From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:26:57 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: perf: Enable more compiler warnings
X-Git-Url: https://git.stricted.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=83a0944fa919fb2ebcfc1f8933d86e437b597ca6;p=GitHub%2Fexynos8895%2Fandroid_kernel_samsung_universal8895.git

perf: Enable more compiler warnings

Related to a shadowed variable bug fix Valdis Kletnieks noticed
that perf does not get built with -Wshadow, which could have
helped us avoid the bug.

So enable -Wshadow and also enable the following warnings on
perf builds, in addition to the already enabled -Wall -Wextra
-std=gnu99 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

And change/fix the perf code to build cleanly under GCC 4.3.2.

The list of warnings enablement is rather arbitrary: it's based
on my (quick) reading of the GCC manpages and trying them on
perf.

I categorized the warnings based on individually enabling them
and looking whether they trigger something in the perf build.
If i liked those warnings (i.e. if they trigger for something
that arguably could be improved) i enabled the warning.

If the warnings seemed to come from language laywers spamming
the build with tons of nuisance warnings i generally kept them
off. Most of the sign conversion related warnings were in
this category. (A second patch enabling some of the sign
warnings might be welcome - sign bugs can be nasty.)

I also kept warnings that seem to make sense from their manpage
description and which produced no actual warnings on our code
base. These warnings might still be turned off if they end up
being a nuisance.

I also left out a few warnings that are not supported in older
compilers.

[ Note that these changes might break the build on older
  compilers i did not test, or on non-x86 architectures that
  produce different warnings, so more testing would be welcome. ]

Reported-by: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
---

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);