diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 747f861..71bf745 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &ann->tool);
+	ret = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
index ed3873b..feb420f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	 * the record stream. Buildids are stored as RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID
 	 */
 	if (with_hits || perf_data_file__is_pipe(&file))
-		perf_session__process_events(session, &build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops);
+		perf_session__process_events(session);
 
 	perf_session__fprintf_dsos_buildid(session, stdout, dso__skip_buildid, with_hits);
 	perf_session__delete(session);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 74aada5..f800fc9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
 			goto out_delete;
 		}
 
-		ret = perf_session__process_events(d->session, &tool);
+		ret = perf_session__process_events(d->session);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("Failed to process %s\n", d->file.path);
 			goto out_delete;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index a13641e..2563f07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@
 	} else if (inject->sched_stat) {
 		struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-		inject->tool.ordered_events = true;
-
 		evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 			const char *name = perf_evsel__name(evsel);
 
@@ -379,7 +377,7 @@
 	if (!file_out->is_pipe)
 		lseek(fd, session->header.data_offset, SEEK_SET);
 
-	ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &inject->tool);
+	ret = perf_session__process_events(session);
 
 	if (!file_out->is_pipe) {
 		if (inject->build_ids)
@@ -458,6 +456,8 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	inject.tool.ordered_events = inject.sched_stat;
+
 	file.path = inject.input_name;
 	inject.session = perf_session__new(&file, true, &inject.tool);
 	if (inject.session == NULL)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index f295141..62f165a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 	}
 
 	setup_pager();
-	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &perf_kmem);
+	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out;
 	sort_result();
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 0894a81..802b8f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		err = perf_session_queue_event(kvm->session, event, &kvm->tool, &sample, 0);
+		err = perf_session__queue_event(kvm->session, event, &sample, 0);
 		/*
-		 * FIXME: Here we can't consume the event, as perf_session_queue_event will
+		 * FIXME: Here we can't consume the event, as perf_session__queue_event will
 		 *        point to it, and it'll get possibly overwritten by the kernel.
 		 */
 		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(kvm->evlist, idx);
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	return perf_session__process_events(kvm->session, &kvm->tool);
+	return perf_session__process_events(kvm->session);
 }
 
 static int parse_target_str(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index e7ec715..7893a9b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
 	if (select_key())
 		goto out_delete;
 
-	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &eops);
+	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_delete;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index 9b56639..46c6931 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 
 	printf("# PID, TID, IP, ADDR, LOCAL WEIGHT, DSRC, SYMBOL\n");
 
-	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &mem->tool);
+	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 4fdad06..5a2ff51 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 	 */
 	symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux_buildid = true;
 
-	return perf_session__process_events(session, &rec->tool);
+	return perf_session__process_events(session);
 }
 
 static void perf_event__synthesize_guest_os(struct machine *machine, void *data)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
 
-	session = perf_session__new(file, false, NULL);
+	session = perf_session__new(file, false, tool);
 	if (session == NULL) {
 		pr_err("Perf session creation failed.\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index fb35034..52f74e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &rep->tool);
+	ret = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index a3ebf1d..3b3a5bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@
 		goto out_delete;
 
 	if (perf_session__has_traces(session, "record -R")) {
-		int err = perf_session__process_events(session, &sched->tool);
+		int err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("Failed to process events, error %d", err);
 			goto out_delete;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index ce304df..c7e6750 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 		script->tool.mmap2 = process_mmap2_event;
 	}
 
-	ret = perf_session__process_events(script->session, &script->tool);
+	ret = perf_session__process_events(script->session);
 
 	if (debug_mode)
 		pr_err("Misordered timestamps: %" PRIu64 "\n", nr_unordered);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index f3bb1a4..51440d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
 		goto out_delete;
 	}
 
-	ret = perf_session__process_events(session, &tchart->tool);
+	ret = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_delete;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 211614f..6969ba9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@
 
 	setup_pager();
 
-	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &trace->tool);
+	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("Failed to process events, error %d", err);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
index e372e03..1afd381 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 		return -1;
 
 	/* perf.data session */
-	session = perf_session__new(&file, 0, NULL);
+	session = perf_session__new(&file, 0, &c.tool);
 	if (!session)
 		goto free_writer;
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
 	if (setup_events(cw, session))
 		goto free_session;
 
-	err = perf_session__process_events(session, &c.tool);
+	err = perf_session__process_events(session);
 	if (!err)
 		err = bt_ctf_stream_flush(cw->stream);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
index e6ab630..bad46ce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -153,10 +153,7 @@
 	free_dup_event(oe, event->event);
 }
 
-static int __ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe,
-				   struct machines *machines,
-				   struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-				   struct perf_tool *tool)
+static int __ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = &oe->events;
 	struct ordered_event *tmp, *iter;
@@ -180,12 +177,12 @@
 		if (iter->timestamp > limit)
 			break;
 
-		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, iter->event, &sample);
+		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(oe->evlist, iter->event, &sample);
 		if (ret)
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
 		else {
-			ret = machines__deliver_event(machines, evlist, iter->event,
-						      &sample, tool, iter->file_offset);
+			ret = machines__deliver_event(oe->machines, oe->evlist, iter->event,
+						      &sample, oe->tool, iter->file_offset);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
@@ -205,9 +202,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe, struct machines *machines,
-			  struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_tool *tool,
-			  enum oe_flush how)
+int ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe, enum oe_flush how)
 {
 	static const char * const str[] = {
 		"NONE",
@@ -252,7 +247,7 @@
 		   str[how], oe->nr_events);
 	pr_oe_time(oe->max_timestamp, "max_timestamp\n");
 
-	err = __ordered_events__flush(oe, machines, evlist, tool);
+	err = __ordered_events__flush(oe);
 
 	if (!err) {
 		if (how == OE_FLUSH__ROUND)
@@ -268,13 +263,17 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe)
+void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe, struct machines *machines,
+			  struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->events);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->cache);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->to_free);
 	oe->max_alloc_size = (u64) -1;
 	oe->cur_alloc_size = 0;
+	oe->evlist	   = evlist;
+	oe->machines	   = machines;
+	oe->tool	   = tool;
 }
 
 void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
index e09f243..ef7d73e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 	struct list_head	to_free;
 	struct ordered_event	*buffer;
 	struct ordered_event	*last;
+	struct machines		*machines;
+	struct perf_evlist	*evlist;
+	struct perf_tool	*tool;
 	int			buffer_idx;
 	unsigned int		nr_events;
 	enum oe_flush		last_flush_type;
@@ -41,10 +44,9 @@
 struct ordered_event *ordered_events__new(struct ordered_events *oe, u64 timestamp,
 					  union perf_event *event);
 void ordered_events__delete(struct ordered_events *oe, struct ordered_event *event);
-int ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe, struct machines *machines,
-			  struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct perf_tool *tool,
-			  enum oe_flush how);
-void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe);
+int ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe, enum oe_flush how);
+void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe, struct machines *machines,
+			  struct perf_evlist *evlsit, struct perf_tool *tool);
 void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe);
 
 static inline
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 23be146..c6dd89f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	session->repipe = repipe;
-	ordered_events__init(&session->ordered_events);
 	machines__init(&session->machines);
 
 	if (file) {
@@ -126,7 +125,8 @@
 	    tool->ordered_events && !perf_evlist__sample_id_all(session->evlist)) {
 		dump_printf("WARNING: No sample_id_all support, falling back to unordered processing\n");
 		tool->ordered_events = false;
-	}
+	} else
+		ordered_events__init(&session->ordered_events, &session->machines, session->evlist, tool);
 
 	return session;
 
@@ -508,24 +508,19 @@
  *      Flush every events below timestamp 7
  *      etc...
  */
-static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool,
+static int process_finished_round(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 				  union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 				  struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct ordered_events *oe = &session->ordered_events;
-	struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
-	struct machines *machines = &session->machines;
 
-	return ordered_events__flush(oe, machines, evlist, tool, OE_FLUSH__ROUND);
+	return ordered_events__flush(oe, OE_FLUSH__ROUND);
 }
 
-int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     u64 file_offset)
+int perf_session__queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample, u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct ordered_events *oe = &s->ordered_events;
-	struct perf_evlist *evlist = s->evlist;
-	struct machines *machines = &s->machines;
 
 	u64 timestamp = sample->time;
 	struct ordered_event *new;
@@ -543,7 +538,7 @@
 
 	new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp, event);
 	if (!new) {
-		ordered_events__flush(oe, machines, evlist, tool, OE_FLUSH__HALF);
+		ordered_events__flush(oe, OE_FLUSH__HALF);
 		new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp, event);
 	}
 
@@ -948,9 +943,9 @@
 
 static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
 					    union perf_event *event,
-					    struct perf_tool *tool,
 					    u64 file_offset)
 {
+	struct perf_tool *tool = session->ordered_events.tool;
 	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
 	int err;
 
@@ -988,15 +983,15 @@
 
 int perf_session__deliver_synth_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      union perf_event *event,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_tool *tool)
+				      struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
+	struct perf_tool *tool = session->ordered_events.tool;
 
 	events_stats__inc(&evlist->stats, event->header.type);
 
 	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_USER_TYPE_START)
-		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, tool, 0);
+		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, 0);
 
 	return machines__deliver_event(&session->machines, evlist, event, sample, tool, 0);
 }
@@ -1066,11 +1061,10 @@
 }
 
 static s64 perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
-				       union perf_event *event,
-				       struct perf_tool *tool,
-				       u64 file_offset)
+				       union perf_event *event, u64 file_offset)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
+	struct perf_tool *tool = session->ordered_events.tool;
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1083,7 +1077,7 @@
 	events_stats__inc(&evlist->stats, event->header.type);
 
 	if (event->header.type >= PERF_RECORD_USER_TYPE_START)
-		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, tool, file_offset);
+		return perf_session__process_user_event(session, event, file_offset);
 
 	/*
 	 * For all kernel events we get the sample data
@@ -1093,8 +1087,7 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	if (tool->ordered_events) {
-		ret = perf_session_queue_event(session, event, tool, &sample,
-					       file_offset);
+		ret = perf_session__queue_event(session, event, &sample, file_offset);
 		if (ret != -ETIME)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -1173,12 +1166,10 @@
 
 volatile int session_done;
 
-static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *session,
-					       struct perf_tool *tool)
+static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	struct ordered_events *oe = &session->ordered_events;
-	struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
-	struct machines *machines = &session->machines;
+	struct perf_tool *tool = oe->tool;
 	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
 	union perf_event *event;
 	uint32_t size, cur_size = 0;
@@ -1242,7 +1233,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((skip = perf_session__process_event(session, event, tool, head)) < 0) {
+	if ((skip = perf_session__process_event(session, event, head)) < 0) {
 		pr_err("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: failed to process type: %d\n",
 		       head, event->header.size, event->header.type);
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1258,7 +1249,7 @@
 		goto more;
 done:
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
-	err = ordered_events__flush(oe, machines, evlist, tool, OE_FLUSH__FINAL);
+	err = ordered_events__flush(oe, OE_FLUSH__FINAL);
 out_err:
 	free(buf);
 	perf_tool__warn_about_errors(tool, &session->evlist->stats);
@@ -1308,11 +1299,10 @@
 
 static int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 					  u64 data_offset, u64 data_size,
-					  u64 file_size, struct perf_tool *tool)
+					  u64 file_size)
 {
 	struct ordered_events *oe = &session->ordered_events;
-	struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
-	struct machines *machines = &session->machines;
+	struct perf_tool *tool = oe->tool;
 	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
 	u64 head, page_offset, file_offset, file_pos, size;
 	int err, mmap_prot, mmap_flags, map_idx = 0;
@@ -1381,8 +1371,7 @@
 	size = event->header.size;
 
 	if (size < sizeof(struct perf_event_header) ||
-	    (skip = perf_session__process_event(session, event, tool, file_pos))
-									< 0) {
+	    (skip = perf_session__process_event(session, event, file_pos)) < 0) {
 		pr_err("%#" PRIx64 " [%#x]: failed to process type: %d\n",
 		       file_offset + head, event->header.size,
 		       event->header.type);
@@ -1406,7 +1395,7 @@
 
 out:
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
-	err = ordered_events__flush(oe, machines, evlist, tool, OE_FLUSH__FINAL);
+	err = ordered_events__flush(oe, OE_FLUSH__FINAL);
 out_err:
 	ui_progress__finish();
 	perf_tool__warn_about_errors(tool, &session->evlist->stats);
@@ -1415,8 +1404,7 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
-				 struct perf_tool *tool)
+int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	u64 size = perf_data_file__size(session->file);
 	int err;
@@ -1427,10 +1415,9 @@
 	if (!perf_data_file__is_pipe(session->file))
 		err = __perf_session__process_events(session,
 						     session->header.data_offset,
-						     session->header.data_size,
-						     size, tool);
+						     session->header.data_size, size);
 	else
-		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(session, tool);
+		err = __perf_session__process_pipe_events(session);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index c08fa6b..06e0777 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@
 			     union perf_event **event_ptr,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample);
 
-int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
-				 struct perf_tool *tool);
+int perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session);
 
-int perf_session_queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
-			     struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     u64 file_offset);
+int perf_session__queue_event(struct perf_session *s, union perf_event *event,
+			      struct perf_sample *sample, u64 file_offset);
 
 void perf_tool__fill_defaults(struct perf_tool *tool);
 
@@ -126,8 +124,7 @@
 
 int perf_session__deliver_synth_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				      union perf_event *event,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      struct perf_tool *tool);
+				      struct perf_sample *sample);
 
 int perf_event__process_id_index(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				 union perf_event *event,