diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 8879463..ef36751 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	return hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, al->addr);
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 3153e49..0822149 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 }
 
 static int diff__process_sample_event(event_t *event,
-				      struct sample_data *sample,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample,
 				      struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 0c78ffa..4c9388c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int event__repipe(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+static int event__repipe(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			 struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	return event__repipe_synth(event, session);
 }
 
-static int event__repipe_mmap(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int event__repipe_mmap(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			      struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int event__repipe_task(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int event__repipe_task(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			      struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int event__inject_buildid(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int event__inject_buildid(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				 struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index d97256d..3c1cdcf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 2b36def..c3f5127 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
 		die("Unknown type of information\n");
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *s)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(s, sample->tid);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index caf9279..5d3e4b3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 }
 
 static int process_synthesized_event(event_t *event,
-				     struct sample_data *sample __used,
+				     struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 				     struct perf_session *self __used)
 {
 	write_output(event, event->header.size);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index f6a4349..bbbadcc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
 	return new;
 }
 
-static int perf_session__add_hist_entry(struct perf_session *self,
+static int perf_session__add_hist_entry(struct perf_session *session,
 					struct addr_location *al,
-					struct sample_data *data)
+					struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct symbol *parent = NULL;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -87,28 +87,28 @@
 	struct hists *hists;
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr;
 
-	if ((sort__has_parent || symbol_conf.use_callchain) && data->callchain) {
-		err = perf_session__resolve_callchain(self, al->thread,
-						      data->callchain, &parent);
+	if ((sort__has_parent || symbol_conf.use_callchain) && sample->callchain) {
+		err = perf_session__resolve_callchain(session, al->thread,
+						      sample->callchain, &parent);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	attr = perf_header__find_attr(data->id, &self->header);
+	attr = perf_header__find_attr(sample->id, &session->header);
 	if (attr)
-		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(self, data->id, attr->type, attr->config);
+		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(session, sample->id, attr->type, attr->config);
 	else
-		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(self, data->id, 0, 0);
+		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(session, sample->id, 0, 0);
 	if (hists == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, parent, data->period);
+	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, parent, sample->period);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
-		err = callchain_append(he->callchain, &self->callchain_cursor,
-				       data->period);
+		err = callchain_append(he->callchain, &session->callchain_cursor,
+				       sample->period);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -124,32 +124,32 @@
 }
 
 static int add_event_total(struct perf_session *session,
-			   struct sample_data *data,
+			   struct perf_sample *sample,
 			   struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct hists *hists;
 
 	if (attr)
-		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(session, data->id,
+		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(session, sample->id,
 						    attr->type, attr->config);
 	else
-		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(session, data->id, 0, 0);
+		hists = perf_session__hists_findnew(session, sample->id, 0, 0);
 
 	if (!hists)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	hists->stats.total_period += data->period;
+	hists->stats.total_period += sample->period;
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: add_event_total should be moved from here to
 	 * perf_session__process_event so that the proper hist is passed to
 	 * the event_op methods.
 	 */
 	hists__inc_nr_events(hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
-	session->hists.stats.total_period += data->period;
+	session->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_read_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+static int process_read_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			      struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 29acb894..ff993c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@
 		process_sched_migrate_task_event(data, session, event, cpu, timestamp, thread);
 }
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct thread *thread;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index b766c2a..5c4c809 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 static char const		*input_name = "perf.data";
 
-static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+static int process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, event->ip.pid);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
index 738830d..df62433 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-test.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
 		}
 
 	while ((event = perf_evlist__read_on_cpu(evlist, 0)) != NULL) {
-		struct sample_data sample;
+		struct perf_sample sample;
 
 		if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
 			pr_debug("unexpected %s event\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 746cf03..01cf0c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -276,21 +276,21 @@
 static u64 cpus_pstate_start_times[MAX_CPUS];
 static u64 cpus_pstate_state[MAX_CPUS];
 
-static int process_comm_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+static int process_comm_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			      struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
 	pid_set_comm(event->comm.tid, event->comm.comm);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_fork_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+static int process_fork_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			      struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
 	pid_fork(event->fork.pid, event->fork.ppid, event->fork.time);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int process_exit_event(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+static int process_exit_event(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			      struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
 	pid_exit(event->fork.pid, event->fork.time);
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 
 
 static int process_sample_event(event_t *event __used,
-				struct sample_data *sample,
+				struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct trace_entry *te;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 7f92ab7..d923127 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@
 }
 
 static void event__process_sample(const event_t *self,
-				  struct sample_data *sample,
+				  struct perf_sample *sample,
 				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	u64 ip = self->ip.ip;
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@
 
 static void perf_session__mmap_read_cpu(struct perf_session *self, int cpu)
 {
-	struct sample_data sample;
+	struct perf_sample sample;
 	event_t *event;
 
 	while ((event = perf_evlist__read_on_cpu(evsel_list, cpu)) != NULL) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index deffb8c..b184a7f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 
 static int build_id__mark_dso_hit(event_t *event,
-				  struct sample_data *sample __used,
+				  struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int event__exit_del_thread(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+static int event__exit_del_thread(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->fork.tid);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index b9d4ac8..5c886fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	return event__name[id];
 }
 
-static struct sample_data synth_sample = {
+static struct perf_sample synth_sample = {
 	.pid	   = -1,
 	.tid	   = -1,
 	.time	   = -1,
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->comm.tid);
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	dump_printf(": id:%" PRIu64 ": lost:%" PRIu64 "\n",
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct machine *machine;
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample __used,
+int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct thread *thread = perf_session__findnew(session, self->fork.tid);
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int event__process(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+int event__process(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 		   struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	switch (event->header.type) {
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@
 }
 
 int event__preprocess_sample(const event_t *self, struct perf_session *session,
-			     struct addr_location *al, struct sample_data *data,
+			     struct addr_location *al, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
 	u8 cpumode = self->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
 		    al->map ? al->map->dso->long_name :
 			al->level == 'H' ? "[hypervisor]" : "<not found>");
 	al->sym = NULL;
-	al->cpu = data->cpu;
+	al->cpu = sample->cpu;
 
 	if (al->map) {
 		if (symbol_conf.dso_list &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index d79e4ed..84fd71f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	u64 array[];
 };
 
-struct sample_data {
+struct perf_sample {
 	u64 ip;
 	u32 pid, tid;
 	u64 time;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 
 typedef int (*event__handler_synth_t)(event_t *event, 
 				      struct perf_session *session);
-typedef int (*event__handler_t)(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+typedef int (*event__handler_t)(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 				struct perf_session *session);
 
 int event__synthesize_thread(pid_t pid, event__handler_t process,
@@ -154,25 +154,25 @@
 			      struct perf_session *session,
 			      struct machine *machine);
 
-int event__process_comm(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+int event__process_comm(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process_lost(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+int event__process_lost(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process_mmap(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+int event__process_mmap(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process_task(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+int event__process_task(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			struct perf_session *session);
-int event__process(event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample,
+int event__process(event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 		   struct perf_session *session);
 
 struct addr_location;
 int event__preprocess_sample(const event_t *self, struct perf_session *session,
-			     struct addr_location *al, struct sample_data *data,
+			     struct addr_location *al, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     symbol_filter_t filter);
 
 const char *event__get_event_name(unsigned int id);
 
 int event__parse_sample(const event_t *event, u64 type, bool sample_id_all,
-			struct sample_data *sample);
+			struct perf_sample *sample);
 
 #endif /* __PERF_RECORD_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index f98b3e5..a134885 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 }
 
 static int event__parse_id_sample(const event_t *event, u64 type,
-				  struct sample_data *sample)
+				  struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	const u64 *array = event->sample.array;
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 }
 
 int event__parse_sample(const event_t *event, u64 type, bool sample_id_all,
-			struct sample_data *data)
+			struct perf_sample *data)
 {
 	const u64 *array;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index e6a0740..ee0b611 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 static void perf_session__id_header_size(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-       struct sample_data *data;
+       struct perf_sample *data;
        u64 sample_type = session->sample_type;
        u16 size = 0;
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 }
 
 static int process_event_stub(event_t *event __used,
-			      struct sample_data *sample __used,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample __used,
 			      struct perf_session *session __used)
 {
 	dump_printf(": unhandled!\n");
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
 
 static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      event_t *event,
-				      struct sample_data *sample,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample,
 				      struct perf_event_ops *ops,
 				      u64 file_offset);
 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
 	struct list_head *head = &os->samples;
 	struct sample_queue *tmp, *iter;
-	struct sample_data sample;
+	struct perf_sample sample;
 	u64 limit = os->next_flush;
 	u64 last_ts = os->last_sample ? os->last_sample->timestamp : 0ULL;
 
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@
 #define MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER	(64 * 1024 / sizeof(struct sample_queue))
 
 static int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, event_t *event,
-				    struct sample_data *data, u64 file_offset)
+				    struct perf_sample *sample, u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct ordered_samples *os = &s->ordered_samples;
 	struct list_head *sc = &os->sample_cache;
-	u64 timestamp = data->time;
+	u64 timestamp = sample->time;
 	struct sample_queue *new;
 
 	if (!timestamp || timestamp == ~0ULL)
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void callchain__printf(struct sample_data *sample)
+static void callchain__printf(struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
 
 static void perf_session__print_tstamp(struct perf_session *session,
 				       event_t *event,
-				       struct sample_data *sample)
+				       struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE &&
 	    !session->sample_id_all) {
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 }
 
 static void dump_event(struct perf_session *session, event_t *event,
-		       u64 file_offset, struct sample_data *sample)
+		       u64 file_offset, struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	if (!dump_trace)
 		return;
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
 }
 
 static void dump_sample(struct perf_session *session, event_t *event,
-			struct sample_data *sample)
+			struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	if (!dump_trace)
 		return;
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@
 
 static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      event_t *event,
-				      struct sample_data *sample,
+				      struct perf_sample *sample,
 				      struct perf_event_ops *ops,
 				      u64 file_offset)
 {
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@
 }
 
 static int perf_session__preprocess_sample(struct perf_session *session,
-					   event_t *event, struct sample_data *sample)
+					   event_t *event, struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE ||
 	    !(session->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN))
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@
 				       struct perf_event_ops *ops,
 				       u64 file_offset)
 {
-	struct sample_data sample;
+	struct perf_sample sample;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (session->header.needs_swap && event__swap_ops[event->header.type])
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 7823976..365bf53 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 struct perf_event_ops;
 
-typedef int (*event_op)(event_t *self, struct sample_data *sample,
+typedef int (*event_op)(event_t *self, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			struct perf_session *session);
 typedef int (*event_synth_op)(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session);
 typedef int (*event_op2)(event_t *self, struct perf_session *session,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
 static inline int perf_session__parse_sample(struct perf_session *session,
 					     const event_t *event,
-					     struct sample_data *sample)
+					     struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	return event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type,
 				   session->sample_id_all, sample);