62f1960d5978..897c1b2a750a278c8cecf000c892d5f6bba8f0af 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@ struct machine;
 struct comm;
 
 struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
-void thread__delete(struct thread *self);
+void thread__delete(struct thread *thread);
 static inline void thread__exited(struct thread *thread)
 {
 	thread->dead = true;
 }
 
 int thread__set_comm(struct thread *thread, const char *comm, u64 timestamp);
-int thread__comm_len(struct thread *self);
+int thread__comm_len(struct thread *thread);
 struct comm *thread__comm(const struct thread *thread);
 const char *thread__comm_str(const struct thread *thread);
-void thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map);
+void thread__insert_map(struct thread *thread, struct map *map);
 int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent, u64 timestamp);
 size_t thread__fprintf(struct thread *thread, FILE *fp);
 
-static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *self,
+static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *thread,
 					   enum map_type type, u64 addr)
 {
-	return self ? map_groups__find(&self->mg, type, addr) : NULL;
+	return thread ? map_groups__find(&thread->mg, type, addr) : NULL;
 }
 
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,