Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf update from Ingo Molnar:
 "Lots of changes in this cycle as well, with hundreds of commits from
  over 30 contributors.  Most of the activity was on the tooling side.

  Higher level changes:

   - New 'perf kvm' analysis tool, from Xiao Guangrong.

   - New 'perf trace' system-wide tracing tool

   - uprobes fixes + cleanups from Oleg Nesterov.

   - Lots of patches to make perf build on Android out of box, from
     Irina Tirdea

   - Extend ftrace function tracing utility to be more dynamic for its
     users.  It allows for data passing to the callback functions, as
     well as reading regs as if a breakpoint were to trigger at function
     entry.

     The main goal of this patch series was to allow kprobes to use
     ftrace as an optimized probe point when a probe is placed on an
     ftrace nop.  With lots of help from Masami Hiramatsu, and going
     through lots of iterations, we finally came up with a good
     solution.

   - Add cpumask for uncore pmu, use it in 'stat', from Yan, Zheng.

   - Various tracing updates from Steve Rostedt

   - Clean up and improve 'perf sched' performance by elliminating lots
     of needless calls to libtraceevent.

   - Event group parsing support, from Jiri Olsa

   - UI/gtk refactorings and improvements from Namhyung Kim

   - Add support for non-tracepoint events in perf script python, from
     Feng Tang

   - Add --symbols to 'script', similar to the one in 'report', from
     Feng Tang.

  Infrastructure enhancements and fixes:

   - Convert the trace builtins to use the growing evsel/evlist
     tracepoint infrastructure, removing several open coded constructs
     like switch like series of strcmp to dispatch events, etc.
     Basically what had already been showcased in 'perf sched'.

   - Add evsel constructor for tracepoints, that uses libtraceevent just
     to parse the /format events file, use it in a new 'perf test' to
     make sure the libtraceevent format parsing regressions can be more
     readily caught.

   - Some strange errors were happening in some builds, but not on the
     next, reported by several people, problem was some parser related
     files, generated during the build, didn't had proper make deps, fix
     from Eric Sandeen.

   - Introduce struct and cache information about the environment where
     a perf.data file was captured, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Fix handling of unresolved samples when --symbols is used in
     'report', from Feng Tang.

   - Add union member access support to 'probe', from Hyeoncheol Lee.

   - Fixups to die() removal, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Render fixes for the TUI, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Don't enable annotation in non symbolic view, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Fix pipe mode in 'report', from Namhyung Kim.

   - Move related stats code from stat to util/, will be used by the
     'stat' kvm tool, from Xiao Guangrong.

   - Remove die()/exit() calls from several tools.

   - Resolve vdso callchains, from Jiri Olsa

   - Don't pass const char pointers to basename, so that we can
     unconditionally use libgen.h and thus avoid ifdef BIONIC lines,
     from David Ahern

   - Refactor hist formatting so that it can be reused with the GTK
     browser, From Namhyung Kim

   - Fix build for another rbtree.c change, from Adrian Hunter.

   - Make 'perf diff' command work with evsel hists, from Jiri Olsa.

   - Use the only field_sep var that is set up: symbol_conf.field_sep,
     fix from Jiri Olsa.

   - .gitignore compiled python binaries, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Get rid of die() in more libtraceevent places, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Rename libtraceevent 'private' struct member to 'priv' so that it
     works in C++, from Steven Rostedt

   - Remove lots of exit()/die() calls from tools so that the main perf
     exit routine can take place, from David Ahern

   - Fix x86 build on x86-64, from David Ahern.

   - {int,str,rb}list fixes from Suzuki K Poulose

   - perf.data header fixes from Namhyung Kim

   - Allow user to indicate objdump path, needed in cross environments,
     from Maciek Borzecki

   - Fix hardware cache event name generation, fix from Jiri Olsa

   - Add round trip test for sw, hw and cache event names, catching the
     problem Jiri fixed, after Jiri's patch, the test passes
     successfully.

   - Clean target should do clean for lib/traceevent too, fix from David
     Ahern

   - Check the right variable for allocation failure, fix from Namhyung
     Kim

   - Set up evsel->tp_format regardless of evsel->name being set
     already, fix from Namhyung Kim

   - Oprofile fixes from Robert Richter.

   - Remove perf_event_attr needless version inflation, from Jiri Olsa

   - Introduce libtraceevent strerror like error reporting facility,
     from Namhyung Kim

   - Add pmu mappings to perf.data header and use event names from cmd
     line, from Robert Richter

   - Fix include order for bison/flex-generated C files, from Ben
     Hutchings

   - Build fixes and documentation corrections from David Ahern

   - Assorted cleanups from Robert Richter

   - Let O= makes handle relative paths, from Steven Rostedt

   - perf script python fixes, from Feng Tang.

   - Initial bash completion support, from Frederic Weisbecker

   - Allow building without libelf, from Namhyung Kim.

   - Support DWARF CFI based unwind to have callchains when %bp based
     unwinding is not possible, from Jiri Olsa.

   - Symbol resolution fixes, while fixing support PPC64 files with an
     .opt ELF section was the end goal, several fixes for code that
     handles all architectures and cleanups are included, from Cody
     Schafer.

   - Assorted fixes for Documentation and build in 32 bit, from Robert
     Richter

   - Cache the libtraceevent event_format associated to each evsel
     early, so that we avoid relookups, i.e.  calling pevent_find_event
     repeatedly when processing tracepoint events.

     [ This is to reduce the surface contact with libtraceevents and
        make clear what is that the perf tools needs from that lib: so
        far parsing the common and per event fields.  ]

   - Don't stop the build if the audit libraries are not installed, fix
     from Namhyung Kim.

   - Fix bfd.h/libbfd detection with recent binutils, from Markus
     Trippelsdorf.

   - Improve warning message when libunwind devel packages not present,
     from Jiri Olsa"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (282 commits)
  perf trace: Add aliases for some syscalls
  perf probe: Print an enum type variable in "enum variable-name" format when showing accessible variables
  perf tools: Check libaudit availability for perf-trace builtin
  perf hists: Add missing period_* fields when collapsing a hist entry
  perf trace: New tool
  perf evsel: Export the event_format constructor
  perf evsel: Introduce rawptr() method
  perf tools: Use perf_evsel__newtp in the event parser
  perf evsel: The tracepoint constructor should store sys:name
  perf evlist: Introduce set_filter() method
  perf evlist: Renane set_filters method to apply_filters
  perf test: Add test to check we correctly parse and match syscall open parms
  perf evsel: Handle endianity in intval method
  perf evsel: Know if byte swap is needed
  perf tools: Allow handling a NULL cpu_map as meaning "all cpus"
  perf evsel: Improve tracepoint constructor setup
  tools lib traceevent: Fix error path on pevent_parse_event
  perf test: Fix build failure
  trace: Move trace event enable from fs_initcall to core_initcall
  tracing: Add an option for disabling markers
  ...

4 files changed, 595 insertions, 213 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index 14131cb0522d..04d959fa0226 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ CFLAGS ?= -g -Wall
 
 # Append required CFLAGS
 override CFLAGS += $(CONFIG_FLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(PLUGIN_DIR_SQ)
-override CFLAGS += $(udis86-flags)
+override CFLAGS += $(udis86-flags) -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 ifeq ($(VERBOSE),1)
   Q =
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 5f34aa371b56..47264b4652b9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@
  *  Frederic Weisbecker gave his permission to relicense the code to
  *  the Lesser General Public License.
  */
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #include "event-parse.h"
 #include "event-utils.h"
@@ -117,14 +118,7 @@ void breakpoint(void)
 
 struct print_arg *alloc_arg(void)
 {
-	struct print_arg *arg;
-
-	arg = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*arg));
-	if (!arg)
-		return NULL;
-	memset(arg, 0, sizeof(*arg));
-
-	return arg;
+	return calloc(1, sizeof(struct print_arg));
 }
 
 struct cmdline {
@@ -158,7 +152,9 @@ static int cmdline_init(struct pevent *pevent)
 	struct cmdline *cmdlines;
 	int i;
 
-	cmdlines = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*cmdlines) * pevent->cmdline_count);
+	cmdlines = malloc(sizeof(*cmdlines) * pevent->cmdline_count);
+	if (!cmdlines)
+		return -1;
 
 	i = 0;
 	while (cmdlist) {
@@ -186,8 +182,8 @@ static char *find_cmdline(struct pevent *pevent, int pid)
 	if (!pid)
 		return "<idle>";
 
-	if (!pevent->cmdlines)
-		cmdline_init(pevent);
+	if (!pevent->cmdlines && cmdline_init(pevent))
+		return "<not enough memory for cmdlines!>";
 
 	key.pid = pid;
 
@@ -215,8 +211,8 @@ int pevent_pid_is_registered(struct pevent *pevent, int pid)
 	if (!pid)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!pevent->cmdlines)
-		cmdline_init(pevent);
+	if (!pevent->cmdlines && cmdline_init(pevent))
+		return 0;
 
 	key.pid = pid;
 
@@ -258,10 +254,14 @@ static int add_new_comm(struct pevent *pevent, const char *comm, int pid)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].pid = pid;
 	cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm = strdup(comm);
-	if (!cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm)
-		die("malloc comm");
+	if (!cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm) {
+		free(cmdlines);
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].pid = pid;
 		
 	if (cmdlines[pevent->cmdline_count].comm)
 		pevent->cmdline_count++;
@@ -288,10 +288,15 @@ int pevent_register_comm(struct pevent *pevent, const char *comm, int pid)
 	if (pevent->cmdlines)
 		return add_new_comm(pevent, comm, pid);
 
-	item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
+	item = malloc(sizeof(*item));
+	if (!item)
+		return -1;
+
 	item->comm = strdup(comm);
-	if (!item->comm)
-		die("malloc comm");
+	if (!item->comm) {
+		free(item);
+		return -1;
+	}
 	item->pid = pid;
 	item->next = pevent->cmdlist;
 
@@ -355,7 +360,10 @@ static int func_map_init(struct pevent *pevent)
 	struct func_map *func_map;
 	int i;
 
-	func_map = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*func_map) * (pevent->func_count + 1));
+	func_map = malloc(sizeof(*func_map) * (pevent->func_count + 1));
+	if (!func_map)
+		return -1;
+
 	funclist = pevent->funclist;
 
 	i = 0;
@@ -455,25 +463,36 @@ pevent_find_function_address(struct pevent *pevent, unsigned long long addr)
 int pevent_register_function(struct pevent *pevent, char *func,
 			     unsigned long long addr, char *mod)
 {
-	struct func_list *item;
+	struct func_list *item = malloc(sizeof(*item));
 
-	item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
+	if (!item)
+		return -1;
 
 	item->next = pevent->funclist;
 	item->func = strdup(func);
-	if (mod)
+	if (!item->func)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	if (mod) {
 		item->mod = strdup(mod);
-	else
+		if (!item->mod)
+			goto out_free_func;
+	} else
 		item->mod = NULL;
 	item->addr = addr;
 
-	if (!item->func || (mod && !item->mod))
-		die("malloc func");
-
 	pevent->funclist = item;
 	pevent->func_count++;
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_free_func:
+	free(item->func);
+	item->func = NULL;
+out_free:
+	free(item);
+	errno = ENOMEM;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -524,14 +543,16 @@ static int printk_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void printk_map_init(struct pevent *pevent)
+static int printk_map_init(struct pevent *pevent)
 {
 	struct printk_list *printklist;
 	struct printk_list *item;
 	struct printk_map *printk_map;
 	int i;
 
-	printk_map = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*printk_map) * (pevent->printk_count + 1));
+	printk_map = malloc(sizeof(*printk_map) * (pevent->printk_count + 1));
+	if (!printk_map)
+		return -1;
 
 	printklist = pevent->printklist;
 
@@ -549,6 +570,8 @@ static void printk_map_init(struct pevent *pevent)
 
 	pevent->printk_map = printk_map;
 	pevent->printklist = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct printk_map *
@@ -557,8 +580,8 @@ find_printk(struct pevent *pevent, unsigned long long addr)
 	struct printk_map *printk;
 	struct printk_map key;
 
-	if (!pevent->printk_map)
-		printk_map_init(pevent);
+	if (!pevent->printk_map && printk_map_init(pevent))
+		return NULL;
 
 	key.addr = addr;
 
@@ -580,21 +603,27 @@ find_printk(struct pevent *pevent, unsigned long long addr)
 int pevent_register_print_string(struct pevent *pevent, char *fmt,
 				 unsigned long long addr)
 {
-	struct printk_list *item;
+	struct printk_list *item = malloc(sizeof(*item));
 
-	item = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*item));
+	if (!item)
+		return -1;
 
 	item->next = pevent->printklist;
-	item->printk = strdup(fmt);
 	item->addr = addr;
 
+	item->printk = strdup(fmt);
 	if (!item->printk)
-		die("malloc fmt");
+		goto out_free;
 
 	pevent->printklist = item;
 	pevent->printk_count++;
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_free:
+	free(item);
+	errno = ENOMEM;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -619,24 +648,18 @@ void pevent_print_printk(struct pevent *pevent)
 
 static struct event_format *alloc_event(void)
 {
-	struct event_format *event;
-
-	event = malloc(sizeof(*event));
-	if (!event)
-		return NULL;
-	memset(event, 0, sizeof(*event));
-
-	return event;
+	return calloc(1, sizeof(struct event_format));
 }
 
-static void add_event(struct pevent *pevent, struct event_format *event)
+static int add_event(struct pevent *pevent, struct event_format *event)
 {
 	int i;
+	struct event_format **events = realloc(pevent->events, sizeof(event) *
+					       (pevent->nr_events + 1));
+	if (!events)
+		return -1;
 
-	pevent->events = realloc(pevent->events, sizeof(event) *
-				 (pevent->nr_events + 1));
-	if (!pevent->events)
-		die("Can not allocate events");
+	pevent->events = events;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pevent->nr_events; i++) {
 		if (pevent->events[i]->id > event->id)
@@ -651,6 +674,8 @@ static void add_event(struct pevent *pevent, struct event_format *event)
 	pevent->nr_events++;
 
 	event->pevent = pevent;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int event_item_type(enum event_type type)
@@ -827,9 +852,9 @@ static enum event_type __read_token(char **tok)
 	switch (type) {
 	case EVENT_NEWLINE:
 	case EVENT_DELIM:
-		*tok = malloc_or_die(2);
-		(*tok)[0] = ch;
-		(*tok)[1] = 0;
+		if (asprintf(tok, "%c", ch) < 0)
+			return EVENT_ERROR;
+
 		return type;
 
 	case EVENT_OP:
@@ -1240,8 +1265,10 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 
 		last_token = token;
 
-		field = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*field));
-		memset(field, 0, sizeof(*field));
+		field = calloc(1, sizeof(*field));
+		if (!field)
+			goto fail;
+
 		field->event = event;
 
 		/* read the rest of the type */
@@ -1282,7 +1309,7 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 		}
 
 		if (!field->type) {
-			die("no type found");
+			do_warning("%s: no type found", __func__);
 			goto fail;
 		}
 		field->name = last_token;
@@ -1329,7 +1356,7 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 				free_token(token);
 				type = read_token(&token);
 				if (type == EVENT_NONE) {
-					die("failed to find token");
+					do_warning("failed to find token");
 					goto fail;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1538,6 +1565,14 @@ process_cond(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *top, char **tok)
 	left = alloc_arg();
 	right = alloc_arg();
 
+	if (!arg || !left || !right) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		/* arg will be freed at out_free */
+		free_arg(left);
+		free_arg(right);
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+
 	arg->type = PRINT_OP;
 	arg->op.left = left;
 	arg->op.right = right;
@@ -1580,6 +1615,12 @@ process_array(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *top, char **tok)
 	char *token = NULL;
 
 	arg = alloc_arg();
+	if (!arg) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		/* '*tok' is set to top->op.op.  No need to free. */
+		*tok = NULL;
+		return EVENT_ERROR;
+	}
 
 	*tok = NULL;
 	type = process_arg(event, arg, &token);
@@ -1595,8 +1636,7 @@ process_array(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *top, char **tok)
 	return type;
 
 out_free:
-	free_token(*tok);
-	*tok = NULL;
+	free_token(token);
 	free_arg(arg);
 	return EVENT_ERROR;
 }
@@ -1682,7 +1722,7 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	if (arg->type == PRINT_OP && !arg->op.left) {
 		/* handle single op */
 		if (token[1]) {
-			die("bad op token %s", token);
+			do_warning("bad op token %s", token);
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 		switch (token[0]) {
@@ -1699,10 +1739,16 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 
 		/* make an empty left */
 		left = alloc_arg();
+		if (!left)
+			goto out_warn_free;
+
 		left->type = PRINT_NULL;
 		arg->op.left = left;
 
 		right = alloc_arg();
+		if (!right)
+			goto out_warn_free;
+
 		arg->op.right = right;
 
 		/* do not free the token, it belongs to an op */
@@ -1712,6 +1758,9 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	} else if (strcmp(token, "?") == 0) {
 
 		left = alloc_arg();
+		if (!left)
+			goto out_warn_free;
+
 		/* copy the top arg to the left */
 		*left = *arg;
 
@@ -1720,6 +1769,7 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		arg->op.left = left;
 		arg->op.prio = 0;
 
+		/* it will set arg->op.right */
 		type = process_cond(event, arg, tok);
 
 	} else if (strcmp(token, ">>") == 0 ||
@@ -1739,6 +1789,8 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		   strcmp(token, "!=") == 0) {
 
 		left = alloc_arg();
+		if (!left)
+			goto out_warn_free;
 
 		/* copy the top arg to the left */
 		*left = *arg;
@@ -1746,6 +1798,7 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		arg->type = PRINT_OP;
 		arg->op.op = token;
 		arg->op.left = left;
+		arg->op.right = NULL;
 
 		if (set_op_prio(arg) == -1) {
 			event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
@@ -1762,12 +1815,14 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		    type == EVENT_DELIM && (strcmp(token, ")") == 0)) {
 			char *new_atom;
 
-			if (left->type != PRINT_ATOM)
-				die("bad pointer type");
+			if (left->type != PRINT_ATOM) {
+				do_warning("bad pointer type");
+				goto out_free;
+			}
 			new_atom = realloc(left->atom.atom,
 					    strlen(left->atom.atom) + 3);
 			if (!new_atom)
-				goto out_free;
+				goto out_warn_free;
 
 			left->atom.atom = new_atom;
 			strcat(left->atom.atom, " *");
@@ -1779,12 +1834,18 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		}
 
 		right = alloc_arg();
+		if (!right)
+			goto out_warn_free;
+
 		type = process_arg_token(event, right, tok, type);
 		arg->op.right = right;
 
 	} else if (strcmp(token, "[") == 0) {
 
 		left = alloc_arg();
+		if (!left)
+			goto out_warn_free;
+
 		*left = *arg;
 
 		arg->type = PRINT_OP;
@@ -1793,6 +1854,7 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 
 		arg->op.prio = 0;
 
+		/* it will set arg->op.right */
 		type = process_array(event, arg, tok);
 
 	} else {
@@ -1816,14 +1878,16 @@ process_op(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 
 	return type;
 
- out_free:
+out_warn_free:
+	do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+out_free:
 	free_token(token);
 	*tok = NULL;
 	return EVENT_ERROR;
 }
 
 static enum event_type
-process_entry(struct event_format *event __unused, struct print_arg *arg,
+process_entry(struct event_format *event __maybe_unused, struct print_arg *arg,
 	      char **tok)
 {
 	enum event_type type;
@@ -1880,7 +1944,11 @@ eval_type_str(unsigned long long val, const char *type, int pointer)
 			return val;
 		}
 
-		ref = malloc_or_die(len);
+		ref = malloc(len);
+		if (!ref) {
+			do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+			return val;
+		}
 		memcpy(ref, type, len);
 
 		/* chop off the " *" */
@@ -1957,8 +2025,10 @@ eval_type_str(unsigned long long val, const char *type, int pointer)
 static unsigned long long
 eval_type(unsigned long long val, struct print_arg *arg, int pointer)
 {
-	if (arg->type != PRINT_TYPE)
-		die("expected type argument");
+	if (arg->type != PRINT_TYPE) {
+		do_warning("expected type argument");
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	return eval_type_str(val, arg->typecast.type, pointer);
 }
@@ -2143,7 +2213,7 @@ static char *arg_eval (struct print_arg *arg)
 	case PRINT_STRING:
 	case PRINT_BSTRING:
 	default:
-		die("invalid eval type %d", arg->type);
+		do_warning("invalid eval type %d", arg->type);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -2166,6 +2236,8 @@ process_fields(struct event_format *event, struct print_flag_sym **list, char **
 			break;
 
 		arg = alloc_arg();
+		if (!arg)
+			goto out_free;
 
 		free_token(token);
 		type = process_arg(event, arg, &token);
@@ -2179,30 +2251,33 @@ process_fields(struct event_format *event, struct print_flag_sym **list, char **
 		if (test_type_token(type, token, EVENT_DELIM, ","))
 			goto out_free;
 
-		field = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*field));
-		memset(field, 0, sizeof(*field));
+		field = calloc(1, sizeof(*field));
+		if (!field)
+			goto out_free;
 
 		value = arg_eval(arg);
 		if (value == NULL)
-			goto out_free;
+			goto out_free_field;
 		field->value = strdup(value);
 		if (field->value == NULL)
-			goto out_free;
+			goto out_free_field;
 
 		free_arg(arg);
 		arg = alloc_arg();
+		if (!arg)
+			goto out_free;
 
 		free_token(token);
 		type = process_arg(event, arg, &token);
 		if (test_type_token(type, token, EVENT_OP, "}"))
-			goto out_free;
+			goto out_free_field;
 
 		value = arg_eval(arg);
 		if (value == NULL)
-			goto out_free;
+			goto out_free_field;
 		field->str = strdup(value);
 		if (field->str == NULL)
-			goto out_free;
+			goto out_free_field;
 		free_arg(arg);
 		arg = NULL;
 
@@ -2216,6 +2291,8 @@ process_fields(struct event_format *event, struct print_flag_sym **list, char **
 	*tok = token;
 	return type;
 
+out_free_field:
+	free_flag_sym(field);
 out_free:
 	free_arg(arg);
 	free_token(token);
@@ -2235,6 +2312,10 @@ process_flags(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	arg->type = PRINT_FLAGS;
 
 	field = alloc_arg();
+	if (!field) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	type = process_arg(event, field, &token);
 
@@ -2243,7 +2324,7 @@ process_flags(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		type = process_op(event, field, &token);
 
 	if (test_type_token(type, token, EVENT_DELIM, ","))
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_free_field;
 	free_token(token);
 
 	arg->flags.field = field;
@@ -2265,7 +2346,9 @@ process_flags(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	type = read_token_item(tok);
 	return type;
 
- out_free:
+out_free_field:
+	free_arg(field);
+out_free:
 	free_token(token);
 	*tok = NULL;
 	return EVENT_ERROR;
@@ -2282,10 +2365,14 @@ process_symbols(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	arg->type = PRINT_SYMBOL;
 
 	field = alloc_arg();
+	if (!field) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	type = process_arg(event, field, &token);
 	if (test_type_token(type, token, EVENT_DELIM, ","))
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_free_field;
 
 	arg->symbol.field = field;
 
@@ -2297,7 +2384,9 @@ process_symbols(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	type = read_token_item(tok);
 	return type;
 
- out_free:
+out_free_field:
+	free_arg(field);
+out_free:
 	free_token(token);
 	*tok = NULL;
 	return EVENT_ERROR;
@@ -2314,6 +2403,11 @@ process_hex(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	arg->type = PRINT_HEX;
 
 	field = alloc_arg();
+	if (!field) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		goto out_free;
+	}
+
 	type = process_arg(event, field, &token);
 
 	if (test_type_token(type, token, EVENT_DELIM, ","))
@@ -2324,6 +2418,12 @@ process_hex(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 	free_token(token);
 
 	field = alloc_arg();
+	if (!field) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		*tok = NULL;
+		return EVENT_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	type = process_arg(event, field, &token);
 
 	if (test_type_token(type, token, EVENT_DELIM, ")"))
@@ -2381,6 +2481,12 @@ process_dynamic_array(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **
 
 	free_token(token);
 	arg = alloc_arg();
+	if (!field) {
+		do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+		*tok = NULL;
+		return EVENT_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	type = process_arg(event, arg, &token);
 	if (type == EVENT_ERROR)
 		goto out_free_arg;
@@ -2434,10 +2540,16 @@ process_paren(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 		/* make this a typecast and contine */
 
 		/* prevous must be an atom */
-		if (arg->type != PRINT_ATOM)
-			die("previous needed to be PRINT_ATOM");
+		if (arg->type != PRINT_ATOM) {
+			do_warning("previous needed to be PRINT_ATOM");
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 
 		item_arg = alloc_arg();
+		if (!item_arg) {
+			do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 
 		arg->type = PRINT_TYPE;
 		arg->typecast.type = arg->atom.atom;
@@ -2457,7 +2569,8 @@ process_paren(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
 
 
 static enum event_type
-process_str(struct event_format *event __unused, struct print_arg *arg, char **tok)
+process_str(struct event_format *event __maybe_unused, struct print_arg *arg,
+	    char **tok)
 {
 	enum event_type type;
 	char *token;
@@ -2532,6 +2645,11 @@ process_func_handler(struct event_format *event, struct pevent_function_handler
 	next_arg = &(arg->func.args);
 	for (i = 0; i < func->nr_args; i++) {
 		farg = alloc_arg();
+		if (!farg) {
+			do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+			return EVENT_ERROR;
+		}
+
 		type = process_arg(event, farg, &token);
 		if (i < (func->nr_args - 1))
 			test = ",";
@@ -2676,7 +2794,8 @@ process_arg_token(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg *arg,
 
 	case EVENT_ERROR ... EVENT_NEWLINE:
 	default:
-		die("unexpected type %d", type);
+		do_warning("unexpected type %d", type);
+		return EVENT_ERROR;
 	}
 	*tok = token;
 
@@ -2697,6 +2816,10 @@ static int event_read_print_args(struct event_format *event, struct print_arg **
 		}
 
 		arg = alloc_arg();
+		if (!arg) {
+			do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
 		type = process_arg(event, arg, &token);
 
@@ -2768,10 +2891,8 @@ static int event_read_print(struct event_format *event)
 	if (type == EVENT_DQUOTE) {
 		char *cat;
 
-		cat = malloc_or_die(strlen(event->print_fmt.format) +
-				    strlen(token) + 1);
-		strcpy(cat, event->print_fmt.format);
-		strcat(cat, token);
+		if (asprintf(&cat, "%s%s", event->print_fmt.format, token) < 0)
+			goto fail;
 		free_token(token);
 		free_token(event->print_fmt.format);
 		event->print_fmt.format = NULL;
@@ -2925,8 +3046,10 @@ static int get_common_info(struct pevent *pevent,
 	 * All events should have the same common elements.
 	 * Pick any event to find where the type is;
 	 */
-	if (!pevent->events)
-		die("no event_list!");
+	if (!pevent->events) {
+		do_warning("no event_list!");
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	event = pevent->events[0];
 	field = pevent_find_common_field(event, type);
@@ -3084,7 +3207,8 @@ eval_num_arg(void *data, int size, struct event_format *event, struct print_arg
 		if (!arg->field.field) {
 			arg->field.field = pevent_find_any_field(event, arg->field.name);
 			if (!arg->field.field)
-				die("field %s not found", arg->field.name);
+				goto out_warning_field;
+			
 		}
 		/* must be a number */
 		val = pevent_read_number(pevent, data + arg->field.field->offset,
@@ -3145,8 +3269,10 @@ eval_num_arg(void *data, int size, struct event_format *event, struct print_arg
 				if (!larg->field.field) {
 					larg->field.field =
 						pevent_find_any_field(event, larg->field.name);
-					if (!larg->field.field)
-						die("field %s not found", larg->field.name);
+					if (!larg->field.field) {
+						arg = larg;
+						goto out_warning_field;
+					}
 				}
 				field_size = larg->field.field->elementsize;
 				offset = larg->field.field->offset +
@@ -3182,7 +3308,7 @@ eval_num_arg(void *data, int size, struct event_format *event, struct print_arg
 				val = left != right;
 				break;
 			default:
-				die("unknown op '%s'", arg->op.op);
+				goto out_warning_op;
 			}
 			break;
 		case '~':
@@ -3212,7 +3338,7 @@ eval_num_arg(void *data, int size, struct event_format *event, struct print_arg
 				val = left <= right;
 				break;
 			default:
-				die("unknown op '%s'", arg->op.op);
+				goto out_warning_op;
 			}
 			break;
 		case '>':
@@ -3227,12 +3353,13 @@ eval_num_arg(void *data, int size, struct event_format *event, struct print_arg
 				val = left >= right;
 				break;
 			default:
-				die("unknown op '%s'", arg->op.op);
+				goto out_warning_op;
 			}
 			break;
 		case '=':
 			if (arg->op.op[1] != '=')
-				die("unknown op '%s'", arg->op.op);
+				goto out_warning_op;
+
 			val = left == right;
 			break;
 		case '-':
@@ -3248,13 +3375,21 @@ eval_num_arg(void *data, int size, struct event_format *event, struct print_arg
 			val = left * right;
 			break;
 		default:
-			die("unknown op '%s'", arg->op.op);
+			goto out_warning_op;
 		}
 		break;
 	default: /* not sure what to do there */
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return val;
+
+out_warning_op:
+	do_warning("%s: unknown op '%s'", __func__, arg->op.op);
+	return 0;
+
+out_warning_field:
+	do_warning("%s: field %s not found", __func__, arg->field.name);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct flag {
@@ -3331,8 +3466,10 @@ static void print_str_arg(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 		field = arg->field.field;
 		if (!field) {
 			field = pevent_find_any_field(event, arg->field.name);
-			if (!field)
-				die("field %s not found", arg->field.name);
+			if (!field) {
+				str = arg->field.name;
+				goto out_warning_field;
+			}
 			arg->field.field = field;
 		}
 		/* Zero sized fields, mean the rest of the data */
@@ -3349,7 +3486,11 @@ static void print_str_arg(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 			trace_seq_printf(s, "%lx", addr);
 			break;
 		}
-		str = malloc_or_die(len + 1);
+		str = malloc(len + 1);
+		if (!str) {
+			do_warning("%s: not enough memory!", __func__);
+			return;
+		}
 		memcpy(str, data + field->offset, len);
 		str[len] = 0;
 		print_str_to_seq(s, format, len_arg, str);
@@ -3389,7 +3530,7 @@ static void print_str_arg(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 			str = arg->hex.field->field.name;
 			field = pevent_find_any_field(event, str);
 			if (!field)
-				die("field %s not found", str);
+				goto out_warning_field;
 			arg->hex.field->field.field = field;
 		}
 		hex = data + field->offset;
@@ -3441,6 +3582,11 @@ static void print_str_arg(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 		/* well... */
 		break;
 	}
+
+	return;
+
+out_warning_field:
+	do_warning("%s: field %s not found", __func__, arg->field.name);
 }
 
 static unsigned long long
@@ -3467,7 +3613,11 @@ process_defined_func(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 	farg = arg->func.args;
 	param = func_handle->params;
 
-	args = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*args) * func_handle->nr_args);
+	ret = ULLONG_MAX;
+	args = malloc(sizeof(*args) * func_handle->nr_args);
+	if (!args)
+		goto out;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < func_handle->nr_args; i++) {
 		switch (param->type) {
 		case PEVENT_FUNC_ARG_INT:
@@ -3479,13 +3629,19 @@ process_defined_func(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 			trace_seq_init(&str);
 			print_str_arg(&str, data, size, event, "%s", -1, farg);
 			trace_seq_terminate(&str);
-			string = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*string));
+			string = malloc(sizeof(*string));
+			if (!string) {
+				do_warning("%s(%d): malloc str", __func__, __LINE__);
+				goto out_free;
+			}
 			string->next = strings;
 			string->str = strdup(str.buffer);
-			if (!string->str)
-				die("malloc str");
-
-			args[i] = (unsigned long long)string->str;
+			if (!string->str) {
+				free(string);
+				do_warning("%s(%d): malloc str", __func__, __LINE__);
+				goto out_free;
+			}
+			args[i] = (uintptr_t)string->str;
 			strings = string;
 			trace_seq_destroy(&str);
 			break;
@@ -3494,14 +3650,15 @@ process_defined_func(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 			 * Something went totally wrong, this is not
 			 * an input error, something in this code broke.
 			 */
-			die("Unexpected end of arguments\n");
-			break;
+			do_warning("Unexpected end of arguments\n");
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 		farg = farg->next;
 		param = param->next;
 	}
 
 	ret = (*func_handle->func)(s, args);
+out_free:
 	free(args);
 	while (strings) {
 		string = strings;
@@ -3515,6 +3672,18 @@ process_defined_func(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void free_args(struct print_arg *args)
+{
+	struct print_arg *next;
+
+	while (args) {
+		next = args->next;
+
+		free_arg(args);
+		args = next;
+	}
+}
+
 static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struct event_format *event)
 {
 	struct pevent *pevent = event->pevent;
@@ -3530,11 +3699,15 @@ static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struc
 
 	if (!field) {
 		field = pevent_find_field(event, "buf");
-		if (!field)
-			die("can't find buffer field for binary printk");
+		if (!field) {
+			do_warning("can't find buffer field for binary printk");
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		ip_field = pevent_find_field(event, "ip");
-		if (!ip_field)
-			die("can't find ip field for binary printk");
+		if (!ip_field) {
+			do_warning("can't find ip field for binary printk");
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		pevent->bprint_buf_field = field;
 		pevent->bprint_ip_field = ip_field;
 	}
@@ -3545,13 +3718,18 @@ static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struc
 	 * The first arg is the IP pointer.
 	 */
 	args = alloc_arg();
+	if (!args) {
+		do_warning("%s(%d): not enough memory!", __func__, __LINE__);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	arg = args;
 	arg->next = NULL;
 	next = &arg->next;
 
 	arg->type = PRINT_ATOM;
-	arg->atom.atom = malloc_or_die(32);
-	sprintf(arg->atom.atom, "%lld", ip);
+		
+	if (asprintf(&arg->atom.atom, "%lld", ip) < 0)
+		goto out_free;
 
 	/* skip the first "%pf : " */
 	for (ptr = fmt + 6, bptr = data + field->offset;
@@ -3606,10 +3784,17 @@ static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struc
 				val = pevent_read_number(pevent, bptr, vsize);
 				bptr += vsize;
 				arg = alloc_arg();
+				if (!arg) {
+					do_warning("%s(%d): not enough memory!",
+						   __func__, __LINE__);
+					goto out_free;
+				}
 				arg->next = NULL;
 				arg->type = PRINT_ATOM;
-				arg->atom.atom = malloc_or_die(32);
-				sprintf(arg->atom.atom, "%lld", val);
+				if (asprintf(&arg->atom.atom, "%lld", val) < 0) {
+					free(arg);
+					goto out_free;
+				}
 				*next = arg;
 				next = &arg->next;
 				/*
@@ -3622,11 +3807,16 @@ static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struc
 				break;
 			case 's':
 				arg = alloc_arg();
+				if (!arg) {
+					do_warning("%s(%d): not enough memory!",
+						   __func__, __LINE__);
+					goto out_free;
+				}
 				arg->next = NULL;
 				arg->type = PRINT_BSTRING;
 				arg->string.string = strdup(bptr);
 				if (!arg->string.string)
-					break;
+					goto out_free;
 				bptr += strlen(bptr) + 1;
 				*next = arg;
 				next = &arg->next;
@@ -3637,22 +3827,15 @@ static struct print_arg *make_bprint_args(char *fmt, void *data, int size, struc
 	}
 
 	return args;
-}
 
-static void free_args(struct print_arg *args)
-{
-	struct print_arg *next;
-
-	while (args) {
-		next = args->next;
-
-		free_arg(args);
-		args = next;
-	}
+out_free:
+	free_args(args);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static char *
-get_bprint_format(void *data, int size __unused, struct event_format *event)
+get_bprint_format(void *data, int size __maybe_unused,
+		  struct event_format *event)
 {
 	struct pevent *pevent = event->pevent;
 	unsigned long long addr;
@@ -3665,8 +3848,10 @@ get_bprint_format(void *data, int size __unused, struct event_format *event)
 
 	if (!field) {
 		field = pevent_find_field(event, "fmt");
-		if (!field)
-			die("can't find format field for binary printk");
+		if (!field) {
+			do_warning("can't find format field for binary printk");
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		pevent->bprint_fmt_field = field;
 	}
 
@@ -3674,9 +3859,8 @@ get_bprint_format(void *data, int size __unused, struct event_format *event)
 
 	printk = find_printk(pevent, addr);
 	if (!printk) {
-		format = malloc_or_die(45);
-		sprintf(format, "%%pf : (NO FORMAT FOUND at %llx)\n",
-			addr);
+		if (asprintf(&format, "%%pf : (NO FORMAT FOUND at %llx)\n", addr) < 0)
+			return NULL;
 		return format;
 	}
 
@@ -3684,8 +3868,8 @@ get_bprint_format(void *data, int size __unused, struct event_format *event)
 	/* Remove any quotes. */
 	if (*p == '"')
 		p++;
-	format = malloc_or_die(strlen(p) + 10);
-	sprintf(format, "%s : %s", "%pf", p);
+	if (asprintf(&format, "%s : %s", "%pf", p) < 0)
+		return NULL;
 	/* remove ending quotes and new line since we will add one too */
 	p = format + strlen(format) - 1;
 	if (*p == '"')
@@ -3720,8 +3904,11 @@ static void print_mac_arg(struct trace_seq *s, int mac, void *data, int size,
 	if (!arg->field.field) {
 		arg->field.field =
 			pevent_find_any_field(event, arg->field.name);
-		if (!arg->field.field)
-			die("field %s not found", arg->field.name);
+		if (!arg->field.field) {
+			do_warning("%s: field %s not found",
+				   __func__, arg->field.name);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 	if (arg->field.field->size != 6) {
 		trace_seq_printf(s, "INVALIDMAC");
@@ -3888,8 +4075,11 @@ static void pretty_print(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size, struct event
 				goto cont_process;
 			case '*':
 				/* The argument is the length. */
-				if (!arg)
-					die("no argument match");
+				if (!arg) {
+					do_warning("no argument match");
+					event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+					goto out_failed;
+				}
 				len_arg = eval_num_arg(data, size, event, arg);
 				len_as_arg = 1;
 				arg = arg->next;
@@ -3922,15 +4112,21 @@ static void pretty_print(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size, struct event
 			case 'x':
 			case 'X':
 			case 'u':
-				if (!arg)
-					die("no argument match");
+				if (!arg) {
+					do_warning("no argument match");
+					event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+					goto out_failed;
+				}
 
 				len = ((unsigned long)ptr + 1) -
 					(unsigned long)saveptr;
 
 				/* should never happen */
-				if (len > 31)
-					die("bad format!");
+				if (len > 31) {
+					do_warning("bad format!");
+					event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+					len = 31;
+				}
 
 				memcpy(format, saveptr, len);
 				format[len] = 0;
@@ -3994,19 +4190,26 @@ static void pretty_print(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size, struct event
 						trace_seq_printf(s, format, (long long)val);
 					break;
 				default:
-					die("bad count (%d)", ls);
+					do_warning("bad count (%d)", ls);
+					event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
 				}
 				break;
 			case 's':
-				if (!arg)
-					die("no matching argument");
+				if (!arg) {
+					do_warning("no matching argument");
+					event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+					goto out_failed;
+				}
 
 				len = ((unsigned long)ptr + 1) -
 					(unsigned long)saveptr;
 
 				/* should never happen */
-				if (len > 31)
-					die("bad format!");
+				if (len > 31) {
+					do_warning("bad format!");
+					event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+					len = 31;
+				}
 
 				memcpy(format, saveptr, len);
 				format[len] = 0;
@@ -4024,6 +4227,11 @@ static void pretty_print(struct trace_seq *s, void *data, int size, struct event
 			trace_seq_putc(s, *ptr);
 	}
 
+	if (event->flags & EVENT_FL_FAILED) {
+out_failed:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, "[FAILED TO PARSE]");
+	}
+
 	if (args) {
 		free_args(args);
 		free(bprint_fmt);
@@ -4356,7 +4564,10 @@ get_event_fields(const char *type, const char *name,
 	struct format_field *field;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	fields = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*fields) * (count + 1));
+	fields = malloc(sizeof(*fields) * (count + 1));
+	if (!fields)
+		return NULL;
+
 	for (field = list; field; field = field->next) {
 		fields[i++] = field;
 		if (i == count + 1) {
@@ -4672,8 +4883,7 @@ static int find_event_handle(struct pevent *pevent, struct event_format *event)
 }
 
 /**
- * pevent_parse_event - parse the event format
- * @pevent: the handle to the pevent
+ * __pevent_parse_format - parse the event format
  * @buf: the buffer storing the event format string
  * @size: the size of @buf
  * @sys: the system the event belongs to
@@ -4685,28 +4895,27 @@ static int find_event_handle(struct pevent *pevent, struct event_format *event)
  *
  * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.../.../format
  */
-int pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent,
-		       const char *buf, unsigned long size,
-		       const char *sys)
+enum pevent_errno __pevent_parse_format(struct event_format **eventp,
+					struct pevent *pevent, const char *buf,
+					unsigned long size, const char *sys)
 {
 	struct event_format *event;
 	int ret;
 
 	init_input_buf(buf, size);
 
-	event = alloc_event();
+	*eventp = event = alloc_event();
 	if (!event)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
 
 	event->name = event_read_name();
 	if (!event->name) {
 		/* Bad event? */
-		free(event);
-		return -1;
+		ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+		goto event_alloc_failed;
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp(sys, "ftrace") == 0) {
-
 		event->flags |= EVENT_FL_ISFTRACE;
 
 		if (strcmp(event->name, "bprint") == 0)
@@ -4714,74 +4923,189 @@ int pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent,
 	}
 		
 	event->id = event_read_id();
-	if (event->id < 0)
-		die("failed to read event id");
+	if (event->id < 0) {
+		ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_ID_FAILED;
+		/*
+		 * This isn't an allocation error actually.
+		 * But as the ID is critical, just bail out.
+		 */
+		goto event_alloc_failed;
+	}
 
 	event->system = strdup(sys);
-	if (!event->system)
-		die("failed to allocate system");
-
-	/* Add pevent to event so that it can be referenced */
-	event->pevent = pevent;
+	if (!event->system) {
+		ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+		goto event_alloc_failed;
+	}
 
 	ret = event_read_format(event);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		do_warning("failed to read event format for %s", event->name);
-		goto event_failed;
+		ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_FORMAT_FAILED;
+		goto event_parse_failed;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If the event has an override, don't print warnings if the event
 	 * print format fails to parse.
 	 */
-	if (find_event_handle(pevent, event))
+	if (pevent && find_event_handle(pevent, event))
 		show_warning = 0;
 
 	ret = event_read_print(event);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		do_warning("failed to read event print fmt for %s",
-			   event->name);
-		show_warning = 1;
-		goto event_failed;
-	}
 	show_warning = 1;
 
-	add_event(pevent, event);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_PRINT_FAILED;
+		goto event_parse_failed;
+	}
 
 	if (!ret && (event->flags & EVENT_FL_ISFTRACE)) {
 		struct format_field *field;
 		struct print_arg *arg, **list;
 
 		/* old ftrace had no args */
-
 		list = &event->print_fmt.args;
 		for (field = event->format.fields; field; field = field->next) {
 			arg = alloc_arg();
-			*list = arg;
-			list = &arg->next;
+			if (!arg) {
+				event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+				return PEVENT_ERRNO__OLD_FTRACE_ARG_FAILED;
+			}
 			arg->type = PRINT_FIELD;
 			arg->field.name = strdup(field->name);
 			if (!arg->field.name) {
-				do_warning("failed to allocate field name");
 				event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
-				return -1;
+				free_arg(arg);
+				return PEVENT_ERRNO__OLD_FTRACE_ARG_FAILED;
 			}
 			arg->field.field = field;
+			*list = arg;
+			list = &arg->next;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	return 0;
+
+ event_parse_failed:
+	event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+	return ret;
+
+ event_alloc_failed:
+	free(event->system);
+	free(event->name);
+	free(event);
+	*eventp = NULL;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pevent_parse_format - parse the event format
+ * @buf: the buffer storing the event format string
+ * @size: the size of @buf
+ * @sys: the system the event belongs to
+ *
+ * This parses the event format and creates an event structure
+ * to quickly parse raw data for a given event.
+ *
+ * These files currently come from:
+ *
+ * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.../.../format
+ */
+enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_format(struct event_format **eventp, const char *buf,
+				      unsigned long size, const char *sys)
+{
+	return __pevent_parse_format(eventp, NULL, buf, size, sys);
+}
+
+/**
+ * pevent_parse_event - parse the event format
+ * @pevent: the handle to the pevent
+ * @buf: the buffer storing the event format string
+ * @size: the size of @buf
+ * @sys: the system the event belongs to
+ *
+ * This parses the event format and creates an event structure
+ * to quickly parse raw data for a given event.
+ *
+ * These files currently come from:
+ *
+ * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.../.../format
+ */
+enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent, const char *buf,
+				     unsigned long size, const char *sys)
+{
+	struct event_format *event = NULL;
+	int ret = __pevent_parse_format(&event, pevent, buf, size, sys);
+
+	if (event == NULL)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Add pevent to event so that it can be referenced */
+	event->pevent = pevent;
+
+	if (add_event(pevent, event)) {
+		ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+		goto event_add_failed;
+	}
+
 #define PRINT_ARGS 0
 	if (PRINT_ARGS && event->print_fmt.args)
 		print_args(event->print_fmt.args);
 
 	return 0;
 
- event_failed:
-	event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
-	/* still add it even if it failed */
-	add_event(pevent, event);
-	return -1;
+event_add_failed:
+	pevent_free_format(event);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#undef _PE
+#define _PE(code, str) str
+static const char * const pevent_error_str[] = {
+	PEVENT_ERRORS
+};
+#undef _PE
+
+int pevent_strerror(struct pevent *pevent, enum pevent_errno errnum,
+		    char *buf, size_t buflen)
+{
+	int idx;
+	const char *msg;
+
+	if (errnum >= 0) {
+		msg = strerror_r(errnum, buf, buflen);
+		if (msg != buf) {
+			size_t len = strlen(msg);
+			memcpy(buf, msg, min(buflen - 1, len));
+			*(buf + min(buflen - 1, len)) = '\0';
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (errnum <= __PEVENT_ERRNO__START ||
+	    errnum >= __PEVENT_ERRNO__END)
+		return -1;
+
+	idx = errnum - __PEVENT_ERRNO__START - 1;
+	msg = pevent_error_str[idx];
+
+	switch (errnum) {
+	case PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED:
+	case PEVENT_ERRNO__PARSE_EVENT_FAILED:
+	case PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_ID_FAILED:
+	case PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_FORMAT_FAILED:
+	case PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_PRINT_FAILED:
+	case PEVENT_ERRNO__OLD_FTRACE_ARG_FAILED:
+		snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", msg);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		/* cannot reach here */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int get_field_val(struct trace_seq *s, struct format_field *field,
@@ -5000,6 +5324,7 @@ int pevent_register_print_function(struct pevent *pevent,
 	struct pevent_func_params *param;
 	enum pevent_func_arg_type type;
 	va_list ap;
+	int ret;
 
 	func_handle = find_func_handler(pevent, name);
 	if (func_handle) {
@@ -5012,14 +5337,20 @@ int pevent_register_print_function(struct pevent *pevent,
 		remove_func_handler(pevent, name);
 	}
 
-	func_handle = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*func_handle));
-	memset(func_handle, 0, sizeof(*func_handle));
+	func_handle = calloc(1, sizeof(*func_handle));
+	if (!func_handle) {
+		do_warning("Failed to allocate function handler");
+		return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+	}
 
 	func_handle->ret_type = ret_type;
 	func_handle->name = strdup(name);
 	func_handle->func = func;
-	if (!func_handle->name)
-		die("Failed to allocate function name");
+	if (!func_handle->name) {
+		do_warning("Failed to allocate function name");
+		free(func_handle);
+		return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+	}
 
 	next_param = &(func_handle->params);
 	va_start(ap, name);
@@ -5029,11 +5360,17 @@ int pevent_register_print_function(struct pevent *pevent,
 			break;
 
 		if (type < 0 || type >= PEVENT_FUNC_ARG_MAX_TYPES) {
-			warning("Invalid argument type %d", type);
+			do_warning("Invalid argument type %d", type);
+			ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__INVALID_ARG_TYPE;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
-		param = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*param));
+		param = malloc(sizeof(*param));
+		if (!param) {
+			do_warning("Failed to allocate function param");
+			ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+			goto out_free;
+		}
 		param->type = type;
 		param->next = NULL;
 
@@ -5051,7 +5388,7 @@ int pevent_register_print_function(struct pevent *pevent,
  out_free:
 	va_end(ap);
 	free_func_handle(func_handle);
-	return -1;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5103,8 +5440,12 @@ int pevent_register_event_handler(struct pevent *pevent,
 
  not_found:
 	/* Save for later use. */
-	handle = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*handle));
-	memset(handle, 0, sizeof(*handle));
+	handle = calloc(1, sizeof(*handle));
+	if (!handle) {
+		do_warning("Failed to allocate event handler");
+		return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
+	}
+
 	handle->id = id;
 	if (event_name)
 		handle->event_name = strdup(event_name);
@@ -5113,7 +5454,11 @@ int pevent_register_event_handler(struct pevent *pevent,
 
 	if ((event_name && !handle->event_name) ||
 	    (sys_name && !handle->sys_name)) {
-		die("Failed to allocate event/sys name");
+		do_warning("Failed to allocate event/sys name");
+		free((void *)handle->event_name);
+		free((void *)handle->sys_name);
+		free(handle);
+		return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
 	}
 
 	handle->func = func;
@@ -5129,13 +5474,10 @@ int pevent_register_event_handler(struct pevent *pevent,
  */
 struct pevent *pevent_alloc(void)
 {
-	struct pevent *pevent;
+	struct pevent *pevent = calloc(1, sizeof(*pevent));
 
-	pevent = malloc(sizeof(*pevent));
-	if (!pevent)
-		return NULL;
-	memset(pevent, 0, sizeof(*pevent));
-	pevent->ref_count = 1;
+	if (pevent)
+		pevent->ref_count = 1;
 
 	return pevent;
 }
@@ -5164,7 +5506,7 @@ static void free_formats(struct format *format)
 	free_format_fields(format->fields);
 }
 
-static void free_event(struct event_format *event)
+void pevent_free_format(struct event_format *event)
 {
 	free(event->name);
 	free(event->system);
@@ -5250,7 +5592,7 @@ void pevent_free(struct pevent *pevent)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pevent->nr_events; i++)
-		free_event(pevent->events[i]);
+		pevent_free_format(pevent->events[i]);
 
 	while (pevent->handlers) {
 		handle = pevent->handlers;
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index 5772ad8cb386..24a4bbabc5d5 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <regex.h>
 
-#ifndef __unused
-#define __unused __attribute__ ((unused))
+#ifndef __maybe_unused
+#define __maybe_unused __attribute__((unused))
 #endif
 
 /* ----------------------- trace_seq ----------------------- */
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct pevent_record {
 	int			cpu;
 	int			ref_count;
 	int			locked;		/* Do not free, even if ref_count is zero */
-	void			*private;
+	void			*priv;
 #if DEBUG_RECORD
 	struct pevent_record	*prev;
 	struct pevent_record	*next;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct plugin_option {
 	char				*plugin_alias;
 	char				*description;
 	char				*value;
-	void				*private;
+	void				*priv;
 	int				set;
 };
 
@@ -345,6 +345,35 @@ enum pevent_flag {
 	PEVENT_NSEC_OUTPUT		= 1,	/* output in NSECS */
 };
 
+#define PEVENT_ERRORS 							      \
+	_PE(MEM_ALLOC_FAILED,	"failed to allocate memory"),		      \
+	_PE(PARSE_EVENT_FAILED,	"failed to parse event"),		      \
+	_PE(READ_ID_FAILED,	"failed to read event id"),		      \
+	_PE(READ_FORMAT_FAILED,	"failed to read event format"),		      \
+	_PE(READ_PRINT_FAILED,	"failed to read event print fmt"), 	      \
+	_PE(OLD_FTRACE_ARG_FAILED,"failed to allocate field name for ftrace"),\
+	_PE(INVALID_ARG_TYPE,	"invalid argument type")
+
+#undef _PE
+#define _PE(__code, __str) PEVENT_ERRNO__ ## __code
+enum pevent_errno {
+	PEVENT_ERRNO__SUCCESS			= 0,
+
+	/*
+	 * Choose an arbitrary negative big number not to clash with standard
+	 * errno since SUS requires the errno has distinct positive values.
+	 * See 'Issue 6' in the link below.
+	 *
+	 * http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/errno.h.html
+	 */
+	__PEVENT_ERRNO__START			= -100000,
+
+	PEVENT_ERRORS,
+
+	__PEVENT_ERRNO__END,
+};
+#undef _PE
+
 struct cmdline;
 struct cmdline_list;
 struct func_map;
@@ -509,8 +538,11 @@ void pevent_print_event(struct pevent *pevent, struct trace_seq *s,
 int pevent_parse_header_page(struct pevent *pevent, char *buf, unsigned long size,
 			     int long_size);
 
-int pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent, const char *buf,
-		       unsigned long size, const char *sys);
+enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent, const char *buf,
+				     unsigned long size, const char *sys);
+enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_format(struct event_format **eventp, const char *buf,
+				      unsigned long size, const char *sys);
+void pevent_free_format(struct event_format *event);
 
 void *pevent_get_field_raw(struct trace_seq *s, struct event_format *event,
 			   const char *name, struct pevent_record *record,
@@ -561,6 +593,8 @@ int pevent_data_pid(struct pevent *pevent, struct pevent_record *rec);
 const char *pevent_data_comm_from_pid(struct pevent *pevent, int pid);
 void pevent_event_info(struct trace_seq *s, struct event_format *event,
 		       struct pevent_record *record);
+int pevent_strerror(struct pevent *pevent, enum pevent_errno errnum,
+		    char *buf, size_t buflen);
 
 struct event_format **pevent_list_events(struct pevent *pevent, enum event_sort_type);
 struct format_field **pevent_event_common_fields(struct event_format *event);
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-utils.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-utils.h
index 08296383d1e6..bc075006966e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-utils.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-utils.h
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ void __vdie(const char *fmt, ...);
 void __vwarning(const char *fmt, ...);
 void __vpr_stat(const char *fmt, ...);
 
+#define min(x, y) ({				\
+	typeof(x) _min1 = (x);			\
+	typeof(y) _min2 = (y);			\
+	(void) (&_min1 == &_min2);		\
+	_min1 < _min2 ? _min1 : _min2; })
+
 static inline char *strim(char *string)
 {
 	char *ret;