3 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 54d251327b5b..dbfeceb2546c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ error_free:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static int evsel__copy_config_terms(struct evsel *dst, struct evsel *src)
+int copy_config_terms(struct list_head *dst, struct list_head *src)
 {
 	struct evsel_config_term *pos, *tmp;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &src->config_terms, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, src, list) {
 		tmp = malloc(sizeof(*tmp));
 		if (tmp == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
@@ -350,11 +350,16 @@ static int evsel__copy_config_terms(struct evsel *dst, struct evsel *src)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 		}
-		list_add_tail(&tmp->list, &dst->config_terms);
+		list_add_tail(&tmp->list, dst);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int evsel__copy_config_terms(struct evsel *dst, struct evsel *src)
+{
+	return copy_config_terms(&dst->config_terms, &src->config_terms);
+}
+
 /**
  * evsel__clone - create a new evsel copied from @orig
  * @orig: original evsel
@@ -1385,11 +1390,11 @@ int evsel__disable(struct evsel *evsel)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void evsel__free_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel)
+void free_config_terms(struct list_head *config_terms)
 {
 	struct evsel_config_term *term, *h;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, &evsel->config_terms, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, config_terms, list) {
 		list_del_init(&term->list);
 		if (term->free_str)
 			zfree(&term->val.str);
@@ -1397,6 +1402,11 @@ static void evsel__free_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel)
 	}
 }
 
+static void evsel__free_config_terms(struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	free_config_terms(&evsel->config_terms);
+}
+
 void evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel)
 {
 	assert(list_empty(&evsel->core.node));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 1b3eeab5f188..1f7edfa8568a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ static inline struct evsel *evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 struct evsel *evsel__clone(struct evsel *orig);
 struct evsel *evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx);
 
+int copy_config_terms(struct list_head *dst, struct list_head *src);
+void free_config_terms(struct list_head *config_terms);
+
 /*
  * Returns pointer with encoded error via <linux/err.h> interface.
  */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index e5eae23cfceb..ded5808798f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1608,14 +1608,7 @@ int parse_events_add_pmu(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 	}
 
 	if (!parse_state->fake_pmu && perf_pmu__config(pmu, &attr, head_config, parse_state->error)) {
-		struct evsel_config_term *pos, *tmp;
-
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, tmp, &config_terms, list) {
-			list_del_init(&pos->list);
-			if (pos->free_str)
-				zfree(&pos->val.str);
-			free(pos);
-		}
+		free_config_terms(&config_terms);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}