diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-events.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-events.c
index 77d0917..88c903e 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/util/parse-events.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 int nr_counters;
 
 __u64			event_id[MAX_COUNTERS]		= { };
+int			event_mask[MAX_COUNTERS];
 
 struct event_symbol {
 	__u64 event;
@@ -37,6 +38,64 @@
 	{EID(PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE, PERF_COUNT_CPU_MIGRATIONS),		"migrations",		},
 };
 
+#define __PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, name) \
+	((config & PERF_COUNTER_##name##_MASK) >> PERF_COUNTER_##name##_SHIFT)
+
+#define PERF_COUNTER_RAW(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, RAW)
+#define PERF_COUNTER_CONFIG(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, CONFIG)
+#define PERF_COUNTER_TYPE(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, TYPE)
+#define PERF_COUNTER_ID(config)		__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, EVENT)
+
+static char *hw_event_names[] = {
+	"CPU cycles",
+	"instructions",
+	"cache references",
+	"cache misses",
+	"branches",
+	"branch misses",
+	"bus cycles",
+};
+
+static char *sw_event_names[] = {
+	"cpu clock ticks",
+	"task clock ticks",
+	"pagefaults",
+	"context switches",
+	"CPU migrations",
+	"minor faults",
+	"major faults",
+};
+
+char *event_name(int ctr)
+{
+	__u64 config = event_id[ctr];
+	int type = PERF_COUNTER_TYPE(config);
+	int id = PERF_COUNTER_ID(config);
+	static char buf[32];
+
+	if (PERF_COUNTER_RAW(config)) {
+		sprintf(buf, "raw 0x%llx", PERF_COUNTER_CONFIG(config));
+		return buf;
+	}
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE:
+		if (id < PERF_HW_EVENTS_MAX)
+			return hw_event_names[id];
+		return "unknown-hardware";
+
+	case PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE:
+		if (id < PERF_SW_EVENTS_MAX)
+			return sw_event_names[id];
+		return "unknown-software";
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return "unknown";
+}
+
 /*
  * Each event can have multiple symbolic names.
  * Symbolic names are (almost) exactly matched.
@@ -46,12 +105,23 @@
 	__u64 config, id;
 	int type;
 	unsigned int i;
+	char mask_str[4];
 
 	if (sscanf(str, "r%llx", &config) == 1)
 		return config | PERF_COUNTER_RAW_MASK;
 
-	if (sscanf(str, "%d:%llu", &type, &id) == 2)
-		return EID(type, id);
+	switch (sscanf(str, "%d:%llu:%2s", &type, &id, mask_str)) {
+		case 3:
+			if (strchr(mask_str, 'k'))
+				event_mask[nr_counters] |= EVENT_MASK_USER;
+			if (strchr(mask_str, 'u'))
+				event_mask[nr_counters] |= EVENT_MASK_KERNEL;
+		case 2:
+			return EID(type, id);
+
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(event_symbols); i++) {
 		if (!strncmp(str, event_symbols[i].symbol,
@@ -86,14 +156,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define __PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, name) \
-	((config & PERF_COUNTER_##name##_MASK) >> PERF_COUNTER_##name##_SHIFT)
-
-#define PERF_COUNTER_RAW(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, RAW)
-#define PERF_COUNTER_CONFIG(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, CONFIG)
-#define PERF_COUNTER_TYPE(config)	__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, TYPE)
-#define PERF_COUNTER_ID(config)		__PERF_COUNTER_FIELD(config, EVENT)
-
 /*
  * Create the help text for the event symbols:
  */