diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 7c12650..8a4b9bc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@
 LIB_H += util/include/dwarf-regs.h
 LIB_H += util/include/asm/dwarf2.h
 LIB_H += util/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+LIB_H += util/include/asm/unistd_32.h
+LIB_H += util/include/asm/unistd_64.h
 LIB_H += perf.h
 LIB_H += util/annotate.h
 LIB_H += util/cache.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
index eba80c2..2f7073d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 	pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 
-	nb = snprintf(buffer, sz, "%lu,%lu$", PVR_VER(pvr), PVR_REV(pvr));
+	nb = scnprintf(buffer, sz, "%lu,%lu$", PVR_VER(pvr), PVR_REV(pvr));
 
 	/* look for end marker to ensure the entire data fit */
 	if (strchr(buffer, '$')) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c
index f940060..146d12a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		if (family >= 0x6)
 			model += ((a >> 16) & 0xf) << 4;
 	}
-	nb = snprintf(buffer, sz, "%s,%u,%u,%u$", vendor, family, model, step);
+	nb = scnprintf(buffer, sz, "%s,%u,%u,%u$", vendor, family, model, step);
 
 	/* look for end marker to ensure the entire data fit */
 	if (strchr(buffer, '$')) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 16e7d20..3afa39a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("lock; addl $0,0(%%esp)" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("rep; nop" ::: "memory");
 #define CPUINFO_PROC	"model name"
+#ifndef __NR_perf_event_open
+# define __NR_perf_event_open 336
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__)
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("lfence" ::: "memory")
 #define cpu_relax()	asm volatile("rep; nop" ::: "memory");
 #define CPUINFO_PROC	"model name"
+#ifndef __NR_perf_event_open
+# define __NR_perf_event_open 298
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __powerpc__
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 521c38a..11e46da1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "color.h"
 
@@ -182,12 +183,12 @@
 	}
 
 	if (perf_use_color_default && *color)
-		r += snprintf(bf, size, "%s", color);
-	r += vsnprintf(bf + r, size - r, fmt, args);
+		r += scnprintf(bf, size, "%s", color);
+	r += vscnprintf(bf + r, size - r, fmt, args);
 	if (perf_use_color_default && *color)
-		r += snprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", PERF_COLOR_RESET);
+		r += scnprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", PERF_COLOR_RESET);
 	if (trail)
-		r += snprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", trail);
+		r += scnprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", trail);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index ecd7f4d..14bb035 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 	if (realname == NULL || filename == NULL || linkname == NULL)
 		goto out_free;
 
-	len = snprintf(filename, size, "%s%s%s",
+	len = scnprintf(filename, size, "%s%s%s",
 		       debugdir, is_kallsyms ? "/" : "", realname);
 	if (mkdir_p(filename, 0755))
 		goto out_free;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 			goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	len = snprintf(linkname, size, "%s/.build-id/%.2s",
+	len = scnprintf(linkname, size, "%s/.build-id/%.2s",
 		       debugdir, sbuild_id);
 
 	if (access(linkname, X_OK) && mkdir_p(linkname, 0755))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 6f505d1..e11e482 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
 						     sep ? "%.2f" : "   %6.2f%%",
 						     (period * 100.0) / total);
 		else
-			ret = snprintf(s, size, sep ? "%.2f" : "   %6.2f%%",
+			ret = scnprintf(s, size, sep ? "%.2f" : "   %6.2f%%",
 				       (period * 100.0) / total);
 		if (symbol_conf.show_cpu_utilization) {
 			ret += percent_color_snprintf(s + ret, size - ret,
@@ -791,20 +791,20 @@
 			}
 		}
 	} else
-		ret = snprintf(s, size, sep ? "%" PRIu64 : "%12" PRIu64 " ", period);
+		ret = scnprintf(s, size, sep ? "%" PRIu64 : "%12" PRIu64 " ", period);
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_nr_samples) {
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, nr_events);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, nr_events);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11" PRIu64, nr_events);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11" PRIu64, nr_events);
 	}
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_total_period) {
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, period);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, period);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, " %12" PRIu64, period);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, " %12" PRIu64, period);
 	}
 
 	if (pair_hists) {
@@ -819,25 +819,25 @@
 		diff = new_percent - old_percent;
 
 		if (fabs(diff) >= 0.01)
-			snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4.2F%%", diff);
+			ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4.2F%%", diff);
 		else
-			snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
+			ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
 
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11.11s", bf);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11.11s", bf);
 
 		if (show_displacement) {
 			if (displacement)
-				snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4ld", displacement);
+				ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4ld", displacement);
 			else
-				snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
+				ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
 
 			if (sep)
-				ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
+				ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
 			else
-				ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%6.6s", bf);
+				ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%6.6s", bf);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
 		if (se->elide)
 			continue;
 
-		ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
+		ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
 		ret += se->se_snprintf(he, s + ret, size - ret,
 				       hists__col_len(hists, se->se_width_idx));
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/asm/unistd_32.h b/tools/perf/util/include/asm/unistd_32.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/asm/unistd_32.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/asm/unistd_64.h b/tools/perf/util/include/asm/unistd_64.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/asm/unistd_64.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 16da30d..076c9d4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 	va_end(ap);
+
+	if (n >= (int)size)
+		return size - 1;
 	return n;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
index 92e0685..2eeb51b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cache.h"
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 int prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -89,14 +90,14 @@
 	if (!strbuf_avail(sb))
 		strbuf_grow(sb, 64);
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
+	len = vscnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 	if (len < 0)
-		die("your vsnprintf is broken");
+		die("your vscnprintf is broken");
 	if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 		strbuf_grow(sb, len);
 		va_start(ap, fmt);
-		len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
+		len = vscnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
 		va_end(ap);
 		if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 			die("this should not happen, your snprintf is broken");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index e81aef1..bb9197c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -837,15 +837,15 @@
 	unsigned long nr_events = self->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
 
 	nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
-	printed = snprintf(bf, size, "Events: %lu%c %s", nr_events, unit, ev_name);
+	printed = scnprintf(bf, size, "Events: %lu%c %s", nr_events, unit, ev_name);
 
 	if (thread)
-		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 				    ", Thread: %s(%d)",
 				    (thread->comm_set ? thread->comm : ""),
 				    thread->pid);
 	if (dso)
-		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 				    ", DSO: %s", dso->short_name);
 	return printed;
 }
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@
 						       HE_COLORSET_NORMAL);
 
 	nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
-	printed = snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%lu%c%s%s", nr_events,
+	printed = scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%lu%c%s%s", nr_events,
 			   unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ", ev_name);
 	slsmg_printf("%s", bf);
 
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@
 		if (!current_entry)
 			ui_browser__set_color(browser, HE_COLORSET_TOP);
 		nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
-		snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), ": %ld%c%schunks LOST!", nr_events,
-			 unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ");
+		printed += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), ": %ld%c%schunks LOST!",
+				     nr_events, unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ");
 		warn = bf;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
index 4f48f59..2f950c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 	static int backlog;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
-	ret = vsnprintf(ui_helpline__last_msg + backlog,
+	ret = vscnprintf(ui_helpline__last_msg + backlog,
 			sizeof(ui_helpline__last_msg) - backlog, format, ap);
 	backlog += ret;