diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 71aa3e3..939426c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -33,22 +33,24 @@
 # define MADV_UNMERGEABLE	13
 #endif
 
+struct syscall_arg {
+	unsigned long val;
+	u8	      idx;
+	u8	      mask;
+};
+
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_hex(char *bf, size_t size,
-					 unsigned long arg,
-					 u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused,
-					 u8 *arg_mask __maybe_unused)
+					 struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
-	return scnprintf(bf, size, "%#lx", arg);
+	return scnprintf(bf, size, "%#lx", arg->val);
 }
 
 #define SCA_HEX syscall_arg__scnprintf_hex
 
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_whence(char *bf, size_t size,
-					    unsigned long arg,
-					    u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused,
-					    u8 *arg_mask __maybe_unused)
+					    struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
-	int whence = arg;
+	int whence = arg->val;
 
 	switch (whence) {
 #define P_WHENCE(n) case SEEK_##n: return scnprintf(bf, size, #n)
@@ -71,11 +73,9 @@
 #define SCA_WHENCE syscall_arg__scnprintf_whence
 
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_mmap_prot(char *bf, size_t size,
-					       unsigned long arg,
-					       u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused,
-					       u8 *arg_mask __maybe_unused)
+					       struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
-	int printed = 0, prot = arg;
+	int printed = 0, prot = arg->val;
 
 	if (prot == PROT_NONE)
 		return scnprintf(bf, size, "NONE");
@@ -104,10 +104,9 @@
 #define SCA_MMAP_PROT syscall_arg__scnprintf_mmap_prot
 
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_mmap_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
-						unsigned long arg, u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused,
-						u8 *arg_mask __maybe_unused)
+						struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
-	int printed = 0, flags = arg;
+	int printed = 0, flags = arg->val;
 
 #define	P_MMAP_FLAG(n) \
 	if (flags & MAP_##n) { \
@@ -148,10 +147,9 @@
 #define SCA_MMAP_FLAGS syscall_arg__scnprintf_mmap_flags
 
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_madvise_behavior(char *bf, size_t size,
-						      unsigned long arg, u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused,
-						      u8 *arg_mask __maybe_unused)
+						      struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
-	int behavior = arg;
+	int behavior = arg->val;
 
 	switch (behavior) {
 #define	P_MADV_BHV(n) case MADV_##n: return scnprintf(bf, size, #n)
@@ -190,8 +188,7 @@
 
 #define SCA_MADV_BHV syscall_arg__scnprintf_madvise_behavior
 
-static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_futex_op(char *bf, size_t size, unsigned long arg,
-					      u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused, u8 *arg_mask)
+static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_futex_op(char *bf, size_t size, struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
 	enum syscall_futex_args {
 		SCF_UADDR   = (1 << 0),
@@ -201,24 +198,24 @@
 		SCF_UADDR2  = (1 << 4),
 		SCF_VAL3    = (1 << 5),
 	};
-	int op = arg;
+	int op = arg->val;
 	int cmd = op & FUTEX_CMD_MASK;
 	size_t printed = 0;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 #define	P_FUTEX_OP(n) case FUTEX_##n: printed = scnprintf(bf, size, #n);
-	P_FUTEX_OP(WAIT);	    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2;		  break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(WAKE);	    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(FD);		    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(REQUEUE);	    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_TIMEOUT;	          break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(CMP_REQUEUE);    *arg_mask |= SCF_TIMEOUT;			  break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(CMP_REQUEUE_PI); *arg_mask |= SCF_TIMEOUT;			  break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(WAIT);	    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2;		  break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(WAKE);	    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(FD);		    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(REQUEUE);	    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_TIMEOUT;	          break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(CMP_REQUEUE);    arg->mask |= SCF_TIMEOUT;			  break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(CMP_REQUEUE_PI); arg->mask |= SCF_TIMEOUT;			  break;
 	P_FUTEX_OP(WAKE_OP);							  break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(LOCK_PI);	    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(UNLOCK_PI);	    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(TRYLOCK_PI);	    *arg_mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2;		  break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(WAIT_BITSET);    *arg_mask |= SCF_UADDR2;			  break;
-	P_FUTEX_OP(WAKE_BITSET);    *arg_mask |= SCF_UADDR2;			  break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(LOCK_PI);	    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(UNLOCK_PI);	    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2|SCF_TIMEOUT; break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(TRYLOCK_PI);	    arg->mask |= SCF_VAL3|SCF_UADDR2;		  break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(WAIT_BITSET);    arg->mask |= SCF_UADDR2;			  break;
+	P_FUTEX_OP(WAKE_BITSET);    arg->mask |= SCF_UADDR2;			  break;
 	P_FUTEX_OP(WAIT_REQUEUE_PI);						  break;
 	default: printed = scnprintf(bf, size, "%#x", cmd);			  break;
 	}
@@ -235,13 +232,12 @@
 #define SCA_FUTEX_OP  syscall_arg__scnprintf_futex_op
 
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_open_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
-					       unsigned long arg,
-					       u8 arg_idx, u8 *arg_mask)
+					       struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
-	int printed = 0, flags = arg;
+	int printed = 0, flags = arg->val;
 
 	if (!(flags & O_CREAT))
-		*arg_mask |= 1 << (arg_idx + 1); /* Mask the mode parm */
+		arg->mask |= 1 << (arg->idx + 1); /* Mask the mode parm */
 
 	if (flags == 0)
 		return scnprintf(bf, size, "RDONLY");
@@ -294,7 +290,7 @@
 static struct syscall_fmt {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *alias;
-	size_t	   (*arg_scnprintf[6])(char *bf, size_t size, unsigned long arg, u8 arg_idx, u8 *arg_mask);
+	size_t	   (*arg_scnprintf[6])(char *bf, size_t size, struct syscall_arg *arg);
 	bool	   errmsg;
 	bool	   timeout;
 	bool	   hexret;
@@ -364,8 +360,7 @@
 	const char	    *name;
 	bool		    filtered;
 	struct syscall_fmt  *fmt;
-	size_t		    (**arg_scnprintf)(char *bf, size_t size,
-					      unsigned long arg, u8 arg_idx, u8 *args_mask);
+	size_t		    (**arg_scnprintf)(char *bf, size_t size, struct syscall_arg *arg);
 };
 
 static size_t fprintf_duration(unsigned long t, FILE *fp)
@@ -605,30 +600,35 @@
 static size_t syscall__scnprintf_args(struct syscall *sc, char *bf, size_t size,
 				      unsigned long *args)
 {
-	int i = 0;
 	size_t printed = 0;
 
 	if (sc->tp_format != NULL) {
 		struct format_field *field;
-		u8 mask = 0, bit = 1;
+		u8 bit = 1;
+		struct syscall_arg arg = {
+			.idx  = 0,
+			.mask = 0,
+		};
 
 		for (field = sc->tp_format->format.fields->next; field;
-		     field = field->next, ++i, bit <<= 1) {
-			if (mask & bit)
+		     field = field->next, ++arg.idx, bit <<= 1) {
+			if (arg.mask & bit)
 				continue;
 
 			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 					     "%s%s: ", printed ? ", " : "", field->name);
-
-			if (sc->arg_scnprintf && sc->arg_scnprintf[i]) {
-				printed += sc->arg_scnprintf[i](bf + printed, size - printed,
-								args[i], i, &mask);
+			if (sc->arg_scnprintf && sc->arg_scnprintf[arg.idx]) {
+				arg.val = args[arg.idx];
+				printed += sc->arg_scnprintf[arg.idx](bf + printed,
+								      size - printed, &arg);
 			} else {
 				printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
-						     "%ld", args[i]);
+						     "%ld", args[arg.idx]);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
+		int i = 0;
+
 		while (i < 6) {
 			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 					     "%sarg%d: %ld",