diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index ab65057..0da603b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 		perf_session__fprintf_dsos(session, stdout);
 
 	total_nr_samples = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos) {
 		struct hists *hists = &pos->hists;
 		u32 nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index e6a0844..987cac3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -356,9 +356,10 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *e;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(e, &evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, e) {
 		if (perf_evsel__match2(evsel, e))
 			return e;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		struct hists *hists = &evsel->hists;
 
 		hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
@@ -614,7 +615,7 @@
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel_base;
 	bool first = true;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel_base, &evlist_base->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist_base, evsel_base) {
 		struct data__file *d;
 		int i;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
index 20b0f12..c99e0de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &session->evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos)
 		perf_evsel__fprintf(pos, details, stdout);
 
 	perf_session__delete(session);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index c9f6d74..b346601 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
 		inject->tool.ordered_samples = true;
 
-		list_for_each_entry(evsel, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 			const char *name = perf_evsel__name(evsel);
 
 			if (!strcmp(name, "sched:sched_switch")) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 858b11b..a735051 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@
 	 * Note: exclude_{guest,host} do not apply here.
 	 *       This command processes KVM tracepoints from host only
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		struct perf_event_attr *attr = &pos->attr;
 
 		/* make sure these *are* set */
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index cb00b53..8860015 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 try_again:
 		if (perf_evsel__open(pos, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads) < 0) {
 			if (perf_evsel__fallback(pos, errno, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index cff9465..46864dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		struct hists *hists = &pos->hists;
 		const char *evname = perf_evsel__name(pos);
 
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
  	 * Count number of histogram entries to use when showing progress,
  	 * reusing nr_samples variable.
  	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &rep->session->evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(rep->session->evlist, pos)
 		nr_samples += pos->hists.nr_entries;
 
 	ui_progress__init(&prog, nr_samples, "Merging related events...");
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
  	 */
 	nr_samples = 0;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &rep->session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(rep->session->evlist, pos) {
 		struct hists *hists = &pos->hists;
 
 		if (pos->idx == 0)
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &session->evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos)
 		hists__output_resort(&pos->hists);
 
 	return report__browse_hists(rep);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 6040000..9e9c91f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 	if (evsel->attr.type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)
 		return 0;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		if (pos->attr.type == evsel->attr.type && pos != evsel)
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -1309,8 +1309,7 @@
 			snprintf(evname, len + 1, "%s", p);
 
 			match = 0;
-			list_for_each_entry(pos,
-					&session->evlist->entries, node) {
+			evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos) {
 				if (!strcmp(perf_evsel__name(pos), evname)) {
 					match = 1;
 					break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index b27b264..8b0e1c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		perf_evsel__free_stat_priv(evsel);
 		perf_evsel__free_counts(evsel);
 		perf_evsel__free_prev_raw_counts(evsel);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (perf_evsel__alloc_stat_priv(evsel) < 0 ||
 		    perf_evsel__alloc_counts(evsel, perf_evsel__nr_cpus(evsel)) < 0 ||
 		    (alloc_raw && perf_evsel__alloc_prev_raw_counts(evsel) < 0))
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		perf_evsel__reset_stat_priv(evsel);
 		perf_evsel__reset_counts(evsel, perf_evsel__nr_cpus(evsel));
 	}
@@ -326,13 +326,13 @@
 
 	/* Assumes this only called when evsel_list does not change anymore. */
 	if (!array) {
-		list_for_each_entry(ev, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, ev)
 			array_len++;
 		array = malloc(array_len * sizeof(void *));
 		if (!array)
 			exit(ENOMEM);
 		j = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry(ev, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, ev)
 			array[j++] = ev;
 	}
 	if (n < array_len)
@@ -440,13 +440,13 @@
 	char prefix[64];
 
 	if (aggr_mode == AGGR_GLOBAL) {
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter) {
 			ps = counter->priv;
 			memset(ps->res_stats, 0, sizeof(ps->res_stats));
 			read_counter_aggr(counter);
 		}
 	} else	{
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter) {
 			ps = counter->priv;
 			memset(ps->res_stats, 0, sizeof(ps->res_stats));
 			read_counter(counter);
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@
 		print_aggr(prefix);
 		break;
 	case AGGR_NONE:
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter)
 			print_counter(counter, prefix);
 		break;
 	case AGGR_GLOBAL:
 	default:
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter)
 			print_counter_aggr(counter, prefix);
 	}
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 			nthreads = thread_map__nr(evsel_list->threads);
 
 		usleep(initial_delay * 1000);
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter)
 			perf_evsel__enable(counter, ncpus, nthreads);
 	}
 }
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
 	if (group)
 		perf_evlist__set_leader(evsel_list);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter) {
 		if (create_perf_stat_counter(counter) < 0) {
 			/*
 			 * PPC returns ENXIO for HW counters until 2.6.37
@@ -630,13 +630,13 @@
 	update_stats(&walltime_nsecs_stats, t1 - t0);
 
 	if (aggr_mode == AGGR_GLOBAL) {
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter) {
 			read_counter_aggr(counter);
 			perf_evsel__close_fd(counter, perf_evsel__nr_cpus(counter),
 					     thread_map__nr(evsel_list->threads));
 		}
 	} else {
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter) {
 			read_counter(counter);
 			perf_evsel__close_fd(counter, perf_evsel__nr_cpus(counter), 1);
 		}
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@
 
 	for (s = 0; s < aggr_map->nr; s++) {
 		id = aggr_map->map[s];
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter) {
 			val = ena = run = 0;
 			nr = 0;
 			for (cpu = 0; cpu < perf_evsel__nr_cpus(counter); cpu++) {
@@ -1328,11 +1328,11 @@
 		print_aggr(NULL);
 		break;
 	case AGGR_GLOBAL:
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter)
 			print_counter_aggr(counter, NULL);
 		break;
 	case AGGR_NONE:
-		list_for_each_entry(counter, &evsel_list->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evsel_list, counter)
 			print_counter(counter, NULL);
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index e0fd0aa..569dd87 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 
 				fprintf(stderr, "\nAvailable events:");
 
-				list_for_each_entry(top->sym_evsel, &top->evlist->entries, node)
+				evlist__for_each(top->evlist, top->sym_evsel)
 					fprintf(stderr, "\n\t%d %s", top->sym_evsel->idx, perf_evsel__name(top->sym_evsel));
 
 				prompt_integer(&counter, "Enter details event counter");
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 					sleep(1);
 					break;
 				}
-				list_for_each_entry(top->sym_evsel, &top->evlist->entries, node)
+				evlist__for_each(top->evlist, top->sym_evsel)
 					if (top->sym_evsel->idx == counter)
 						break;
 			} else
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
 	 * Zooming in/out UIDs. For now juse use whatever the user passed
 	 * via --uid.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &top->evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(top->evlist, pos)
 		pos->hists.uid_filter_str = top->record_opts.target.uid_str;
 
 	perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(top->evlist, help, &hbt, top->min_percent,
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
 
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, opts);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(counter, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, counter) {
 try_again:
 		if (perf_evsel__open(counter, top->evlist->cpus,
 				     top->evlist->threads) < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c
index 0197bda..465cdbc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (strcmp(perf_evsel__name(evsel), names[evsel->idx])) {
 			--err;
 			pr_debug("%s != %s\n", perf_evsel__name(evsel), names[evsel->idx]);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index 173bf42..2b6519e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 	 * However the second evsel also has a collapsed entry for
 	 * "bash [libc] malloc" so total 9 entries will be in the tree.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_common_samples); k++) {
 			const union perf_event event = {
 				.header = {
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		hists__collapse_resort(&evsel->hists, NULL);
 
 		if (verbose > 2)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index aef25f0..1422634 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (nr_events[evsel->idx] != expected_nr_events[evsel->idx]) {
 			pr_debug("expected %d %s events, got %d\n",
 				 expected_nr_events[evsel->idx],
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 41dee5e..4db0ae6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", evlist->nr_entries > 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups", 0 == evlist->nr_groups);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type",
 			PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT == evsel->attr.type);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_type",
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", evlist->nr_entries > 1);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user",
 				!evsel->attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel",
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index a7045ea..b720b92 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
 
 	ui_helpline__push("Press ESC to exit");
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		const char *ev_name = perf_evsel__name(pos);
 		size_t line_len = strlen(ev_name) + 7;
 
@@ -1970,9 +1970,10 @@
 		struct perf_evsel *pos;
 
 		nr_entries = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 			if (perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
 				nr_entries++;
+		}
 
 		if (nr_entries == 1)
 			goto single_entry;
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
index 2ca66cc..5b95c44 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), vbox);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		struct hists *hists = &pos->hists;
 		const char *evname = perf_evsel__name(pos);
 		GtkWidget *scrolled_window;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
index 0922aa4..88f7be3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cgroup.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * check if cgrp is already defined, if so we reuse it
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(counter, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, counter) {
 		cgrp = counter->cgrp;
 		if (!cgrp)
 			continue;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 	 * if add cgroup N, then need to find event N
 	 */
 	n = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(counter, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, counter) {
 		if (n == nr_cgroups)
 			goto found;
 		n++;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 0810f5c..40bd2c0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel)
 		perf_evsel__calc_id_pos(evsel);
 
 	perf_evlist__set_id_pos(evlist);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos, *n;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each_safe(evlist, n, pos) {
 		list_del_init(&pos->node);
 		perf_evsel__delete(pos);
 	}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 	leader->nr_members = evsel->idx - leader->idx + 1;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, list, node) {
+	__evlist__for_each(list, evsel) {
 		evsel->leader = leader;
 	}
 }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 out_delete_partial_list:
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(evsel, n, &head, node)
+	__evlist__for_each_safe(&head, n, evsel)
 		perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->attr.type   == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT &&
 		    (int)evsel->attr.config == id)
 			return evsel;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if ((evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) &&
 		    (strcmp(evsel->name, name) == 0))
 			return evsel;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 	int nr_threads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
-		list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 			if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos) || !pos->fd)
 				continue;
 			for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++)
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 	int nr_threads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
-		list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 			if (!perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos) || !pos->fd)
 				continue;
 			for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++)
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		int fd = FD(evsel, cpu, thread);
 
 		if (*output == -1) {
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@
 	pr_debug("mmap size %zuB\n", evlist->mmap_len);
 	mask = evlist->mmap_len - page_size - 1;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if ((evsel->attr.read_format & PERF_FORMAT_ID) &&
 		    evsel->sample_id == NULL &&
 		    perf_evsel__alloc_id(evsel, cpu_map__nr(cpus), threads->nr) < 0)
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
 	const int ncpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus),
 		  nthreads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->filter == NULL)
 			continue;
 
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@
 	const int ncpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus),
 		  nthreads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		err = perf_evsel__set_filter(evsel, ncpus, nthreads, filter);
 		if (err)
 			break;
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
 	if (evlist->id_pos < 0 || evlist->is_pos < 0)
 		return false;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		if (pos->id_pos != evlist->id_pos ||
 		    pos->is_pos != evlist->is_pos)
 			return false;
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 	if (evlist->combined_sample_type)
 		return evlist->combined_sample_type;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel)
 		evlist->combined_sample_type |= evsel->attr.sample_type;
 
 	return evlist->combined_sample_type;
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
 	u64 read_format = first->attr.read_format;
 	u64 sample_type = first->attr.sample_type;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		if (read_format != pos->attr.read_format)
 			return false;
 	}
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *first = perf_evlist__first(evlist), *pos = first;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each_continue(evlist, pos) {
 		if (first->attr.sample_id_all != pos->attr.sample_id_all)
 			return false;
 	}
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
 	int ncpus = cpu_map__nr(evlist->cpus);
 	int nthreads = thread_map__nr(evlist->threads);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each_reverse(evlist, evsel)
 		perf_evsel__close(evsel, ncpus, nthreads);
 }
 
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
 
 	perf_evlist__update_id_pos(evlist);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		err = perf_evsel__open(evsel, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_err;
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	size_t printed = 0;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		printed += fprintf(fp, "%s%s", evsel->idx ? ", " : "",
 				   perf_evsel__name(evsel));
 	}
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 	if (move_evsel == perf_evlist__first(evlist))
 		return;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(evsel, n, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each_safe(evlist, n, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->leader == move_evsel->leader)
 			list_move_tail(&evsel->node, &move);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 518e521..f5173cd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -196,5 +196,70 @@
 void perf_evlist__to_front(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			   struct perf_evsel *move_evsel);
 
+/**
+ * __evlist__for_each - iterate thru all the evsels
+ * @list: list_head instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define __evlist__for_each(list, evsel) \
+        list_for_each_entry(evsel, list, node)
+
+/**
+ * evlist__for_each - iterate thru all the evsels
+ * @evlist: evlist instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) \
+	__evlist__for_each(&(evlist)->entries, evsel)
+
+/**
+ * __evlist__for_each_continue - continue iteration thru all the evsels
+ * @list: list_head instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define __evlist__for_each_continue(list, evsel) \
+        list_for_each_entry_continue(evsel, list, node)
+
+/**
+ * evlist__for_each_continue - continue iteration thru all the evsels
+ * @evlist: evlist instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define evlist__for_each_continue(evlist, evsel) \
+	__evlist__for_each_continue(&(evlist)->entries, evsel)
+
+/**
+ * __evlist__for_each_reverse - iterate thru all the evsels in reverse order
+ * @list: list_head instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define __evlist__for_each_reverse(list, evsel) \
+        list_for_each_entry_reverse(evsel, list, node)
+
+/**
+ * evlist__for_each_reverse - iterate thru all the evsels in reverse order
+ * @evlist: evlist instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define evlist__for_each_reverse(evlist, evsel) \
+	__evlist__for_each_reverse(&(evlist)->entries, evsel)
+
+/**
+ * __evlist__for_each_safe - safely iterate thru all the evsels
+ * @list: list_head instance to iterate
+ * @tmp: struct evsel temp iterator
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ */
+#define __evlist__for_each_safe(list, tmp, evsel) \
+        list_for_each_entry_safe(evsel, tmp, list, node)
+
+/**
+ * evlist__for_each_safe - safely iterate thru all the evsels
+ * @evlist: evlist instance to iterate
+ * @evsel: struct evsel iterator
+ * @tmp: struct evsel temp iterator
+ */
+#define evlist__for_each_safe(evlist, tmp, evsel) \
+	__evlist__for_each_safe(&(evlist)->entries, tmp, evsel)
 
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index a4a60b7..bb3e0ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -643,8 +643,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
-
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		ret = do_write(fd, &evsel->attr, sz);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1092,7 +1091,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel) &&
 		    evsel->nr_members > 1) {
 			const char *name = evsel->group_name ?: "{anon_group}";
@@ -1487,7 +1486,7 @@
 
 	session = container_of(ph, struct perf_session, header);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel) &&
 		    evsel->nr_members > 1) {
 			fprintf(fp, "# group: %s{%s", evsel->group_name ?: "",
@@ -1768,7 +1767,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->idx == idx)
 			return evsel;
 	}
@@ -2071,7 +2070,7 @@
 	session->evlist->nr_groups = nr_groups;
 
 	i = nr = 0;
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->idx == (int) desc[i].leader_idx) {
 			evsel->leader = evsel;
 			/* {anon_group} is a dummy name */
@@ -2298,7 +2297,7 @@
 
 	lseek(fd, sizeof(f_header), SEEK_SET);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 		evsel->id_offset = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 		err = do_write(fd, evsel->id, evsel->ids * sizeof(u64));
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -2309,7 +2308,7 @@
 
 	attr_offset = lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 		f_attr = (struct perf_file_attr){
 			.attr = evsel->attr,
 			.ids  = {
@@ -2742,7 +2741,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, pos) {
 		if (pos->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT &&
 		    perf_evsel__prepare_tracepoint_event(pos, pevent))
 			return -1;
@@ -2890,7 +2889,7 @@
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 		err = perf_event__synthesize_attr(tool, &evsel->attr, evsel->ids,
 						  evsel->id, process);
 		if (err) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 0153435..a7f1b6a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -820,8 +820,7 @@
 	if (!add && get_event_modifier(&mod, str, NULL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, list, node) {
-
+	__evlist__for_each(list, evsel) {
 		if (add && get_event_modifier(&mod, str, evsel))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -845,7 +844,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, list, node) {
+	__evlist__for_each(list, evsel) {
 		if (!evsel->name)
 			evsel->name = strdup(name);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 4bf8ace..122669c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -908,9 +908,10 @@
 	if (i >= pevlist->evlist.nr_entries)
 		return NULL;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &pevlist->evlist.entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(&pevlist->evlist, pos) {
 		if (i-- == 0)
 			break;
+	}
 
 	return Py_BuildValue("O", container_of(pos, struct pyrf_evsel, evsel));
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index 104a475..3737625 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@
 	if (evlist->cpus->map[0] < 0)
 		opts->no_inherit = true;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel)
 		perf_evsel__config(evsel, opts);
 
 	if (evlist->nr_entries > 1) {
 		struct perf_evsel *first = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 
-		list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
 			if (evsel->attr.sample_type == first->attr.sample_type)
 				continue;
 			use_sample_identifier = perf_can_sample_identifier();
 			break;
 		}
-		list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+		evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel)
 			perf_evsel__set_sample_id(evsel, use_sample_identifier);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 8ffe29c..7acc03e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, evsel) {
 		if (evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
 			return true;
 	}
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@
 
 	ret += events_stats__fprintf(&session->stats, fp);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos) {
 		ret += fprintf(fp, "%s stats:\n", perf_evsel__name(pos));
 		ret += events_stats__fprintf(&pos->hists.stats, fp);
 	}
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &session->evlist->entries, node) {
+	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos) {
 		if (pos->attr.type == type)
 			return pos;
 	}