22 files changed, 194 insertions, 148 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 0056405e4c93..8608c06f806e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -166,7 +166,12 @@ endif
 
 # CFLAGS and LDFLAGS are for the users to override from the command line.
 
-CFLAGS = $(M64) -ggdb3 -Wall -Wextra -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -std=gnu99 -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Werror -O6
+#
+# Include saner warnings here, which can catch bugs:
+#
+EXTRA_WARNINGS = -Wcast-align -Wformat=2 -Wshadow -Winit-self -Wpacked -Wredundant-decls -Wstack-protector -Wstrict-aliasing=3 -Wswitch-default -Wswitch-enum -Wno-system-headers -Wundef -Wvolatile-register-var -Wwrite-strings -Wbad-function-cast -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Wold-style-definition -Wstrict-prototypes -Wdeclaration-after-statement
+
+CFLAGS = $(M64) -ggdb3 -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu99 -Werror -O6 $(EXTRA_WARNINGS)
 LDFLAGS = -lpthread -lrt -lelf -lm
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 ALL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 3bedaa5d21d2..32ff9838351e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct hist_entry {
 struct sort_entry {
 	struct list_head list;
 
-	char *header;
+	const char *header;
 
 	int64_t (*cmp)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
 	int64_t (*collapse)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static struct sort_entry sort_sym = {
 static int sort__need_collapse = 0;
 
 struct sort_dimension {
-	char			*name;
+	const char		*name;
 	struct sort_entry	*entry;
 	int			taken;
 };
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ parse_line(FILE *file, struct symbol *sym, u64 start, u64 len)
 		const char *path = NULL;
 		unsigned int hits = 0;
 		double percent = 0.0;
-		char *color;
+		const char *color;
 		struct sym_ext *sym_ext = sym->priv;
 
 		offset = line_ip - start;
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static void free_source_line(struct symbol *sym, int len)
 
 /* Get the filename:line for the colored entries */
 static void
-get_source_line(struct symbol *sym, u64 start, int len, char *filename)
+get_source_line(struct symbol *sym, u64 start, int len, const char *filename)
 {
 	int i;
 	char cmd[PATH_MAX * 2];
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ get_source_line(struct symbol *sym, u64 start, int len, char *filename)
 	}
 }
 
-static void print_summary(char *filename)
+static void print_summary(const char *filename)
 {
 	struct sym_ext *sym_ext;
 	struct rb_node *node;
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static void print_summary(char *filename)
 	node = rb_first(&root_sym_ext);
 	while (node) {
 		double percent;
-		char *color;
+		const char *color;
 		char *path;
 
 		sym_ext = rb_entry(node, struct sym_ext, node);
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static void print_summary(char *filename)
 
 static void annotate_sym(struct dso *dso, struct symbol *sym)
 {
-	char *filename = dso->name, *d_filename;
+	const char *filename = dso->name, *d_filename;
 	u64 start, end, len;
 	char command[PATH_MAX*2];
 	FILE *file;
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static void annotate_sym(struct dso *dso, struct symbol *sym)
 	if (sym->module)
 		filename = sym->module->path;
 	else if (dso == kernel_dso)
-		filename = vmlinux;
+		filename = vmlinux_name;
 
 	start = sym->obj_start;
 	if (!start)
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(void)
 	int ret, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
 	unsigned long offset = 0;
 	unsigned long head = 0;
-	struct stat stat;
+	struct stat input_stat;
 	event_t *event;
 	uint32_t size;
 	char *buf;
@@ -977,13 +977,13 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(void)
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	ret = fstat(input, &stat);
+	ret = fstat(input, &input_stat);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		perror("failed to stat file");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	if (!stat.st_size) {
+	if (!input_stat.st_size) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "zero-sized file, nothing to do!\n");
 		exit(0);
 	}
@@ -1010,10 +1010,10 @@ more:
 
 	if (head + event->header.size >= page_size * mmap_window) {
 		unsigned long shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
-		int ret;
+		int munmap_ret;
 
-		ret = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
-		assert(ret == 0);
+		munmap_ret = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
+		assert(munmap_ret == 0);
 
 		offset += shift;
 		head -= shift;
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ more:
 
 	head += size;
 
-	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)stat.st_size)
+	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)input_stat.st_size)
 		goto more;
 
 	rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 		    "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
 		    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
-	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
+	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux_name, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &modules,
 		    "load module symbols - WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('l', "print-line", &print_line,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-help.c b/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
index 2599d86a733b..4fb8734a796e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-help.c
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 		break;
 	case HELP_FORMAT_WEB:
 		show_html_page(argv[0]);
+	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 298f26b8ac78..3b9d24dc0eda 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static int repsep_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, ...)
 		n = vasprintf(&bf, fmt, ap);
 		if (n > 0) {
 			char *sep = bf;
+
 			while (1) {
 				sep = strchr(sep, *field_sep);
 				if (sep == NULL)
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ struct hist_entry {
 struct sort_entry {
 	struct list_head list;
 
-	char *header;
+	const char *header;
 
 	int64_t (*cmp)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
 	int64_t (*collapse)(struct hist_entry *, struct hist_entry *);
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ static int sort__need_collapse = 0;
 static int sort__has_parent = 0;
 
 struct sort_dimension {
-	char			*name;
+	const char		*name;
 	struct sort_entry	*entry;
 	int			taken;
 };
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ static struct sort_dimension sort_dimensions[] = {
 
 static LIST_HEAD(hist_entry__sort_list);
 
-static int sort_dimension__add(char *tok)
+static int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -602,6 +603,7 @@ hist_entry_callchain__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self,
 		case CHAIN_GRAPH_REL:
 			ret += callchain__fprintf_graph(fp, chain,
 							total_samples, 1, 1);
+		case CHAIN_NONE:
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1290,7 +1292,7 @@ process_lost_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 static void trace_event(event_t *event)
 {
 	unsigned char *raw_event = (void *)event;
-	char *color = PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
+	const char *color = PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
 	int i, j;
 
 	if (!dump_trace)
@@ -1348,7 +1350,7 @@ process_read_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 	struct perf_counter_attr *attr = perf_header__find_attr(event->read.id);
 
 	if (show_threads) {
-		char *name = attr ? __event_name(attr->type, attr->config)
+		const char *name = attr ? __event_name(attr->type, attr->config)
 				   : "unknown";
 		perf_read_values_add_value(&show_threads_values,
 					   event->read.pid, event->read.tid,
@@ -1411,19 +1413,19 @@ process_event(event_t *event, unsigned long offset, unsigned long head)
 
 static u64 perf_header__sample_type(void)
 {
-	u64 sample_type = 0;
+	u64 type = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < header->attrs; i++) {
 		struct perf_header_attr *attr = header->attr[i];
 
-		if (!sample_type)
-			sample_type = attr->attr.sample_type;
-		else if (sample_type != attr->attr.sample_type)
+		if (!type)
+			type = attr->attr.sample_type;
+		else if (type != attr->attr.sample_type)
 			die("non matching sample_type");
 	}
 
-	return sample_type;
+	return type;
 }
 
 static int __cmd_report(void)
@@ -1431,7 +1433,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
 	int ret, rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
 	unsigned long offset = 0;
 	unsigned long head, shift;
-	struct stat stat;
+	struct stat input_stat;
 	event_t *event;
 	uint32_t size;
 	char *buf;
@@ -1450,13 +1452,13 @@ static int __cmd_report(void)
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	ret = fstat(input, &stat);
+	ret = fstat(input, &input_stat);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		perror("failed to stat file");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	if (!stat.st_size) {
+	if (!input_stat.st_size) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "zero-sized file, nothing to do!\n");
 		exit(0);
 	}
@@ -1524,12 +1526,12 @@ more:
 		size = 8;
 
 	if (head + event->header.size >= page_size * mmap_window) {
-		int ret;
+		int munmap_ret;
 
 		shift = page_size * (head / page_size);
 
-		ret = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
-		assert(ret == 0);
+		munmap_ret = munmap(buf, page_size * mmap_window);
+		assert(munmap_ret == 0);
 
 		offset += shift;
 		head -= shift;
@@ -1568,7 +1570,7 @@ more:
 	if (offset + head >= header->data_offset + header->data_size)
 		goto done;
 
-	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)stat.st_size)
+	if (offset + head < (unsigned long)input_stat.st_size)
 		goto more;
 
 done:
@@ -1666,7 +1668,7 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 		    "be more verbose (show symbol address, etc)"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
 		    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
-	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
+	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux_name, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &modules,
 		    "load module symbols - WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "show-nr-samples", &show_nr_samples,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 9a6dbbff9a9f..06f763e4b35b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ static void parse_source(struct sym_entry *syme)
 	struct module *module;
 	struct section *section = NULL;
 	FILE *file;
-	char command[PATH_MAX*2], *path = vmlinux;
+	char command[PATH_MAX*2];
+	const char *path = vmlinux_name;
 	u64 start, end, len;
 
 	if (!syme)
@@ -487,10 +488,12 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 	);
 
 	for (nd = rb_first(&tmp); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
-		struct sym_entry *syme = rb_entry(nd, struct sym_entry, rb_node);
-		struct symbol *sym = (struct symbol *)(syme + 1);
+		struct symbol *sym;
 		double pcnt;
 
+		syme = rb_entry(nd, struct sym_entry, rb_node);
+		sym = (struct symbol *)(syme + 1);
+
 		if (++printed > print_entries || (int)syme->snap_count < count_filter)
 			continue;
 
@@ -609,7 +612,7 @@ static void print_mapped_keys(void)
 
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t[f]     profile display filter (count).    \t(%d)\n", count_filter);
 
-	if (vmlinux) {
+	if (vmlinux_name) {
 		fprintf(stdout, "\t[F]     annotate display filter (percent). \t(%d%%)\n", sym_pcnt_filter);
 		fprintf(stdout, "\t[s]     annotate symbol.                   \t(%s)\n", name?: "NULL");
 		fprintf(stdout, "\t[S]     stop annotation.\n");
@@ -638,7 +641,9 @@ static int key_mapped(int c)
 		case 'F':
 		case 's':
 		case 'S':
-			return vmlinux ? 1 : 0;
+			return vmlinux_name ? 1 : 0;
+		default:
+			break;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -724,6 +729,8 @@ static void handle_keypress(int c)
 		case 'z':
 			zero = ~zero;
 			break;
+		default:
+			break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -812,13 +819,13 @@ static int parse_symbols(void)
 {
 	struct rb_node *node;
 	struct symbol  *sym;
-	int modules = vmlinux ? 1 : 0;
+	int use_modules = vmlinux_name ? 1 : 0;
 
 	kernel_dso = dso__new("[kernel]", sizeof(struct sym_entry));
 	if (kernel_dso == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (dso__load_kernel(kernel_dso, vmlinux, symbol_filter, verbose, modules) <= 0)
+	if (dso__load_kernel(kernel_dso, vmlinux_name, symbol_filter, verbose, use_modules) <= 0)
 		goto out_delete_dso;
 
 	node = rb_first(&kernel_dso->syms);
@@ -1114,7 +1121,7 @@ static const struct option options[] = {
 			    "system-wide collection from all CPUs"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('C', "CPU", &profile_cpu,
 		    "CPU to profile on"),
-	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
+	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux_name, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('m', "mmap-pages", &mmap_pages,
 		    "number of mmap data pages"),
 	OPT_INTEGER('r', "realtime", &realtime_prio,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/abspath.c b/tools/perf/util/abspath.c
index 61d33b81fc97..a791dd467261 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/abspath.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/abspath.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path)
 			die ("Could not get current working directory");
 
 		if (last_elem) {
-			int len = strlen(buf);
+			len = strlen(buf);
+
 			if (len + strlen(last_elem) + 2 > PATH_MAX)
 				die ("Too long path name: '%s/%s'",
 						buf, last_elem);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 4b50c412b9c5..6f8ea9d210b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ extern const char *perf_mailmap_file;
 extern void maybe_flush_or_die(FILE *, const char *);
 extern int copy_fd(int ifd, int ofd);
 extern int copy_file(const char *dst, const char *src, int mode);
-extern ssize_t read_in_full(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
 extern ssize_t write_in_full(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
 extern void write_or_die(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
 extern int write_or_whine(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, const char *msg);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 011473411642..3b8380f1b478 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ rb_insert_callchain(struct rb_root *root, struct callchain_node *chain,
 			else
 				p = &(*p)->rb_right;
 			break;
+		case CHAIN_NONE:
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ int register_callchain_param(struct callchain_param *param)
 	case CHAIN_FLAT:
 		param->sort = sort_chain_flat;
 		break;
+	case CHAIN_NONE:
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 90a044d1fe7d..e47fdeb85391 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-char *get_percent_color(double percent)
+const char *get_percent_color(double percent)
 {
-	char *color = PERF_COLOR_NORMAL;
+	const char *color = PERF_COLOR_NORMAL;
 
 	/*
 	 * We color high-overhead entries in red, mid-overhead
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ char *get_percent_color(double percent)
 int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent)
 {
 	int r;
-	char *color;
+	const char *color;
 
 	color = get_percent_color(percent);
 	r = color_fprintf(fp, color, fmt, percent);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.h b/tools/perf/util/color.h
index 706cec50bd25..43d0d1b67c45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.h
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color, size_t count, const char *buf);
 int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent);
-char *get_percent_color(double percent);
+const char *get_percent_color(double percent);
 
 #endif /* COLOR_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 780df541006d..8784649109ce 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -160,17 +160,18 @@ static int get_extended_base_var(char *name, int baselen, int c)
 	name[baselen++] = '.';
 
 	for (;;) {
-		int c = get_next_char();
-		if (c == '\n')
+		int ch = get_next_char();
+
+		if (ch == '\n')
 			return -1;
-		if (c == '"')
+		if (ch == '"')
 			break;
-		if (c == '\\') {
-			c = get_next_char();
-			if (c == '\n')
+		if (ch == '\\') {
+			ch = get_next_char();
+			if (ch == '\n')
 				return -1;
 		}
-		name[baselen++] = c;
+		name[baselen++] = ch;
 		if (baselen > MAXNAME / 2)
 			return -1;
 	}
@@ -530,6 +531,8 @@ static int store_aux(const char* key, const char* value, void *cb __used)
 					store.offset[store.seen] = ftell(config_file);
 			}
 		}
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -619,6 +622,7 @@ contline:
 		switch (contents[offset]) {
 			case '=': equal_offset = offset; break;
 			case ']': bracket_offset = offset; break;
+			default: break;
 		}
 	if (offset > 0 && contents[offset-1] == '\\') {
 		offset_ = offset;
@@ -742,9 +746,9 @@ int perf_config_set_multivar(const char* key, const char* value,
 			goto write_err_out;
 	} else {
 		struct stat st;
-		char* contents;
+		char *contents;
 		ssize_t contents_sz, copy_begin, copy_end;
-		int i, new_line = 0;
+		int new_line = 0;
 
 		if (value_regex == NULL)
 			store.value_regex = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/exec_cmd.c b/tools/perf/util/exec_cmd.c
index 34a352867382..2745605dba11 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/exec_cmd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_ARGS	32
 
-extern char **environ;
 static const char *argv_exec_path;
 static const char *argv0_path;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/module.c b/tools/perf/util/module.c
index ddabe925d65d..3d567fe59c79 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/module.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/module.c
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ static int mod_dso__load_module_paths(struct mod_dso *self)
 		goto out_failure;
 
 	while (!feof(file)) {
-		char *path, *name, *tmp;
+		char *name, *tmp;
 		struct module *module;
-		int line_len, len;
+		int line_len;
 
 		line_len = getline(&line, &n, file);
 		if (line_len < 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 044178408783..1cda97b39118 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ int					nr_counters;
 struct perf_counter_attr		attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
 
 struct event_symbol {
-	u8	type;
-	u64	config;
-	char	*symbol;
-	char	*alias;
+	u8		type;
+	u64		config;
+	const char	*symbol;
+	const char	*alias;
 };
 
 char debugfs_path[MAXPATHLEN];
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static struct event_symbol event_symbols[] = {
 #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[] = {
+static const char *hw_event_names[] = {
 	"cycles",
 	"instructions",
 	"cache-references",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static char *hw_event_names[] = {
 	"bus-cycles",
 };
 
-static char *sw_event_names[] = {
+static const char *sw_event_names[] = {
 	"cpu-clock-msecs",
 	"task-clock-msecs",
 	"page-faults",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static char *sw_event_names[] = {
 
 #define MAX_ALIASES 8
 
-static char *hw_cache[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
+static const char *hw_cache[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
  { "L1-dcache",	"l1-d",		"l1d",		"L1-data",		},
  { "L1-icache",	"l1-i",		"l1i",		"L1-instruction",	},
  { "LLC",	"L2"							},
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ static char *hw_cache[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
  { "branch",	"branches",	"bpu",		"btb",		"bpc",	},
 };
 
-static char *hw_cache_op[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
+static const char *hw_cache_op[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
  { "load",	"loads",	"read",					},
  { "store",	"stores",	"write",				},
  { "prefetch",	"prefetches",	"speculative-read", "speculative-load",	},
 };
 
-static char *hw_cache_result[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
+static const char *hw_cache_result[][MAX_ALIASES] = {
  { "refs",	"Reference",	"ops",		"access",		},
  { "misses",	"miss",							},
 };
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int valid_debugfs_mount(const char *debugfs)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static char *tracepoint_id_to_name(u64 config)
+static const char *tracepoint_id_to_name(u64 config)
 {
 	static char tracepoint_name[2 * MAX_EVENT_LENGTH];
 	DIR *sys_dir, *evt_dir;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static char *event_cache_name(u8 cache_type, u8 cache_op, u8 cache_result)
 	return name;
 }
 
-char *event_name(int counter)
+const char *event_name(int counter)
 {
 	u64 config = attrs[counter].config;
 	int type = attrs[counter].type;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ char *event_name(int counter)
 	return __event_name(type, config);
 }
 
-char *__event_name(int type, u64 config)
+const char *__event_name(int type, u64 config)
 {
 	static char buf[32];
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ char *__event_name(int type, u64 config)
 	return "unknown";
 }
 
-static int parse_aliases(const char **str, char *names[][MAX_ALIASES], int size)
+static int parse_aliases(const char **str, const char *names[][MAX_ALIASES], int size)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	int n, longest = -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 192a962e3a0f..9b1aeea01636 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ extern int			nr_counters;
 
 extern struct perf_counter_attr attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
 
-extern char *event_name(int ctr);
-extern char *__event_name(int type, u64 config);
+extern const char *event_name(int ctr);
+extern const char *__event_name(int type, u64 config);
 
 extern int parse_events(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
index 1bf67190c820..6d8af48c925e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.c
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ static int get_value(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
 		case OPTION_SET_INT:
 		case OPTION_SET_PTR:
 			return opterror(opt, "takes no value", flags);
+		case OPTION_END:
+		case OPTION_ARGUMENT:
+		case OPTION_GROUP:
+		case OPTION_STRING:
+		case OPTION_INTEGER:
+		case OPTION_LONG:
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
@@ -130,6 +136,9 @@ static int get_value(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *p,
 			return opterror(opt, "expects a numerical value", flags);
 		return 0;
 
+	case OPTION_END:
+	case OPTION_ARGUMENT:
+	case OPTION_GROUP:
 	default:
 		die("should not happen, someone must be hit on the forehead");
 	}
@@ -296,6 +305,8 @@ int parse_options_step(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 				return parse_options_usage(usagestr, options);
 			case -2:
 				goto unknown;
+			default:
+				break;
 			}
 			if (ctx->opt)
 				check_typos(arg + 1, options);
@@ -314,6 +325,8 @@ int parse_options_step(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 					ctx->argv[0] = strdup(ctx->opt - 1);
 					*(char *)ctx->argv[0] = '-';
 					goto unknown;
+				default:
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 			continue;
@@ -336,6 +349,8 @@ int parse_options_step(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
 			return parse_options_usage(usagestr, options);
 		case -2:
 			goto unknown;
+		default:
+			break;
 		}
 		continue;
 unknown:
@@ -456,6 +471,13 @@ int usage_with_options_internal(const char * const *usagestr,
 			}
 			break;
 		default: /* OPTION_{BIT,BOOLEAN,SET_INT,SET_PTR} */
+		case OPTION_END:
+		case OPTION_GROUP:
+		case OPTION_BIT:
+		case OPTION_BOOLEAN:
+		case OPTION_SET_INT:
+		case OPTION_SET_PTR:
+		case OPTION_LONG:
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/path.c b/tools/perf/util/path.c
index a501a40dd2cb..fd1f2faaade4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/path.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/path.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static char bad_path[] = "/bad-path/";
  * Two hacks:
  */
 
-static char *get_perf_dir(void)
+static const char *get_perf_dir(void)
 {
 	return ".";
 }
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size)
 static char *get_pathname(void)
 {
 	static char pathname_array[4][PATH_MAX];
-	static int index;
-	return pathname_array[3 & ++index];
+	static int idx;
+
+	return pathname_array[3 & ++idx];
 }
 
 static char *cleanup_path(char *path)
@@ -161,20 +162,24 @@ int perf_mkstemp(char *path, size_t len, const char *template)
 }
 
 
-const char *make_relative_path(const char *abs, const char *base)
+const char *make_relative_path(const char *abs_path, const char *base)
 {
 	static char buf[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	int baselen;
+
 	if (!base)
-		return abs;
+		return abs_path;
+
 	baselen = strlen(base);
-	if (prefixcmp(abs, base))
-		return abs;
-	if (abs[baselen] == '/')
+	if (prefixcmp(abs_path, base))
+		return abs_path;
+	if (abs_path[baselen] == '/')
 		baselen++;
 	else if (base[baselen - 1] != '/')
-		return abs;
-	strcpy(buf, abs + baselen);
+		return abs_path;
+
+	strcpy(buf, abs_path + baselen);
+
 	return buf;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/run-command.c b/tools/perf/util/run-command.c
index a3935343091a..2b615acf94d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/run-command.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/run-command.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
 {
 	struct child_process hook;
 	const char **argv = NULL, *env[2];
-	char index[PATH_MAX];
+	char idx[PATH_MAX];
 	va_list args;
 	int ret;
 	size_t i = 0, alloc = 0;
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ int run_hook(const char *index_file, const char *name, ...)
 	hook.no_stdin = 1;
 	hook.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 	if (index_file) {
-		snprintf(index, sizeof(index), "PERF_INDEX_FILE=%s", index_file);
-		env[0] = index;
+		snprintf(idx, sizeof(idx), "PERF_INDEX_FILE=%s", index_file);
+		env[0] = idx;
 		env[1] = NULL;
 		hook.env = env;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 0b9862351260..3159d47ae1cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ enum dso_origin {
 
 static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len,
 				  const char *name, unsigned int priv_size,
-				  u64 obj_start, int verbose)
+				  u64 obj_start, int v)
 {
 	size_t namelen = strlen(name) + 1;
 	struct symbol *self = calloc(1, priv_size + sizeof(*self) + namelen);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len,
 	if (!self)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (verbose >= 2)
+	if (v >= 2)
 		printf("new symbol: %016Lx [%08lx]: %s, hist: %p, obj_start: %p\n",
 			(u64)start, (unsigned long)len, name, self->hist, (void *)(unsigned long)obj_start);
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ size_t dso__fprintf(struct dso *self, FILE *fp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
+static int dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd, *prevnd;
 	char *line = NULL;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static int dso__load_kallsyms(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verb
 		 * Well fix up the end later, when we have all sorted.
 		 */
 		sym = symbol__new(start, 0xdead, line + len + 2,
-				  self->sym_priv_size, 0, verbose);
+				  self->sym_priv_size, 0, v);
 
 		if (sym == NULL)
 			goto out_delete_line;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ out_failure:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int dso__load_perf_map(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
+static int dso__load_perf_map(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
 {
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t n;
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int dso__load_perf_map(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verb
 			continue;
 
 		sym = symbol__new(start, size, line + len,
-				  self->sym_priv_size, start, verbose);
+				  self->sym_priv_size, start, v);
 
 		if (sym == NULL)
 			goto out_delete_line;
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ out_failure:
  * elf_symtab__for_each_symbol - iterate thru all the symbols
  *
  * @self: struct elf_symtab instance to iterate
- * @index: uint32_t index
+ * @idx: uint32_t idx
  * @sym: GElf_Sym iterator
  */
-#define elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, index, sym) \
-	for (index = 0, gelf_getsym(syms, index, &sym);\
-	     index < nr_syms; \
-	     index++, gelf_getsym(syms, index, &sym))
+#define elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, idx, sym) \
+	for (idx = 0, gelf_getsym(syms, idx, &sym);\
+	     idx < nr_syms; \
+	     idx++, gelf_getsym(syms, idx, &sym))
 
 static inline uint8_t elf_sym__type(const GElf_Sym *sym)
 {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static inline const char *elf_sym__name(const GElf_Sym *sym,
 
 static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 				    GElf_Shdr *shp, const char *name,
-				    size_t *index)
+				    size_t *idx)
 {
 	Elf_Scn *sec = NULL;
 	size_t cnt = 1;
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 		gelf_getshdr(sec, shp);
 		str = elf_strptr(elf, ep->e_shstrndx, shp->sh_name);
 		if (!strcmp(name, str)) {
-			if (index)
-				*index = cnt;
+			if (idx)
+				*idx = cnt;
 			break;
 		}
 		++cnt;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
  * And always look at the original dso, not at debuginfo packages, that
  * have the PLT data stripped out (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_NOBITS).
  */
-static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int verbose)
+static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int v)
 {
 	uint32_t nr_rel_entries, idx;
 	GElf_Sym sym;
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int verbose)
 		goto out_elf_end;
 
 	/*
-	 * Fetch the relocation section to find the indexes to the GOT
+	 * Fetch the relocation section to find the idxes to the GOT
 	 * and the symbols in the .dynsym they refer to.
 	 */
 	reldata = elf_getdata(scn_plt_rel, NULL);
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int verbose)
 				 "%s@plt", elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs));
 
 			f = symbol__new(plt_offset, shdr_plt.sh_entsize,
-					sympltname, self->sym_priv_size, 0, verbose);
+					sympltname, self->sym_priv_size, 0, v);
 			if (!f)
 				goto out_elf_end;
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, int verbose)
 				 "%s@plt", elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs));
 
 			f = symbol__new(plt_offset, shdr_plt.sh_entsize,
-					sympltname, self->sym_priv_size, 0, verbose);
+					sympltname, self->sym_priv_size, 0, v);
 			if (!f)
 				goto out_elf_end;
 
@@ -518,12 +518,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
-			 symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose, struct module *mod)
+			 symbol_filter_t filter, int v, struct module *mod)
 {
 	Elf_Data *symstrs, *secstrs;
 	uint32_t nr_syms;
 	int err = -1;
-	uint32_t index;
+	uint32_t idx;
 	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
 	GElf_Shdr shdr;
 	Elf_Data *syms;
@@ -534,14 +534,14 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 
 	elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
 	if (elf == NULL) {
-		if (verbose)
+		if (v)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read %s ELF file.\n",
 				__func__, name);
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
 	if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL) {
-		if (verbose)
+		if (v)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
 		goto out_elf_end;
 	}
@@ -583,9 +583,9 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 						     NULL) != NULL);
 	} else self->adjust_symbols = 0;
 
-	elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, index, sym) {
+	elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, idx, sym) {
 		struct symbol *f;
-		const char *name;
+		const char *elf_name;
 		char *demangled;
 		u64 obj_start;
 		struct section *section = NULL;
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 		obj_start = sym.st_value;
 
 		if (self->adjust_symbols) {
-			if (verbose >= 2)
+			if (v >= 2)
 				printf("adjusting symbol: st_value: %Lx sh_addr: %Lx sh_offset: %Lx\n",
 					(u64)sym.st_value, (u64)shdr.sh_addr, (u64)shdr.sh_offset);
 
@@ -630,13 +630,13 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 		 * DWARF DW_compile_unit has this, but we don't always have access
 		 * to it...
 		 */
-		name = elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs);
-		demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, name, DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI);
+		elf_name = elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs);
+		demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, elf_name, DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI);
 		if (demangled != NULL)
-			name = demangled;
+			elf_name = demangled;
 
-		f = symbol__new(sym.st_value, sym.st_size, name,
-				self->sym_priv_size, obj_start, verbose);
+		f = symbol__new(sym.st_value, sym.st_size, elf_name,
+				self->sym_priv_size, obj_start, v);
 		free(demangled);
 		if (!f)
 			goto out_elf_end;
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ out_close:
 
 #define BUILD_ID_SIZE 128
 
-static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int verbose)
+static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int v)
 {
 	int i;
 	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
@@ -676,14 +676,14 @@ static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int verbose)
 
 	elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
 	if (elf == NULL) {
-		if (verbose)
+		if (v)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read %s ELF file.\n",
 				__func__, self->name);
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
 	if (gelf_getehdr(elf, &ehdr) == NULL) {
-		if (verbose)
+		if (v)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot get elf header.\n", __func__);
 		goto out_elf_end;
 	}
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static char *dso__read_build_id(struct dso *self, int verbose)
 		++raw;
 		bid += 2;
 	}
-	if (verbose >= 2)
+	if (v >= 2)
 		printf("%s(%s): %s\n", __func__, self->name, build_id);
 out_elf_end:
 	elf_end(elf);
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ char dso__symtab_origin(const struct dso *self)
 	return origin[self->origin];
 }
 
-int dso__load(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
+int dso__load(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
 {
 	int size = PATH_MAX;
 	char *name = malloc(size), *build_id = NULL;
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
 	self->adjust_symbols = 0;
 
 	if (strncmp(self->name, "/tmp/perf-", 10) == 0) {
-		ret = dso__load_perf_map(self, filter, verbose);
+		ret = dso__load_perf_map(self, filter, v);
 		self->origin = ret > 0 ? DSO__ORIG_JAVA_JIT :
 					 DSO__ORIG_NOT_FOUND;
 		return ret;
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ more:
 			snprintf(name, size, "/usr/lib/debug%s", self->name);
 			break;
 		case DSO__ORIG_BUILDID:
-			build_id = dso__read_build_id(self, verbose);
+			build_id = dso__read_build_id(self, v);
 			if (build_id != NULL) {
 				snprintf(name, size,
 					 "/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/%.2s/%s.debug",
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ more:
 		fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
 	} while (fd < 0);
 
-	ret = dso__load_sym(self, fd, name, filter, verbose, NULL);
+	ret = dso__load_sym(self, fd, name, filter, v, NULL);
 	close(fd);
 
 	/*
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ more:
 		goto more;
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		int nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(self, verbose);
+		int nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(self, v);
 		if (nr_plt > 0)
 			ret += nr_plt;
 	}
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int dso__load_module(struct dso *self, struct mod_dso *mods, const char *name,
-			     symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
+			     symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
 {
 	struct module *mod = mod_dso__find_module(mods, name);
 	int err = 0, fd;
@@ -820,13 +820,13 @@ static int dso__load_module(struct dso *self, struct mod_dso *mods, const char *
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	err = dso__load_sym(self, fd, name, filter, verbose, mod);
+	err = dso__load_sym(self, fd, name, filter, v, mod);
 	close(fd);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-int dso__load_modules(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
+int dso__load_modules(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
 {
 	struct mod_dso *mods = mod_dso__new_dso("modules");
 	struct module *pos;
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ int dso__load_modules(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
 	next = rb_first(&mods->mods);
 	while (next) {
 		pos = rb_entry(next, struct module, rb_node);
-		err = dso__load_module(self, mods, pos->name, filter, verbose);
+		err = dso__load_module(self, mods, pos->name, filter, v);
 
 		if (err < 0)
 			break;
@@ -887,14 +887,14 @@ static inline void dso__fill_symbol_holes(struct dso *self)
 }
 
 static int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *self, const char *vmlinux,
-			     symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
+			     symbol_filter_t filter, int v)
 {
 	int err, fd = open(vmlinux, O_RDONLY);
 
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	err = dso__load_sym(self, fd, vmlinux, filter, verbose, NULL);
+	err = dso__load_sym(self, fd, vmlinux, filter, v, NULL);
 
 	if (err > 0)
 		dso__fill_symbol_holes(self);
@@ -905,18 +905,18 @@ static int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *self, const char *vmlinux,
 }
 
 int dso__load_kernel(struct dso *self, const char *vmlinux,
-		     symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose, int modules)
+		     symbol_filter_t filter, int v, int use_modules)
 {
 	int err = -1;
 
 	if (vmlinux) {
-		err = dso__load_vmlinux(self, vmlinux, filter, verbose);
-		if (err > 0 && modules)
-			err = dso__load_modules(self, filter, verbose);
+		err = dso__load_vmlinux(self, vmlinux, filter, v);
+		if (err > 0 && use_modules)
+			err = dso__load_modules(self, filter, v);
 	}
 
 	if (err <= 0)
-		err = dso__load_kallsyms(self, filter, verbose);
+		err = dso__load_kallsyms(self, filter, v);
 
 	if (err > 0)
 		self->origin = DSO__ORIG_KERNEL;
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ struct dso	*kernel_dso;
 struct dso	*vdso;
 struct dso	*hypervisor_dso;
 
-char		*vmlinux = "vmlinux";
+const char	*vmlinux_name = "vmlinux";
 int		modules;
 
 static void dsos__add(struct dso *dso)
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ int load_kernel(void)
 	if (!kernel_dso)
 		return -1;
 
-	err = dso__load_kernel(kernel_dso, vmlinux, NULL, verbose, modules);
+	err = dso__load_kernel(kernel_dso, vmlinux_name, NULL, verbose, modules);
 	if (err <= 0) {
 		dso__delete(kernel_dso);
 		kernel_dso = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 48b8e5759af9..6e8490716408 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct dso {
 	char		 name[0];
 };
 
-const char *sym_hist_filter;
+extern const char *sym_hist_filter;
 
 typedef int (*symbol_filter_t)(struct dso *self, struct symbol *sym);
 
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ extern struct list_head dsos;
 extern struct dso *kernel_dso;
 extern struct dso *vdso;
 extern struct dso *hypervisor_dso;
-extern char *vmlinux;
+extern const char *vmlinux_name;
 extern int   modules;
 #endif /* _PERF_SYMBOL_ */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/values.c b/tools/perf/util/values.c
index 614cfaf4712a..1c15e39f99e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/values.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/values.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static void perf_read_values__enlarge_counters(struct perf_read_values *values)
 }
 
 static int perf_read_values__findnew_counter(struct perf_read_values *values,
-					     u64 rawid, char *name)
+					     u64 rawid, const char *name)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int perf_read_values__findnew_counter(struct perf_read_values *values,
 
 void perf_read_values_add_value(struct perf_read_values *values,
 				u32 pid, u32 tid,
-				u64 rawid, char *name, u64 value)
+				u64 rawid, const char *name, u64 value)
 {
 	int tindex, cindex;
 
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ static void perf_read_values__display_raw(FILE *fp,
 				countwidth, values->value[i][j]);
 }
 
-void perf_read_values_display(FILE *fp, struct perf_read_values *values,
-			      int raw)
+void perf_read_values_display(FILE *fp, struct perf_read_values *values, int raw)
 {
 	if (raw)
 		perf_read_values__display_raw(fp, values);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/values.h b/tools/perf/util/values.h
index f8960fde0547..cadf8cf2a590 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/values.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/values.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void perf_read_values_destroy(struct perf_read_values *values);
 
 void perf_read_values_add_value(struct perf_read_values *values,
 				u32 pid, u32 tid,
-				u64 rawid, char *name, u64 value);
+				u64 rawid, const char *name, u64 value);
 
 void perf_read_values_display(FILE *fp, struct perf_read_values *values,
 			      int raw);